I attended the second day of HCC's Four Days of Dance. Some dances were performed by students and some by guest artists. I can only say that I was completely floored by the artistic accomplishment of this program.
The Korean Fan Dance, choreographed by Jiae Paul and deftly performed by HCC students, was a visual treat. The graceful dancers looked like pink and yellow butterflies. There was a nice bit of synchronized dance and rolling-fan-wave that created the visual illusion of a dragon. Lead dancer Sumi Kim’s background in Korean dance is evident in this traditional piece.
Three Iberian Moods was a lyrical ballet piece performed by three dancers on pointe. They handled single pirouettes very nicely, demonstrated good synchronization and lots of attitude. At times they purposely violated the fourth wall by looking out into the audience. The three women performed this medium-difficulty ballet with wonderful style and enthusiasm.
This article appears in Apr 22-28, 2009.