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'A Christmas Carol Ballet'
Averitt Center hopes to start new holiday tradition with famous Dickens story
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"A Christmas Carol Ballet" director Jurijs Safonovs, center, goes over some details after rehearsing the scene in which Ebenezer Scrooge, portrayed by Safonovs, meets the ghost of his deceased former coworker Jacob Marley.
The Statesboro Youth Ballet is trying something a little different this year in hopes of establishing a new holiday tradition. The group won't perform "The Nutcracker," but instead, a familiar Christmas story will be told through dance: "A Christmas Carol Ballet." Jurijs Safonovs, artistic director for the Statesboro Youth Ballet at the Averitt Center for the Arts, couldn't hide his excitement when speaking about the upcoming treat for Statesboro residents.
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