9/12/2023 0 Comments Insync dance quincy![]() He Ain’t Heavy was a section for four women, Donna Clark, Elise King, Brandi Stewart ad Ashley Clark, all dressed in somber black dresses. DeJesus’s choreography consist of lots of arm movements, reaching in to the air, swinging the arms in arc within the melody of the music and the legs seem just as involved with majestic développés and tilted torso that would swing into the next move. I felt I was at a performance for Ty Stephens and SoulJaazz and Alpha-Omega had been hired as back-up dancers. I wanted to focus on the dancers but I kept coming back to Mr. ![]() This continued through much of the duration of the piece. Stephens were brightly lit, so I was unsure where I was supposed to be focusing. When the dancers began to dance the stage was encompassed in dark red light, it was hard to distinguish features or faces, but the band and Mr. Stephens has a voice that is effortlessly sensual, a rich blanket of melody that coats and soothes the soul.īut here is where it got confusing. Stephens and SoulJaazz were WONDERFUL! Mr. Stephens, picks up his suitcase and walks over to the band on the right of the stage, he starts singing Flying Easy. Stephens walks to the front of the stage carrying a suitcase, he stops and looks out into the audience, we the hear the voice of Donnie Hathaway greeting the crowds, Mr. The first work seen was Artistic Director Enrique Cruz DeJesus’s Crossroads to Hathaway,created in 2010 and set to the great songs of Donny Hataway which were performed live by Ty Stephens and SoulJaazz. But what I witnessed Sunday Night was far from awesome… ![]() I was very excited to see the Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, I had seen their You-Tube Promo video and that’s awesome. I live in New Jersey, right outside New York City and must take the Path Train back and forth to NYC and for the unforeseeable future the last train leaves the station at 10:01…So I was forced to cut out early and I can tell you I was never so glad to have an excuse to leave early in my life… But, I’m still dealing with the consequences by Hurricane Sandy, and for me it’s just a minor inconvenience compared to some that are in this area. I never leave a dance performance early…I think it’s just rude. Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Photo by Quincy Scott.
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