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BYD Dance in Concert The BYU Dance in Concert was a truly wonderful and spectacular event to have the privilege of watching. The energy and enthusiasm of all of the groups brought an excitement to the audience. From the grace and elegance of the ballroom team to the creativity of the contemporary numbers, all aspects where exceptional. The International Folk Dance Ensemble has an infectious happiness. Their love of the people and culture they are preforming that dances from shines through. In “Papa Loko,” I loved how big and exciting their movements were while also being very precise. The Hungarian dance had amazing timing and synchronization. The way they were able to stay in time with each other without any outside sources to keep the beat was inspirational. Very similar in enthusiasm and cultural splendor was the Living Legends. The Living legends had a wonderful way of transporting the audience through time and space. “Ku’u Leo Aloha” was …show more content…

The “Ordinary Festivals” was so creative. None of the dances were every doing the exact same choreography at the same time and the dancers did some amazing tricks which made it very fun to watch. The Theate Ballet was good but I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much. In “The So-Called Laws of Nature” there was too much going on. I either wanted to watch the video or watch the live dance and having them going at the same time made it difficult to enjoy either one. I think it would have better if the live dance and the video were in synch but they were not so it caused a conflict of where my attention should be. I also felt that there was less emotional connection in the ballet numbers. The Ballroom team was impressive on many fronts. The pasa doble had so much power and enthusiasm; while the “Ode to Joy” was so graceful and elegant. It was easy to see they were enjoying the dances while they still kept them dignified and preformed the way those dances are meant to be

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