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Dance Concert Report

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Performance Scavenger Hunt Part 4! 1. There were eight dances in Stardust, a dance concert choreographed by David Rousseve. The first dance was called “Nature Boy” and had no music, however there was text which was written by Eden Ahbez. “When I Fall in Love” was the title of the second dance. This dance was written by Victor Popular and Edward Heyman and the music is from Chappell and Co., Inc. (ASCAP and Intersong-USA, Inc. The third dance was called “Sweet Lorraine” which had music from EMI Mills Music, Inc. “You Call it Madness (But I Call it Love) was the fourth dance. This dance had music from Edwin H. Morris & Company. The next dance was called “Ave Maria” and was written by J.S. Bach. After that was a dance called “Mona Lisa” which had music from Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. “Reach For Tomorrow” was the second to last dance and had music from Catherine Hinen Music, and Patti Washington Music. “Stardust” was the last dance, and had music from EMI Mills Music, Inc along with Songs of Peer, Ltd. The lighting director was Katelan Braymer, and the lighting designer was Christopher Kuhl. Leah Piehl was the costume designer. In Stardust, there were multiple dances with high intensity, and others that were lighter which contrasted with the high intensity feel. The first few dances started with mostly sustained movements with the dancers dancing in unison while the boy’s text messages were displayed on the screen. The end of the performance juxtaposed the beginning and had much more quick movements with dancers doing individual movements across the stage. The music throughout the performance also was a juxtaposition. When there were texts on the screen about the boy feeling ?like no one understood him, the dancers would collapse and curve their bodies. Later in the performance, the dance movements changed with the change in the boy’s feelings and emotions. For example, there were parts where the boy

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