Young and seasoned Georgia Ballet dancers present 'Nutcracker'

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Young and seasoned Georgia Ballet dancers present 'Nutcracker'

The Cobb-based Georgia Ballet contains student performers as well as a complete professional dance troupe.

Dancer Noel Dupuis limbers up with other Georgia Ballet dance troupe members about an hour prior to a Dec. 4 Georgia Ballet performance of The Nutcracker at the Cobb County Civic Center. Dupuis is a professional dancer from Miami who performed as a guest with The Georgia Ballet.

Katie Marakovits, 10, a Georgia Ballet student dancer, gets her soldier uniform ready for a Georgia Ballet performance of 'The Nutcracker' at the Cobb County Civic Center.

This Georgia Ballet performance on Dec. 4 was for schoolchildren.

Alex Staub, 10, is a student with the Cobb-based Georgia Ballet, which also has a complete professional dance troupe.

Student dancers Jody Jamerson (left) and Elizabeth Lawrence, both 9, don their mice, costumes before a performance on Dec. 4 at the Cobb County Civic Center. Helping out at lower left is Jody's mom, Cindy Jamerson.

Barbara Hancock-Elrod, playing the role of Mrs. Santa Claus, waits to go on stage about 45 minutes before the performance. Dancers can be seen limbering up in the background.

Barbara Hancock-Elrod reads The Nutcracker story to school children in the audience before Georgia Ballet dancers go on stage.

Adria Chuhay, a member of the ballet's professional troupe, prepares to take the stage.

Julie Hayes-Ricketts is a member of the professional troupe.

Alicia Lee is another member of the professional troupe. It was founded in 1960 by Iris Hensley, who served as artistic director until 2003.

Kevin Steele and Adria Chuhay.

Julie Hayes-Ricketts is shown in a Tuesday 12/4/07 photo during a Georgia Ballet performance of The Nutcracker at the Cobb County Civic Center.

With Noel Dupuis (left) in this scene is Jenny Hawk, 11. Jenny plays the lead children's role of Clara, the girl who finds the nutcracker. Dupuis is a professional dancer from Miami performing with the Georgia Ballet. Jenny is a student dancer with the Georgia Ballet.

A dancer playing the role of The Nutcracker.

Jenny Hawk, 11, as Clara.

Erin-Elizabeth Watts.

Amanda Farris is shown is a member of the professional troupe

Dancers prepare to go onstage.

Dancer Elizabeth Almon prepares to go on stage. She is a member of the professional troupe.

The Georgia Ballet keeps a full schedule of teaching and professional performances. Upcoming performances include 'La Sylphide,' March 8-9, 2008, and 'Spectrum, A Choreography Project,' March 28-29, 2008.

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Dancer Noel Dupuis limbers up with other Georgia Ballet dance troupe members about an hour prior to a Dec. 4 Georgia Ballet performance of The Nutcracker at the Cobb County Civic Center. Dupuis is a professional dancer from Miami who performed as a guest with The Georgia Ballet.

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