"How do you get dancers like that?"

So, over the years as a professional dancer, and having watched many, many companies and individuals dance that have aroused my envy, awe and great pleasure, I always had in the back of my head the question: How do you get like that?"

Now, as an Artistic Director I ask myself: "How do you get dancers like that for MY company?"

I still don't know the exact answer to that question, but after this past sunday's preview and viewing of the "SideShow" video, I can say without reservation...I HAVE dancers like that.
It is ironic that the dancer mentality, one that I share in having been a dancer for 30 years, is one that rejects the positive and dwells on the negative. This can be good, as the best athlete's, scientists, businesspeople and dancers are always striving to be better and to be more than they are now.
But when someone does something so worthy of praise, so extraordinary and so human as the dancers of BDC did this past weekend, how do you communicate their accomplishment to them that will shake their head, look away and not believe?

In far less than ideal circumstance, under pressure, with no costumes or lights or any of the things that can propel a dancer to great things, the artists of BDC produced a small miracle of truthful and passionate dancing this weekend.

It has nothing to do with the choreography and everything to do with the commitment, the pleasure and the energy that they brought. What a great pleasure to watch it was.

Maybe i'm biased, but I challenge anyone to show me a better ensemble of dancers, so in tune with each other, happy to be there, mutually supportive, dynamically interesting, passionate and technically brilliant. Dancers, I know if you read this you're going to think i'm full of it...

But...

I've seen ALOT of dance, and you guys were simply and easily amazing.

If I ever doubt that this company will fly, I have only to turn to you all and watch...

Thanks guys...