Ballet Phenom Dusty Button Assumes Role of Sugar Plum Fairy in Central Florida Ballet's Nutcracker

An American Ballet Theatre alum, World Ballet Competition All-Star and Instagram sensation, Dusty Button joins the Nutcracker cast as the Sugar Plum Fairy on behalf of former CFB alum Hannah Bettes.

Pictured: Dusty Button

Central Florida Ballet announced today that Dusty Button, a nationally-renowned dancer and former Boston Ballet principal, will perform the role of Sugar Plum Fairy for their three Nutcracker presentations on December 15 and 16, 2018 at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center. The role was originally to be performed by Hannah Bettes, a CFB alum and Boston Ballet soloist, who recently suffered an ankle sprain.

Dusty Button, a native of South Carolina, moved to New York at the age of 16 to train at the American Ballet Theatre's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School and subsequently completed her studies at the Royal Ballet School in London. She received the coveted Dame Ninette de Valois bursary and graduated with honors. She performed with the Boston Ballet In 2012 as a corps member and in 2014 was promoted to principal dancer. Ms. Button was also featured on the cover of Pointe Magazine in 2015.

Pictured: Dusty Button

Described by Shape Magazine as "...the punk rock Black Swan ballerina who is crushing any preconceived ideas of what a prima ballerina is "supposed" to look like," Ms. Button challenges the status quo and is a sought-after soloist by a multitude of ballet companies around the world.

"We are grateful to have Dusty perform in Hannah's place. Dusty is a powerhouse ballerina with exceptional abilities. Our audiences are sure to be wowed by her performances," said Central Florida Ballet Executive Director Vasile Petrutiu.

Central Florida Ballet's Nutcracker is the only local company performance that has received consistent praise and positive reviews from local, national and international media. Tickets for all three performances are selling quickly and available now at CentralFloridaBallet.com

For more information and tickets to the Central Florida Ballet's Nutcracker performances, please visit www.centralfloridaballet.com or call 407.849.9948.