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Miranda Dafoe warms up before her performance as the Nutcracker in Dayton Ballet's production of “The Nutcracker” in Dayton, Ohio on December 21, 2019. For the first time in professional dance history, according to Dayton Ballet's artistic director, a female, 23-year-old ballet dancer Miranda Dafoe, has been cast in the role of the Nutcracker. Once Dafoe's nutcracker head is removed during the performance, her identity as a female soldier is revealed and she becomes a guiding or motherly figure to Clara. (Photo by Megan Jelinger/AFP Photo)
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