Summary Of The Dance Piece 'Rumba Pa' Africa

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In the dance piece called, “Rumba Pa’Africa” choreographed by Beatriz Godinez-Muniz. At the middle of the performance, when the dancers started waving the top layer of their dress, the experience of viewing the movement was similar to being in a dream. The reason is that the movements they made gave the audiences a peaceful and relaxing feelings as if we are watching angels dancing up in heaven from Earth. Also, the footwork technique in this piece was truly outstanding because it was not too fast nor too slow. The movement speed was spot on which made it easy to watch the footwork by the dancers. One of the best experience was when the dancers making it looks extremely easy to slide their feet in and out as if they were moving their feet on

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