She slid onto the stage, one foot in a combat boot, the other in a delicate ballet slipper. Setting a tiny music box on the stage, she backed away slowly while around her dancers stretched and turned in enormous puffed skirts. So opened "AviMar," choreographed by Francisco Aviña with input from Stephanie Martinez. It was the second (and most riveting) of three pieces presented by Chicago-based ...

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Luna Negra blends ballet and combat boots (The Capital Times)