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...family breakfast and a lazy morning and an afternoon of outside play or a museum trip or whatever else strikes the family's fancy. Monday, they all know, will come soon enough, and the girls will be going back to the high-stakes race of schoolwork and homework and ballet or chess or soccer practice. But until then, they are going to have a chance to breathe. "My children," Ben-Ari insists, "will have all the time they need simply to hang out and be children...
...Opening with “Motus” choreographed by Elizabeth M. Santoro ’01, the concert began with an interpretative flavor that would characterize the entire concert. The dancers were divided into two groups, those who danced jazz and those who danced ballet. The two groups interpreted the techno-influenced music of Tyler Wood according to their chosen style. The jazz group’s movements gave the music a smooth hip-hop feel, while the ballet group gave classical moves a hipper look by conforming them to the undulations of the music. Although...
...remaining student works also tried to make music visual. Elizabeth N. Waterhouse’s ’01 “Lindy Suite”combined ballet and swing dancing to Duke Ellington after Tchaikovsky into a successful and entertaining combination. Another example of this experimental effort could be seen in Kathy E. Crewe’s ’00 tenuous but intriguing “El Ritmo,” a tap dance to the Santana hit by the same name. The dancers let the rhythm flow through them, and were the focus of the concert...
Beyond the chosen student works were three dances by guest choreographers. “If I Only Had Time” by Gianni DiMarco, a performer with the Boston Ballet Company, contrasted classical Vivaldi with modern ballet. DiMarco’s movements fluttered to the shifting pace of harpsichord and strings, using all parts of the body. The dancers maneuvered on the floor, in perfect marching blocks, or chaotic ensembles. Through the schizophrenic rhythmic changes and steps, “If I Only Had Time” captured the vivacity of life...
Even the kids, who are night owls, are admitting they're tired. Our 11-year-old is having trouble getting up in the morning. Our languorous eight-year-old has offered to drop ballet lessons so she can get more rest. And our three-year-old has taken to muttering, "I'm exhausted...