December 8th through the 10th, the Huntsville Ballet’s holiday tradition, the Nutcracker, returns to the VBC Concert Hall accompanied by the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. Principal dancers, Abby Callahan, who portrays the Sugarplum Fairy and Nathaniel Otto, dancing the role of the Cavalier spoke with Ginny Kennedy about their personal history with Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet and what they love most about it. Tickets and information are available at www.huntsvilleballet.org or by calling (256) 539-0961.
Huntsville Ballet Brings the Magic of the Nutcracker to Life
![Abby Callahan and Nathaniel Otto, professional dancers with Huntsville Ballet](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a7332d4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2441x1707+0+0/resize/880x615!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2Fb8%2Fee3aefd048f79d923f315467934f%2Fnutcracker-23.jpg)
Jim Kendall