NUTCRACKER INFO CENTER - Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal Info

Dress rehearsal is on Thursday, November 12, 2026 and are MANDATORY for all dancers participating in Nutcracker. This rehearsal is very important and allows students to practice on stage and get familiar with the venue before performance day. COSTUMES WILL BE WORN at this rehearsal. A photographer will be taking pictures of our dancers in the lobby for those that want to purchase. Please come in your costume and bring ballet or pointe shoes. We will run through their dances on the stage.

*** Please come on time to your check in time. We will not be checking dancers in early.

Granville Arts Center

Brownlee Auditorium

300 N. 5th Street, Garland, Tx 75040

Drop Off & Parking

Parents will park and enter through the west entrance (maps below) and find the dancer drop off area. Our staff will check dancers in and stay with each class until it is their turn to go on stage. After dropping off your dancer, parents can go to the audience to watch rehearsal.

What to Bring

Wear COSTUMES and have dancer already wearing the correct dance shoes when you drop them off.
No additional items are needed
Beg./Int./Adv. Pointe will need both costumes and ballet and pointe shoes. Dancers will change in dressing rooms between dances.

Pick Up

When dancers have finished rehearsing, they will be brought from the stage down to one of the front rows of the audience. Parents will pick up dancers here.

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Rehearsal Check In Time
Drop your dancer off at the time listed below. Please do not be late.

Classes

3:45PM

Party- M345 PrePrimary w/ Ms Rachel
Bon Bons- M430 Combo 5-6 w/ Ms Sadie
Mice- M530 Combo w/ Ms Jordyn and W1115 Combo 4-5 w/ Ms Baylie

4:00PM

Soldiers- S1115 Combo 5-6 w/ Ms Jaclyn
Party- TH630 PrePrimary w/ Ms Lily and F415 PrePrimary w/ Ms Rachel
Bon Bons- T530 PrePrimary w/ Ms Madeline

4:20PM

Mice- T430 Combo 4-5 w/ Ms Madeline and S1015 Combo 4-5 w/ Ms Jaclyn
Soldiers- T530 Combo 5-6 w/ Ms Jordyn
Party- TH400 Combo 5-6 w/ Ms Jamie

4:45PM

Bon Bons- TH545 PrePrimary w/ Ms Rachel
Mice- TH530 Combo 4-5 w/ Ms Baylie
Soldiers- W415 Combo 5-6 w/ Ms Jordyn

5:00PM

Clara and Dolls

5:15PM

Chocolate- M330 Ballet 5 w/ Ms Bayle
Candy Canes- TH445 Ballet 6 w/ Ms Lily

These classes will rehearse with their class 1st & STAY backstage with our staff until we rehearse Finale (at approx. 5:55). After Finale we will release dancers and you are free to leave.

5:30PM

Tea-Beg Pointe
Gingerbread- M645 Ballet 6 w/ Ms Heather
Trepak- M645 Ballet 5* w/ Ms Baylie

This class will rehearse with their class 1st & STAY backstage with our staff until we rehearse Finale (at approx. 5:55). After Finale we will release dancers and you are free to leave.

5:45PM

Snow- Ballet 8/9
Coffee- Ballet 7 w/ Ms Taylor
Marzipan- Int/Adv Pointe w/ Ms Taylor
Sugar Plum- Int/Adv Pointe w/ Ms Taylor

These classes will first arrive to rehearse the Finale for each show. Later, we will rehearse each dance individually. After each class finishes we will release dancers and you are free to leave.

6:15PM

Chocolate- M645 Ballet 5 w/ Ms Rachel
Gingerbread- W600 Ballet 6 w/ Ms Baylie
Trepak- W400 Ballet 5 w/ Ms Rachel

These classes will rehearse with their class 1st & STAY backstage with our staff until we rehearse Finale (at approx. 6:40). After Finale we will release dancers and you are free to leave.

7:00PM

Chocolate- TH430 Ballet 5 w/ Ms Baylie
Candy Canes- TH630 Ballet 6 w/ Ms Heather
Gingerbread- T445 Ballet 6 w/ Ms Claire
Trepak- TH445 Ballet 5 w/ Ms Lauren

These classes will rehearse Finale 1st altogether. Then, we will rehearse each dance individually. After each class finishes we will release dancers and you are free to leave.