ORCHESIS REVIEW: The show offers great dancing, students should check it out

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Some people save the best for last.

Orchesis did just that.

Director Yvette Birs Crandall’s duet “Parting” is the highlight of the entire show.

Dancers Scott Freeman, a Clinton Township senior, and Ohio freshman Karen Opper effortlessly created a mesmerizing scene as they danced to Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On.”

Freeman and Opper’s performances intensified as Celine Dion’s song peaked, making the duo among the concert’s strongest dancers.

Each dancer evoked a strong sense of emotion.

The heart-pounding and moving performance brought Crandall to tears in rehearsal.

The next dance lightened the mood. The song “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” echoed loudly as dancers energetically moved all over the stage. The spirited and lively piece concluded the show with a bang.

Colorful balloons surrounded the dancers as they took a final bow.

The show features dance styles such as jazz, hip hop, tap and modern performed in an artistic fashion.

The modern dance style may not be appealing to all audiences. Many dances include sharp, rigid movements which some people may find displeasing to the eye.

But not me. The quick movements kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

The “Ballad of a Grieving Heart,” one of the dances toward the end of act two, incorporates an even harsher modern dance.

A dancer jumps up on a table tossing her head wildly from side to side.

The dance’s end startles audiences as each dancer suddenly drops to the floor with a loud smack.

Crandall’s other dance, “Moonstruck,” opens Act II. Dancers move five enormous crescent moons across stage.

The cut-out moons seemed strange at first, but with the eerie music, I could not help but be drawn in.

Four stars out of five