Photo By: Seth GordonLight on their feet —
Bridget Derville-Teer (left) and MacKenzie Shine perform in a dress rehearsal last week of the Chehalem Valley Dance Academy’s annual production of ‘The Nutcracker.’
The story of the 19th-century ballet “The Nutcracker” is simple and well-known: A little girl falls asleep on Christmas Eve to dream that the nutcracker she was just given comes to life and leads her on a grand adventure.