If your dancer is enrolled in an Expressions ballet classes - Jr. 2 through Level 7 - they are invited to audition for our full length Nutcracker performance.  They will perform December 4 & 5, 2026 at 6:30pm at the Joan Kroc Theater.

Please complete an audition form prior to showing up. 

Elev8 Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting access to the arts for children in East County. The foundation specifically funds our Elev8 Arts Dancers classes here at Expressions Dance and has goals to support other opportunities for children in music and visual arts.  

The annual benefit concert is one of their biggest fundraisers of the year. This year, the concert will include:

• Expressions Dance student-choreographed dances

• Vocal performances from Expressions Youth Theatre students 

• Music performances from Staump Music School students

We would love your support! Tickets are $20 each and go directly to the Foundation.

• Purchase your tickets here

• Read about Elev8 Arts Foundation