Her counterpart Ryan McCaffrey manages to make all the tough footwork look easy.Īnd Rocio Montoya and Stefano Domit spice up the show with passion-filled, fiery flamenco numbers that cause your heart to thump. And the blond-haired featured dancer Olivia Griffin is so springy and nimble she appears to hover in the air with each jump. The perfect precision by the ensemble of Irish dancers - whose lower legs scissor at crazy speeds while their upper bodies remain still - rivals the Rockettes. Article content Rocio Montoya and Stefano Domit spice up the show with passion-filled, fiery flamenco numbers This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. And adding to the dramatic scene is beautiful lighting by Peter Canning, which helps create the illusion that the dancers could fall hundreds of feet to the ground. The lead Irish dancer begins clicking his heels and the flamenco dancer ups the ante showing off his fancy footwork: It’s here you can really see the commonalities shared by these different dance disciplines. With the tops of Manhattan buildings projected on the screens, the dancers appear to be perched high above the city on a ledge. Case in point is when a group recreates a famous 1932 photograph of men lunching atop a skyscraper.
One can only guess how many hours these men spent in the studio together mapping out the intricate patterns and transitions.Īt times it appears the dancers are engaged in a friendly dance-off. Carey is responsible for the snappy footwork in the Irish numbers and Bolger, the contemporary ballet and jazz moments and musical staging. The fact that this mélange of dance forms flows together seamlessly is largely due to choreographers John Carey and David Bolger. They all sizzle in their own style, but when their dance forms are fused - as in the opening number - it’s nothing short of exhilarating.
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