So back to the beginning: it isn't every night that you find yourself sitting dead center at a performance as a dancer approaches you with the steady resolve of the shark from "Jaws".
And yes, we knew she had begun her performance career as a dancer.
In the central role of Sally Bowles, Ms. Minnelli had delivered a brilliant performance, as a singer, dancer and actress.
After the bouquets and flowers from his colleagues, the laughter and hugging and joking, Philip Neal stood alone on the stage, his final performance as a principal dancer with New York City Ballet over.
There is also a studio there where she teaches and rehearses for performances, either as a solo dancer with a few musicians--or with her company, a larger group that has a rotating constituency of guest dancers, musicians and singers, some of whom will be part of her show at the Ford.
To capture the fancy footwork that was the trademark of vintage James Brown performances, a dancer was used as a stand-in for Mr. Brown's body.
The indoor entertainment begins at 7 30 p.m. and features theatrical performances as well as roving appearances by stilt dancers, jugglers and other entertainers.
I was trained as a dancer and I try to see modern dance performances as much as possible.
Mr. Williams has impressive credentials as a dancer, choreographer, performance artist and puppeteer.
(And he was demanding of himself as a dancer, too. His performances were taut and sharp). From his lips, "all right" is high praise.
It is near impossible (unless you are Paul Valéry or Edwin Denby) to render the three dimensions of a dancer's performance, however transcendent, as convincingly or dramatically as a dancer's bad behavior in the wings.
