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...choreography of Godspell embodies the enthusiasm of the newly converted; most dance numbers reflect the influence of gospel rhythms, with hand-clapping and swaying bodies, and the exuberant spontaneity of exercise. The best number, however, is the soft shoe duet "All for the Best", which pits Jesus against Judas (David Alpert) for the first time...
...created the Dance Theater of Harlem, the nation's first major black ballet company. Two hundred pupils arrived the first day; within a year enrollment had swelled to 800. Some of the kids had attended jazz and tap classes, but hardly any had ever seen a toe shoe. Today D.T.H. is an internationally known company with year-round employment for 27 dancers, a school with a student body of 1,300 and a home of its own in Harlem. "We broke all the rules," Mitchell says proudly, "because we had to. We had to make dancers in less time...
...There's still too much bumbling, but Greg Minahan as Kitty shows that fast feet can add to the show. He dances up a good watch-me-and-then-you-can-do-it number with Mark Szpak (Henna), and together with Buddy (Bruce Cranston) they dance a nice soft shoe in a satirical love song, called "Easy to Please." Even the bumbling has been made into more interesting dance with Judith Haskell, who doubled as choreographer this year. Robert Peabody as Flo Gently, who incidentally comes off with the best all-around performance, does this difficult drunken-dance routine...
...Scoop didn't need all those other groups--he had labor. Blue-collar workers and their families, who make up more than half the vote in every large state, gave him impressive victories almost everywhere: in Lawrence, with a long-time depressed textile and shoe industry, Jackson beat his nearest competitor, Carter, by 3-2; in Springfield, he topped Wallace by the same margin; and Worcester provided Scoop with a nearly 3-1 lead over his nearest rival...
Since he quit making shoes--with the exception of a few sandals here and there--the focus of Felix's business has shifted to shoe repair; he also sells accessory leather good such as purses and belts on the side, as well as some rather unique footwear. For $5, you can buy a pair of bicentennial red-white-and-blue-saddle shoes, for example. The reason they go for so little, Felix explained, is that trying to get rid of them...