Dancing in "The Nutcracker"

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As a soloist in Los Angeles Ballet, Chelsea Paige Johnston plays many parts. In "The Nutcracker" she performs as a snowflake, a flower, a maid and--her favorite--a Spaniard in the Spanish dance. ARN takes a behind-the-scenes-look at how this ballerina embraces this particular role.  

Music: Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Ballet, Op. 71 (Le Chocolat, or Chocolate: Spanish Dance)

Photo: Christina Campodonico.

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