Thomas also will be performing a jazz solo at today s recitals. About a dozen names and nicknames appeared on each section of reflective glass in red, green, yellow, orange and purple paint. The graffiti is encouraged, and serves as a form of positive reinforcement. Students delivering a flawless performance at their final rehearsal of the season selected one of the five bright colors to give their name personality on the Dance of Iowa studio mirrors. Painted in orange, it stretched the width of one of the studio's mirrors with letters twice as large as those made by any other student.
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The performances will feature different dances. Studio director Michael Kohli stands, leaning next to the mirror, watching as her competition team, comprising about a dozen high school girls, goes through the motions of their final rehearsal before today's Dance of Iowa annual recital. This is the 20th annual recital for Dance of Iowa and will feature about 600 dance students. The first recitals were at City High School but were moved to Hancher Auditorium when large crowds began to create a fire hazard. The May 16 practice also was a chance for the girls of Click, the oldest of Kohli's four competition teams, to meet and practice with Ashlynd, Kohli's daughter.