Dance
Nov. 26-28
Ballet Bellevue presents "Sleeping Beauty"
Original staging by Viktoria Titova, 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue, $15-$22 (206-325-6500 or www.ticketwindowonline.com).
Nov. 26-Dec. 28
Pacific Northwest Ballet presents "Nutcracker"
Features costume design by Maurice Sendak and choreography by Kent Stowell, times vary Friday-Dec. 28, McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle, $19-$96 (206-441-2424 or www.pnb.org).
Dec. 2-5
Plateau Ballet Repertory Theatre presents "Nutcracker"
7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5, Enumclaw High School Auditorium, 225 S. Semanski St., Enumclaw, $9-$12 (360-825-2196 or www.the-ballet-workshop.com).
Dec. 3
BetterBiscuitDance presents "The Onion Twins" preview
Preview of new modern-dance opera based on a Swedish folktale, 8 p.m. Dec. 3, Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle; pay-what-you-can (206-355-8425).
Dec. 3-5
Nancy Stark and Mike Vargas
Performance, 8 p.m. Dec. 3, Velocity Dance Center, 915 E. Pine St., Seattle, $12-$14; focused jam, 2-5 p.m. Dec. 4, Velocity Dance Center, 915 E. Pine St., Seattle, $5-$20; Vashon Music Salon performance, 7 p.m. Dec. 5, Hanna's Barn, 7712 S.W. Point Robinson Road, Vashon Island, $5-$50 (206-325-8773 or www.velocitydancecenter.org).
Nothing against "Nutcracker," mind you (can you ever have too many sugarplums?), but if you're in the mood for an alternative story ballet, check these out:
Ballet Bellevue presents the Russian classic "The Sleeping Beauty," Nov. 26-28 at Bellevue's Meydenbauer Center, featuring former Bolshoi dancer Viktoria Titova.
Dance Fremont reprises its family favorite "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," Dec. 11 and 12 at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center in Shoreline, with guest soloists Emily Grizzell (of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet) and Steve Casteel (formerly of the Houston Ballet) in the leads.
Lynn Jacobson, Assistant A&E editor
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Dec. 3-5, 10-12
Whidbey Dance Theatre presents "Nutcracker"
7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 and 10, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 11, 2 p.m. Dec. 5 and 12, South Whidbey High School Theater, 5674 S. Maxwelton Road, Langley, $12-$15 (360-321-2221 or www.whidbeydancetheatre.org).
Dec. 4, 5
Ensemble Ballet Theater presents "Nutcracker variations"
7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 5, IKEA Performing Arts Center, 400 S. Second St., Renton, $8-$10 (425-432-9685).
Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12
Dance Theatre Northwest presents "Nutcracker"
2:30 and 7 p.m. Dec. 4 and 11, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 12, Tacoma Community College, 6501 S. 19th St., Tacoma; $8-$18 (253-565-5149).
Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19
Olympic Ballet Theatre presents "Nutcracker"
2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 2 p.m. Dec. 5, Mountlake Terrace Performing Arts Center, 21801 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace, $18-$26 (206-292-2787 or www.ticketmaster.com); 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 11, 2 p.m. Dec. 12 with the Everett Symphony Orchestra, Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave., Everett, $12-$32 (425-257-8382 or www.everettsymphony.org); 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 18, 2 p.m. Dec. 19, Meany Theatre, University of Washington campus, Seattle, $18-$32 (206-292-2787 or www.olympicballet.com).
Dec. 5
Kaleidoscope presents "Gift of Dance"
3 p.m. Dec. 5, Shorewood High School, 17300 Fremont Ave. N., Shoreline, $3-$5 (206-363-7281).
Dec. 10-12
Evergreen City Ballet presents "Nutcracker"
With accompaniment by the Lake Union Civic Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12, Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St., Auburn, $12-$30 (253-833-9039 or www.evergreencityballet.org).
Dec. 10-23
ARC Dance presents "The Nutcracker Sweets"
7 p.m. Dec. 10 and 11, 2 p.m. Dec. 23, ARC Dance, 9250 14th Ave N.W., Seattle, $5-$10 (206-352-0798 or www.arcdance.org).
Dec. 10-12, 17-19, 21-23
International Ballet Theatre presents "Nutcracker"
7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, 2 p.m. Dec. 12, Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, $10-$24 (425-893-9900 or www.kpcenter.org); 7 p.m. Dec. 17, 21-23; 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 18-19, Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue, $10-$24 (425-822-7694 or www.interballetschool.com).
Dec. 10-12, 17-19
Anacrusis Modern Tap Dance presents "A Tap Dance Christmas Carol"
8 p.m. Dec. 10 and 17, 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 11 and 18, 2 p.m. Dec. 12 and 19, Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle, $16-$24 (206-325-6500 or www.ticketwindowonline.com).
Dec. 11, 12
Dance Fremont presents "The Steadfast Tin Soldier, A Story Ballet"
2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. N.E., Shoreline, $10-$12 (206-633-0812).
Dec. 18, 19
Eastside Dance Theatre presents "Nutcracker"
1 and 7 p.m. Dec. 18, 1 and 4 p.m. Dec. 19, IKEA Performing Arts Center, 400 S. Second St., Renton, $14 (206-325-6500 or www.ticketwindowonline.com).
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