In this depressing time of making America great again (as it was before all those horrible immigrants started coming in) and America first (and the hell with everybody else) it was a pleasure to see Heartshare's After-School Program at PS 102 present its tribute to the world in all its beautiful diversity, "Many Faces, Many Places." Each class (two each in grades K-4 and one for grade 5) presented a dance from a different country and a different part of the world: the U.S. was included and so was Asia, Africa and South America at PS 102 Thursday night in Bay Ridge.
The choreography was simple enough for the kids to know it well but exuberant and intense enough for the participants to enjoy it. One of the highlights was the kindergarten tribute to Africa in "Waka Waka," where the varying repetitiveness of the music was effectively used in the choreography, especially the port de bras, and Victoria Soule was a standout performer, her smile expressing her enjoyment of her dancing.
The performers and the music represented the diversity of Bay Ridge itself, where we have lived in peace for the last 17 years.
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