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Aliza Pullen of Minot and Stefan Kroger of Peru rehearse Wednesday for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at the Franco Center in Lewiston. More than 70 dancers will perform this weekend during The Dance Center and Ballet LA presentation. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Go to dancecenterla.com for tickets. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Young dancers wait backstage Wednesday for their cue during rehearsal for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at the Franco Center in Lewiston. More than 70 dancers will perform this weekend during The Dance Center and Ballet LA presentation. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Go to dancecenterla.com for tickets. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Designer Lana Hall, left, of Wales talks with a young dancer Wednesday while making costume alterations during rehearsal for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at the Franco Center in Lewiston. More than 70 dancers will perform this weekend during The Dance Center and Ballet LA presentation. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Go to dancecenterla.com for tickets. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Francesca Russell, left, of Auburn and Sabina Jeffery of Auburn chat backstage Wednesday during rehearsal for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at the Franco Center in Lewiston. More than 70 dancers will perform this weekend during The Dance Center and Ballet LA presentation. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Go to dancecenterla.com for tickets. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Dance costumes hang backstage Wednesday during rehearsal for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Marley Kothis, left, of Auburn and Quezia Domingos of Lewiston wait backstage Wednesday for their cue during rehearsal for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at the Franco Center in Lewiston. More than 70 dancers will perform this weekend during The Dance Center and Ballet LA presentation. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Go to dancecenterla.com for tickets. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Dancers gather for instructions Wednesday during rehearsal for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at the Franco Center in Lewiston. More than 70 dancers will perform this weekend during The Dance Center and Ballet LA presentation. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Go to dancecenterla.com for tickets. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...

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