Christmas Show Performance Analysis

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Students from Miami Dade College performed in Miami, Florida this past Friday, December 4, 2015, at Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus. The Christmas show performance featured fourteen unique and dramatic pieces that each presented a different message.
The Christmas show captivate non-dancers and dancers alike; there were mostly members from the Jubilation Dance Ensemble in MDC and students from other dance electives. The music diverse from different eras. Each dance piece had a message behind it, some of them were very dramatic and theatrical and some made you feel like dancing to the rhythm of the music. Each dancer had embodying energy with they performance in stage.
The first two dance pieces Pray to Osun and Alive choreographed by Milagros

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