May 5 – 6, 2017
Rainier Arts Center
Dare to Dance 7: Free to Fly was an exploration of the exuberance and the emotional impact of dance, both of which could be deeply felt in the piece by a group of young dancers from Rainier Dance Center.
The show opened with the sparkle of disco in Lave Machine, followed by the energy of Bachata in Sueños de Bachata. We caught our collective breaths with the intensity of When you Sleep and Losing my Way, only to finish the first act with the splash that started it — a circus of color in I’m Free.
The second act began with a D2D perennial favorite — the blacklight spectacle known as Lights — followed by the graceful duet Work Song. Many of our regular performers exercised their freedom to explore something new to them by joining the Bollywood Medley.
Sometimes freedom comes with a battle, as A Change is Gonna Come demonstrated. Sometimes it’s a festival, as the final piece Music showed us.
Videos
Credits
Artistic Director
Zheng Wang
Administrative Director
Sandi Olson
Stage Manager
Katrina Helle
Assistant Stage Manager
Jamie Klein-Donaghue
Lighting Designer
Rob Falk
House Manager
Crystal Krippaehne
Box Office Manager
Luann Wells
Videographers & Photographers
Ryan Edwards
Amie Kim
Michell Javan
Ariel Bravy
Video Featurette
Green Carpet Studio
Poster Design
Byron Gronseth Creative
Program Design
Rebecca Jones
Choreographers & Performers
“LOVE MACHINE” by The Miracles
Choreographed by Ben Chi
Performed by Ben Chi, Venus Volante, Kirsten Brownrigg, Mariana Ramirez Pedraza, Tatiana Linardopoulou, Renato Oliva, Lupe Galarza, and Chareesa Graham
“SUEÑOS DE BACHATA”
Featuring students of Sueños de Salsa studio (Michael Cahn, owner) “Cortame Las Venas” by Eunel Nueva Era
Choreographed by Jonathan Ibarra (Alma Latina, Tijuana, Mexico)Performed by Michael Cahn, Jose Carrillo, Adan Cruz, Claire Knox, Danielle Mellott, Tomas Segovia, Elise Sivilay, Marina Sivilay, Chris Stone, and Adriana Taylor
“WHEN YOU SLEEP” by Mary Lambert
Choreographed by Eury Rivera
Performed by MiYoung Seul Margolis, Tatiana Linardopoulou, Yushan Cassie Sun, Stephanie Su, and Mariana Rios
“LOSING MY WAY” by FKJ & Tom Misch
Choreographed and performed by Brynn Tweeddale & Esteban Parreno
“I’M FREE” by The Soup Dragons
Choreographed and performed by Nekole Shapiro, Josie Shapiro, Eliana Shapiro, Riz Reyes, Sandy Flores, Yushan Cassie Sun, Tatiana Linardopoulou, Ben Chi, Eri Nagahama, Sandi Olson
“LIGHTS 2”
“Mashup 2016 – We Were Young – Part IV” by AnDyMUSICLAND – Andy Wu
Choreographed by Richard Knowles III
Performed by Richard Knowles III, Mariana Rios, Ariel Bravy, Julie Slawson, Crystal Krippaehne, Crystal Pearson, Luann Harris Wells, Tom Brazier, Amanda Fischer, Vidette McDowall, Jennifer Lane, Colby Solum, and Ryley Fairbanks
“WORK SONG” by Hozier
Choreographed and performed by Sarah Gordon & Johnny Bryant
“BOLLYWOOD MEDLEY”
“Kajrare,” “Ghagra,” “Nagade Sang Dhol”
Choreographed by Nivedita Awasthi
Performed by Nivedita Awasthi, Ariel Bravy, Tom Brazier, Sandy Flores, Chareesa Graham, Mariana Ramirez Pedraza, Marina Sivilay, and Stephanie Su
“CHANGE IS GONNA COME” by Otis Redding
Choreographed by Rainier Dance Center (Jenna Mitchell)Performed by Faith Capers, Olivia de la Fuente, Vivian Mulvihill, MiReya Rodriguez-Carroll, and Raishad Woodiest
“MUSIC” by Madonna
Choreographed by Zheng Wang with MiYoung Seul Margolis, Ben Chi, and Ensemble
Performed by Ariel Bravy, Ben Chi, Sandy Flores, Lupe Galarza, Chareesa Graham, MiYoung Seul Margolis, Renato Oliva, Crystal Pearson, Mariana Rios, Colby Solum, Luann Wells, and Zheng Wang