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company. Christmas stories aren’t
all about nutcrackers. South Florida
Dance Co., based in Port St. Lucie,
brings another tradition, Charles
Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to the
Sunrise for two performances early in
December.
Bonnie Spector, owner and executive
director of the teaching and performing
company, said it was six years ago
that the idea of “an annual holiday
tradition to share with our dance
families and our community” took
shape. The cast, with the exception of
Scrooge, is made up of students at the
school, all between 7 and 18. Scrooge
is portrayed by an instructor.
To dress the dancers, Spector said,
they have to pull from several sources.
“The costumes are a compilation of
costumes gathered over years from
other performances, ordered from costume
companies, and custom made
costumes from some of our parent
volunteers.”
Scrooge’s famous line, “Bah. Humbug,”
is overshadowed by what Spector
described as “a beautiful lesson for
both young and old that brings to our
remembrance what is really important
during the holiday season and in life.”
The Cratchit family
receives Tiny Tim’s grim
prognosis and his new
crutches from the doctor
in South Florida Dance
Co.’s A Christmas Carol.