The twenty something diaries

Fall Dance Concert highlights the importance of the dancers that make up the dance. 

Cheers and hollers can be heard in the dimly lit auditorium, accompanied by claps and smiles from showcomers and loved ones. One by one people begin to rise, giving a standing ovation expressing how beautiful the concert just was. Bouquets and flowers tucked in between elbows and hip bones as people celebrate the dancers on stage, and the dances that were performed just mere minutes ago. 

The Fall Dance Concert was held in the Belk Theater of Robinson Hall on the UNC Charlotte campus last Thursday evening, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m.. Featuring four dances of varying styles, the concert itself was a sight to see. Ranging from contemporary pieces, to ballet, and even hip-hop there was a little bit there for everyone to enjoy, no matter your taste or experience in dance. 

The best of the four pieces, Law of Humanity choreographed by Robert Green, the So You Think You Can Dance hit from Season 14. Law of Humanity was the hip-hop piece of the concert, and it featured a group of 13 dancers clad in hues of creams and greens. The piece began by playing into the laws of sciences that many people know off the top of their heads, like “an object in motion stays in motion”. That law itself was represented on stage through one of the main dancers, and throughout the entire performance you can see the main dancer struggle to keep in line with the other dancers. 

This implication of objects staying in motion is furthered on towards the end of the dance. The music cuts, and the lights are bright on the dancers, as they all roll into one another, continuously flopping on the ground as if they cannot control it, until they eventually roll so far that we can no longer see them. As the dancers are rolling, we can hear their intense breathing from the dancing they have just done, and the thumps of their bodies, and the squeaking of their shoes. The impact that puts on the audience pulls you back into the dancers as individuals, rather than just dancers performing. 

Our Many Gifts was the ballet piece of nine ballerinas choreographed by Alyah Baker in collaboration with the performers of “The Gift of Little G.” This piece stuck out from others because of the light and pastel colors that the ballerinas were clad in, which played into how light and gracefully beautiful the piece was. The ballerinas looked as if they had been plucked out of a jewelry box with how intricate and talented each ballerina seemed to be. This piece in particular also stood out simply from the fact that it was the smallest number of dancers in one piece which hones you in more to each individual dancer more so than the other pieces. 

Overall, each piece was undeniably unique to itself and the choreographers involved, while each dance was able to tell a story up to interpretation of the audience, which made each piece a little more special to the viewers.