Houston dancer and choreographer Moon recently opened Marvelous Motion, a brand new, state- of-the-art dance studio in Stafford, TX, near Kirkwood and Techniplex. Moon and his staff teach the most popular dances of today--hip hop, jazz, ballet, ballroom, and salsa. At Dance Houston 2006, Marvelous Motion will present a new high energy performance in hopes of getthing your vote to win the coveted Audience Pick Award.

Probably the only reason there aren't any Houston finalists in So You Think You Can Dance is because the show's producers didn't make it to Houston for auditions, Dance Houston director Andrea Cody says. But they should.

Odissi is a classical dance style that originated around the 2nd century B.C. in the Eastern region of India now called Orissa. It is a soft, flowing, sensuous style of dance that is rigorous and challenging, demanding control and precision, aesthetic and technical details. On August 4, 2006, fifteen extraordinary dancers and musicians of the Orissa Dance Academy, directed by the famous Guru Bichitrananda Swain, offered a sensational performance of Odissi dance called “Rudrakshya” at Zilkha Hall.