Ballet revolucion how long is the show

The company includes more men than women, and they are more impressive. All are demon turners. They are able to whiz through endless pirouettes, which they can speed up or slow down at will, perform back flips or hurl themselves in sideways somersaults through the air. The women seem confined to a rather more decorative role, sometimes in sequinned miniskirts, ready to be hoisted aloft or twine themselves sinuously around their partner. All the dancers register very strongly as individual personalities and you soon start to look forward to seeing someone again who has caught your eye — the shorter guy with the curly hair and sly grin, or the assertive blond girl stabbing the floor with her black pointe shoes.

The band is positioned at the back of the stage. It is good to be able to see them even if it compresses the space for the dancers a little.

They were very well received by the audience. Even a lengthy solo on the congas was met with cheers. Certainly the band and the dancers knew exactly how to crank up the volume and exuberance for an exuberant and energetic closing number. Australian choreographer Aaron Cash, along with Cuban choreographer Roclan Gonzalez Chavez, conceived and choreographed the original.

This two-hour fusion also has multiple dance styles from ballet to commercial jazz, to hip-hop, much of it with a Cuban flavour, and performed by a team of 20 highly trained Cuban dancers. There is no denying the appeal of the Cubans - their passion for dance oozes from every pore. Combine that passion with the first rate training available in Cuba, and you have a recipe for dance brilliance. Here, the athleticism of all the dancers especially the men — high legs, sharp turns, and strong, high elevation — was clearly evident.

The show is in two halves, and consists of a series of short dance pieces, but with no discernible dramatic or thematic through-line to link them all together into a cohesive whole. Piccadilly Theatre. To Sunday, 29 May, Heathers The Musical.

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