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Dance Space

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Dance Space
Initially Dance Space sounded very interesting to me.  All of my good friends grew up dancing, therefore I have been watching dance for many years.  When I heard the choices of shows I right away chose Dance Space.  The show sounded very interesting and unique.  I also knew in advance that the Kimmel Center is a large and well known venue; therefore the show had to be greatly put together.  The center puts on a lot of performances throughout the years, although I personally had never seen a show there before.  
   My assumption was that the whole performance would consist of some genre of dance or even multiple forms. 
    I was surprised when the first part was a piano playing as a poem was being read.  I have never been a fan of poetry so I was immediately taken back and unsure of how the rest of the show would go.  The lights flickering was a shock and kind of caused me to worry.  I was not sure if it was on purpose or a part of the performance.  Once the appearance of the stage was space-like and the sounds slowly elevated I was waiting for the main part to begin; but that dragged on for a little bit.  
   The show was set up to be gradual.  His movements were light and not professionally choreopgraphed at first, but slowly his skills began to improve.  When a speaker said "Keep Dancing," I realized this was the dancer's journey and a positive person in his life being encouraging.  This is relateable for many people in their lives.  We all need encouragement and being told to keep on going. The story was understandable.  
    Overall I enjoyed the performance.  I was glad I actually was able to follow the story line.  The relateableness of the show was also a positive.  
First image I saw, before I saw the performance