Georgia Smart as Clara Georgia joined Brecon Festival Ballet in 2021 when she performed the Columbine Doll and covered the role of Clara. She made her debut as Clara in the full-length Nutcracker in 2023 and we’re delighted to see Georgia perform this role again in this year.	Hamish Scott as The Nutcracker Hamish Scott trained at The Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst Ballet School before joining Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2017, where he danced for over seven years. His repertoire there included leading roles in ballets by Frederick Ashton, David Bintley, Kenneth MacMillan, and Peter Wright, with highlights such as The Tempest, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, and The Nutcracker. Hamish was awarded the Bronze Medal at the Genée International Ballet Competition (2016) and was a BBC Young Dancer Finalis	Hannah Stevens as Clara Hannah trained at London Studio Centre, After graduating, she joined Étoile Ballet Theatre for their 2022 season. Hannah began performing with Brecon Festival Ballet in 2023 as part of the corps de ballet. In 2024, she danced the role of Columbine Doll and covered the role of Clara. This year, she is delighted to make her debut in the role of Clara.
Isaac Bowry as The Nutcracker Isaac is an experienced dancer with several companies, including many productions with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures. Isaac made his debut with Brecon Festival Ballet in 2024, performing the lead role of The Nutcracker/Nathaniel, and we are delighted to welcome him back this year.	Natasha Trigg Natasha grew up just outside Brecon and has been dancing the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy since our inaugural year in 2019. She’s an experienced ballet dancer, who has performed with English National Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall and is currently dancing a principal role in Tales of Hoffmann at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.	Aimee Casey Aimee is a Welsh dancer who has risen through the ranks at Brecon Festival Ballet, from Corps de Ballet roles in 2022, to the Columbine Doll in 2023 with her debut in the Principal role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in 2024! It will be lovely to welcome Aimee back to perform this role again this year.
Yasset Roldan as The Cavalier Yasset Roldan Yasset is an experienced dancer, from Cuba, who’s danced with a variety of companies and who first danced with Brecon Festival Ballet in 2021, dazzling audiences in the Don Quixote Pas de Deux. We’re delighted to welcome him back in 2025 to dance the role of the Cavalier, which he first performed last year.	Michael Hawkins as Cavalier Michael Hawkins is in his final year of training at the Central School of Ballet in London. He is performing the role of the Cavalier in this year’s Nutcracker with Brecon Festival Ballet, having previously covered and performed the Trepak dance in the 2024 production. Michael has also danced the Principalrole in Coppélia with Bristol Russian Ballet. Michael is delighted to be returning to Brecon Festival Ballet and is especially excited to perform the role of the Cavalier in this year’s product