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The Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company accompanied the performances of the LMU music department with stunning dancing.

Carson’s work is profoundly moving, a testament to the human spirit. In the city of Los Angeles, where vulnerability is often pushed aside in favour of perfection, "The Only Constant" brings humanity center stage. -Gillian Ebersole, Bachtrack.com

The piece left me with the space to question my patterns, friendships, and goals, while examining our endless desire to escape reality.  “The Only Constant” clearly confirmed that contemporary dance thrives in Los Angeles.   -Matthew Shaffer, LA Dance Chronicle

Genevieve Carson, the opera’s choreographer and director of the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, is from Juneau and said it’s pretty special to be working and collaborating in her hometown.

The final work had me gasping. A generation of ‘Me Too’ has influenced the dancing scene. Costuming and flying hair are cleverly juxtaposed by some great ensemble dancing, strength in female understanding.

My dream day would continue at The Sweat Spot where I'd teach my class called Give & Take. The Sweat Spot is owned by Ryan Heffington—it's my favorite studio to teach at in L.A. Give & Take is a contemporary class that helps dancers connect with their bodies and the space they're in.

"All four (dancers) were remarkable, in this often humorous piece that required split-second timing. Using gesture as metaphor, the dancers grabbed each other, pushed and pulled, fell onto and lifted one another." -- Laura Bleiberg, Emphasis Dance

The work was so subtle in its slip into insanity that it was a while before the audience relaxed into the humor of the work. The dancers were convincing, athletic, unapologetic, and darn-right funny. --Beth Megill, LA Dance Review

"[Stephanie] Zaletel asks one to look, to see and to hopefully feel [...] The entire cast of 13 dancers maintain a beautiful sense of calm, stillness and loneliness throughout the work." -Jeff Slayton, LA Dance Chronicle

"To me, dance artists are superhuman and filled with magic. These articulate, hyper-connected storytellers have a keen understanding of the possibilities within time, space, and energy, both inside and outside of their bodies, to bring to life what was previously unimagined." -- Genevieve Carson for VoyageLA Magazine