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Outer moves, inner beauty: Looking back on the year in Boston dance

Whitney Jensen in Rooster at Boston Ballet :: She's always a ray of sunshine in her roles, but in the luxuriant moves of her solo to the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday," Whitney Jensen suggested an inner life to match her fluent, exterior beauty.

Mikko Nissinen's Nutcracker at Boston Ballet :: The Swarovski-crystal-laden tutus may be over the top, but Boston Ballet's investment in a refreshed Nutcracker will bring visions of sugarplums to a new generation, with an 1820s setting that does not insult anyone's intelligence and authentic dance challenges for the company's roster of distinguished technicians.