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The costumes are lavish as are the sets, both courtesy of CATS, which donated them to the studio after the companyвЂ™s final performance. вЂњMy heartfelt thanks go to the community for being so dedicated and loyal.вЂќ вЂњWe hope to bring back the full-length Nutcracker Ballet next year,вЂќ she said. How do you teach dance virtually? Yet Knisley persevered and this is the studioвЂ™s first major show in two years. SheвЂ™s owned the studio, which has operated continuously since 1981, for eight years and Covid made operations especially difficult. SheвЂ™s studied and performed with companies like Ballet Pacifica, Royal Winnipeg Ballet of Canada, Santa Rosa Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and more. Knisley has choreographed high school productions since 2010, starting with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,вЂќ and studied ballet since she was age 4. Much of the 33-member cast are youngsters adding youthful exuberance and energy to the production as dancing flowers and ginger snaps. Young dancers add youthful charm to the Moonridge School of Dancer вЂњWinter ShowcaseвЂќ variety show in Big Bear Kristyn Watson is a ballet and tap teacher who will also dance. Other adult performers include Valerie Bianchi, Jaime Gerson Margo Penardi, Tiffany Santillian, Evelyn Bruner and Jeanine Hammer. She danced in college and has performed professionally. вЂњThe Waltz of the FlowersвЂќ is another highlight that will be performed.ДЄlso dancing is Marlene Cain, longtime chair of the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors who will perform with Adams in the Grinch scene along with others. There are at least five or six dances from the NutcrackerвЂ™s second act alone, including the popular Russian, Chinese and Spanish ballets. SheвЂ™ll present the beauty and grace of the Sugar Plum Fairy in one of the riveting Nutcracker segments. Monica Garcia is another veteran performer who danced professionally back east. вЂњHeвЂ™s been a steady performer at the studio for years and brings a wealth of talent to the production.вЂќ

вЂњHeвЂ™s a four-star performer,вЂќ said Moonridge School of DanceвЂ™s Maria Knisley, who choreographs the production. Perfect for photos with youngsters after the show, which Adams and other performers will pose for in the lobby.

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GrinchвЂќ complete with full costume that includes prosthetic nose and green makeup. Not the least of which is Brian Adams, an accomplished performer with roles in Community Arts Theater Society (CATS) and Big Bear Theater Project productions (and a three-time Jeopardy champion to boot!) HeвЂ™ll reprise his role as Drosselmeyer in one of several Nutcracker dances that will be performed but the real highlight figures to be when he performs as the Grinch.

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Complications from Covid prevent the studio from presenting a full-fledged version of Nutcracker Ballet but aficionados of the Tchaikovsky classic will still enjoy many of the showвЂ™s classics plus extra surprises as well. Indeed Moonridge School of Dance presents a variety show with a bit of everything during three productions of its вЂњWinter Showcase 2021вЂќ at the Performing Arts Center December 10-12. ThereвЂ™s selections from the holiday classic Nutcracker Ballet and tap by none other than the Grinch. Brian Adams as the Grinch, Jeanine Hammer star in Moonridge School of DanceвЂ™s вЂњWinter ShowcaseвЂќ

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