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Vince Young makes his ballet debut in "The Nutcracker"

He used to dance around defensive players on the football field, but who would have dreamed Vince Young would one day dance on stage?
Houston native Vince Young stole the show when he played Mother Ginger in Ballet Austin's performance of “The Nutcracker.” (Ballet Austin)

AUSTIN — Houston native Vince Young stole the show when he played Mother Ginger in Ballet Austin’s performance of “The Nutcracker.”

He was dressed in a massive red dress with a big wig and heavy makeup.

PHOTOS: Vince Young as Mother Ginger in "The Nutcracker"

Young flashed the “hook ‘em” Horns sign while on stage.

Mother Ginger, the comical matriarch of the "Bon Bons" family, is being played by a different Austin celebrity each night.

She is typically played by a man because the “Bon Bon” children are hidden under her giant hoop skirt so the actor who plays her needs to be tall.

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