Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. João Percilio da Silva and San Francisco Ballet perform in Tomasson's "Nutcracker." (Lindsey Rallo/San Francisco Ballet) While the ...

There's nothing quite like a “Nutcracker” production performed by hometown dancers and packed with local traditions and connections to ring in the holidays. Young girls playing the part of reindeer ...

For many people, taking in a performance of “The Nutcracker” is as much a part of the holidays as the shopping, baking, visiting and general merriment. It certainly is for Natalie Ann Kasievich, ...

My local Nutcracker performance serves as a simple reminder to slow down and embrace the magic of December. Like many Southerners, the holiday seasons of my childhood were outlined by traditions ...

Every winter, dance companies across the U.S. present one very particular ballet for holiday audiences, "The Nutcracker." (SOUNDBITE OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S "THE NUTCRACKER, OP. 71, ACT 1: NO. 2, MARCH") ...

CHANG: For many, going to local performances of this Tchaikovsky ballet is a treasured family tradition. And for ballet companies, it's big business, as NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas reports. ANASTASIA ...

While the San Francisco Ballet's much loved production rises to the top of many dance lovers' holiday wish lists, it's far from being the only "Nutcracker" in town. Across the Bay Area, several local ...