Name: Buckman Dance Conservatory’s Spring Celebration of Dance - Four Performances
Start: 2026-05-08T18:00:00-05:00

Friday, May 8, 2026, 6:00 p.m. 
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. 
Sunday, May 10, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Buckman Dance Conservatory brings to the stage the fanciful choreography of Artistic Director Mandy Possel for an enchanting celebration of ballet and contemporary dance. Incorporating colorful costumes, fresh choreography, and dramatic lighting, families will delight in this whimsical display of dance.
 $20 for adults, $15 for students.

Local Event: Buckman Dance Conservatory’s Spring Celebration of Dance - Four Performances

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Buckman Dance Conservatory’s Spring Celebration...

Friday, May 8, 2026, 6:00 p.m. 
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. 
Sunday, May 10, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Buckman Dance...

Buckman Dance Conservatory’s Spring Celebration of Dance - Four Performances

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Acclaimed Professional Guest Artists Abby Callahan and Nathan Otto, courtesy of the Huntsville Ballet, are returning to perform in the leading roles of the Snow Queen and King and The Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier Prince.
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General Info
Venue: Overton Chapel
Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted
Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
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Tentative Program
Holiday Medley – Various
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
“The First Noël”
“Deck the Halls”
“O Holy Night” – Adolphe Adam
“Ma’oz Tzur” – Traditional Hanukkah Song
“The Snow is Dancing” – Claude Debussy
“The Seasons, Op. 37a” – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
I. January. “By the Hearth”
XII. December. “Christmas”
“The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs)” – Émile Waldteufel
“Greensleeves (What Child is This)” – Traditional
Holiday Medley
“Joy to the World”
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
“Away in a Manger”
“The Nutcracker, Op. 71” – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Miniature Overture
Act I, Scene II: No. 2, “March”
Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. “Trepak, Russian Dance”
Act II: No. 13, “Waltz of the Flowers”
Act II: No. 14c, Pas de Deux. Variation II, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”
Performers
Listeso String Quartet
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Acclaimed Professional Guest Artists Abby Callahan and Nathan Otto, courtesy of the Huntsville Ballet, are returning to perform in the leading roles of the Snow Queen and King and The Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier Prince.
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