Like snowflakes in the forest at the end of Act 1, there are plenty of options to catch a version of "The Nutcracker" in several different forms throughout the metro area.

Here's a list of a few of them, so get up on your toes and twinkle over to a theater near you.

SOUTHERN YOUTH BALLET’S “THE NUTCRACKER”: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 12-13, Slidell High School, 1 Tiger Drive, Slidell. Tickets start at $37.15 via eventbrite.com . visitthenorthshore.com .

“THE NUTCRACKER”: New Orleans Ballet Theatre will perform Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic Dec. 13-23 at the Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way in New Orleans. Evening performances are at 7 p.m., with matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $51.55. neworleansballettheatre.com

“THE NUTCRACKER”: River Region Ballet, in collaboration with Ball

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