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May 16, 2013
Concert paper: Dancing away On May 9th I went to my first dance concert in South Western College. I have never been to one and even though it was a requirement to go, I actually enjoyed it very well. I don’t regret going at all. All the dances were really nice and there were two dances that really moved me and touched me that it made me cry a little. The one that made me sad was Dear Monica. That one was too cute, all the choreography and even the costumes fit very well with the theme of the song and what they were trying to tell us. But I was mad Monica did not end up with the nice guy, instead she chose the bad guy. Her decision made me want to go up the stage and comfort the nice guy because he was all alone Also, Just Close Your Eyes was one of the ones that really made me cry. Just the story of the dance was very sad. I have never really seen anything like it, it was really creative. It really moved the audience though, because once they realized the male dancer was a ghost, I could hear everyone all shocked. It was just something really unexpected which I loved. All the dances in the concert were beautiful and I liked how they were not just about one specific dance. It was varied from hip hop to Latin, which are my two favorite types of dances. Which by the way the dance Victim of Love was beautiful and really entertaining. Erik Berumen and Monica Ortiz did a really good job choreographing this piece and also did an excellent job in the music choices. I loved how the dancers danced to all my favorite artists. Once I heard Romeo’s voice, from the Bachata music group Aventura, I was melting. I think I was the loudest person yelling of excitement. The costumes also in all the dances were really nice. Each one of the dances did a really good job in putting the costumes together because it fit their pieces. In Dreams of Reality I liked how they used a lot of popping in the Skrillex song and also it was really creative

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