Amazing balances between a strong ballerina who partners an acrobat. Lea mcgowan performs with Rudi Macaggi in the Lava Dance Club at the Turningstone Resort and Casino near Syracuse and Rome, New York.
Tags: handbalancing acrobatics Rudi Macaggi Lea McGowan partner yoga ballet pointe handstand backbend
Student Choreography Showcase, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Fall 2007, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Lea mcgowan performs a contemporary solo, an excerpt of a work choreographed by Sadie Wilhelmi. NYC
This piece was conceived while I was a student at The University of Tampa. During the creation process the horrible massacre of Virginia Tech students occurred, which shaped the ending of this ballet. A dance that began as an expression of self and my story transformed into a celebration of the lives of those students. I mourned for these students, my own peers, whose futures were taken abruptly away. Yet I also challenged myself to fight for their memory, embody their spirit, and banish fear....
Tags: ballet Lea McGowan University of Tampa UT Dance Happening pointe
Having been absent from in studio practice for months due to a stress fracture injury, Lea returns to the creative space of an empty dance studio improvising (without music) on her experience and personal struggle of overcoming an injury, and dances once again.
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Rudi Macaggi, Acromedian and master of stunts, performs his Champagne Waterfall of Death in front of live audience at the 24th annual Kleines Fest in Hannover, Germany. Featuring photographs taken on location and from performance, you will also witness a clip of Rudi warming up backstage for his free for all basketball routine. Enjoy!
Tags: Rudi Macaggi Champagne Waterfall of Death Acromedian crazy wild stunt acrobat Kleines Fest Lea McGowan basketball balance amazing terrifying death-defying
