“Superpower”

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Jenifer Oliver in Features

Chronicle Reporter
Jenifer Oliver & Jocelyne Gutierrez

The Performing Arts Magnet presented the last dance show of the school year, “Superpower”  on March 6-7 at 7 pm and March 8 at 2 pm. Dance teacher Lisa Goldschein served as artistic director and choreographer and the show feature magnet dance students.

First to perform were the Advanced Dance Ensemble interpreting a dance of “Tell It Like It Is” by Tracy Chapman with colors of light violet and lavender. The ensemble included the following dancers: Jennifer Capuz, Stephanie Delgado, Robert Ford-Bowley, Ilana Hall, Noah Jackson, Jeriah Johnson, Samantha Kayombo, Emani Mack, Amanda Montiel, Tajanaye Parker, Celeste Perez, Ryonn Taylor, Alleanna Torres, and Taylor Walker.

The second act presented the Beginning Ballet class dancing “Demon Dancers” by displaying colors of midnight blue and blood red dresses. The dancers were: Isabel Cruz, Jasmine Duran, Chantal Hernandez, Priscilla Hernandez, Gabriella Mainea, Cassey Mendez, Jardine Morris-Jones, Mayra Rodriguez, Maryureth Ruano Monzon, Irene Short, and Maria Torres.

The thirds performance was a dance to “Take Me To Church” by Hozier and danced by the Choreography Ensemble who displayed elegant black dresses.These included: Elena Aburto, Kimberly Balderas, Madelyne Cordova, Diana Cruz, Lindsay Guillen, Anait Khalulyan, Tyler Lynch, Luisa Manukyan, Jasmine Newman, Kaelyn Norwood, Jessica Olano, and Aamani Thompson.

The fourth dance was choreographed and danced by Jeriah Johnson and Kayla Walker specifically made for Lori White. The name of the song “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” by Whitney Houston nicely captured White’s struggles. The colors of the dresses were sky blue which is a perfect representation of stability and faith. Lori White is a speaker for LAUSD whom speaks to health classes about the importance of staying healthy and fighting against every problem that may seem impossible to overcome. After watching the dance she said that it was “fantastic” and had “captured my struggle and story.” The dance expressed emotion and elicited feelings of struggles and strength. White’s advice for people is to “keep on believing and never give up and if you fall it’s okay as long as you always get up.”

Below is a snippet of four dances from opening night.

Dance Show