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LOCAL Monday 25 noveMber 2019

Dynamic dance show Club di Movimiento

ORANJESTAD — The theme for the dynamic dance show
that was on this weekend in Aruba’s theatre Cas di Cultura
was The Ocars. Dance school Club di Movimiento present-
ed a colorful show where all students of the school showed
their skills during an evening/afternoon filling event.

Director Samanta Westera-Juppa is proud of her dedicat-
ed students showing their talents during the annual dance
recital. Oscar winning movies is a vivid theme and the cos-
tumes only were Oscar worthy. Some outstanding and in-
spiring movies that touched many of us in the heart served
as elements of the performances. Ballet, pointes, folklore,
tap, afro, urban fusion, Latin, contemporary, modern, jazz,
lyrical, street dance and acrobatic aerial arts all formed
part of the show where in the first part the youngest danc-
ers participated and in the second act the more advanced
dancers performed. One thing was very clear while watch-
ing this spectacle: Club di Movimiento is a family, the en-
thusiasm and dedication of the students but also the fun
were obvious during the presentations. The theatre was
completely filled with the audience that existed for a main
part of the students’ families and friends. Most impressive
part of the show for many was the dance on the theme of
the movie Schindler’s List where the dancers acted as Jew-
ish women suffering in a concentration camp. Westera-
Juppa asked the audience for silence during this perfor-
mance and explained to have chosen this heavy topic to
bring awareness that this should never happen again. The
dancers did a great job throughout the full show, of course
the little ones were adorable and for sure everyone in the
audience had her or his favorite Oscar movie heard by the
end of the night.q