More than 250 dancers from Peachtree City's School of

Dance will take the stage at Starr's Mill Auditorium this weekend for

the classic Christmas ballet, "The Nutcracker," under the direction

of Brenda Hotard. Performances will be on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7:30

p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday,

Dec. 20 at 2:30 p.m. Admission at the door is $7 for adults. Children

will be admitted free.

The four performances feature two complete casts of dancers

from the school. Principal dancers include: Alison Hunter,

Kylie Hudgens and Victoria Loureiro as Clara; John Fraser and

Tyler Schultz as the Nutcracker Prince; Kevin Brantley as Fritz;

Katie McGinn and Mary Katherine Houlder as the Sugar Plum

Fairy; and Christina Scasny and Mary Katherine Houlder as the

Dew Drop.

"This perfect family Christmas entertainment tells a story

that encompasses the best of the best fairy tales," said Hotard.

"There are principles of good and evil, a beautiful heroine, a

handsome young warrior, a magician, a sorceress queen, a military battle,

a blizzard, a journey into space escorted by an angel host, and

a beautiful fairy who reigns in an exotic candy kingdom in the

sky and entertains her guests with exciting dances from foreign

lands," Hotard explained.

For additional information, call 770-487-9849.

Peachtree City's School of Dance is sponsored by the

city's recreation department and is in its sixth year under the direction

of Hotard. Former productions include the Nutcracker, Swan

Lake, Les Sylphides and several excerpts from classic ballets.

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