The Company of Dance Arts is a pre-professional non-profit dance company located in Tinton Falls. The people who participate in the productions are anywhere from 6 years old to 18 years old with a few guest artists. Every year, they perform the Nutcracker at the Count Basie Theatre and another show in the spring. The show for Spring 2025 will be a new performance called Beware the Forest. This year, the Nutcracker is being performed on the second weekend in December. There are 4 shows: one on Friday the 13th at 7:00 p.m., two on Saturday the 14th, with one at 1:00 p.m. and the other at 5:00 p.m., and one on Sunday the 15th at 1:00 p.m.. Tickets are $25-55 depending on the location of the seats. 2024 marks the 39th Nutcracker performance of the Company of Dance Arts, which was established in 1985!