Ballet Hispanico

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In Ballet Hispanico's third trip to Tucson, they opened the evening's two hour, three act performance at The University of Arizona's Centennial Hall with an ensemble Latin infused modern dance piece. Surprising as it was for me, I enjoyed the modern dance twist, complete with innovative formations and interpretations. A very close friend of mine is a modern dance choreography major at Arizona State University, so I have been attending modern dance performances for four years now. But sitting through a professional dance performance by myself, when I'm not what you would call a dance enthusiast, was an entirely new venture for me.
Judging from the lack of intermission babel about the performance, I gathered that my fellow dance patrons shared my feelings that I was less than blown away by the show. That is of course except for the lady behind me who proceeded to