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Samantha Dawkins, a student at Fairfax High School, practices her steps for The Center for Ballet Arts’ “Nutcracker in a Nutshell.”

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In Fairfax, A Dance for All

Fairfax ballerinas redefine traditional images of grace and beauty.

Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” is literally a child’s dream, with visions of toys coming to life, anthropomorphic creatures and the supernatural manifesting in vivid detail on stage.

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