The Nutcracker Ballet - 2026: December 17-18-19-20

Letter from SWDC, sharing a new vision and a new Director: Hollie McGovern

Ticket Sales: Tickets will go on sale Saturday, October 31, 11:30 am

Call 360-748-4789 to purchase wheelchair and accessible seats.

NUTCRACKER PEFORMANCES:

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17: 7:30 PM (“‘Pay What You Can”, tickets sold only at the door beginning 6:00 pm)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18: 7:30 PM

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19: 2:00 & 7:30 PM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20: 1:00 & 5:30 PM

Live Stream: Saturday, December 19 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm Pacific Time

Thanks to our AMAZING 2026 Sponsors to Date:

A.N. Onymous

Allen & Brittany Unzelman

VanderStoep, Blinks & Unzelman

Advocate Printing

Butler Surveying

Pohlman & Vanatta Family

Kathy, Gil & Jen Elder

The Ally Hair Bar

The Chronicle

Unzelman Appraisals LLC

McCallum Rock Drilling

Alderson’s Awards West/Printwares

Gesa Credit Union

KITI/Live 95

Scheibmeir, Kelly & Nelson, P.S.

Cascade Community Health

John L. Scott Real Estate

Zebra Computers

Wagner Orthodontics

Lucky & Lawless Bakery

Pizza Girl

Brooks Baked Goods

Totally Pawsome

Squirrel Hut Boutique

Victoria Pogorelc

James & Sandy Hill

Cast Information

Calendar

Includes Nutcracker Rehearsal and Costume Fitting schedules. Select a rehearsal date to view or print them.

Search Wizard

Find your specific parts and schedules here. Includes a casting table, parts breakdown, lookup tables, schedules, and user friendly search bars to look up information by name or by date.

Legacy Links

Links to the same information as above. These links will remain until we have fully migrated to the new format.

Nutcracker 2026 Casting

Please note, this is subject to change. If you made specific family requests and we missed those, let us know right away.

Nutcracker Scenes/Parts breakdown

Spring Into Summer

All School Recital

June 2027: Dates June 24-25-26-27 (Tentative)

Information updated: 7-14-2026

Spring Into Summer is our end of the year all school recital. Every level and style of dance is featured in this performance. Spring Into Summer is held every year in June

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School Tour Production

SPRING 2026

At SWDC, we believe in bringing dance to the community. Each year, dancers participate in our "School Tour Production." We are excited to bring back our production this year for a performance featuring songs from The Wizard of Oz!

We will be performing at area elementary schools in May and June.

This mini-production features various styles of dance and often tells a familiar story such as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, etc. The production is performed at local schools in Lewis County. The school tours production happens every year, May - June depending on our local schools availability.

Rehearsal Schedules

Casting

Detailed Tour Schedule

Tour Dates/Schools

Tuesday, May 26: Boistfort, Adna, Ford’s Prairie

Friday, May 29: Lintott, White Pass/Randle, Mossyrock

Wednesday, June 3: Orin Smith, Winlock, Napavine

Thursday, June 4: Toledo, Edison, Oakview

Dance Festival Northwest

MARCH 21, 2026 7:00 pm

Watch for ticket sales, February 17

Corbet Theatre @ Centralia College

Reserved Seating

Adults: $25.00

Seniors, Students, Children and Military: $20.00

Live Stream: $20.00

Ticketing fee will be applied

Every year, SWDC invites dance companies from around the Pacific Northwest to our local community to perform. This show features the performing companies of various dance schools and always features a professional dance company from the surrounding area. Dance styles vary from ballet, to jazz, contemporary to hip hop. Dance Festival Northwest is held every March.