The Dance Rush Members: Meet a Wife, a Mother, a Dancer

A day in the life of the Dance Rush Members. Meet Erika Gatt Coleiro, a wife, a mother but most especially a dancer. 

A relatively fresh face to YADA and I can say that my experience so far has been a positive one. I would be lying if I said it isn't tough having to juggle two jobs, dedicating quality time with my husband and a 1 year old child and trying to keep up with the housework  and cooking before making it to class and late night rehearsals...on time! 

Planning where my little one will be spending her evening is a HUGE headache with daddy working very irregular hours.  I get people, mostly family members and relatives, asking "why do you do it?". I guess it is the love I have for dance and joy that it brings to my life. It is the fuel that drives me to keep going and face the following day with a smile. It is that time of the day where I get to dedicate some time to myself, where I try and forget the pressures of life and release that bundled up tension to focus solely on dancing. 

I believe that dance is therapeutically and beneficial on so many levels; be it psychologically, physically and even socially. It gives the person inner strength to keep going and come to the realisation that in dance there are no limits. There is always room for improvement, which leads me to another reason to "why I do what I do". It is the desire to strive for excellence. The thrill one gets before and during a performance and the satisfaction and sense of achievement that follows is enough to forget about all the sacrifices made. Yes, exhaustion does strike but the body learns to adapts (and so do the people I depend so much on).... eventually! I am extremely lucky to have so much support from the people around me who are making this dream of mine become a reality. 

YADA has given me confidence in my dancing and the opportunity to explore different styles of movement, making me more versatile as a dancer. It also tapped into areas on a deeper level namely positivity, dedication, commitment, and acknowledging moments when things do not go your way. I have learnt to pull myself together on 'bad days' as opposed to resorting to self-pity by persistently trying till it's right.  I feel privileged to be a part of such a strong and dynamic team and look forward to this wonderful opportunity to be dancing in San Francisco. I fell in love with the place while on honeymoon three years ago and I cannot wait to go back amongst such a culturally diverse population and a city which does not fail to impress in terms of artistic richness and spectacular scenic views.

Erika 

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YADA with the Phantom Dance show and top ten broadway shows ever staged

The Phantom Dance Show by YADA dance Company is based on a book: The Phantom of the Opera. Director Felix Busuttil insists that for this show has offered choreographic help from Justin Roy Barker while the designs of the show are in the hands of Peter Howitt that is famous for film sets block-buster like ‚"Indiana Jones", "Superman", "Braveheart", "Elizabeth" & "The Mummy".

Out of that, there will be 150 dancers to have a part and the wonderful and colourful costumes that have been done by Elvia Leone Ganado and Ernest Camilleri. The music is very phenomenal that is to be played the tracks from "Sleeping Beauty" of Tchaikovsky and "Romeo and Juliet" of Prokoview plus tracks from films like "The Devil's Advocate".

Phantom... The Dance Show is a story of all the years where the music that is to be played makes aspects of the life, dead, love, jealousy and suicides. The story is about a compositor that sells his body to the devil but with the pat that his face remains sfigurate. He lives in the drainage of the theatre of Paris that he remains disgusting with the settlement of the prima ballerina Carlotta and he makes all the things to eliminate her.

It’s not easy to say what are the best Broadway or Dance shows ever staged. Each brings an unrepeatable style and a notable story to the stage that charms the audiences from different countries.

However, there are shows that hold water above the crowd – some that became the common household names and are bringing fans back to theaters again and again. 

Below is a list of the Top Ten Shows that have enhanced the Broadway stage.

1. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical that has been the long - lasting show in the history of Broadway. Since 1988, for 21 years it has been sold out and became the most favorite show for New York City visitors. It has been seen by over 130 million people and it’s the best entertainment project in a history. The show describes the dramatic story of a Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with Christine Daae and teaches her to sing like an angel.
2. The Lion King keeps a place at the top of the lists for the 'long-lasting musicals' and 'winners of many viewers’ choice awards.' This show is animated musical-adventure Disney film that attracts families with children.
3. Cats - the longest running show with ending in 2003 has been translated into 20 languages and graced around the world many times. The show tells the life story of a clan of cats called the Jellicles.
4. Les Miserables is the longest musical in London based on the novel from 1862 of the same title by Victor Hugo. The show won eight Tony Awards. 
5. Wicked is the musical that has broken sales records around the world named by Time magazine as the "Best Musical of the Year". Wicked describes the story of what Oz was like, before Dorothy got there.
6. The Producers.
7. A Chorus Line.
8. Hairspray.
9. Rent.
10. Chicago.