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The St. Lucie Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker’’ will be brought to the
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dance studio, the St. Lucie Ballet, on Southwest Biltmore
Street in Port St. Lucie. They give classical ballet training and
also offer classes in jazz, tap and hip-hop. In the fall, their cast
of 70 gets ready for “The Nutcracker.”
“Every year from September to December, it’s all we do,
with Sundays off,” Oquendo said. “During the week the children
take their classes and are rehearsing, and Saturday is all
rehearsing. We enjoy the process of getting ready for the final
production. The kids look forward to it every year.”
“The Nutcracker” ballet is based on a book, “The Nutcracker
and the Mouse King,” by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with music by
Tchaikovsky. It premiered in Russia in 1892 and has become
a staple of the holidays. The couple will help stage two other
productions of “The Nutcracker” in December, in Jupiter and
St. Augustine. Then, with their 13-year-old son, they are going
to Puerto Rico to celebrate the holidays with their family. The
festivities undoubtedly will extend well into the New Year.
Name: Lydia Oquendo
Holiday activity: Putting on
“The Nutcracker”
Age: 38
Birthplace: Miami
Residence: Port St. Lucie
Family: Husband, Rogelio Corrales,
and son, Marco Corrales, 13
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Fondest holiday memory: “Visiting Puerto Rico for the holidays
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Name: Rogelio Corrales
Holiday activity: Putting on
“The Nutcracker”
Age: 37
Birthplace: Cuba
Residence: Port St. Lucie
Family: Wife, Lydia Oquendo,
and son, Marco Corrales, 13
What most people don’t know about me: “I love to fish.”
Fondest holiday memory: “Seeing my first Christmas celebration
in the U.S., when I immigrated in 1994. Christmas
was banned in Castro’s Cuba.”
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