Ann Haskins

Haniyyah Tahirah in Lula Washington Dance Theatre's Kwanzaa Concerts; Credit: Photo by E Mesiyah McGinnis

Dance Shows to See in L.A. This Week Including Kwanzaa Dancers in Pointe Shoes

Ann Haskins
This weeks dance shows include the last of the Christmas Nutcrackers and a Kwanza celebration. The last Nutcracker standing Amid the dozens popping up in December, Los Angles Ballet’s is the most polished and professional of this season's Nutcracker productions and this weekend offers the last chance for this holiday delectable, set......
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Music Center Holiday Celebration

Ann Haskins
Despite SoCal’s invariably warm, sunny winter, lots of holiday spirit fills the stage in the annual Music Center Holiday Celebration (also broadcast on PBS-SoCal). Amid six hours of music and choral ensembles, the free Christmas Eve show spotlights four top notch local dance companies. Ha?lau Keali`i O Na?lani offers Hawaiian......
Invertigo Dance Theatre in After It Happened; Credit: Photo by Joe Lambie

10 Best L.A. Dance Shows of 2014

Ann Haskins
Whether a particular performance or event was a best or significant is far better known by dancers, their artistic directors and the choreographers than to an audience member seeing a single performance — even a semi-knowledgeable one who presumes to write about dance. It may be argued whether these are......
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Los Angeles Ballet: The Nutcracker

Ann Haskins
Amid the dozens popping up in December, Los Angles Ballet’s is the most polished and professional of this season's Nutcracker productions. LAB continues it tour of metro L.A. with a weekend at UCLA. Info on all venues and tickets at www.losangelesballet.org or 310-998-7782. Dec. 20-21, 1 & 5 p.m., 2014......
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City Ballet of L.A.

Ann Haskins
Robyn Gardenhire and her City Ballet of L.A. draw on Tchaikovsky’s original score and Duke Ellington’s jazzy interpretation for The Nutcracker Swings, set in World War II at L.A.’s Coconut Grove nightclub. Dec. 19-20, 8 p.m., 2014 (Expired: 12/20/14)......
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Suchi Branfman

Ann Haskins
Ever concerned with pressing social and personal issues, choreographer/dancer Suchi Branfman returns with Groundswell. The program includes works about police violence, a relative’s drug death and, on a lighter note, a dance for two shoe trees. Dec. 19-20, 8:30 p.m., 2014 (Expired: 12/20/14)......
City Ballet of Los Angeles' Nutcracker Swings; Credit: Photo courtesy of City Ballet of Los Angeles

Dance Shows to See in L.A. This Week, Including Dance About Police Violence

Ann Haskins
This week's dance shows include Stomp's new relative, dance about the front page and, surprise, more Nutcracker. 4.  Nutcracker goes to the Coconut Grove Robyn Gardenhire and her City Ballet of Los Angeles draw on Tchaikovsky’s original score and Duke Ellington’s jazzy interpretation for Nutcracker Swings set in World War......
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Danza Floricanto/USA

Ann Haskins
SoCal’s oldest professional folkloric ensemble returns with its seasonal Navidad en Whittier celebrating the passing of culture and tradition from grandparents to the young through dance and music. The program draws from five different regions of Mexico which vary from year to year, but always concludes with the traditional singing......
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Long Beach Ballet's The Nutcracker

Ann Haskins
Over three decades, David Wilcox' version of The Nutcracker has acquired an array of special effects from three Disney designers, Flying by Foy, pyrotechnician John Bordeaux, magician Franz Harari and even a white Arabian horse. This year's production includes a live orchestra. Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m. Starts:......
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Lineage Dance Company

Ann Haskins
What happened when Alice of the looking glass. Eve of the apple, and Pandora who couldn’t resist that problematic box grew up? Lineage Dance Company considers that curious question in The Curiosity Tales with choreography by artistic director Hilary Thomas and original music from composer John Guth. Fri., Dec. 12,......