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...

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...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

Company:  AlignDance Theatre Choreographer:  Wendy Ellis Performers:   Ashlyn Kastelic, Katelyn Mizera, Maddie McDonald, Haley Vago, Cayle Zic "Literal" and "message" can mean the death of creative expression and are words that every artist should fear. Unless, of...

Company:  Desert Dance Theatre Choreographer:  Anandha Ray with the cast of DDT Dancers Performers:  Sakeena Cavanar, Meriah Hall, Candy Jimenez, George A Johnson, Caroline Liddicoat I've always been appreciative - no, make that respectful - of artists who challenge...

Company:   Danielle McNeal Johnson / DMJ Dance Collective Choreographer:   Danielle McNeal Johnson Performer:   Shayna Da Cruz This piece begins with Shayna Da Cruz, the soloist, sitting in a large armchair, the only prop on stage. It creates a sense of isolation and...

Company:  Step's Junk Funk Choreographers:  Step Raptis and Lisa R. Chow Performers:  Step Raptis and Lisa R. Chow It took a while for the light to go on. Sometimes I think I can see deeply into things, sometimes I can't see what's in front of my face. But suddenly,...

Company:   Armando "Decoy" Munoz Choreographer:   Armando "Decoy" Munoz Performer:   Armando "Decoy" Munoz With the resurgence of interest in street dance comes a lot of proliferation. Dance companies develop repertoires around it, dance schools add it to their...

Company:  MAC & Company Choreographer:  Micaela Church Performers:  Micaela Church, Brandon Farrer, Martha Patricia Hernandez Damn, did I like this piece! And it wasn't easy because I kept telling myself I wasn't supposed to. It had one of those cheesy little...

Company:   Danielle McNeal Johnson / DMJ Dance Collective Choreographer:   Danielle McNeal Johnson Performers:   MaKenzie Halama, Meriah Hall, Taylan Hall, Abagayle Kimmins, Gracie Larson, Haylee Murray, Derrick Patten, Andie Jo Robinson, Anna Thompson, Jennie Vest...

Company:  Analia Farfan / Ajkun Ballet Theatre Choreographer:  Chiara Ajkun Performer:  Analia Farfan Disclaimer: I was so enamored with the presence and the performance of Analia Farfan that, as a reviewer, nothing I say can be considered remotely objective. I want...

Company:   Crossroads Performance Group Choreographers:   Lisa R. Chow and Step Raptis Performers:   Lisa R. Chow and Step Raptis An image from years ago, long dormant in my consciousness, suddenly reasserts itself. There's an older guy in this bar who asks the hot...