DANCE REVIEWS
They Love this ‘Dirty Dancing’ Chick Flick Clone
The popularity of Dirty Dancing is mind boggling when you consider it’s about the seduction of a naïve 17-year-old girl by a dancing male escort. Oh joy, a sugary underdog story. Let’s watch the statutory rape again! Set in the 1960s at an upscale country club, there’s the upstairs/downstairs drama of golfing and fine dining, along with a botched abortion and bored rich wives hunting for gigolos.
Read MoreSanDiegoStory.com Writers Present Bravos and Boos For 2014
Judging from the reaction of SanDiegoStory.com’s team of reviewers, 2014 was a mixed year for the arts in San Diego. While there was plenty to savor, there was also plenty to criticize…
Read MoreThe Best Things Happen When They Dance in ‘White Christmas’
Berlin’s delightful songs put us in the holiday mood and help the show plod along through 18 scenes. Director Todd Nielsen preserves the corny romantic plot. Still, the show glitters all the same because of the music, excellent dance sequences choreographed by Lisa Hopkins, and a few comic surprises.
Read MoreGo! City Ballet, Malashock Dance, SD Dance Theater on One Gorgeous Stage
The Spreckels Theatre was described by one visiting international company as an ideal stage for dance. This weekend it’s the site for two unique programs with work by four choreographers—both modern dance and ballet—in City Ballet of San Diego’s “Ballet and Beyond.” And newcomer Geoff Gonzalez proves he can hold his own with …
Read MoreA Dance Cornucopia – Stages Overflow with Tasty Offerings
Feathery light Ana da Costa was most pleasing as the ordinary peasant girl Giselle who dies of a broken heart when she discovers that her lover is engaged to another woman. Tall and gallant, Trystan Merrick gave Ms. da Costa superb support as Albrecht, and he inserted theatrical details to expand his character from a two-timing cad to a remorseful young man consumed with guilt
Read MoreTrolley Dances 16: A Marvel of Artistry and Logistics
There is great pleasure in watching dance where it’s not supposed to be, and watching bystanders respond, or trying to ignore the action. There’s a sense of rebellion and breaking the rules…
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