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Ballet Chelsea presents The Nutcracker on Dec. 8-10, 2017 in Chelsea and Jackson, Michigan

March 1, 2018October 10, 2017

20th Anniversary production of “The Nutcracker” features collaboration with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra

Ballet Chelsea proudly presents its 20th Anniversary performance of The Nutcracker, a Christmas Eve tale about a young girl named Marie and her magical journey to the enchanted Kingdom of Sweets. This December’s production features a collaboration with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, bringing musicians and dancers together for the first time in Ballet Chelsea’s history.

Choreographed by Artistic Director Wendi DuBois, the full-length, narrated production keeps audience members young and old returning year after year.

Experience the magic on December 8 at Jackson’s Potter Center, and December 9 and 10 at Chelsea High School’s Performing Arts Complex.

Purchase Tickets

Tickets prices range from $10-25, and go on sale November 1, 2017. Note that as part of our exciting collaboration with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, tickets to Ballet’s Chelsea’s 2017 performance of The Nutcracker are available via the JSO website: jso.ticketleap.com

December 8 @ 7pm – Potter Center in Jackson, MI
SOLD OUT – December 9 @ 7pm – CHS Performing Arts Complex in Chelsea MI
SOLD OUT – December 10 @ 2pm – CHS Performing Arts Complex in Chelsea MI
SOLD OUT – December 10 @ 12:30 – Sugar Plum Tea prior to Sunday matinee performance

Ballet Chelsea️ 1 day ago

Looking for a fun Summer activity for your young dancer? Try one of our mini-session classes like Bop Hop or Hip Hop. Bop Hop (3-5 years, no experience necessary) A fun introduction to rhythm, locomotor movement, and beginning-level hip hop dance for 3-5 year olds. Dancers will focus on coordination, sequencing, and creative expression. Hip Hop (7-11 years, no experience necessary) Works with beginners to develop their rhythm and coordination while encouraging individual style and teaching the basics of hip-hop. Find the perfect summer class for your dancer! https://balletchelsea.org/wp-content/uploads/Mini-Session-Classes-2025-w_Prices.pdf . . . . : Michael BessomRead moreRead less

Looking for a fun Summer activity for your young dancer? Try one of our mini-session classes like Bop Hop or Hip Hop.

Bop Hop (3-5 years, no experience necessary)
A fun introduction to rhythm, locomotor movement, and beginning-level hip hop dance for 3-5 year olds. Dancers will focus on coordination, sequencing, and creative expression.

Hip Hop (7-11 years, no experience necessary)
Works with beginners to develop their rhythm and coordination while encouraging individual style and teaching the basics of hip-hop.

Find the perfect summer class for your dancer!
https://balletchelsea.org/wp-content/uploads/Mini-Session-Classes-2025-w_Prices.pdf
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Ballet Chelsea️ 3 days ago

Our programs are open to all ages and levels, and include dance camps, summer classes, and dance intensives for experienced dancers to elevate their skills. Join us today! https://balletchelsea.org/classes/summer-programs/ . . . . : Michael BessomRead moreRead less

Our programs are open to all ages and levels, and include dance camps, summer classes, and dance intensives for experienced dancers to elevate their skills.

Join us today!
https://balletchelsea.org/classes/summer-programs/
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Ballet Chelsea️ 5 days ago

Alumni Spotlight | Amy Thompson Amy trained with Ballet Chelsea for over 10 years. As a performance company member, she performed in countless Nutcrackers, Sleeping Beauty, Five Dancing Princesses, Gershwin, and many, many other performances. After graduating from Pioneer High School in 2010, Amy attended George Washington University, where she was a Presidential Scholar in the Arts for Dance. She now is Global Head of Client Development at Bonhams Auction House in London. One of her favorite memories is her performance as the Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, when she truly experienced the sheer joy of dancing. Looking back, Amy couldn't choose just one favorite role, as she loved dancing in various roles, including the Sugar Plum, Snow Queen, and the ‘Good’ Fairy in Five Dancing Princesses. While she doesn’t anticipate future performances, in a dream world, she would love to dance any number of George Balanchine ballets, Jessica Lang’s ‘Let Us Sing Forever More’, or any Alex Ekman work. Amy's first performance as Dew Drop was pivotal, for she was a relatively last-minute replacement. Despite the challenge, this moment allowed her to grow her ability to learn quickly, adapt, and take on a challenge, all of which are vital life skills that have served her since. To new dancers, Amy advises that dance is fun and that getting to dance at a high level is a gift. She further iterates that the only way to grow is to work hard, push yourself, and take care of yourself along the way.Read moreRead less

Alumni Spotlight | Amy Thompson

Amy trained with Ballet Chelsea for over 10 years. As a performance company member, she performed in countless Nutcrackers, Sleeping Beauty, Five Dancing Princesses, Gershwin, and many, many other performances. After graduating from Pioneer High School in 2010, Amy attended George Washington University, where she was a Presidential Scholar in the Arts for Dance. She now is Global Head of Client Development at Bonhams Auction House in London.

One of her favorite memories is her performance as the Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, when she truly experienced the sheer joy of dancing. Looking back, Amy couldn't choose just one favorite role, as she loved dancing in various roles, including the Sugar Plum, Snow Queen, and the ‘Good’ Fairy in Five Dancing Princesses. While she doesn’t anticipate future performances, in a dream world, she would love to dance any number of George Balanchine ballets, Jessica Lang’s ‘Let Us Sing Forever More’, or any Alex Ekman work.

Amy's first performance as Dew Drop was pivotal, for she was a relatively last-minute replacement. Despite the challenge, this moment allowed her to grow her ability to learn quickly, adapt, and take on a challenge, all of which are vital life skills that have served her since.

To new dancers, Amy advises that dance is fun and that getting to dance at a high level is a gift. She further iterates that the only way to grow is to work hard, push yourself, and take care of yourself along the way.

Alumni Spotlight | Amy Thompson

Amy trained with Ballet Chelsea for over 10 years. As a performance company member, she performed in countless Nutcrackers, Sleeping Beauty, Five Dancing Princesses, Gershwin, and many, many other performances. After graduating from Pioneer High School in 2010, Amy attended George Washington University, where she was a Presidential Scholar in the Arts for Dance. She now is Global Head of Client Development at Bonhams Auction House in London.

One of her favorite memories is her performance as the Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, when she truly experienced the sheer joy of dancing. Looking back, Amy couldn't choose just one favorite role, as she loved dancing in various roles, including the Sugar Plum, Snow Queen, and the ‘Good’ Fairy in Five Dancing Princesses. While she doesn’t anticipate future performances, in a dream world, she would love to dance any number of George Balanchine ballets, Jessica Lang’s ‘Let Us Sing Forever More’, or any Alex Ekman work.

Amy's first performance as Dew Drop was pivotal, for she was a relatively last-minute replacement. Despite the challenge, this moment allowed her to grow her ability to learn quickly, adapt, and take on a challenge, all of which are vital life skills that have served her since.

To new dancers, Amy advises that dance is fun and that getting to dance at a high level is a gift. She further iterates that the only way to grow is to work hard, push yourself, and take care of yourself along the way.

Alumni Spotlight | Amy Thompson

Amy trained with Ballet Chelsea for over 10 years. As a performance company member, she performed in countless Nutcrackers, Sleeping Beauty, Five Dancing Princesses, Gershwin, and many, many other performances. After graduating from Pioneer High School in 2010, Amy attended George Washington University, where she was a Presidential Scholar in the Arts for Dance. She now is Global Head of Client Development at Bonhams Auction House in London.

One of her favorite memories is her performance as the Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, when she truly experienced the sheer joy of dancing. Looking back, Amy couldn't choose just one favorite role, as she loved dancing in various roles, including the Sugar Plum, Snow Queen, and the ‘Good’ Fairy in Five Dancing Princesses. While she doesn’t anticipate future performances, in a dream world, she would love to dance any number of George Balanchine ballets, Jessica Lang’s ‘Let Us Sing Forever More’, or any Alex Ekman work.

Amy's first performance as Dew Drop was pivotal, for she was a relatively last-minute replacement. Despite the challenge, this moment allowed her to grow her ability to learn quickly, adapt, and take on a challenge, all of which are vital life skills that have served her since.

To new dancers, Amy advises that dance is fun and that getting to dance at a high level is a gift. She further iterates that the only way to grow is to work hard, push yourself, and take care of yourself along the way.

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