TEEN DANCE COMPANY PAST PERFORMANCES

2006 - "TRIBUTES"

Local pre-professional Teen Dance Company presented an evening of concert dance entitled "Tributes."

This program featured new works and existing company repertoire that comments on the human existence. Resident and Guest Choreographers gave their perspective on moments in history, the environment, the human psyche, the ages of man, and culture.

2005 - "ELEMENTS"
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ELEMENTS featured works by: Jen Backhaus, Heather Cooper, Tye Gillespie, Jen Hechtle-Bradford, Carlos Jones, William Lu, Mia Michaels, Leah Orza, Chris Riddle, Mara Williams and other repertory.

WIND: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"

FIRE: to light up as if by fire; to illuminate; liveliness of the imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal. Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star

WATER: like a body of water, standing or flowing, a lake, river or other collection of water.

METAL: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets.

EARTH: The planet upon which we live, made of rock and with high abundances of heavy elements (metals). So far it has been found the only planet fully capable of supporting life.

2004 - "ONE WORLD"
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ONE WORLD invited dance makers to compose material that reflected the increasingly diminished cultural, social, and geographic boundaries of the many nations of planet earth. The evening proved to be one rich with diversity and testament to the idea that we are all the same and indeed we are ONE WORLD. The evening’s bill held the following:

• “Yamato” reflects an exploration of the complex rhythms of Japanese tyko drumming through the use of contemporary modern dance technique.

• The trio work “Hindi Moves” fuses Odissi moudras and motifs with modern dance to create a delicious blend of East Indian classical dance and American contemporary dance.

• Contemporary ballet meets Spanish port de bras is the focus of “Vuelo al Sur.”

• Paying homage to traditional Chinese dance the company had the privilege of dance “Maiden River” – a story dance.

• “Fuerza Y Belleza” a jazzy, Brazilian composition.

• “Inter Celestial Flight 408” a lighthearted look at a future earth where geographic and cultural boundaries have been blurred. The first 3 sections of this work combine Eastern, Western, African, and Pacific Islander movements to “world music” grooves. The final section takes the viewer a step beyond as it suggests the possibility of further change with the onset of galactic travel.