Fanciest ‘Nutcracker’ footwork? It’s a family’s

By Amy S. Rosenberg
Inquirer Staff Writer
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Being December, this can mean only one thing for Nutcracker families.Crunch time.

And perhaps no one is feeling it more than Lisa Harrison, 47, of New Hope, whom today we elevate, in true grand jeté manner, to the position of Pennsylvania’s Ultimate Nutcracker Mom.

At one end of the state, Harrison has an 18-year-old daughter, Taylor, dancing in the roles of snow, flower, Spanish and party (that’s Nutcracker lingo) for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, where she is in a pre-professional program.

And here, at the other end, she has 11-year-old Thomas, dancing the key role of the Prince in 13 performances of Pennsylvania Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker, which opens Friday at the Academy of Music.  READ MORE…

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