The Nutcracker: Miami City Ballet Lights Up The Arsht Center

There is a treat for the entire family playing this week at the Earshot Center in downtown Miami. If you’ve heard about The Nutcracker and the famous choreography by George Balanchine and have never seen this ballet, go. The company includes young ballet students from the Miami City Ballet studio. With the exception of one or two who couldn’t resist looking out at the audience, these young ballet students were as professional as the company dancers. My program didn’t contain the names of the dancers who played each role, so this review will mention the characters I enjoyed…