Young actresses performing in 1962 in San Diego Junior Theatre's production of Twelve Dancing Princesses, also known as The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes or The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces. It is a German fairy tale originally published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812 as tale number 133. Established in 1948 in Balboa Park, San Diego Junior Theatre is the oldest youth theatre program in the United States, producing shows acted and crewed by children ages 8-18.