Kids, teens prepare for ‘Arizona Nutcracker’
On Aug. 12, scores of young people 4-18 arrived at Kimberly Lewis’ Dance Studio 111, ballet shoes in hand to audition for long-time Ahwatukee resident-dance instructor’s “Arizona Nutcracker.” Scheduled Dec. 16-17 at the state-of-the-Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix, Lewis’ holiday extravaganza for years was titled “Ahwatukee Nutcracker” and […]
The Queens Mum Brunch
Every year, Kimberly Lewis the producer for the Ahwatukee Foothills Nutcracker Ballet holds a Queen Mums and Royal Queen Brunch at the lovely Cafe Boa restaurant in Ahwatukee. Formal invitations are mailed to each Queen Mum. This is a special day Mother/Daughter day. Dancers train for years in the hope […]
Sugarplum Fairy, Snow Queen and Butterfly Queen
We have three dancers who together, have over 40 years of Nutcrackers combined between them! Bella Gregg has performed in 15 Nutcrackers (her first Nutcracker was also as a Baby Mouse at age of 2) Ally Nash has performed in 11 Nutcrackers (her first Nutcracker she was a little March […]
Nutcracker Photo Session with Clara, Best Friends, & Queens
Sunday August 25th was a day full of make up appointments, costume fittings and photographs! This was our day to do photographs of Clara & her best friends and all the Queens for our marketing and PR for season. Make up is individually designed by Chanel Molleo our […]
Passing out of the Gifts
Saturday August 24th was a very special day for the Cast of The Nutcracker. This was not only a full day of rehearsals from 7:00 am – 5:30 pm, but it was also the day where Clara, The Mouse King, The Lead Toy Soldier and All the Queens had out […]
Cast Reveal and Passing of the Crowns
The day following auditions is when all the dancers who auditioned come to Dance Studio 111 to see the reveal of the entire cast. Besides the soloist who woke up to their yard sign, this is the first time all the ballerinas will find out which part or parts […]
Auditions for the 20th anniversary of the Ahwatukee Foothills Nutcracker Ballet
Auditions for the 20th anniversary of the Ahwatukee Foothills Nutcracker Ballet were held on Saturday August 10th. Over 70 young dancers and actors ages 3 – 18 come to audition. The audition process started at 10:00 am and finished at 5:00 pm with a set cast. A special tradition following […]