Local ballet students, 6 to 18, are invited to audition at 6 p.m. Monday for Moscow Ballet soloist and audition director Anna Radik at Pennsylvania Classical Ballet Academy, 1716 Washington Ave. in Northampton. The audition is open to students with a minimum one year of ballet training.

The selected children will perform in the Great Russian Nutcracker on Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at The State Theatre in Easton.

Selected dancers will perform side-by-side with the Moscow Ballet company in the Great Russian Nutcracker in roles that were created exclusively for their age and skill levels.

Radik will also lead the young dancers at dress rehearsal with the Russian company the day of the performance. This is often a once-in-a-lifetime experience for aspiring young dancers.

The Dance-with-Us program is in its 25th year of auditioning and rehearsing student dancers in each tour city to perform with the professional company. Auditions are free, but there may be a casting fee.

Sign up to audition at www.nutcracker.com/auditions. If cast, dancers must be available Monday through Oct. 12.

Tickets are on sale at the box office, by phone 800-999-STATE or online at statetheatre.org.