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  • Classes
    • Academic Year >
      • Fall Schedule
      • Fall Tuition
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      • Summer Schedule
      • Summer Tuition
      • Summer Class Descriptions
    • Registration
    • Class Calendar
    • Dress Code
    • Record an Absence
  • Community
    • Our Mission
    • Programming >
      • The Community Nutcracker Event
      • Winterfest
      • Spring Recital
      • Outreach Performances
    • PROJECTS >
      • Modern Dance Project
      • The Onstage Project
    • History >
      • A Scouting Special Event
      • Breakfast with the Sugar Plum Fairy
    • Surveys
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our Board
    • Our Staff
    • The Repertoire Program
    • Testimonials
    • Diversity Equity & Inclusion
    • Contact
  • Parent Portal
  • buy tickets

The History of The Nutcracker Story: A Scouting Special Event

For information regarding this year's Community Nutcracker Event, click here.
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YOUTH DANCE ENSEMBLE has presented The Nutcracker Story: A Scouting Event since 1991. ​Featuring members of the Youth Dance Ensemble and School, participants in Girls Scouts, Scouts of America, homeschool groups, and civic organizations are invited to participate in an afternoon of ballet. 
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•See a live abridged performance of The Nutcracker Ballet 
•Get on the stage and learn a holiday jazz dance
•Discover the magic of theater from behind the scenes
•Fulfill requirements for scout badges/patches         
•Take photos with Nutcracker characters

Need-based scholarships are available.

Photos from A Scouting Special Event- 12/8/18
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​This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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The mission of the Youth Dance Ensemble is to enrich the residents of the south metro area by providing an environment of dance training & performance with emphasis on artistic, technical, & creative content. Programming for all learners will stimulate & nurture creative thinking & positive self-image. We will inspire to understand & appreciate dance in its many forms, to preserve & promote the art of ballet & related cultural traditions.
Board of Directors: Katie Blando, President; Haley Jensen, Secretary; Molly Schaffer, Treasurer; 
Keith Anderson, Kelli Foster Warder, Nancy Gove; Leeanne "Dixie" Rairamo, Darrius Strong

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12237 WOODLAKE DRIVE
BURNSVILLE, MN 55337

Telephone

952-941-5771
​952-270-4895

Email

[email protected]
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