Local dance students to perform with Robinson Ballet

    Rehearsals are underway for the Robinson Ballet Company’s performance of “The Nutcracker” coming Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. to the Houlton Community Arts Center. This delightful holiday classic is being presented by a professional dance company, with sets, costumes and students from the Bangor area. What makes this event more exciting is that they have invited several young local dance students who auditioned in Bangor and earned their roles in the Houlton production.
    “This is a tremendous opportunity, not only having “Nutcracker” performed here in Houlton, but also that we are engaging our own local students, giving them a chance to work with a professional company,” said Sue Waite-York, vice president of the Houlton Community Arts Center Council (HCACC).
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GETTING READY — Local ballet dancers who will be participating in the “Nutcracker ballet” Nov. 27 at the Houlton Community Arts Center include, front, Sarah Delano; and back, from left, Jessica Michaud, Olivia White, Garth Bates, Taylor Reed and J’lynn Goldston.
    When the Robinson Ballet Company approached some board members of both the Southern Aroostook Cultural Arts Project (SACAP) and HCACC, both entities saw the potential and leaped at the chance to host the event.
    This is a fundraiser that will support both SACAP and phase II of the Arts Expansion Project.
    Tickets are available at The Houlton School of Dance, 694-1889; York’s Bookstore; Yorks of Houlton, 532-6534; Visions Art Gallery, 532-9119; and also Morning Star Art and Framing shop in Presque Isle, 764-1810. Tickets are $12 for adults 18 and over, $8 for seniors and students.