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Surfacing
Company: Collaboration - Nicole Bradley Browning and Mary Fitzgerald Choreographers: Nicole Bradley Browning and Mary Fitzgerald Performers: Nicole Bradley Browning and Mary Fitzgerald You simply can't characterize this performance without referring to the cabbages....
Entangled
Company: Suspended Fluidity Choreographer: Jen James Performer: Jen James Sometimes I think aerial performance is to dance as glass blowing is to sculpture. Each can be so inherently beautiful that even mistakes are interesting and hard to detect. It's...
Rest in the Mourning
Company: Halo Movement Collective Choreographer: Angel Castro, with Anna Jones, George Jones, Jenna Lyn Performers: Brianna Bishop, Angel Castro, Kayla Coxon, Krysta Flores, Trinity Gracia, Sara Henson, Anna Jones, George Jones, Rylee Locker, Randee Madison, Brayan...
Intra-Shift
Company: Instinct Dancecorps Choreographer: Jenny Gerena (in collaboration with the dancers) Performers: Valerie Blake, Chanel Craig, Jay Garcia, Caleb Tarrant, Sheryl Powell, Paige Wind (Understudies: Edson Machin, Callista Mincks) This was my favorite group piece...
Metamorphosis of Perception
Company: Guest Performer - Winner C2 Choreography Competition Choreographer: Baylie MacRae Performer: Baylie MacRae Kudos to SCC for showcasing this talented alum. This was a brilliant piece, beautifully executed and something very real for the current crop of...
Never Again
Company: Chandler High School Modazz - Winner C2 Choreography Competition Choreographer: Angelina Flores Performers: Abby Dierks, Water Dow, Elke Fajut, Fiona Fajut, Angelina Flores, Jaeden Herrera, Jaida Jones, Leah Le, Denice Melitante, Sennette Ruff, Starr...
In Your Dreams
Company: Desert Dance Theatre Choreographer: Lisa Chow Performers: Lisa R. Chow, Candy Jimenez, Caroline Liddicoat, Step Raptis In Your Dreams is a cheeky little piece (as in tongue-in-cheek), from choreographer, Lisa Chow, who does a quick vamp on the singles bar...
Mare Tranquilitatis
Company: Desert Dance Theatre Choreographer: Candy Jimenez Performers: Erik Canales, Jeremiah Jenkins, Derrick Patten Mare Tranquilitatis is an abstract dance piece and, as such, difficult to review because, well, it's abstract. There isn't a story line or...
Double J
Company: Desert Dance Theatre Choreographer: Danielle McNeal Johnson Performers: Shayna De Cruz, Derrick Patten This piece demonstrates choreographer Danielle McNeal Johnson's light touch with a fun-filled M/F duet that expresses the couples real enjoyment of each...
Fall to the Sky
Company: Desert Dance Theatre Choreographer: Lisa Chow Video Design: Billbob Brown Performers: C.J. Avalos, Erik Canales, Lisa Chow, George A. Johnson, Caroline Liddicoat This program did not have a cast of thousands or elaborate sets, but I thought it was an...
Bloody Mary
Company: CaZo Dance Company Choreographer: Bridgette Borzillo with Dominque Bailey, Laura Belvado, Malikah Fernandez, Rachael Haug, Martha Patty Hernandez, Jamie Larkin Pre-Show Performers: Briana Bryant, Bria Counterman, Giovanni Duran, Amie Faulkner, Jamie Larkin...
Rotator 360
Company: Desert Dance Theatre Choreographer/Video Designer: Billbob Brown Performers: C. J. Avalos, Erik Canales, Candy Jimenez, George A. Johnson, Caroline Liddicoat, Kyara Nycole In a talk-back session, choreographer, Billbob Brown, explained that the genesis of...
Dark Night of the Soul
Company: Danielle McNeal Johnson / DMJ Dance Collective Choreographer: Danielle McNeal Johnson Performer: Derrick Patten We know that the piece is going to be dark. If the title isn't enough of a clue, you only have to wait for the soundtrack - a deep, throbbing...
Joyride
Company: Scottsdale Community College Dance / Instinct Dancecorps Choreographer: Aaron McGloin Company Director: Angela Rosenkrans Performers: Valerie Blake, Chanel Craig, Jay Garcia, Edson Machin, Callista Mincks, Paige Wind; Understudies: Sheryl Powell, Caleb...
Junctures
Company: Desert Dance Theatre Choreographer: Lisa R. Chow Performers: George A. Johnson, Caroline Liddicoat This is a piece that I desperately wanted to be better - or just a bit different. It had so many elements that I either like or love. First, it's a...
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