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Show LIFE B6 roject recital By KIMBERLY LENDER Life Writer CONNOR ALLEN/UVUREVIEW Dancers show off the artistic skill of their respective choreographer. BECOME A PILOT white earning your degree! UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSIT , • UVU has one of the nation's leading collegiate aviation programs • Financial assistance available • State of the art aircraft and simulators As lights began to brighten, a circle of bodies appeared on the stage, all connected, all intertwined. Legs were held in the air while others were spread across the ground until, with a shift in the music, the bodies moved. One at a time, dancers broke out of the routine, spinning, leaping and flipping, as their fluid movements pulled them across the stage. Utah Regional Ballet performed the work of six competition-finalist choreographers in the fifth annual Choreography Dance Project in the Ragan Theater Jan. 26, 27 and 28. Choreographers were given the chance to win a scholarship award of $1000 "to further their education and expand their careers and experience in choreography," said Jacqueline Colledge, ar- tistic director of URB. The different pieces filled the night with a variety of ballet styles from classical ballet to modern ballet and even some contemporary pieces. "It has a little bit of everything to offer," Colledge said. TO FIND OUT WHICH CHOREOGRAPHER WON visit www.uvureview.com "It's very different; there's bound to be something everyone will love." "Life: written" choreographed by Shayla Bott is one of these unique dances. The dance featured seven dancers acting out a story not to music but to spoken words. The story took the audience from childhood through adolescence to adulthood and into mature adulthood all the while URB dancers acted out happiness and heartbreak, joy and loss. Another piece, "Pickles and Milk" by Terry Davis, told its story by using one white balloon that the dancers continually handed off to each other throughout the dance. "It's not what I expected. It's a lot more modern; it is all very different," said freshman Arrianne Noland. Many people attended the performance to support family or friends and some went to simply experience the dance. "I like to see the different style of dances and how well they [URB] portray them," said Lexie Billings, who came to support her sister. At the end of the three-day competition, three judges determined the outcome of the competition based off of the creativity, the creative process and the structure of the work and the characteristics of good choreography, according to Colledge. • Classes offered on site at the Provo Airport • Aviation Administration and Professional Pilot degree emphases available AVIATION SCIENCE 5 Call to schedule your introductory flight and tour (888) 901-7192 www.FlyUVU.com LUNCH 86 DINNER ro-VISIT US NU CENTRE CONTE COSTAVIDA.NET 0 • new f ends are waiting to meet you! Rates starting at $275. ummer rates starting at $155!! (TT 1 II • 11•• •••■ II••• 4•••• ••■••• Text "wolverine" to 47464 for more Int' 801.431 .0000 www.wolverinecrossing.com I 1111 S. S. 1350 W. Orem, UT 84058 |