TOPSHOT - Miranda Dafoe poses in the Schuster Center in her costume for Dayton Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker" in Dayton, Ohio on December 23, 2019. - For the first time in professional dance history, according to Dayton Ballet's artistic director, a female, 23-year-old ballet dancer Miranda Dafoe, has been cast in the role of the Nutcracker. Once Dafoe's nutcracker head is removed during the performance, her identity as a female soldier is revealed and she becomes a guiding or motherly figure to Clara. (Photo by Megan JELINGER / AFP)