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Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects brings two premieres to the intimate Flea Theater June June: see month.  13-17. Heavy Light, for six dancers, explores metaphors of weight and lightness using Oberfelder's bold physical style honed from gymnastics gymnastics, exercises for the balanced development of the body (see also aerobics), or the competitive sport derived from these exercises. Although the ancient Greeks (who invented the building called a gymnasium , diving diving

Sport of plunging into water, usually headfirst and often following the execution of one or more acrobatic maneuvers. It emerged as a competitive sport in the late 19th century and became part of the Olympic Games in 1904.
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n.
1. The art of dancelike movement in water; synchronized swimming.

2. A performance or competition of this swimming.
. The Title Comes Last is a trio that draws on all the senses including smell, which, Oberfelder says, affects the brain in a similarly direct way as movement. A mix of music includes selections by Fischerspooner, John King, and Tin Hat Trio. See www.theflea.org.
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Title Annotation:NEW YORK NOTEBOOK
Author:Yung, Susan
Publication:Dance Magazine
Date:Jun 1, 2007
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