CANBERRA Australia—Ballroom dancers Maryna Goodwin and Shirley Dillon attended the Chinese Spectacular. Goodwin said "I'm amazed at the grace and beauty, it's just absolutely lovely. Some of the movements are so similar (to ballet), but the footwork is different—the gliding motion, it's so soft and gentle, that's what I liked about the gliding movements."
Maryna Goodwin not only dances ballroom style but has a ballet background, and her children studied ballet. So she responded particularly to the dances in the Chinese Spectacular. Goodwin compared classical dance to modern dance. The inner feelings of modern dance "can be sometimes aggressive and feeling things that don't feel nice." That is why she prefers classical ballet and what she enjoyed about the Chinese Spectacular. "The older, classical ballets have a more comfortable feeling. It's very good."
Dillon found the skill and grace of the dancers interesting. Goodwin said she "loved the one with the floating, with the big costumes, and the long flowing…" The dance she is describing is "Water Sleeves," in which the costumes give an illusion of rippling water. Dillon liked "Nymphs of the Sea" best, which also uses an unusual water illusion.
Not only the dances and costumes but the moving projected backdrops interested the pair. Dillon said she had never seen anything like it before, how the digital images moved in out of the live performance. "Right from the word go, the opening scenery, and the backdrop, all very good. And if we didn't have something else on, we'd probably come back tonight. It is a wonderful show, really and truly."
Goodwin wrapped up the two friend's response "they were all very good. And the drums, that was good. So, yeah."
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