During a visit to Indiana University Northwest, Ballet Hispánico showed off Hispanic culture with a dance workshop, watch party and intimate discussion.
Written by Tony-winning producer Jim Kierstead and starring South Floridians Ernesto Reyes ("Luz"; "Days of Our Lives") and Caleb Scott ("7 Deadly Sins"; "The Cubans"), the play "Borrowed" gets its first staging from June 23 to July 17 at House of Games in Miami Ironside.
Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami will return to the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center's Lab Theater on March 12 and 13 with another exciting salon program, featuring an insider's glimpse at five works, all in different stages of progress, being prepared for premiere later this year.
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Melissa Verdecia always knew she wanted a baby, but as a dancer with Ballet Hispanico, she also knew getting pregnant would mean significant time off from a career that depends entirely on her body. It was easy to postponeâafter the next tour, she told herself, or when she got a coveted role.
Then in March 2020, Ballet Hispanico stopped all in-person operations when New York City entered its COVID-19 lockdown. Verdecia and her husbandâBallet Hispanico dancer Lyvan Verdeciaâwere laid off along with the rest of the companyâs dancers. It was a full-blown crisisâwith one unexpected upside. Their schedules were wide open.Â