Locals will dance in â??Nutcrackerâ??

The internationally touring ballet company, The Moscow Ballet will stage the classic Great Russian Nutcracker on Monday, Dec. 3 at the F. M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre.

The show is part of the company's 70 city tour. Several local dancers from the Back Mountain area will appear with the professional troupe.

The Moscow ballet the professional choreographer, Elisabeth Harris, from Dallas, will serve as the regional coordinator and trainer for the production. This is the 12th year Ms. Harris has worked with the company. The Dallas resident has choreographed over 20 ballets and her students have performed with the Joffrey Ballet, the American Ballet Theater, the New York City Ballet and the Tampa Ballet.