Back in 1970 in Rochester, a feisty little dance troupe was born.
Plunging squats, deeply arching backs and lush turns had ample space, whether in a yearning duet for Mayuko Saito and Tian Long Tan, or in a feisty chair dance for three others.
A likable riot of pop, feisty feminism and dance euphoria, it sounds like Altered Images moshing with Transvision Vamp at the Haçienda.
Sir Didymus, an orange and white Pekinese-Sheltie powder puff on speed, pounces after her and does a feisty flying-fur dance around her.
The first was a feisty wit ("I Won't Dance," "A Fine Romance"); the second is a confessional romantic with an inspirational streak ("The Rose").
The feisty Utah native who began dance classes at Dance Concepts began at four years old is no wallflower.
As Young Simba's feisty sidekick, she speaks, dances, sings several solo lines, rides what appears to be a giant ostrich and wrestles Simba to the ground, threatening fiercely, "Hit ya again!" Although the children appear only in Act I, they all play pivotal roles.
Cleo Parker Robinson is one of the most glamorously feisty company directors in American dance, and she has kept her Denver-based troupe going for 33 years, which is no small feat.
And on Sunday afternoon at Corpus Christi Church the invaluable series Music Before 1800 began its 38th season with a concert that also included feisty examples of that classic dance, which originated in the Spanish colonies and quickly spread throughout Europe, with its repeating bass line and irresistibly improvisatory spirit.
It's not hard to see why — talking to people who are playful and enjoy the spirited back-and-forth "dance" of a feisty conversation is a lot more fun than talking to people who are earnest but uninteresting.
