by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: CaZo Dance Company Choreographers: Bridgette Borzillo, Dominque Bailey, Brayan Perez Performers: Megan Ayers, Dominque Bailey, Bridgette Borzillo, Martha Hernandez, Brayan Perez If you’re wondering what “Slingers” means in this context,...
by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: Zouk Phoenix Dance Company Choreographers: Kiki Jenkins, Benjamin Sodenkamp, Elijah James, Deenie Tusalem Performers: Jenkins, Benjamin Sodenkamp, Elijah James, Deenie Tusalem This is a dance that I was prepared to love. Creative social dance is dear to my...
by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: Gauri Bhobe / Sanskaar Nritya Dance Academy Choreographer: Deepak Mazumdar Performer: Gauri Bhobe First, let me digress. As a young martial artist, I had no respect for tai chi. It was sort of cool looking but, a martial art? Seriously? When a tai chi...
by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: Angel Castro / HALO Movement Collective Choreographer: Angel Castro Performer: Angel Castro Right away, we’re going to give dancer/choreographer, Angel Castro, a few extra points for the costume – which he also designed. It’s a...
by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: Astarte Belly Dance Troupe Choreographers: Gazelle Robertson, Sihaya Florman Performers: Gazelle, Sihaya, Zahara, Taaliah, Lila, Amasis, Bahira I have to take a pass on this piece. Even though the costumes and iridescent fans were a visual treat, I...
by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: Candy Jimenez / Dulce Dance Company Choreographer: Candy Jimenez Performer: Jeremiah Jenkins in a talk-back session after this performance, choreographer Candy Jimenez said that this piece, danced by Jeremiah Jenkins, was meant to characterize the process...
by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: Hoorvash Dance Company Choreographer: Heidi Javaheri Performers: Shahrezad Mazoury, Donya Hejazi, Zohreh Mojtahedi, Anahita Barati This iteration of the Arizona Dance Festival is remarkable for its inclusion of not one, but three examples of Eastern dance...
by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: Movement Source Dance Company Choreographer: Liliana Gomez Performers: Kelly Alifano, Mary Anne Fernandez Herding, Jennifer Kaufman Fourness, Kristen Hugins, Kelly Martell Scovel, Callista Mincks, Dorothy Pace, Susan Pine Harris Believe me, I’m not...
by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: Derrick Bernard Patten Choreographer: Derrick Bernard Patten Performers: Taylan Hall, Gracie Larson, Haylee Murray, Dylan Olson, Mallorie Sturm, Anna Thompson, Jennie Vest The title of this piece says it all. Throw in a hospital bed with a patient and we...
by Les | Sep 22, 2019 | Arizona Dance Festival - Scottsdale program 2 - 9/21/19 |
Company: Yumi La Rosa Choreographer: Yumi La Rosa Performer: Yumi La Rosa Yumi La Rosa belies her petite frame by becoming a towering figure in her flamenco persona. She has an arresting presence that simply commands the stage. In contrast to some previous...
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