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The Nutcracker - Sunday, December 21,2025 3:30 PM

  • Dublin High School Performing Arts Center 8151 Village Parkway Dublin, CA, 94568 United States (map)

The Nutcracker

Sunday, December 21, 2025 3:30PM


Media & Photography

Photography & Video:

Professional action photos and video are provided free to view, download, and share. To preserve a focused and magical experience, personal videography and flash photography are not permitted during the performance.

A 4K livestream will be available on our Tiffany’s Dance Academy YouTube channel during the performance for families unable to attend in person. A full replay will remain available after the performance.*

*Livestream availability is subject to change due to technical conditions

Accessing our Nutcracker Media

  • Nutcracker media galleries are private and password protected.

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  • Once logged in, your gallery password is displayed in the Family Dashboard. First time logging in? Use this link or the “Reset Password” link on the Dance Positive login page.

  • Visit the galleries at tdapics.com.


PROGRAM

Prologue Drosselmeyer’s Workshop

Drosselmeyer

Cesar R. Degollado

Drosselmeyer’s Nephew

Mateo Castro


ACT I

Party Scene - Stahlbaum Residence

Mr and Mrs Stahlbaum
Jack Henderson and Marlena Roberts

Clara
Isabella Yamello

Fritz

Valentina Moreno

 

Maid and Butler  

Siena Jeffrey and Scarlett Rose Martin

Governess

Lydia Yang

 

Guests

Dancing Parents
Moms:
Tiffany Henderson, Halle Henderson, Leslie Widmann, Samantha Ledsinger
Dads: Miguel Castro, Ben Waters, Zack Preece

Clara's Friends 

Nicola Apte, Rosalie Noble, Adelyn Ong, Caroline Hou, Ari Samuel, Ellie Wat

Party Scene Children

Nainika Bolagani, Amelie Dorn, Siena Guinto, Caroline Hou, Lydia Yang, Naomi Haney, Kaia Sanchez, Mathea Chan, Shay-Lee Zilberstein, Heidi Wang, Emersyn Ott, Katelyn Bolls, Alyssa Cardinale, Molly May, Julianna Wellman, Sally Dare, Aubrey Silva, Francesca Hartwick, Julia Hunziker, Emma Wilson, Katya King-Yamamoto, Clarissa Heredia, Briana Talavera, Amalie Ovalle, Sophia Li, Savannah Murphy, Zoey Thomson, Yashika Singh, Chloe Schiller, Lehare Talwar, Mackenzie Currin  with Isabella Yamello, Nicola Apte, Rosalie Noble, Adelyn Ong, Scarlett Rose Martin, Ari Samuel, Ellie Wat, and Marcos Castro

Pantry Mouse

Sionnain Callahan

Toy Mice & Toy Soldiers
Aarna Pakanati, Abigale Gutierrez, Aliana Ameera, Amaya Jordyn Piring, Arianna Mejia, Baylee Nakonsut, Cassia Lily Tran, Daniela San, Emma Doyen, Eva Nikhil, Hana Peck, Joleen Hood, Logan Browning, Natalia Diaz, Tatyana Belov, Victoria Duarte

Columbine and Harlequin

Mia Starczewski and Mateo Castro

Soldier Doll
Izzy Stiener


Battle Scene

Nutcracker Doll

Miguel Castro

Mouse King

Izzy Stiener

Sentinel

Olivia Van Buuren

Nutcracker Prince

Marcos Castro

Mice

Nicola Apte, Scarlett Rose Martin, Lydia Yang, Ellie Wat, Adelyn Ong, Marcos Castro, Mateo Castro, Rosalie Noble, Mia Adey, Nainika Bolagani, Kaia Sanchez, Shay-Lee Zilberstein, Sienna Jeffrey, Mathea Chan, Eira Zhang

Soldiers

Katelyn Bolls, Alyssa Cardinale, Molly May, Valentina Moreno, Emersyn Ott, Emma Wilson, Olivia Zappia, Sally Dare, Aubrey Silva, Adhithi Anushkumar, Julianna Wellman


Land of Snow

Snow Queen and Snow Cavalier

Violet Clippinger  and Cesar Degollado


Snow Princesses

Mia Starczewski and Samantha Ledsinger

Snowflakes

Janice Chu, Samantha Ledsinger, Izzy Steiner, Olivia Van Buuren, Ari Samuel, Nicola Apte, Rosalie Noble, Isabella Yamello, Caroline Hou, Lydia Yang, Nainika Bolagani

Snow Flurries
Amelie Dorn,  Scarlett Rose Martin, Siena Jeffrey, Adelyn Ong, Ellie Wat, Mathea Chan, Mia Adey, Kaia Sanchez, Shay-Lee Zilbertein, Eira Zhang, Naomi Haney, Alyssa Cardinale, Emersyn Ott, with Isabella Yamello and Marcos Castro

Snowballs

Alanna Karkhanis, Allie Currin, Ariela Heredia, Charlotte Iijima, Cheridan Bush, Eleanor Pallari, Gemma Gomez, Harley Gutierrez, Isabelle Lyman, Ishitha Bolagani, Katie Wang, Layla Duran, Mackenzie Maes, Raegan Tindall, Sydney Mendez, Vivisha Kolli, Aisha Choudhary, Avery Bowe, Imani Adhikari, Karlee Kwok, Lisa Wei-Yu-Neng, Sofia Gutierrez


~INTERMISSION~


ACT II

Clara’s Dream


Guardian Angel

Janice Chu

Angels

Amartya Grace Yelamanti, Annie Mordoff, Bellamy Bolinguit, Eliot Zelinger, Elizabeth Xu, Emery Moo, Evelyn Craig, Giuliana Gilday, Jordynn Ensah, Julia Padvitselski, Lucy Brostrom, Mayanshi Mehta, Novalie Hoffstetter, Sophia Rashid, Viktoria Kozachuk, Anrina Yeh, Kaylynn Bui, Malcolm Swain, Zephyr Lee, Daphne Zilberstein, Ethan Zilberstein, Gia Heer, Kassandra Martinez-Favela, Ragini Sanchez

Sugar Plum Fairies

Mathea Chan, Eira Zhang, Emersyn Ott, Alyssa Cardinale, Sally Dare, Katelyn Bolls, Heidi Wang, Valentina Moreno, Emma Wilson, Olivia Zappia

Sugar Plum Fairy

Marlena Roberts


Sugar Plum Cavalier

Cesar Degollado

Pages

Mateo Castro

Little Mouse King

Sionnain Callahan


Spanish

Spanish Principals

Samantha Ledsinger and  Miguel Castro

Spanish Soloists

Adelyn Ong, Scarlett Rose Martin, Ellie Wat, Janice Chu

Flamenco Dancers 

Adhithi Anushkumar, Madison Dare, Hanna Darski, Francesca Hartwick, Julia Hunziker, Celina Jutkowski, Katya King Yamamoto, Molly May, Julianna Wellman, Averly Siffing, Savannah Murphy, Zoey Thomson, Olivia Rendon


Chinese

Chinese Princesses

Nicola Apte and Ari Samuel with Isabella Yamello

Chinese Ribbon Dancers

Arwen Cheng, Ava Lennox Angeles, Camellia Chi, Hannah Lai, Olivia Liu, Sionnain Callahan, Sofia Gutierrez, Sophia Jelinek, Xerxes Lee, Zia Raven Collantes-Kathain


Arabian

Arabian Pas de Deux
Mia Starczewski and Zack Preece

Arabian Princess Attendants

Nainika Bolagani, Naomi Haney, Caroline Hou, Adelyn Ong, Ellie Wat, Lydia Yang, Amelie Dorn, Scarlett Rose Martin, Mathea Chan, Kaia Sanchez, Shey Lee Zilerstein, Eira Zhang


Marzipan

Marzipan Ballerina

Violet Clippinger

Marzipan Shepherdesses

Janice Chu, Ari Samuel, Rosalie Noble, Nicola Apte

Lambs

Adanna Kong, Emma Davalos-Buergo, Georgia Witschonke


Russian

Russian Dolls 

Anna Yeh, Aurey Wong, Charlotte Wong, Sharon Chen, Sophia Qiu

Russian Cossacks
Scarlett Rose Martin, Caroline Hou, Adelyn Ong, Kaia Sanchez with Marcos Castro


Land of Sweets

Mother Ginger

Shannon Stiltster

Lollipops  

Eleanor Yang, Elliana Medina Marti, Ivy Vo, Mira Sawle, Scarlett Griffin, Tara Balamurugan, Vera Makarova

Candy Canes 

Aaliyah Amirzada, Aitana Estrada, Akshara Bhagavatula, Alice Jenni, Desirae Palisoc, Emma Carey, Ivy Rose Schrader, Jaida Luna, Malcolm Swain, Megan Torres, Xoe Collantes

Cotton Candy

Alia Valdez Rico, Anna Alfonso, Kiera Billings, Leah Song, Tiana Calvin


Sugar Plum Fairy Variation

Marlena Roberts


Waltz of the Flowers

Dew Drop 

Emily Wolf

Flowers

Aqua: Janice Chu, Olivia Van Buuren, Izzy Steiner, Ari Samuel, Isabella Yamello, Nicola Apte

Pink: Rosalie Noble, Scarlett Rose Martin, Naomi Haney, Caroline Hou, Nainika Bolagani, Lydia Yang 

Yellow: Adelyn Ong, Siena Jeffrey, Ellie Wat, Kaia Sanchez, Shay-Lee Zilberstein, Mia Adey, Mathea/Eira with Isabella Yamello and Marcos Castro

Roses 

Violet Clippinger and Samantha Ledsinger  

Rose Cavaliers

Miguel Castro and Zack Preece

Dragonflies

Adhithi Anushkumar, Katya King-Yamamoto, Aubrey Silva, Julianna Wellman

Fireflies
Zia Raven Collantes-Kathain, Madison Dare, Julia Hunziker, Aubrey Silva, Sionnain Callahan


Sugar Plum Pas de Deux

Marlena Roberts and Cesar Degollado 


Choreography and Staging

Cesar R. Degollado

Additional Choreography

Mariah Sterley, Janelle Chapman, Pam Aguilar, Kylie Fidow, Jack Henderson and Julia Olsen


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