OUR DANCES

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When the decadancers just feel like partying, they put on a little Cuban hip-hop, and get their groove on A Lo Cubano.

From a quietly dramatic tango to all-out aerials and heart-pounding folkdance formations, Rusty Nails gives dancers and audience members alike a workout.

Hangin' by a Moment tells a story of love lost & found. We illustrate it in a smooth blend of cross-step fox trot and lindy hop.

The soundtrack to Last of the Mohicans has a haunting, lyrical feeling which decadance visualizes as strands of snaking mazurka steps and bold contra dance figures.

Mambo Italiano is higher energy than a mambo and almost as flirtatious as an Italian! This fun, lighthearted dance is all about the guys and the girls having fun together. Sneak a peek as they prepare for the big dance!

Have a generous helping of 1930s "Savoy Style" lindy hop, as danced in San Francisco night clubs in the 1990s, performed to the sultry song Fever from the 1950s.

The ladies take the stage with hip hop stylin' moves - knee spins, formation marching and more - to Janet Jackson's powerful Rhythm Nation.

Decadance brings alive the contagiously lilting melody of Trip to Skye in a waltz involving complex lead and partner switching. Watch carefully and see if you can keep track of who is dancing with whom, and who is leading!
Choreography by Ryan Knotts, modified by Kristin

Sexy and slinky, a hint of Argentina and a touch of a 40's nightclub, a dash of jazz and a sprinkle of salsa give you Hernando's Hideaway the decadance way.

Groove is in the Heart, not just the feet. Proof is in the dance. Our feet may say cha-cha and hustle, but our hearts say "Do ya feel it?" "Awww JEAH!"

Look out! Take all the bursting big band boister of Benny Goodman's Sing Sing Sing, throw in a flash of Fosse style, and you've got one of decadance's favorite pieces from our first year.