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Nutcracker 2022 #1

2022 Nutcracker Show #1 - Friday, December 16 at 7PM

Special Thanks!

On behalf of the entire Tiffany’s Dance Academy team, we would like to thank you for your support and welcome you to our annual production of The Nutcracker. 

I’d like to give special thanks to Robbie Teruya, our Director of Everything, who will be retiring after 20 years at TDA. Take five, Robbie and Alan! You’ve earned it. 

Thank you, Cesar Degollado, whose persistence, knowledge and love of ballet is what allows us to become better and better each season, despite overwhelming obstacles.

To our heroic instructors who came to us during and immediately after the pandemic. You are all fearless warriors. Words can’t express our gratitude for you, or your importance in helping children and their families recover from the fear and isolation caused by Covid. What you have done may not be fully recognized for years, or even decades. You’re making an enormous difference in the lives of children. There is no more noble a pursuit. Thank you.

Miss Alida, and Miss Elaine; your dedication to the administration of TDA is truly remarkable. We appreciate your skill, expertise, hard work and devotion. Without you, nobody would be in this theater today!

Finally, thank you to all of our dancers and their families. Having just sent our son, Jack Henderson to Hubbard Street Dance Company in Chicago in July, and our youngest to college last year (hint: studying dance is a good way to gain acceptance to UC Santa Barbara 😁), I can tell all you parents of younger dancers that the time your kids spend in the studio is never wasted. They are learning to be dependable, and how to work hard. They are forming new and amazing pathways in their brains that help them learn quickly and remember what they learn. They are socializing away from their devices and social media, which has proven to be especially dangerous for female teens’ mental health. The time they spend in the studio with their friends and instructors is more important and more precious than you can imagine, and you won’t fully realize this importance until they are young adults.

We know how hard it is to bring your kids to dance day after day, week after week, year after year. But, I promise you, it pays off in ways you won’t fully understand until they graduate high school, get accepted to their #1 college and head out on their own, as caring, artistic, smart, well-adjusted, and capable young adults. Thank you for entrusting us with the most precious people in your lives. We do not take our responsibility lightly.

From our family to yours, 

Happy Holidays

Paul, Tiffany, Jack, Halle, Koda and Henry Henderson

From Left to Right: Paul, Halle, Koda, Jack, Henry, Tiffany

The Hendersons - from left to right: Paul, Halle, Koda, Jack, Henry, Tiffany


The Nutcracker

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Prologue Drosselmeyer’s Workshop

Drosselmeyer

Cesar R. Degollado

Drosselmeyer’s Nephew

Miguel Castro


ACT I

Party Scene Stahlbaum Residence

Mr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum, Clara and Fritz

Jack Henderson, Sudiksha Bhaduri, Annia McCormick and Isabella Yamello

Maid and Butler  

Yuktha Yelluru & Hande Ozokur

Governess

Olivia van Buuren


Guests 

Dancing Parents

Tiffany Henderson, Halle Henderson, Anthony Persi, Kami Teruya, Sudiksha Bhaduri, Emily Wolf, Madison Slavik

Clara's Friends 

Violet Clippinger, Kylie Fidow, Samantha Ledsinger, Miranda Gonzales

Party Scene Children

Cierra Abersold, Mia Adey, Nicola Apte, Nianika Bolagani, Marcos Castro, Mateo Castro, Elizabeth Clippinger, Adeline Hartert, Caroline Hou, Pippa Illers, Joelle Khoury, Scarlett Rose Martin, Liliana Moore, Adelyn Ong, Amelia Panian, Ari Samuel, Kaia Sanchez, Sloan Storelee-Case, Ellie Wat, Isabella Yamello, Lydia Yang  

Pantry Mouse

Mathea Chan

Toy Mice & Toy Soldiers

Addalyn Allen, Amalia Bunge, Mikhaela Fan, Emma Jansen, Olivia Mar, Kaylee McCallum, Ellie Miura, Victoria Ross, Priya Russell, Aisha Siddineni, Alanis Troutman, Sienna Troutman, Gianna Vidal.


Columbine and Harlequin

Parker-Grace Hovanic and Izzy Steiner


Soldier Doll

Erica Stranutu


Battle Scene


Nutcracker Doll

Erica Stranutu

Mouse King

Jack Henderson

Sentinel

Yuktha Yelluru

Nutcracker Prince

Miguel Castro

Mice 

Toshani Banerjee, Janice Chu, Miranda Gonzales, Mia Starczewski, Izzy Steiner, Olivia Van Buren, Erin Widman, Emily Wolf, Nicola Apte, Sloan Storelee-Case, Isabella Yamello, Liliana Moore

Soldiers 

Mia Adey,  Marcos Castro, Mateo Castro, Emerson Cloney,Caroline Hou, Pippa Illers, Adelyn Ong, Ari Samuel, Kaia Sanchez, Ellie Wat, Lydia Yang, Joelle Khoury, Dharani Ponugoti,  Rosalie Noble 


Land of Snow

Snow Queen and Snow King

Amie Kilgore and Cesar Degollado


Snowflakes

Violet Clippinger, Kylie Fidow, Samantha Ledsinger, Hande Ozokur, Madison Slavik, Erica Stranutu, Yuktha Yelluru, Toshani Banerjee, Janice Chu, Miranda Gonzales, Mia Starczewski, Izzy Steiner, Olivia Van Buren, Erin Widman, Emily Wolf. 

Snow Flurries

Emerson Cloney, Dharani Ponugoti, Nicola Apte, Rosalie Noble, Scarlet Rose Martin, Liliana Moore, Ari Samuel, Sloan Storelee-Case, Isabella Yamello

Snowballs

Josianna Blaker, Katelyn Bolls, Amber Branco, Alyssa Cardinale, Rosie Hillyard, Adeline Howland, Zion Kohler Burris, Molly May, Sophia Mendez, Valentina Moreno, Emersyn Ott, Madeline Peterson, Lana Sophia Pritchard, Ava Rivera, Amaya Salgado, Mackenzie Wat

~INTERMISSION~


ACT II

Clara’s Dream

Guardian Angel

Yuktha Yelluru

Angels

Isley Chua, Joanna Chui, Madison Dare, Sally Dare, Allison Evans, Rylee Hu, Ellie Ingram, Mika Karpenko, Sophia Li, Isabelle Ly, Sophy Ma, Madison Mar, Layla Miura, Anaya Sioson, Disha Tadepalli, Esha Tadepalli, Gwen Weller

Sugar Plum Fairies 

Nicola Apte, Elizabeth Clippinger, Rosalie Noble, Dharani Ponugoti, Ari Samuel, Sloan Storelee-Case, Isabella Yamello


Spanish

Principals

Hande Ozokur and Jack Henderson

Soloists

Samantha Ledsinger, Madison Slavik

Flamenco Dancers

Asha Kirkham, Juliet Moore, Anastasia Pobachienko, Dharani Ponugoti, Kaia Sanchez, Mia Isabella Valencia


Chinese

Princess

Parker-Grace Hovanic

Clara

Annia McCormick

Chinese Ribbon Dancers

Persia Dodson, Swara Dongare, Ellen Kang, Joelle Khoury, Sofia Lannus, Charlotte Troutman, Shay-Lee Zilberstein


Arabian

Arabian Pas de Deux

Sudiksha Bhaduri and Jack Henderson

Arabian Princess Attendants

Toshani Banerjee, Janice Chu, Miranda Gonzalez, Mia Starczewski, Izzy Steiner, Olivia van Buuren, Erin Widmann, Emily Wolf


Marzipan

Ballerina

Erica Stranutu

Shepherdesses

Samantha Ledsinger, Kylie Fidow, Violet Clippinger, Parker-Grace Hovanic

Lambs

Amelia Chan, Everleigh Chan, Elliana Comeau, Hayden Hunter, Natalie Huynh, Juliana McNaughton, Cassidy Oo, Alina Pandey, Elena Schmierer, Heidi Wang


Russian

Cossacks

Madison Slavik, Izzy Steiner

Nutcracker Prince

Miguel Castro


Land of Sweets

Mother Ginger

Shannon Gaines

Lollipops

Scarlett Ava, Aubrey Burke, Evelyn Do, Ellie Fu, Margaux Le Goff, Mari Lorber, Michaela Luft, Abigail Ly, Mia Mendoza, Paisley Oravetz, Klaudia Tan, Josie Thayer, Daphne Zilberstein

Candy Canes

Mathea Chan, Addison Comeau, Joelene Joby, Sahana Kailash, Geet Kapoor, Anna Koenigs, Ananya Nawathe, Megan O’Sullivan, Isabella Olsen, Amelie Ovalle, Sia Pathak, Giselle Poon, Sanaya Sinha, Jenna Watkin

Cotton Candy

Siena Bologna, Meilani Caldwell, Gabby Gupta, Novalie Hoffstetter, Eshana Kailash, Sofia Khalfin, Kensly Star McNeil, Jaynie Mendez, Annie Mordoff, Jaylene Robinson, Sakshini Satish, Brielle Symons, Aerabella Winger, Niveditha Yogaraja

Sugar Plum Fairy Variation

Amie Kilgore


Waltz of the Flowers

Dew Drop 

Sudiksha Bhaduri

Flowers 

Aqua

Kylie Fidow, Hande Ozokur, Madison Slavik, Yuktha Yelluru. 

Yellow

Toshani Banerjee, Miranda Gonzales, Izzy Steiner, Olivia van Buuren. 

Pink

Janice Chu, Mia Starczewski, Erin Widman, Emily Wolf with Clara and Nutcracker Prince.

Roses 

Parker-Grace Havonic, Violet Cippinger

Butterflies

Samantha Ledsinger, Erica Stranutu

Dragonflies

Scarlett Rose Martin, Liliana Moore, Caroline Hou, Lydia Yang

Fireflies

Joelle Khoury, Kaia Sanchez, Emerson Cloney, Adelyn Ong

Sugar Plum Faeries

Nicola Apte, Elizabeth Clippinger, Rosalie Noble, Dharani Ponugoti, Ari Samuel, Sloan Storelee-Case, Isabella Yamello

Sugar Plum Pas de Deux

Amie Kilgore and Cesar Degollado


Coda

The Nutcracker Cast

~END~


Choreography and Staging

Cesar R. Delgollado

Additional Choreography

Hannah Varga

Staging Assistants

Julia Olsen

Mariah Sterley

Samantha Weinberg

Atalya Yeshayahu

Corina Zimmerman

Media

www.tdapics.com

Paul Henderson - Photography/Videography

Kevin King - Data Management



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Parade down Main Street U.S.A in Disneyland® Park - open to all dancers age 7+ by April 29, 2023.

On April 29, 2023, Tiffany’s Dance Academy dancers* will participate in Dance the Dream’s Dancin' Spring Spectacular, a parade performance down Main Street U.S.A., in Disneyland® Park!

*LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: January 31, 2023. Performers must be 7 years old by April 29, 2023

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