At first Kent De Spain's dances may appear a trifle abstract.
Dancers seem unaware of one another as they make simultaneous or sequential gestures.
Initially, these movements occur slowly as episodes surrounded by stillness. Gradually, De Spain's slow, elegant and abstract choreography turns into a meditation on underlying polarities of dance and life. In his dance and choreography, De Spain explores the extremes of isolation and interaction, support and self-sufficiency. He has recently completed his course work for a Doctor of Education in Dance at Temple University. He has produced and performed his works in California, Maine, and Pennsylvania and has taught dance and dance medicine at the university level.