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Dance Review:  Flawlessly to the MAX!  Batsheva Dance Company at BAM

Boys and Girls, gather around Daddy Dante and let me tell you of a time when dancers were human and dance pieces were filled with tiny little mistakes.  Dancers occasionally would fall off their leg, or they might miss a step, or be out of time with the other dancers, and perform to music that was a melodious tune.  That was a very long time ago.  That time is no more!

Batsheva Dance Company has pioneered the entire face of contemporary dance and has created dancers that are able to perform with perfection and complete synchronization to abstract soundscapes,  simple repetitions of counting to 10, and metallic screeching.  Batsheva Dance is hot!    Read More

Photography by Gadi Dagon

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Dance Review:  New New York City Ballet Demonstrating 21st Century Movement

New York City Ballet remains true to Balanchine's dream of having a genuine American ballet company performing a repertoire of contemporary masterpieces.  The Company, as it is often referred to, does as its name suggests-epitomize the American form of classical dance.  The fast pace and aggressive desire to achieve, that exist in the city of New York, are at the Company's essence.  Simultaneously striking yet soft, strong and supple, modern and classic, contemporary yet timeless, active technique presented by the Company screamed meaning into the movements.  Leg passing along the length of its counterpart in passé, pointe shoes pricking the floor in piqués.  Exemplary, exacting movements, picture perfect at any moment. Read More

Photography © Paul Kolnik

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Dance Review: ANGEL FELICIANO'S THE MOVEMENT MOVES

Angel Feliciano’s performance at the Joyce Soho touched on the dynamics of New York City as a birth place to numerous dreams and a dying hood and thus a dying mother of Hip Hop.  The precision was ridiculously on point and choreography was both witty and intelligent.  Hot hot hot! . . .

The evening consisted of hard hitting solo performances influenced by various Hip Hop styles.  Sharp group patterns framed the story of an inspiring artist, a troubled couple, and neighborhood friendships.  The evening featured hip hop legend Jazzy J, and, the PJ Lockers, Nobuya Nagahama and Noel Rodriguez, as well as dancers like, Takahiro Ueno and Diosmer Reynoso, who too demanded attention with their skill and grace.  Read More

Photography by Anne Hugus

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Dance Review: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

NICE! . . . That’s all I had to say after seeing Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana at Brooklyn College’s Whitman Hall on Sunday. Dancers displayed power, grace, and precision through intricate foot combinations, stylized arms, and musical accuracy. The audience was full of people from different backgrounds and ages. There were only four woman and two men who danced on Whitman Hall’s huge stage and they commanded attention as if there were 20 dancers up there! This company was able to dazzle on a huge stage with no additions:  just dancers and lights and lets not forget to mention an excellent band where Felix de Lola and Juan Manuel Mora touched your soul as they belted beautiful melodies out into the hall.   Read More

Photography by Lois Greenfield © 2006

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