Performers include members of three different Davis Center Youth groups. An independent production. Show your support of these local companies. It's almost midnight on a rainy Saturday. Inside a converted warehouse, techno music pounds across three rooms lit by black lights, laser beams, and elaborate computer graphic displays.
People dance furiously, sip smoothies, and sprawl on beanbag chairs.
In an alcove near the entrance is a table with an overflowing bowl of condoms, an industrial-sized box of earplugs, and piles of pamphlets about drugs like LSD, speed, and Ecstasy. In most cases, training starts around the age of seven or eight, with ballet classes once or twice a week. By the age of, say, thirteen, the student will most likely be taking class every day. So the actual decision to become a dancer is made very early. In many areas, scholarships are available for students with exceptional ability.