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Performers for International Evenings of Dance spread new styles through movement

By Rosanna Turner
Daily Correspondent

DANCE

I WANTED TO REACH AS
MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN
Shantala Shivalingappa is a Kuchipudi dancer performing in Vail for
the first time tonight during the International Evenings of Dance at the
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. Kuchipudi is a classical form of Indian
dancing from South India. Shivalingappa said those who see Kuchipudi
for the first time may not know its
history, but that can be a good thing.
Because (those unfamiliar with
Kuchipudi) dont know the code, they
relate to it on a very immediate, emotional level, Shivalingappa said. It
has a very strong impact. I find it quite
beautiful, and (this impact) is whats
important about dance and music.

Shantala
Shivalingappa is a
Kuchipudi dancer
performing in Vail
for the first time
tonight during
the International
Evenings of
Dance at the
Gerald R. Ford
Amphitheater.
Kuchipudi is a
classical form of
Indian dancing
from South India.

AHH! | SPECIAL TO THE DAILY

Dancer and choreographer King Charles makes his Vail International Dance
Festival debut tonight.
Shivalingappa said Kuchipudi combines quick footwork with graceful
movements, creating a dance that is
both theatrical and poetic at the same
time. For the International Evening
programs, Shivalingappa will perform a piece from Pina Bausch entitled Solo and another piece called
Shiva Stuthi, created by her mother,
Savitry Nair, and her former dance
master, Vempati Chinna Satyam.
Shivalingappa considers herself an
ambassador of Kuchipudi, not content to let it be confined only to India.
When I was 16 I fell in love with
Kuchipudi, Shivalingappa said.
There was nothing else I really
wanted to do. I was so passionate. I
thought it had so much to offerI
wanted everyone to know about this.

EVENINGS OF DANCE, B8

if you go

is a
language that needs no translation. It
doesnt matter that the dancers performing onstage tonight and Saturday as part of the Vail International
Dance Festival speak more than
seven different languages between
them. They use movement to convey
an idea, tell a story, or express a mood
or feeling. In our daily lives, we often
dont think about the ways in which
our bodies speak for us, like giving
someone a hug, waving hello or fidgeting when we get nervous. Whether
were aware of it or not, our bodies
express ourselves silently. Maybe this
is why we understand dance, even
when we dont know exactly what its
trying to say.

What: International
Evenings of Dance I
and II (part of the Vail
International Dance
Festival).
When: Today and
Saturday, both at
7:30 p.m.
Where: Gerald R. Ford
Amphitheater in Vail.
Cost: $20-$118.
More information: Visit
www.vaildance.org.

C.P. SATYAJIT
SPECIAL TO THE DAILY
ERIN BAIANO | SPECIAL TO THE DAILY

Lauren Lovette (New York City Ballet)

and Chase Finlay (New York City Ballet)
rehearse the Giselle pas de deux in
preparation for the International
Evenings of Dance programming of the
Vail International Dance Festival.

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PARDEEPALOOZA

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and there, jumping out of helicopters;

doing wild stuff.

PARDEEPALOOZA
The name of the event comes from
Tonys middle name, Pardee. When
Bardin first got the idea to do the festival, he contacted Teri Seibert, Tonys
mother. Through her involvement, a
portion of the proceeds from the event
will go toward an avalanche safety
awareness scholarship. The scholarship can be applied to avalanche
awareness classes important for
those planning on spending any time
in the backcountry, whether professionally or recreationally. Attending
such a class can be cost prohibitive
for some people. The purpose of the
scholarship is to give anyone the
chance to attend and learn more
about staying safe in the backcountry.
What happened to my brother,
I dont want to happen to anybody
else, Pete said. That is someones kid,
someones best friend. Any chance
there is an opportunity to educate
someone on the backcountry and keep
them alive is a good thing.
The event itself will include camping, vendors and, of course, music.
Eminence Ensemble will play both
nights, and among the many songs
theyre performing is a very special
one.
We wrote it after Tony passed away,
called Tonys Song, and its probably

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Eminence Ensemble is a five-piece progressive electronic rock group based

out of Boulder. Since forming in 2008, the Summit High School graduates fuse
elements of jazz, rock, funk, classical, hip-hop, reggae and electronica.
one of our most powerful, technical
tunes, Bardin said. So thats another
way we will be celebrating Tony this
weekend.
The festival is open to anyone and
everyone, whether they knew Tony
or not. That said, there will be plenty
in the crowd who knew Tony, or had
connections to him and his family.
All my brothers friends are
dropping what theyre doing, taking
work off, coming up to celebrate his
life, Pete said. And celebration was
nothing foreign to Tony. He was the
life of the party. If you were having
a crappy day or were down in the
dumps, hed make sure youd have
a great time whether its going to
the bars, going to a show or hanging around the house playing video
games. He made us laugh quite a

bit.
Bardin feels that gathering people
together for a celebration is one of
the best ways to honor his friend. He
hopes the festival will continue.
Thats kind of the way that Tony
can live on, as a giant gathering music
festival, he said.
To start off the festival, Pete and his
sister Lizzie will take the stage to say a
few words about their brother.
Its just cool to see the love that all
my brothers friends and my friends
have been giving, Pete said. It
meant a lot for them to ask us to say
something.
Hes also looking forward to hanging back with his camera to watch
the shenanigans go down.
I cant wait, Pete said. Its going to
be a blast.

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