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The story of 鈥淭he Nutcracker鈥� is timeless.

Clara鈥檚 dream of her nutcracker doll coming to life returns to Popejoy Hall with an opening performance on Saturday, Nov. 30. 鈥淭he Nutcracker Ballet鈥� features a cast of more than 100 dancers from the community and 22 professional dancers from the New Mexico Ballet Company, as well as current stars of the San Francisco Ballet and the New York City Ballet. Fifty musicians from the New Mexico Philharmonic will perform the famous score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Christmas dream: New Mexico Ballet Company's twist on 'The Nutcracker' dances its way to Popejoy Hall

Eventgoers will be pleasantly surprised with a slight twist in the second act, typically referred to as the 鈥淟and of the Sweets.鈥�

鈥淥ver the years, 鈥楴utcracker鈥� has had some cultural associations with some of the variations in divertissements,鈥� said Kelly Ruggiero, artistic director of the New Mexico Ballet Company. 鈥淚 decided to actually make each variation a very sweet space. The first one would be 鈥楥hocolate.鈥� We have 鈥楥aramel,鈥� 鈥楾ea,鈥� 鈥楳eringue鈥� and 鈥楥innamon.鈥� So the choreography that I put forth this year is more representative of sweet versus a cultural movement.鈥�

Ruggiero said her version of 鈥淭he Nutcracker鈥� leans toward contemporary ballet.

鈥淐aramel is a really good example of that,鈥� she explained. 鈥淚t鈥檚 more of a gooey, taffy like quality, in terms of movement versus classical ballet technique ... I鈥檇 say all these variations have their own little themes of more contemporary ballet versus a very strict classical ballet take on it. You鈥檒l see, like with Chocolate, a little bit more flare, with Tea it鈥檚 a little bit more cutesy. Meringue is very like swirly in the movements with the arms, and there鈥檚 some props too that we鈥檝e integrated this year to kind of represent that theme of whipped sugar. And then, Cinnamon is very spicy, as it sounds.鈥�

Ruggiero said she rechoreographed the entire ballet.

鈥淚鈥檝e had a few actually guest choreographers as well, put their hands into some of the choreography,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e have the same framework. It鈥檚 essentially the same story, but different movement than what we鈥檝e had the past few years, which is refreshing, both for the dancers and any audience members that have seen it recently.鈥�

The contemporary changes to the choreography have been welcomed by the dancers.

鈥淚 think for most dancers, they do 鈥楾he Nutcracker鈥� every season with whatever company they鈥檙e with,鈥� Ruggiero said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 something that is very familiar. So changing up the movement for them, just refreshes it and keeps them on their toes, I guess you could say.鈥�

Ruggiero knows what it means to want to keep ballet fresh and interesting. Prior to becoming artistic director, she performed with a few different professional companies including the Nevada Ballet Theatre that performs both classical and contemporary ballet, and the David Taylor Dance Theatre, which performs a 鈥渧ery contemporary鈥� form of ballet.

Ruggiero moved to Albuquerque in 2011 and hung up her pointe shoes until she decided to take a ballet class.

鈥淭he artistic director at the time said, 鈥楧o you want to join us? We鈥檇 love to have you dance with us,鈥欌�� she said. 鈥淪o I strapped the pointe shoes back on and I continued to dance up through last year. I faded out, obviously, according to what my body can do at my age.鈥�

Ruggiero has been involved in New Mexico ballet since her move to the Land of Enchantment. She took over as production manager for the New Mexico Ballet Company in 2017 and started to get involved on the business side of productions.

鈥淚鈥檝e always worked closely with the artistic director,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hen you are in a company with the number of contacts that we have and the amount of people we collaborate with, you start to develop relationships and connections with everyone that you鈥檙e working with. I think having that background helped me to transition as artistic director.鈥�

The previous artistic director of the New Mexico Ballet Company moved with her husband to Ireland this past spring, according to Ruggiero.

鈥淚 was offered the opportunity and I decided to take it on to keep the dance continuing,鈥� she said.

Like any athletic sport, there is plenty of wear and tear on the body, which Ruggiero experienced, particularly in her joints. Although she is no longer performing on stage, she is happy to remain part of the ballet community.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a passion, so it鈥檚 something that鈥檚 really difficult to give up,鈥� she said. 鈥淪o at least if I can be involved, even as a choreographer, just even working with the (New Mexico Ballet) Company, it鈥檚 a bonus for me.鈥�