Class On Christmas Eve

A Holiday Hustle. A Long Journey. An Unexpected Gift.

For fifteen-year-old Theresa Cazeau, Christmas isn’t about slowing down—it’s about keeping up. Between scrubbing floors for the family’s Christmas Open House, wrangling younger siblings, and squeezing in a two-hour ballet class after a grueling bus ride across New Orleans, the holiday spirit feels far out of reach.

The last thing she expects on Christmas Eve is a lesson that will stay with her forever.

Exhausted and indifferent to the season’s magic, Theresa sets off on a journey that feels routine—until it doesn’t. Somewhere between the familiar streets and the ballet barre, she steps into an unexpected moment of wonder, a revelation wrapped in the quiet beauty of the season.

Sometimes, the greatest gifts aren’t the ones we give—but the ones we’re willing to receive.

Join Theresa in this heartwarming Garage Ballet® novella, where the true meaning of Christmas unfolds in the most surprising way.