Sterling Hyltin enchants in NYCB's Nutcracker... One last time

Sterling Hyltin and students from the School of American Ballet

The Nutcracker

Indiana Woodward and Company

Sterling Hyltin and Andrew Veyette

Robert La Fosse, Lucas Hinds and Zofia Mendez with the Company

The Nutcracker

By Ivy Lin, 26 November 2022

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“Hyltin radiates not just sweetness but goodness”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 25 November 2022

The Nutcracker (George Balanchine)

New York City Ballet

Rouben Ter-Arutunian, Set Designer

Barbara Karinska, Costume Designer

Sterling Hyltin, Dancer

Andrew Veyette, Dancer

Indiana Woodward, Dancer

Sara Adams, Dancer

Daniel Ulbricht, Dancer

Preston Chamblee, Dancer

Devin Alberda, Dancer

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****1

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****1

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Ivy Lin

Ivy Lin's love of ballet began in high school when at the school dance she quickly realized she had two left feet. One always admires things one cannot do, and so Ivy began to attend dance performances to marvel at the grace and beauty of bodies in motion. Ivy's day job is a biology teacher and after a long day in the classroom she loves to unwind by watching dance. She also enjoys theater, opera, pop and classical music. Ivy has her own blog (www.humbledandoverwhelmed,blogspot.com)

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