Savannah Manzel, Lake Elmo 13-Year-Old, Makes Big Debut At Radio City Music Hall's "Nutcracker"

By Marielle Mohs, CBS Minnesota

December 8, 2023

LAKE ELMO, Minn. — A 13-year-old girl from Minnesota has taken her talents all the way to New York City this holiday season. Savannah Manzel snagged a coveted role in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular show.

Manzel doesn't take a day off. When she's not in school, she's at Larkin Dance Studio in Maplewood making herself a better, stronger dancer. That discipline paid off in a big way when she landed the role of a lifetime.

"I made it through every cut," she said. "I was so surprised."

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