@nytimes: Exhaustion is a real thing for the children dancing in City Ballet’s production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” Leading up to the show, Lincoln Center becomes something of a second home, where classes and rehearsals can last until 9 or 9:30 p.m. Some have to eat dinner in the car. Or do their homework on the train. But the payoff is huge: They get to be in “The Nutcracker.” Gia Kourlas, the dance critic of The New York Times, hung out with four children in this year’s production. Video by @globalgabrielgrey and Gia Kourlas #dance #TheNutcracker #ballet #christmas