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Dance Appreciation
PROFESSOR: JAMES RANDY

DancePlus I attended DancePlus show On Friday December 2, 2011 at 7:30pm at night. It was performed in the Victoria K. Mastrobounno Theater in New Brunswick, New Jersey. There were four different parts that I saw that day. All of the dances were very interesting and very different from each other. All of the dances had its own unique key factor that separated it from each other. I enjoyed the entire show very well. Out of all the dances I had strong reaction to “Lapa’s Lament”. I believe this specific dance stood out to me compared to the other dances from the show. This show had many different factors that stood out from other shows in the entire performance. This specific show was choreographed by four different choreographers. “Lapa’s Lament” choreographed by Randy James, “Latitude/Longitude” choreographed by John Evans, “We are going to be cool” choreographed by Brian Brooks and “Behind the mask of woman” core graphed by Keith Thomson. This show was performed by several dancers so this was a group dance. It was performed in the Victoria K. Mastrobounno Theater. Its a 340-seat theater built in 1991. It’s also known as New Theater. It was around 1:45 hours long dance concert. The Mason Gross Performing Arts Center is a series of performance venues and public spaces. Venues include Nicholas Music Center, Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater, Philip J. Levin Theater, Schare Recital Hall and others. One of the good theater in New Jersey. The center features performances in classical music, jazz, theater, and dance.

Lapa’s Lament was the first piece performed. It was its premiere. It is choreographed by Randy James in collaboration with the dancers. Randy James is building an international reputation as a master teacher and choreographer, receiving commissions from dance companies, colleges and universities across the nation. Randy James Dance Works is a nationally recognized modern dance creation and

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