Candy canes, sugar plum fairies, dewdrops and royalty will grace the Wright Auditorium stage in Petersburg this weekend, as a local dance troupe performs the Nutcracker. This is the sixth Nutcracker performance for Steppin’ Out, which has put on the classic Christmas ballet every other year since 2001. The Steppin’ Out dancers will perform the Nutcracker this weekend in Petersburg’s Wright auditorium. Show times are tonight at 6:30, then Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 pm. Matt Lichtenstein stopped by dress rehearsal for a preview of this year’s show: