INDIANAPOLIS — As a outstanding skilled dance firm celebrates its fiftieth season within the Circle Metropolis, their longtime chief prepares to take his last bow.
When Dance Kaleidoscope’s Inventive Director first got here to Indianapolis within the early 90s, development of the Circle Middle Mall was underway, geared toward rejuvenating commerce within the downtown space.
It was a time earlier than the busy, bustling downtown that’s now house to a vibrant sports activities scene, arts and cultural reveals and occasions, companies and issues to do year-round.
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“The primary interval once I first got here right here was actually robust,” says David Hochoy, as he displays on first entering into the position as Inventive Director. “I felt like I used to be pushing this boulder up a mountain, and I wasn’t going anyplace.”
Hochoy says he started working, choreographing highly effective items like Carmina Burana, which was extensively profitable and introduced in some donors and recognition.
The corporate has not appeared again since.
As DK celebrates its fiftieth season this 12 months, Hochoy and the corporate has made their mark as some of the influential performing arts organizations within the metropolis.
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Hochoy sat on the helm of DK for 32 of these 50 years, and on the finish of this season, he plans to take his last bow and retire from his place as Inventive Director.
“I really feel very assured that I am leaving this group in a really great place,” says Hochoy. When requested what he plans to do in retirement, he says he’ll keep busy and hopefully proceed to do choreography. “I nonetheless really feel younger. I nonetheless have quite a lot of power left in me.”
Hochoy had a late introduction to the world of dance, in comparison with most professionals, however was captivated by the theatre after a visit to London together with his dad and mom the place he loved dwell performances of The Sound of Music and Oliver.
“I did not truly begin dancing till I used to be 20 years previous, in grad college,” Hochoy stated. He says his position in theatre led him to a ballet class.
It was throughout that point when he found his love of dance.
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“I used to be very grateful that I discovered my ardour,”Hochoy stated. “It was capable of gas me for an extended, very long time.”
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Within the Eighties, Hochoy was invited to bounce with the legendary Martha Graham Dance Firm and toured the world with Graham earlier than coming to the circle metropolis.
“In case you are lucky sufficient to search out your ardour then you have to comply with it,” stated Hochoy.
Now, 32 years into his profession with Dance Kaleidoscope, he says working with the younger folks is what he’ll miss essentially the most.
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These dancers say they are going to miss Hochoy and his infectious snigger.
“He is a ball of sunshine. He is a ball of power, an incredible humorousness,” stated firm member Stuart Lewis. “His snigger is so infectious, that we’ll begin laughing with him.”
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Lewis first met Hochoy whereas learning dance at Butler College and has been with the corporate ever since, taking over varied new roles and management alternatives with DK.
“Getting to coach with David has simply been such a blessing, as a result of he’s such a wealth of information,” Lewis stated. “We’d not be the group we’re, we might not have the voice that we’ve got on this group, if it wasn’t for his management.”
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Fellow firm member Kieran King stepped out of sophistication to talk with WRTV about Hochoy’s legacy and impression on his life.
“He is all the time going to tug one thing out of you that you do not suppose you may give, however you will discover it,” stated King, who’s in his 4th season with DK. “He calls for essentially the most out of you, for positive, and also you all the time really feel pushed. And I respect that, I do.”
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King says he was first drawn to DK and David’s work due to the physicality of his dancers and their performances, which is one thing the corporate is now identified for locally.
“He all the time has this factor that he says, he is like, you wished to bounce, so it is like why not do it,” stated King.
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Dance Kaleidoscope is Indiana’s longest working dance firm and the twenty fifth largest skilled modern firm within the nation.
Hochoy says dance and the humanities are vital to the lifetime of a group.
“The humanities actually teaches us methods to dwell,” Hochoy stated. “We’d like extra than simply going to work and coming house.”
He says dance evokes us, teaches us about completely different cultures and concepts, and supplies escape and pleasure.
“No matter it’s that thrills you, sports activities, all of it provides as much as a really full life,” stated Hochoy.
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Dance Kaleidoscope launched a nationwide seek for a brand new Inventive Director and plans to announce the brand new rent this Spring.
You possibly can nonetheless see extra work from Hochoy forward of the corporate’s last efficiency of their fiftieth anniversary season.
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The New York Giants host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday and will head into their final two games of the season as the lone team in the NFL with just two wins.
With their loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 16, the Giants’ current losing streak of 10 games is the longest in the NFL and the longest franchise history.
Meanwhile, the Colts are coming off a win against the Tennessee Titans keeping their slim postseason hopes alive.
The Giants opened as 7.5-point home underdogs earlier this week, and they will host their final home game of the season on Sunday.
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Here are three causes for concern for the Giants ahead of Week 17.
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The hot hand
The Giants have struggled against the run all season long (although they’ve been better in recent weeks). They will now have to go up against a running back in Jonathan Taylor who put up 200-plus yards and three touchdowns last week.
The Colts ran 50 times in Week 16 and had just 11 passing attempts on the day. If Indy has their rushing game working again early on, expect them to keep going to it if the Giants can’t stop them.
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MetLife Stadium woes
The Giants are in danger of becoming the first team in NFL history to lose nine home games in one season. As if that wasn’t embarrassing enough, they are doing it as they celebrate the franchise’s 100th season.
In the last few home games, fans have funded banners to fly over MetLife stadium in protest. It certainly doesn’t help when fans cheered a few short weeks ago as the Giants’ attempt at a game-tying field goal was blocked against the Saints.
The Giants have been really bad at home this year and those struggles are likely to continue in Week 17.
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The injury report
One of the few players on the Giants who has something to play for personally is Malik Nabers. He and many other notable names appeared on the injury report on Wednesday. The Giants are so beat up on both sides of the ball that they can not afford more injuries.
The Indianapolis Colts released their first practice report for the New York Giants Week 16 matchup on Christmas Day. However, per the Colts’ post on X: “The Colts did not practice on Wednesday. Wednesday’s practice report is only an estimation of a player’s participation if there was a practice.”
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Tight end Mo Alie-Cox (toe), linebacker Jaylon Carlies (shoulder), and E.J. Speed all filed as non-participants for the ‘practice.’ However, Anthony Richardson sticks out like a sore thumb with his designation (back, foot).
Richardson has been far better in 2024 at avoiding injuries and is coming off a divisional win against the Tennessee Titans where he completed 7/11 passes for 131 passing yards, one touchdown toss, and an interception. Richardson also tacked on nine carries for 70 rushing yards (7.8 yards per carry), and another score.
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Richardson’s practice report for the rest of the week will be the top name to monitor as Indy looks to defeat a struggling Giants team at MetLife Stadium. Despite the Colts getting a much-needed victory over the Titans at home, they did so in close fashion (38-30) despite a fantastic performance from running back Jonathan Taylor.
Indianapolis must play better defensively late in the game, limit turnovers offensively, and continue to operate well through the ground attack to defeat Brian Daboll’s squad. We’ll see what happens with Shane Steichen’s approach and Richardson’s designation as the week winds down.
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TheIndianapolis Coltshad a solid offensive performance during their much-needed win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. But no one had a bigger day on that side of the ball than star running back Jonathan Taylor.
Taylor had his best showing of the season during Sunday’s 38-30 victory against the Titans, one where he put up 29 carries, 218 rushing yards, and three touchdowns. It was his second contest in a row with over 100 yards on the ground, and his second time this season landing multiple touchdown scores in one game.
Yet, to put up over 200 yards on the ground and three rushing touchdowns in one day has been almost unheard of across the past decade in the NFL.
Taylor’s electric 200-yard, three-touchdown performance matches with only two others in the past ten years. ESPN’s Stephen Holder revealed just how rare Taylor’s day was when showcasing the Colts’ most eye-popping stat from Sunday:
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“Taylor became the third player with 200-plus rushing yards and three touchdowns in a game over the past decade. His 218 rushing yards were the second most of his career, behind 253 yards against the Jaguars in 2020.”
– Stephen Holder, ESPN
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A day with over 200 yards is nothing new for Taylor, as this one vs. Tennessee only comes in as his second-highest rushing total for his career. Yet, to pair the production on the ground with three rushing touchdowns has only been done by two other players: formerPittsburgh Steelersback Le’Veon Bell and former Titans back, Derrick Henry, who accomplished the feat twice.
It’s been one of Taylor’s better collective seasons since being drafted to Indianapolis in 2020. Through 12 games, he’s posted 1,129 yards on 237 carries, piling in eight rushing touchdowns and a receiving. The historic day against the Titans makes this fifth-year pro look even better.
The Colts back will have some easy assignments on the schedule ahead, hopefully continuing his hot hand moving into the final stretch. Indianapolis will hope to secure two straight wins when they travel to New Jersey this weekend to face the 2-13 New York Giants.
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