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Acton youths likened to Michael Jackson and Beyonce in play
Youngster put on a show with a difference and entertained the masses with their adaptation of a Dickens classic.
Using modern culture such as Michael Jackson's Thriller dance, rapping and some R'n'B moves from hip-shaking Beyonce, the members of Youth Street Beats, based at the Priory Community Centre in Acton, performed Mr Skint-Flint.
More than 200 parents and family friends came to watch the performance which was based on A Christmas Carol's Scrooge and which included around 40 children aged 5-17.
Through the art of self expression, the youngsters were able to put on a fun show while also learning a deeper, moral message in terms of money and happiness.
Collette Noel, director and co-ordinator of Youth Street Beats which was founded in 2002, said: "When the children first watched the film, they found it quite slow and so we wanted to adapt it using modern language and dance.
"The children learnt that there is more to life than money, such as being with friends and family and the influence of money on Scrooge which made many people dislike him.
"Everyone who came to watch said they were amazed at how much they achieved in such a short space of time and it's so rewarding to see the children's confidence grow as this may not necessarily come through at school."
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