Now, the pointed feet and delicately held fingers were out of place. The canon form had been overused. The repetition was disagreeable, not clarifying. At this point, I wanted the boundaries pushed. We all know that ballet is a codified system that has certain conventions.
Predictability is the death of contemporary dance.
Elizabeth Harano is a lovely and expressive dancer, a nice person and Iowa is fortunate to enjoy her art. The following comment is meant to take nothing from Ms. Harano. whose dancing I enjoy very much. With astounding dancers like Mistie Metten and Paula McArthur in the company, surely Mr. Neuman could spread the featured dancing roles around a bit. To not do so is a disservice to Ms. Harano as well as Mss. Metten and McArthur.