>>> called the nutcracker pin ya pinada, my guests are alexa and ni nina.elcome to the show. >> thank you. >> now he have a beautiful performance that you all provided for us. now, tell us about this performance because it kind of got you a great nomination. who can tell us about that? >> so this summer we participated in the ethnic dance festival in san francisco. and we performed the region. it was a real exciting time for us, and we were nominated for isidore jenkin award. >> what does that mean? >> i think it's just really nice to be recognized for the hard work that we're putting into this as by the larger bay area dance community. and this award, they give nominations for all kinds of dance. there's classical ballet, contemporary. and we really appreciate it being recognized as an art form at the same level as those. >> and it's a ballet. talk about the prestige you take in talking about the fact that you do dance ballet in this form here. >> our directors are really into conditioning us as dancers, teaching us different styles of dance. there's a bal