The Westlake School for the Performing Arts (WSPA) proudly stages its 28th spectacular annual production of The Nutcracker. This full-length classical ballet serves as a developmental rite of passage for more than 100 elite youth dancers, who advance from playing mice to mastering principal roles under founder Malu Rivera-Peoples. Staged at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, this holiday tradition blends lavish scenery with the precision expected of a world-class training institution, cementing WSPA’s reputation as a 15-time Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Outstanding School. Young children are watching from the edge of their seats enthralled.

The Westlake School for the Performing Arts (WSPA) proudly stages its 28th spectacular annual production of The Nutcracker. This full-length classical ballet serves as a developmental rite of passage for more than 100 elite youth dancers, who advance from playing mice to mastering principal roles under founder Malu Rivera-Peoples. Staged at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, this holiday tradition blends lavish scenery with the precision expected of a world-class training institution, cementing WSPA’s reputation as a 15-time Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Outstanding School. Young children are watching from the edge of their seats enthralled.