Dance Houston's last concert, the Winter Formal, was one of our biggest successes to date. The performances by Planet Funk and Fly Dancers were the most creative hip hop pieces we've ever seen. Shawn Welling of Planet Funk wove whimsical and acrobatic dancing into a heartfelt story about the power of dance. Kathy Wood of Fly Dancers challenged her young dancers to set their signature style to a Stravinsky piece from a popular contemporary ballet, Firebird. Both companies did outstanding work on these demanding projects and delighted the audience.

Wyld Styl jumped back onto the scene after a rebuilding year with strong dancers, intricate popping choreography, and a wholloping dose of humor. After lighting up the stage with impressive synchronicity in group popping sections, the audience could not stop laughing when the boys in the male dancers busted out a flirtatious dance to Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody. We're still laughing just thinking about it!

A promising debut was made by Ghost Crew, a raw street-style troupe directed by Patrick Garret. This former director at Planet Funk pulled together dedicated dancers out of nowhere to launch a new kind of movement for hip hop in Houston. Their passion and vigor will surely take them far.

Adding variety to the mix, and you know we love variety, were a feisty ballroom dance couple from Barbara King's Dance Company, sharp tappers from Revolve Dance Company, and a group of poppers from Marvelous Motion. Lighting the pieces with machine-gun rapid fire was Jeremy Choate, and Production Manager Janie Yao waved a magical wand to make the whole production flow smoothly.

We were excited to welcome a nearly sold-out house to this event, including 100 kids from Project Row Houses and U.S. Dream Academy Learning Center. Thank you for your support and enthusiasm!

Moving Bodies and Moving Minds marks Domenic Walsh Dance Theatre's 5th anniversary of presenting dance concerts. This year's concert features Orfeo ed Euridice, and Mauro Bignozetti's Passion. It opened last night and runs tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30pm at Zilkha Hall.

These beautifully choreographed dance pieces are yet another testimonial to Walsh's ability in re-invent himself, and they intrigue his audience with new and fresh work.

This moving production utilizes elegant sets and costumes in conjunction with beautiful music by Bach and Mozart. Japanese ballerina Hana Sakai joins the company members to create flowing pieces representing a range of human emotions and struggles, from simple to complex.