Boogying for the cause.THE AVERAGE age of retirement for a dancer is 29," announced Chita Rivera. Solemn silence. Then Rivera, 71 and radiant in a sunburst orange outfit, said, "No one told me." Happy laughter. Wild cheering. The dance world loves to celebrate its own, and it does--with style--every, fall at the Career Transition For Dancers gala. During the latest edition, Dancing on Air: A Tribute to Dance on TV at New York's City Center, Phylicia Rashad presented the Rolex Award to dance legend Debbie Allen, and Marge Champion presented the CTFD CTFD Calm the Freak Down (polite form) Award to dance patron Patricia Kennedy. Dancers from Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company. The group was founded in Harlem, New York City, by Arthur Mitchell, then of the New York City Ballet, the first black principal dancer of a classical company of international standing. , The Jeffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre, one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet Theatre in 1940 under the direction of Lucia Chase and Rich Pleasant. , Peter Pucci Plus, and Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet was created in 1986 with former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella helming the company. The Miami City Ballet flourishes as one of America's most respected Balanchine-style based ballet companies. performed duets. Arthur Mitchell talked about Balanchine's awareness of dark skin on white skin when he choreographed Agon. Edward Villella related how Mr. B dashed off a little pas de deux pas de deux (French; “step for two”) Dance for two performers. A characteristic part of classical ballet, it includes an adagio, or slow dance, by the ballerina and her partner; solo variations by the male dancer and then the ballerina; and a coda, or lust so that he and Patricia McBride could have something new for an appearance on the Bell Telephone Hour. An ersatz er·satz adj. Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one; artificial: ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory. See Synonyms at artificial. June Taylor number, (bite choreographed by Mercedes Ellington, opened the show. Tony Stevens had choreographed A Look Back to Bandstand and Soul Train for a slew of dancers, some wearing Afro wigs. Jane Lanier vamped with sassy precision in a Fosse-style dance by Man Johnson. Toni Basil strutted and threaded her way through kids from World Cup Shooting Stars All Star Cheerleading The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , who were popping like popcorn almost to the flies ("cheernastics," they call it). And students from The Ailey School swarmed onto the stage while rock singer Orfeh accompanied their full-steam-ahead energy. During the curtain call, Mitchell boogied with Allen. Other notables who lent their starlight as speakers were Wayne Brady, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Donald Saddler, and Marilyn Taylor Gleason. The evening, produced by Ann Marie DeAngelo and underwritten by Conde Nast Publications, ended with a dinner/dance-cum-auction for 600 patrons in the Sheraton Hotel that helped raise $772,590. As usual, the money will go toward providing counseling and training for dancers to morph into their next life. See www.career transition.org. |
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