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Girl teeters from high platform – then ‘angel’ dancers come to her rescue with majestic performance
This was breathtaking.
Alissa Gaskell
12.05.19

Dancing is an art that’s always a delight to watch. There is just something so captivating about seeing dancers add magic to songs and plays with each graceful step. Even the simple act of jumping and moving across the stage is done so elegantly that it just leaves you awestruck. Add to that the right music and the perfect costume and you’ve got yourself poetry in motion. There are numerous dance types but among the most popular include ballet, jazz, and contemporary.

Ballet dancing is the perfect example of how a dancer can make even jumping look like the most graceful thing in the world. After all, jumping is where it got its name. Sort of. To remind us of just how magical ballet is and how it can be seamlessly paired with various music genres, fashion, and other dance forms, watch the dancers of the Murrieta Dance Project in action.

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One of their most standout performances was when they danced to “Not About Angels”, a slow and poignant song used in the movie The Fault in Our Stars. The impressive dance routine began with a single dancer perched atop what looked like a scaffolding on the stage. There were also instances in the soloist’s part where only a slow and graceful silhouette could be seen moving, thanks to the dramatic lighting effect.

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After minutes of dancing solo, more dancers bounded onto the stage. Donning white stringed tops and skirts, the young female dancers alternated between dancing as a group and having short solo parts each.

Every step executed complemented the rhythm and emotions of the song perfectly. Part of the impressive routine showed how flawlessly a dancer mirrored the steps of the soloist on the scaffolding.

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The applause, cheers, and whistles from the audience proves just how mesmerizing the entire number was. It was such a sight to behold: legs raised high, arms outstretched, lithe dancers twirling and gliding in synchrony, coupled with the delicate swirling of white skirts.

Agnes De Mille once said,

“To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful…”

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Truly, Murrieta Dance Project exuded an inexplicable and spellbinding largeness, wrapped beautifully in poise, grace, and charm.

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