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inspiring young dancers Sweet Treats 2018 December 16th, 2o18 Kathy Martin Community Building ballroom vinson hall retirement community

Sweet Treats 2018 Presented by inspiring young dancers with students from McLean Community Center, in collaboration with Metropolitan Youth Ballet, directed by Jacqueline Doherty, and with choreography by Marilyn Baird, Nancy Gross, Virginia Britton and Allie O’Hare Kathy Martin Community Building Ballroom Vinson Hall Retirement Community McLean,Virginia Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 4:00pm Please: Refrain from using flash photography. Refrain from eating or drinking in the ballroom. Turn off all pagers and cell phones during the performance.

Synopsis The story begins on Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum house. Clara, and her brother, Fritz, sit outside the parlor speculating about what kind of present their Godfather, Drosselmeier, who is a clockmaker and inventor, has made for them. Godfather Drosselmeier presents Clara with a Nutcracker soldier. After being put to bed, Clara sneaks down to the parlor to find her beloved Nutcracker. In the parlor, the grandfather clock begins to chime, and Clara is horrified as mice begin to come out from beneath the floor boards, including the seven-head- ed Mouse King. The Nutcracker comes to life and with the help of Fritz’s toy soldiers they do battle with the mice and the Mouse King. Clara, seeing the Nutcracker is in danger of being injured, takes off her slipper and throws it at the Mouse King, allowing the Nutcracker the chance to slay the Mouse King. The Nutcracker then takes Clara on a journey through a snowy forest arriving at the Kingdom of Sweets. The Kingdom is ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy who presents a celebration of sweets from around the world for Clara and the Nutcracker’s enjoyment. There is decadent Chocolate from Spain, Mandarin Tea from China, an exciting Trepak from Russia, rich Coffee from Arabia and the lovely and delicate Dew Drop Fairy. Finally, the Sugar Plum Fairy performs for Clara, the Nutcracker and all of her kingdom. When Clara awakes, she finds she is back in her home left to wonder if her exciting adventure was real or just a lovely holiday dream.

MCC Ballet Student Dancers Genevieve Alberts Madeleine Alberts Marie-Delphine Joanna Alves Arwyn Beyer Alberts Esther Choi Maria Hallisey Lane Hueber Morgan Koloszyc Sophia Llaudes Mina Liu Mary Minix Michaella Park Kendall Quinn Erina Takeyama Elizabeth Warrell Katherine Warrell Ivy JaneWydler Not pictured: Margaret Franker, Esther Gilbert, Mary Hartnett, Mariana Ortiz, Helena Reed, Lily Joan Wilson

Guest Dancers Addie Biache Emily Gross Garret Janiak Beth Mann Emma Meeks Jamie Pyle Paige Riffer Our guest dancers are all members of the Metropolitan Youth Ballet, a pre-professional company at Metropolitan School of the Arts. The school’s owner and Artistic Director is Melissa Dobbs, a former student of Marilyn Baird. These ballet students study classical ballet, classical variations, and pointe 3-5 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. The Metropolitan Youth Ballet students have been accepted into pre-professional intensive study programs at: Richmond Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey Dance and the Rock School. Students have performed on Broadway in Billy Elliot, Newsies, Mean Girls, Matilda, Ragtime, National Tour of White Christmas, and with the Mark Morris Modern Dance Company. Guest Artist Allie O’Hare Arabian

Kingdom of Sweets Paige Riffer Jason Pelletier Garret Janiak Jamie Pyle Emily Gross Beth Mann Addie Biache Allie O’Hare Emma Meeks Pre-Ballet Ballet 1 Ballet 2 Ballet 4 Ballet 5

Thank You! A special thank you to the Vinson Hall Retirement Community for hosting the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Benefit, Nutcracker Sweet Treats. Vinson Hall Retirement Community provides space for community groups and organizations. For more information about the services provided contact Fred Johnson at [email protected] or (703) 970 - 3712 Special thanks to our Costume Mistress Susan Jaska, and thank you to Metropolitan Youth Ballet and their Costume Mistress Jeanne White for the loan of their beautiful costumes for our Nutcracker Sweet Treats performance! Winter/Spring 2019 Registration Registration for our Winter/Spring classes at MCC is now open! Join us in celebrating the Joy of Dance! You may register for classes online using the link below. We encourage you to do this soon to guarantee a spot in class: https://apm.activecommunities.com/mcleancommunitycenter/ Questions? Call us at 703-503-0783, or email us at [email protected]

Greetings Parents and Students! We are so excited to present our annual Nutcracker Sweet Treats Marine Corps Toys for Tots Benefit. Thank you to Melissa Dobbs, Artistic Director of Metropolitan School of the Arts, our fabulous parent volunteers, and our wonderful Joy of Dance Staff for this holiday collaboration. Thank you to the MCC Instructional Program staff, including Maggie Shea, Andrew Jennings, Katie Fedora, and Sue Dorsey. I wish you all health, happiness and “joy” this holiday season! Love, Marilyn Baird Artistic Director, Joy of Dance Marilyn Baird holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from UMKC Conservatory of Music. Marilyn has danced with the Kansas City Ballet, Missouri Council of Arts and National Endowment of the Arts. Marilyn was the choreographer for the NFL’s Kansas City Chief “Chiefettes” for 5 years as well as choreographer for USFL Spring Football League Washington Federals, Baltimore Stars and Arena Football Washing- ton Commandos. Her students have performed with the Kennedy Center Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker, Dance Theatre of Harlems Childrens Program, Paul Taylor, Houston Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Kirov Academy of Ballet, television shows Solid Gold and Fame, and the Harlem Globetrotters. Virginia Britton earned her Bachelors of Arts in special evaluations in dance from New York University. Virginia has taught at the Metropolitan Arts Collaborative, Alexandria Ballet, Lenhoff School of Music and Dance in Chicago, Dance Arts in San Rafael Ca. Virginia danced professionally in classical ballet for 20 years. Virginia was a student of Luidmila Morkovina and Nicholai Morosov of the Kirov Ballet. Virginia danced with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, the Chicago Ballet, The Panama National Ballet, and modern ballet companies. Allie O’Hare Nancy Gross started her teaching career at Joy of Dance in the 1990’s. Nancy has been a contributing choreographer for Metropolitan’s Nutcracker for more than 10 years. Nancy has served on the faculty for Metropolitan School of the Arts and as a guest choreographer for the MetropolitanYouth Ballet and for several spring productions produced by Metropolitan. Nancy received her bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree in Dance from George Mason University and a master’s degree in Education in from George Mason University. In addition to her work with Metropolitan, Nancy served as the director for the dance program at Woodbridge Senior High School’s Center for the Fine and Performing Arts for more than 10 years and currently serves as the Outreach Dance Director for Joy of Dance. Miss Allie is a master teacher and choreographer, who has danced professionally with the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. She received her BFA in Dance and Cho- reography in 2007 from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has performed in the Nutcracker Ballet in various roles,Waltz of the Flowers, Arabian, Snow Scene, Mice Party Scene and Mirlitons. She has also dances routines in Sleeping Beauty and Giselle. Ms. O’Hare’s vast experience and passion make her an exceptional talent for teaching young children dance. She has an exceptional talent for teaching young children dance!