It's a comparatively minor item on the arts calendar in Nebraska but for the choreographer, it is a small triumph. Hours of effort that preceded this brief curtain call. Thank you very much. Valerie Roche has been teaching dancers in Omaha and mapping out their next steps since 1962. Each dance begins with a tape deck and a pad of paper.
Dance is a strange discipline.
It's very much a one-way street. It goes from the teacher, the choreographer to the dancer and the dancer does as they're told. This piece of music is Cinderella. The recital showcases the child dancers and there is a brief interlude for three adult dancers, an entree to the ball before Cinderella arrives. It's a familiar work that Valerie Roche won't take for granted.