At the School of American Ballet’s new health and wellness center, bodies and minds share equal billing and everyone gets the help they need.

With sparkling snowflakes and the first notes of Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, "The Nutcracker'' arrives every December. First State Ballet Theatre’s production of the cherished classic is exceptional.

The story of a young woman who rises from servant to princess will come to life on the Poway Center for the Performing Arts ...