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Izzy Overstreet dances as the ballerina doll during the dress rehearsal for the San Diego Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Ballerina Zoe Marinello-Kohn leaps through the air as the Snow Queen during the dress rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Jared Osoria performs as the soldier doll in the San Diego Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Tonatuih Gomez as the Cavalier stands ready to defend Abigail Coonis as Clara from the King Rat and his horde during “The Nutcracker” Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Mice scurry across the stage during an action packed fight scene of “The Nutcracker” at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Georgie and Bo Brinton kick up their heals as the grandparents in the San Diego Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Clara, played by Abigail Coonis, slowly backs away as the family Christmas tree is spirited away and replaced by an army of mice during the dress rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Toy soilders prepare to do battle with evil mice during the dress rehearsal for the San Diego Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Drosselmeyer, played by Javier Velasco, presents the nutcracker to his goddaughter Clara, played by Abigail Coonis, during the dress rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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The San Diego Ballet’s Zoe Marinello-Khon and Adam Bloodgood perform as the Snow King and Queen during the dress rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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The mysterious godfather Drosselmeyer, played by the San Diego Ballet’s Javier Velasco, entrusts the nutcracker to Clara in hopes she will break the curse on his nephew during “The Nutcracker” Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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The Mouse King and his minions surround the Cavalier during dress rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Clara and the Cavalier, played by Sheridan local Abigail Coonis and the San Diego Ballet’s Tonatiuh Gomez, dance in a snow covered meadow during the dress rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.

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Snowflakes flitter around the Snow Queen, played by Zoe Marinello-Kohn, during the dress rehearsal for the San Diego Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2019.