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‘Nutcracker’ Performed at Children’s Inn

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Ballet troupe that performed the Nutcracker at NIH.
The Maryland School of Dance spread holiday cheer to pediatric patient families on Dec. 13 by performing excerpts from The Nutcracker at the Children’s Inn at NIH.

The Maryland School of Dance spread holiday cheer to pediatric patient families on Dec. 13 by performing excerpts from The Nutcracker at the Children’s Inn at NIH. The concert was sponsored by The XA Project, a non-profit charity founded by Dr. Audie Atienza. He is a health scientist at NIH who created the organization to bring the joy and beauty of the arts to children facing serious medical conditions. 

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