Pictured front, from left: Thea Percival and Chelsea Montgomery-Duban. Back Row, from left: Ali Gilliams, Gabriela Grahek, Charis Buff, Paige Schwimer, Allison Ciongoli and Dana Devitt in rehearsals for “The Nutcracker,” directed by Diane Linder for the Malibu Civic Ballet. Photo by Kim Devitt