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#OnlyInSiliconValley: Local School Puts on “Codecracker” (Video)

That’s right, girls can dance and code.

If you don’t think this is the most adorkable thing ever, I am sure you must be a Grinch.

According to the all-girls school Castilleja in Palo Alto, Calif.:

“The Dance Production Workshop class worked with the 8th grade choreography class to create ‘Codecracker,’ a techie take on the classic, ‘The Nutcracker,’ where Clara’s coding skills come to her rescue when some of her personal info is stolen by the Mouse King! The girls performed last week during Computer Science Education Week!”

That’s right, girls can dance and code.

Enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yil8nKW5hbE

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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