12K views · 317 reactions | Children are the heart of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” We hung out with four students in this year’s production at the School of American Ballet in New York City. https://nyti.ms/475FDqR | The New York Times | Facebook

23K views · 378 reactions | Younger, smaller children have returned to New York City Ballet's "The Nutcracker" — and with them, the heart of the show. This year, nearly all of the 126 tiny dancers in the show's two casts are first-timers in the production. https://nyti.ms/3UdaVWn | The New York Times | Facebook