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ael Levitin may not be one
in a million, but she's defi-
nitely one in 600.
Three years ago, the 32-
year-old dancer beat out 600 other
contenders for a single spot in Hubbard
Street Dance Chicago, the company
widely considered to be an innovative
force in contemporary dance.
Levitin, who trained in Israel, will
appear in a trio of dances performed by
the troupe Friday-Saturday, Sept. 20-
22, at the Power Center in Ann Arbor/
in a University Musical Society produrc-
don.
. Hubbard Street will present three dif-
ferent programs, with some dances
repeating. Levitin will be featured in
Counter/part and Minus 16 on Friday,
Petit Mort on Saturday and
Counter/part and Minus 16 on Sunday.

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"What's really exciting about Hubbard
Street is the variety of dances that we
stage," Levitin says. "It's nice for the
dancers to do different things, and it's
also nice for the audiences."
Counter/part, a work dedicated to
the Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
directors, features 10 performers and
was inspired by Bach's Brandenburg
Concerti. It is the first piece done
specifically for the company by artistic
director Jim- Vincent.
Minus 16, choreographed by
Israeli Ohad Naharin, is a full-
company humorous piece aimed
at breaking down the barrier
between audience and per-
former. Set to a range of music
from Latin to Israeli, the
piece's audio track includes
interviews with
Hubbard Street
dancers.
Petite Mort
("Small Death"), created by Jiri
Kylian, is set to Mozart piano concerti
and includes more than a dozen
dancers in an ode to love. The sensual
ballet features intimate duets, each of
which evokes a different feeling and

mood.
"We have two casts for everything
that we do, so we shift," Levitin says.
Hubbard Street combines theatrical
jazz, modern and classical ballet tech-
niques. Since Lou Conte founded the
company in 1977, HSDC has grown
into a multi-leveled organization,
including the main company, a second
young professional company, an edu-
cation department and an active dance
studio.
HSDC's main company of 20 cul-
turally diverse dancers performs world-
wide for more than 100,000 people
annually. Its repertoire includes works
by established and emerging choreog-
raphers.
"Three months after I joined
Hubbard Street, we performed in
Israel," Levitin recalls. "We appeared

Yael Levitin: Gotta dance.