By: Anthony L.
With the end of the year approaching, and a slurry of school events surfacing (WCHS’s Everything & Nothing, Race To End Hunger), there is a specific event that doesn’t get advertised as much: Center Stage. Center Stage is presented by the Dance program at Western Canada High School, and features all types of dance. The program for the show displays a vast diversity of dance styles, aimed to appeal to anyone.Center Stage has been crafted to appeal to a general audience, even if they're not particularly interested in dance. The show possesses a certain majesty that can be enjoyed by all, rather than a certain niche of dance lovers only. This year, the track list contains many popular artists and songs, including Macklemore's “Thrift Shop.” This ensures that even if you're not the biggest dance fanatic, there can still be some enjoyment in going to see the show.
Also, the show not only includes the WCHS dance program, but also includes those who just want to showcase their talents. When talking to a WCHS dance student about the event, she attested to its guaranteed success this year. She asked to not include her name.
“Yeah, I think the show is going to be really great this year!” she exclaimed.
“We’ve got an awesome lineup this year, along with some great dance numbers. We’ve really built off of what we had other years, I think. Include of emphasizing on the classical approach to dancing, we had a little more fun. There’s a lot more abstract ideas and comedic approaches to the dances.”
In past years, Center Stage has always found critical success amongst the students.Though the WCHS Dance program only presents a few productions a year (which in itself is understandable, due to the standard of excellence at which they perform), Center Stage still claims the spot of their most important show all year. It’s an event which not only showcases their individual talents, but also their talents as a group. Included with their individual performances is a group dance which features the majority of the dance students. And though this showcases them as a group, it’s fascinating to watch the similarities and differences between the interpretations of the songs which the performers include in their dances.
WCHS’s presentation of Center Stage provides an event in which dance students can feature their talents, both individually and collectively. Though Center Stage can be enjoyed by dance lovers and critics, it also proves to be a fun, entertaining night for individuals who are just looking for a quality show to watch. The dance program is ecstatic at their opportunity to perform. The show runs Friday May 2nd in the Western Canada High School Theater.
