Dance Recital At RPBHS

The Royal Palm Beach High School dancers on stage.

The Wildcat Dancers and RPB Dancers performed their winter dance performance, “Never Not Gonna Dance,” on Thursday, Dec. 5 in the Royal Palm Beach High School auditorium to a sold-out crowd. The dancers performed not only for family and loved ones but many dignitaries, civic leaders and members of the community.

The dance routines, all choreographed by master choreographer MJ Blecher, included jazz, hip-hop, contemporary and tap. Highlights included “G-d Help the Outcast” performed by the Wildcat Dance Team, which was elegant, graceful and technically superior to rival any professional ballet company. Their kick line in “It’s Raining Men” rivaled the New York City’s Rockettes, and their strong and thought-provoking “Good People” was danced with such passion and strength.

Period 2’s “Dancing With Your Ghost” was very theatrical. Their technically strong dance moves and powerful stage presence was in the forefront of the routine “Powerful Woman.” Period 6’s “Execs” had many contagions that were performed as a waving roll of the ocean. Their hip-hop routine “Turning It Up” was sharp and hit all the right moves.

The show featured four soloist dancers who proved on stage why they won national grand champion and overall awards this past summer at the National Dance Convention in Georgia.