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SUMMER 2015
Arts
Dynamic Dancing Duo
Dani Cervantes
Staff Writer
International
Dance siblings senior
Tony Maldonado
and sophmore Marissa knew the Spring
Showcase would be
their last show together. They tried to
make the best of it
during rehearsals and
on the stage.
“Just thinking we’re
not dancing next
year is kind of sad. It’s
comforting to have
him dancing with
me. We have this
connection where
we both feel it,” said
Marissa.
Tony said that he
hopes to dance
with her again, giving her some words
of advice: “Push
[yourself] all the time,
that way you can
work through it and
become a stronger
person, mentally and
physically.”
Both agreed that
over the years at
OCSA, they grew
and matured as
dancers under the
direction of Mrs.
Marlene Peña Marín,
artistic director of
International Dance,
which incorporates
both Ballet Folklorico
and Ballroom. Peña
Marín had the idea
for this year’s final
show at the beginning of the school
year.
The April 18 and 19
Showcase integrated
all of the conservatory’s students and
both dancing styles.
Ballet Folklorico took
audiences from
Spain to the coasts of
Guerrero to Veracruz,
with a dazzling finale
in Jalisco.
In one of their intricate and impressive choreographies,
dancers balanced a
glass cup filled with
water, in which a
candle floated, on
their heads.
Ballroom showed
audiences a glimpse
of its “Tron” and
“Farwell 2014” pieces
as a preview of their
debut show May 21.
Rehearsals were
grueling. The dancers
dealt with long hours,
blisters, and wet leotards from their cups
spilling, but in the end
were all able to pull
through and make
it another successful
show.
Peña Marín said,
“watching that final
show, along with
family and friends,
and parents--it’s just
amazing how they all
make it unfold and
make it come to life.”
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