She proved the find of the evening for she embodied the nuances, easy, smooth body action and style of a true tapper, so it was a surprise to read in the programme that she is a first artist in the ballet company. Cote, a facsimile of Gene Kelly in affable good looks and snappy movement, and Rojo in cute Toni-perm wig danced out the powerful rhythms with chic style amidst the colourfully costumed Parisian inhabitants of nuns, sailors, artists, nursemaids and a postman on a bright red bicycle.
Not only did he conduct but he also danced on the podium, hopping up and down like a rabbit before offering an impromptu Egyptian sand dance as rhythms grew stronger. Happily when the real dancing began, he became the serious conductor again, but he certainly entertained the audience with his antics.
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Strictly Gershwin Derek Deane. English National Ballet. Tamara Rojo , Dancer. Vadim Muntagirov , Dancer. Enhance your experience! Learn More! Performances Fri. February 9 pm. Stay with our preferred hotel partners! Website Design by Aqua Vita. But guest ballroom dancers Bryan Watson and Carmen Vincelj are a desperate miscalculation. Watson is a champion in his field, but as he struts, mugs and vamps, lit up like a Christmas tree with his own self importance, he is preposterously out of place on a ballet stage.
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