With less than a week before the opening night of "Nutcracker," the San Francisco Ballet has yet to agree on a contract with its dancers and stage managers.

Chicago's Joffrey Ballet will again be performing the classic holiday show, "The Nutcracker." The show will run from Dec. 6 through Dec. 28.

Such was the transition undoubtedly experienced by many in a large crowd at Merrill Auditorium on the day after Thanksgiving when the Maine State Ballet opened its 48th annual pro

It wouldn't be the holiday season without the New York State Ballet and Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker." Dancers Killian Beck, Amelia Glocker and Mackenzie Kenyon join ARC Rochester to plug their production of the classic ballet.