Local Students to Dance 'The Nutcracker' at the Detroit Opera House

The Detroit Opera House continues its annual holiday tradition with the return of "The Nutcracker" production over Thanksgiving weekend.

Four local students will make their debut on the professional stage when they dance in the Detroit Opera House's annual production of The Nutcracker over Thanksgiving weekend. Brighton residents Peyton Ackley, 13, an eighth-grader at Scranton Middle School; Allyse Kish, 13, an eighth-grader at St. Patrick School, her sister, Alyvia Kish, 10, a fifth-grader at St. Patrick School and Howell resident Amaya McKenzie, 13, an eighth-grader at Parker Middle School have all been chosen to perform in the BalletMet - Michigan Opera Theatre 2012 production. The girls, who have all been dancing for the majority of their lives, auditioned with the BalletMet and Michigan Opera Theatre along with about 200 other students and were among about 60 that were…

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