Beauty And Kaios

Left: Keith Turk, center. Summer Ayala with bouquet. Tina DeVine, second from left.

Spectacular evening! Some of the very best hip-hop and performance dancers in Sacramento were in action!

Many of the dancers are associated with Step One Dance Studio, at 19th and T Streets, in Sacramento, and a few are in the aerobics class I attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays: in particular, the superb Nancy Payne and the spectacular Tina DeVine. Tina is a former ballerina, and trained in the Cecchetti method - her sublime skills graced the evening, particularly with the number 'Pour Aimer Ou Destester'!

Friday evening, Pulse Dance Ensemble, together with Never Been Done Dance Co., performed "Kaios" at Natomas High School in Sacramento. The theme of evening was Cirque de Soleil, but, in fact, the evening was rather Cirque-light. Several dance groups contributed performances: Pulse Dance Ensemble, Never Been Done Dance Company, Full Circle Dance Company, China's Babies Youth Group, P.U.R.E. Youth Group, and Krump Kingz.

The fiercest number of the evening was 'Welcome To NBD', by Never Been Done Dance Company. The piece was short, but very direct and very well executed.

Krump kingz lived up to their name, with fine break-dancing moves and other dances featuring isolations and bravura actions.

Left: Keith Turk's and Summer Ayala's "Fever".









Left: Keith Turk's and Summer Ayala's "Call The Law", featuring Ana-Maria Schexnayder (far right).







Left: Ana-Maria Schexnayder (center) is hot! She has among the very best stage presences I've ever seen!








The Saturday April 14th shows are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.. Tickets start at $10. More information at (916) 534-4000.