A Nutcracker Christmas Page #3

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But you're not. I don't

think you should dance.

Mark,

- don't do this to me.

- It's settled, then.

Jade will stand in tonight.

I am sorry, Lily,

but it is for the best.

- No!

- You'll have your chance again.

Next year.

- How could you do this to me?

- Lily, you have to trust me.

This is

the right thing to do.

You need to be with your family.

I'm just trying to protect you.

No! You're killing

everything I ever wanted!

- Everything Beth ever wanted for me!

- That's not fair.

What's not fair is you

taking this dream away from me.

(sniffling)

I didn't know it then, but...

that was the day

I said goodbye to Mark.

And goodbye to ballet.

Last breath in...

(breathing deeply)

Let it all out.

(exhaling)

Namaste.

(class):
Namaste.

Thank you.

Bye.

Hey, Lily. Thanks for the great class.

I did not know yoga could

be such a good workout.

- (laughing)

- Um,

so, my office is having

a party next Thursday.

- I don't know if you have plans, but...

- Oh.

- Next Thursday?

- Yeah.

I think I have something

- at my niece's ballet studio--

- Really? I didn't get an invite.

- It's just a dress rehearsal.

- Since when did you ever go--

It's not a big deal, really.

I should've asked earlier.

Anyway, thanks again.

- Great class as always, Lily.

- Thank you.

Really? You go

to dress rehearsals now?

- The point is, I don't date my clients.

- The point is,

- you don't date anyone, honey.

- You know what?

I'm gonna be late to pick up

Sadie. I will see you at dinner.

Mom was right. It was like I'd

developed an allergy to ballet

and men. But the truth is,

spending time with Sadie

was more than enough for me.

(piano music)

I had a lot of reasons

for leaving New York,

but Sadie was the real reason

I never went back.

I could never replace her mother,

but I was determined to help

raise her as best I could.

You must be so proud of Sadie winning

the American Ballet Invitational.

- Yeah.

- I guess that dancing's in her blood.

(piano music)

Please, come in.

Girls,

I think most of you know

Sadie's aunt, Lily Jamison.

Well, like Sadie,

Lily also won the ABI

and actually went on to dance

with the New York Ballet.

- She was a prima ballerina.

- That was a long time ago.

Lily, would you like to do

something with the girls?

I don't dance anymore.

I'm just saying,

you could've done something.

It was so embarrassing.

Oh my goodness,

you're kidding!

- What?

- Uh...

"Based on Sadie's recent

performance in the ABI regionals,

"the Philadelphia Ballet

would like to invite Sadie McRae

"to be a guest artist

performing the role

of Clara in this season's

The Nutcracker."

- (squealing)

- That's a lead role!

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