Soa RatsifandrihanaDance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels:groove

UK Premiere. groove is a solo performance by Soa Ratsifandrihana that draws its inspiration from different dance forms, including the Afindrafindrao of her native Madagascar. g r oo v e takes the form of a collage of references quoted and transformed. She takes some steps from the Madison, the first choreography she learned which was popularised in the 1960s by Al Brown, an African American singer. Ratsifandrihana also references Pepito, a popping dancer whose stylised quarter-turns she admires.