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David Parsons Dance Company

Ann Haskins
In the beginning, there was Martha Graham, who begat Merce Cunningham and Paul Taylor. Taylor begat David Parsons. And that's how modern dance rolls. Just as Cunningham and Taylor began their careers as dancers with Graham's dance company and then went on to establish their own troupes and their own......
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Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your Feet

Ann Haskins
That clatter of castanets and quicksilver, percussive footwork announce Gala Flamenca: a quartet of flamenco stars who strut into town with a clutch of supporting dancers, live musicians and rave reviews from last year's Flamenco Festival in London. (Yes, London hosts a significant flamenco festival.) The show opens with the......
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Come Together

Ann Haskins
In light of our status as the major touring destination outside of New York City, it's almost unfair to ask local companies to compete with underwritten major national and international companies, who bring their best when they visit. Don't tell that to Jamie Nichols, producer of Celebrate Dance, who believes......
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Four on the Floor

Ann Haskins
In Quartet, the dancers of Los Angeles Ballet are reveling in two world premieres, as well as dancing two 20th-century masterpieces that only the best dance companies are allowed to perform. Choreographer Sonya Tayeh (from TV's So You Think You Can Dance) returns for her fourth commission for the company,......