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the illusionist; Powered by superhuman legs and the drive of an Olympic gold medalist, Dwana Smallwood leaps into the spotlight with unearthly grace.
Byline: Gaby Wood
Oh, God, that was awful!" says Dwana Smallwood after what seems to me a breathtaking rehearsal. We are in an upstairs studio at New York City Center, where the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has just begun its annual five-week season, and for the past hour I have watched her kick her leg up to meet her head, flutter her feet at butterfly speed, sweep round in handless half-cartwheels, and unspool herself across the floor. The ballet she is rehearsing with Antonio Douthit is Pas de Duke, which was created by Alvin Ailey in 1976 for Dwana's mentor, Judith Jamison, and Mikhail Baryshnikov. It's a magical piece-hip, flirtatious, virtuosic-and to ...
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