There will be a free performance of The Nutcracker by Elizabeth’s Academy of Classical Ballet out of Ainsworth, on December 17, at the Washington Community Center. The doors open at 6 PM, and the show begins at 6:30. KCII was able to speak with Elizabeth Billups, owner of Elizabeth’s Academy of Classical Ballet and Director of the Nutcracker, to get more details about the rehearsal process for the show, “We start rehearsals around the beginning of September, and over the last few weeks, we have been adding in extra days, evenings, Saturdays, and this week especially, it’s just every day in the studio, fine-tuning.” This will be the second year that the Academy is performing The Nutcracker.  Elizabeth’s Academy makes it a free show as a gift to the community for the holidays. You can hear more from Elizabeth on this Friday’s Halcyon House Washington Page.