Ballroom Dancers Art Links

Shen Yun’s Synchronicity ‘Superb’ Say Ballroom Dancers

“It was lovely watching them. Very nice, very precise, good placement, really lovely lines,” said Mrs Lowe.

Community Calendar, May 21

RHYTHM AND BLOOMS, MUSIC AND ART IN THE GARDEN: 6-9 p.m. Thursdayat Riverbanks Botanical Garden, 1300 Botanical Parkway, West Columbia. Music by Bobby Houck (of the Blue Dogs), cash bar and food vendors. $7; Riverbanks Society members, $5. (803) 779-8717; riverbanks.org

Community Calendar, May 19

CONTRA DANCE: 7-10:30 p.m. today in the Arsenal Hill Park Building, 1800 Lincoln St. Music by INexplicabillies; caller will be Marolyn Floyd. Beyond beginners workshop, 6:15-7 p.m.; new dancers workshop, 7-7:30 p.m. $8; bring clean, soft-soled, non-marking shoes. (803) 760-5881; www.contracola.org

Community Calendar, May 20

SC SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” 7:30 p.m. May 25-27 at Saluda Shoals Park, 5605 Bush River Road. Outdoor performances, concessions available. $10; age 12 and younger, $5. Sponsored by the Saluda Shoals Foundation, Lexington Medical Center and the SC Shakespeare Company. (803) 213-2025; http://www.icrc.net

Young Dancers Compete in the Documentary ‘First Position’

Gaya Bommer and Aran Bell in "First Position." The tears are often held tremulously back and the many hurts smiled away in “First Position,” an appealing, largely upbeat documentary about young ballet dancers duking it out, sometimes on point and in tulle, for top honors at the Youth America Grand Prix.