Martha Graham Dance Company

On Saturday, I saw the Martha Graham Dance Company perform at City Center. It was such an amazing experience. They performed Cave Of The Heart, a dance about Medea and Jason, Inner Resources, a new work by Marie Chouinard, Rust, and Chronicle. Each piece conveyed so much feeling and told a story. My personal favorite was Rust, which told a story about torture and prisoners. Each dancer really made the story seem real, and the music added even more.

Chronicle

Hamilton

Hamilton is a musical about Alexander Hamilton; a founding father of the United States. He wrote the Federalist Papers with John Jay and ---, married Elizabeth Schuyler and had 8 children before being shot by his enemy Aaron Burr. The musical tells his life story with a not so normal Broadway soundtrack. I found a video of some scenes and found the dances to be interesting. The dances have lots of isolations and quick movements.

Also, some songs I would suggest to listen to would be:

• The Schuyler Sisters
• Aaron Burr, Sir
• Dear Theodosia
• Guns and Ships
• You'll Be Back
• Cabinet Battle #1
• What'd I Miss

Pointe!

I recently got en pointe!! This is a very big accomplishment to me, because ever since I started dance, I wanted to go en pointe. I have been en pointe for about a month and class is fun, but harder. My fitting was really long, though and I probably tried on 10 pairs of shoes. Even though I am now en pointe, I know I still need to work hard to be safe and dance.

Paul Taylor Dance Company

On the 26th I am going to see the Paul Taylor Dane Company. I just found out about this company, so I looked them up, and they are amazing dancers. I am really excited to see this company because I find modern dance really intresting and beautful. Aside from the company dancing really well, the venue is amazing too. The Lincon Center is such a nice space, where I would like to perform at one day.