Anna Cole, a dancer with the Cleveland Ballet, defied the odds and performed the lead role in their new Nutcracker production despite a rib injury. Cole shares her experience and the joy of inspiring young dancers.
It’s the time of the year when people are rushing to see the Nutcracker live, including here in Cleveland at Playhouse Square. Cleveland Ballet premiered an entirely new production of the beloved holiday tradition. They followed the traditional storyline of Clara, her Nutcracker Prince, and their magical journey through the Land of the Sweets. Cleveland Ballet says, the production was elevated with new costumes, sets, and choreography for a lavish holiday experience.
Anna Cole has been a dancer since she was 7 years old. That is also when she danced in her first Nutcracker as a little gingerbread.Now, years later, she is dancing in all of the lead roles in different shows in the Cleveland Ballet’s version of The Nutcracker, including the Sugar Plum Fairy.“I looked up to the Sugar Plum Fairy so much and think all of us younger ones did. And now that I am doing the sugar plum fairy professionally, I see all the joy and sparkle in the little kid’s eyes when they look at me which is I make sure to make those connections, so the next generation is inspired,” said Cole.Cole has been performing in The Nutcracker for two seasons with the Cleveland Ballet. Over the last two weeks, she has performed in all 11 shows this season. Dancers say The Nutcracker can be hard on the body.“It is a little tougher doing it on stage, and we're running the ballet two three times a day, doing different roles when we're in the week leading up to shows,” said Cole.It was during practice when Cole would experience an injury that jeopardized her chances of performing this season.“I was being lifted, and something went wrong, and my ribs kind of shifted out of place,” said Cole.Cole says even though she had a common injury for dancers, she was scared of how it would impact her chances of performing. 'At one point, when I was seeing the doctor, she said that it was going to be something serious and that I was going to have to stop dancing for the seaso
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