Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre company dancers participate in an average of fifteen hours of weekly rehearsal in addition to their intensive training schedules. These dedicated young artists are between the ages of 12 and 18 and are from the coastal California communities of Aptos, Bonny Doon, Capitola, Live Oak, Monterey, Rio Del Mar, Santa Cruz, Seascape, Scotts Valley, Soquel and Watsonville.
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"Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker is as good as it gets! Folks who have not seen this group perform are missing a true jewel in the crown of Santa Cruz."
- John Larry Granger, Conductor and Artistic Director, Santa Cruz County Symphony
