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The Texarkana Community Ballet put on their annual performance of "The Nutcracker" this Christmas season. Dancers from all-around Texarkana have been working for weeks to put on this beloved holiday show.

Christmas en pointe

Story by Sophie Keller, Webmaster December 2, 2022

Nostalgic music echoes through the theater as dozens of young dancers twirl the night away, all eager for their moment to shine, their moment beneath the falling snow. The first weekend of December...

Texarkana Community Ballet's "The Nutcracker" opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Perot Theatre. Senior Rylee McDuffie plays the role of Clara in the show.

Nutcracker returns to Perot Theatre

Story by Sophie Keller, Staff Writer December 3, 2021

Young dancers in sparkling costumes and pale pink shoes glide across the stage, receiving applause from each eager-eyed audience member. Performances like these are exciting for dancers and viewers alike,...

Helen Clark Hayes poses with her nutcracker doll. The nutcracker was a gift from her mother to celebrate her receiving the lead role of Clara.

All it’s cracked up to be

Story by Addison Cross and Joseph Asher December 12, 2019

Breathing heavily, she counts her steps across the stage, dancing gracefully in her pointe shoes. Hours in, with feet sore from blisters, a racing heartbeat and a face full of exhaustion, she prepares...

Time to get crackin'

Time to get crackin’

Story by Emily McMaster, copy editor December 1, 2017

The annual Texarkana Community Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” will be held this weekend. This is the Texarkana Community Ballet’s 50th anniversary. Multiple Texas High students auditioned...

Cracking down on "The Nutcracker"

Cracking down on “The Nutcracker”

Story by Langley Leverett, staff writer December 4, 2015

Dancers from all over Texarkana will perform “The Nutcracker” at the Perot Theater, which will run from Dec. 4 through Dec. 6. Student dancers feel a special connection to the annual show, and...

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