Spring Dance Concert: Burlesque Choreographed by Ariana Anderson

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Dance. It is to move one’s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music. On Friday, April 11, 2014, I went to the Young Choreographers Dance Concert at Windwards Community College’s Paliku Theatre. The dance concert shows many of the Mid-Pacific School of the Arts (MPSA) Dance Program students and their amazing choreography. The dance concert is almost entirely student directed with twelve total dances. Students from seventh to twelfth grade were participating in this dance concert. The dance concert is important to attend because there aren’t many opportunities to see live dance in Hawaii so when the opportunity arises, you should take the chance while you can. It also showcases the talent that the MPSA Dance Program has in their dancers.
One dance piece that I found entertaining was Burlesque choreographed by Ariana Anderson. This piece was really entertaining because each of the dancers had a lot of energy and attitude when they were dancing. Something that I thought looked neat was when they were all lined up doing the sam...

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