To our instructors, administrators, dancers, families and friends…
It has been two long and painful years since our last performance in a theater. Thank you for being here, at this moment. Thank you for your patronage and patience during the past 21 months of uncertainty, fear, and anxiety. Your support and courage has kept us going. We will never forget your loyalty and support. We love you all and wish you a very merry holiday season. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.
~Tiffany and Paul Henderson
Prologue Drosselmeyer’s Workshop
Drosselmeyer
Cesar R. Degollado
Act 1
Party Scene Stahlbaum Residence
Mr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum, Clara, and Fritz
Jack Henderson, Claire Mirkarimi, Natalia Reszka and Isabella Steiner
Maid and Butler
Julie Takei and Elena Gutierrez
Governess
Annia McCormick
Guests
Dancing Parents
Sudiksha Bhaduri, Tiffany Henderson, Halle Henderson, Faith Lesuer, Kami Teruya, Zeenia Shahpurwala, Ericka Stern, Gwen Tessman
Clara's Friends
Ashley Cavalli, Sophia Eisenbies, Ava Hepner, Aaralyn Johnston, Mira Joshi
Party Scene Children
Sophia Bicalho, Nadia Brown, Mateo Castro, Marcos Castro, Janice Chu, Elizabeth Clippinger, Scarlett Rose Martin, Makena Miller, Liliana Moore, Charlotte Nichols, Isabella Ng, Mia Starczewski, Isis Valle, Olivia van Buuren, Erin Widmann, Emily Wolf
Pantry Mouse
Jada Machado
Toy Mice & Toy Soldiers
Kaprice Aguilar-Merritt, Lilly Bobosky, Cindy Broadbent, Rosetta Butterworth, Teagan Cutler, Francesca Hartwick, Audrey Helfrich, Zion Kohler Burris, Zoey Lee, Nadia Lopez, Callie Palmquist, Madeline Peterson, Lana Sophia Pritchard, Lila Santos, Chloe Schiller, Averly Siffing, Abby Wong, Eva Zepeda
Columbine & Harlequin
Terra Kubiak and Anna Kopach
Soldier Doll
Erica Stranutu
Battle Scene
Nutcracker Doll
Julie Takei
Mouse King
Jack Henderson
Sentinel
Ashley Cavalli
Nutcracker Prince
Miguel Castro
Mice
Violet Clippinger, Miranda Gonzalez, Parker Grace Hovanic, Jaiden Owens, Hande Ozokur, Brookelyn Petit, Suchitha Reddy, Paloma Spencer, Isabella Steiner, Isis Valle, Yuktha Yelluru
Soldiers
Toshani Banerjee, Nadia Brown, Janice Chu, Samantha Ledsinger, Makena Miller, Mia Starczewski, Olivia van Buuren, Erin Widmann, Emily Wolf
Land of Snow
Snow Queen, Snow King, and Snow Princesses
Victoria Viren, Cesar Degollado, Ericka Stern and Ashley Torres
Snowflakes
Sudiksha Bhaduri, Ashley Cavalli, Sophia Eisenbies, Elena Gutierrez, Ava Hepner, Parker Grace Hovanic, Aaralyn Johnston, Mira Joshi, Anna Kopach, Terra Kubiak, Faith Lesuer, Annia McCormick, Tatum Petit, Zeenia Shahpurwala, Madison Slavik, Paloma Spencer, Erica Stranutu, Julie Takei
Snowballs
Aryannah Bashaw, Katelyn Bolls, Alyssa Cardinale, Emerson Cloney, Charley (Charlotte) Hartert, Adeline Howland, Sophia Mendez, Valentina Moreno, Marilyn Nguyen, Emersyn Ott, Bella Pavlova, Amaya Salgado, Tanvi Singh, Brianna Yamello
~INTERMISSION~
ACT II
Clara’s Dream
Guardian Angel
Julie Takei
Angels
Olivia Bongiorno, Anaiah Brown, Araddhya Das, Delilah Edwards, Aubree Frasier, Christina Frasier, Julia Hunziker, Lilly Negrette, Ana Quiroga, Rubani Sandhu , Gavin Trask, Isabella Villafuerte
Coronation
Sugar Plum Fairies
Sloan Storelee-Case, Nadia Brown, Janice Chu, Elizabeth Clippinger, Dharani Ponugoti, Mia Starczewski
Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier
Victoria and Cesar Degollado
Dew Drop Variation
Ericka Stern
Spanish
Principals
Julie Takei and Jack Henderson
Flamenco Dancers
Miranda Gonzalez, Samantha Ledsinger, Makena Miller, Hande Ozokur, Suchitha Reddy, Mia Starczewski, Isabella Steiner, Olivia Van Buuren, Erin Widmann, Emily Wolf, Yuktha Yelluru
Chinese
Princesses
Annia McCormick, Tatum Petit, Erica Stranutu
Ribbon Dancers
Marcos Castro, Mateo Castro, Elizabeth Clippinger, Pippa Illers, Scarlett Rose Martin, Liliana Moore, Sloan Storelee-Case, Isabella Yamello
Arabian
Pas de Deux
Sudiksha Bhaduri and Jack Henderson
Arabian Princess Attendants
Ashley Cavalli, Violet Clippinger, Mirand Gonzalez, Parker-Grace Hovanic, Karson Knuth, Samantha Ledsinger, Hande Ozokur, Brookelyn Petit, Paloma Spencer, Yuktha Yelluru
Russian
Russian Dolls
Adeline Hartert, Ari Samuel, Isabella Yamello
Marzipan
Ballerina
Ericka Stern
Shepherdesses
Sudiksha Bhaduri, Terra Kubiak, Zeenia Shahpurwala, Ashley Torres
Lambs
Gwen Avery, Mackenzie Currin, Danica Fahimi, Gianna Frugoli, Olivia Lehman, Kassandra Martinez-Favela, Anya Mazumder, Lehare Talwar, Abby Wong, Olivia Xie
Russian
Cossacks
Ashley Cavalli, Parker-Grace Hovanic, Jadien Owens, Hande Ozukur, Paloma Spencer, Erica Stranutu
Land of Sweets
Mother Ginger
Shannon Gaines
Bear
Jack Henderson
Candy Canes
Cierra Abersold, Amelie Dorn, Daniella Lozano, Rosalie Noble, Adelyn Ong, Ari Samuel
Cotton Candy
Christina Divito, Hannah Dorn, Valentina Juarez, Miriam Li, Molly May
Waltz of the Flowers
Dew Drop
Ashley Torres
Flowers
Ashley Cavalli, Sophia Eisenbies, Elena Gutierrez, Ava Hepner, Parker Grace Hovanic, Mira Joshi, Anna Kopach, Faith Lesuer, Annia McCormick, Tatum Petit, Madison Slavik, Paloma Spencer, Erica Stranutu, Julie Takei
Roses
Aaralyn Johnston and Terra Kubiak
Butterflies
Sudiksha Bhaduri and Zeenia Shahpurwala,
Dragonflies
Brookelyn Petit, Violet Clippinger, Paloma Spencer, Parker Grace Hovanic, Jaiden Owens
Fireflies
Marcos Castro, Scarlett Rose Martin, Jada Machado, Lillianna Moore
Sugar Plum Fairies
Sloan Storelee-Case, Nadia Brown, Janice Chu, Elizabeth Clippinger, Dharani Ponugoti, Mia Starczewski
Sugar Plum Pas de Deux
Victoria Viren and Cesar Degollado
Coda
The Cast
Choreography and Staging
Cesar R. Degollado
Additional Choreography
Hannah Varga
Staging Assistants
Taylor Bazile
Sudiksha Bhaduri
Amaya Gomez-McPherson
Jack Henderson
Rosselyn Ramirez
Gwen Tessman
Christina Villarimo
Victoria Viren
Special Thanks
We would like to extend a special thank you to some important people in our lives. Robbie and her husband Alan Teruya. Without Robbie’s guidance and support during the past 15 years, and especially during the past 21 months, we would not have survived. Thank you, Alan for always being the steady support for Robbie and the rest of us to lean on.
Of the fifty TDA administrators and instructors that went into the pandemic with us, only three remain. They are Robbie Teruya, Cesar Degollado, and Alida Corr. Cesar’s unflinching loyalty and courage helped save our ballet program and the TDA Performing Company. Cesar, we can never truly express our admiration. Your passion for dance, and loyalty to Tiffany’s Dance Academy, and the dancers under your direction has never wavered. Most will never know the lengths to which you’ve gone to save us from the depths of despair we’ve suffered since those desperate days in March 2020. Thank you.
Miss Alida, with only one year under her belt at TDA when the pandemic hit, learned how to do everything. Literally, everything. Her flexibility, endurance, aptitude and willingness to go above and beyond have helped to keep TDA afloat. Thank you.
To our dancers and their parents, we say well done. Bravo and thank you. Thank you for your courage, trust, understanding and determination. Your loyalty is remarkable.
Parents, your dancers are strong, determined in the face of adversity, and well on their way to becoming successful, happy adults in your image.
Dancers, the masks were suffocating, Zoom was boring, fear of becoming sick or causing a loved-one to become sick was high. Uncertainty was overwhelming. Your willingness to keep dancing; however, is what will eternally set you apart from everyone else. Your determination and work ethic will be rewarded for the rest of your lives. There is adversity in life. By being here, right now, in this moment, you’ve proven that adversity will not stop you. Bravo.
To my son Jack, who has put his career, education and dreams on hold to help support TDA during our time of need, thank you. You’ll never know how much your hard work, perseverance and art mean to us. To my daughter Halle, my parents, Joyce and Odin Hansen whose miraculous love and support nourishes my soul on a daily basis, I can only say thank you, and I love you.
Happy Holiday Everyone!
~Paul and Tiffany Henderson - Owners, Tiffany’s Dance Academy