Bowlby and Kramer star in Telluride Dance Academy’s “Nutcracker”

12 Dec Bowlby and Kramer star in Telluride Dance Academy’s “Nutcracker”

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“Nutcracker” at Telluride’s Palm Theatre, December 12 & 13

Scrooge may complain of a whopper of a toothache from all that sugar, but for the rest of us sentimental saps, “The Nutcracker” remains as much a part of Christmas as evergreens and eggnog. The ballet’s enduring appeal stems from the fact this coming-of-age story speaks to the child in us all.

Bowlby and Kramer are not to be missed. Anyone lucky enough to witness their pyrotechnics in the Dance Academy’s “Nutcracker” will one day be able to say “I knew them when.”

Katy Bowlby began dancing when she was very young, around age six, at Dance in the Rockies, Durango, CO. She is trained in classical ballet, tap, modern, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and musical theater. Over the years. Bowlby has spent summers at The Jillana School and Ballet West., and looks forward to attending Joffrey New York this coming summer. This is her second year performing with Telluride Dance Academy in “The Nutcracker. ” Last year, she danced the Snow Queen, performing beautifully despite a bum ankle. Bowlby plans to join a company as soon as she graduates high school.