LeeSaar The Company's Princess Crocodile

By Rachel Rizzuto, 14 April 2014

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Reviewed at Baryshnikov Arts Center: Howard Gilman Performance Space, New York City on 11 April 2014

Princess Crocodile (New York Première)

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Rachel Rizzuto

Rachel Rizzuto received her BFA in dance performance and choreography from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is currently an editor for Dance Teacher magazine, and she is a founding member of modern dance company Mari Meade Dance Collective.

Princesses, Crocodiles and Gaga from LeeSaar The Company