A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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Clara Hedin, 4, takes a look at the orchestra before the dress rehearsal of "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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Jared Oaks, music director of Ballet West, conducs the orchestra during the dress rehearsal of "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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A dress rehearsal of Ballet West's "The Nutcracker" is performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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Jayden Stauffer, left, 15, and his sister Juliette Stauffer, 11, wait for the start of the dress rehearsal of "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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Ann Hunter takes a selfie with her grand-daughter Joslyn Anderson, 3, before the dress rehearsal of "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
Ballet West dancers participate in a dress rehearsal for Willam Christensen's "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Dec. 13. Presented by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the new production returns with fantastical sets, costumes and special effects. Performances run through Dec. 29. For ticket information go to balletwest.org.
Ballet West dancers participate in a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. | Qiling Wang, Deseret News
Ballet West dancers participate in a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. | Qiling Wang, Deseret News
Ballet West dancers participate in a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. | Qiling Wang, Deseret News
Ballet West dancers participate in a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. | Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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