Part of the problem was that the dancers brought authority but not experience to the starkly dramatic piece.
Its dancers have brought new individual flourishes to their young characters, who painfully come of age through war, drugs and divorce.
Then suddenly the dancer from the Bronx was brought to rest, stilled in a way he could never have imagined.
Today Guangdong's dancers bring something new to movement that would otherwise look familiar.
But for all the energy the dancers bring, the choreography fails.
Yet it can have more emotional intensity than these dancers brought to it.
But it is always fun to watch dancers bring their own color and movement qualities to bear on what there is.
It is often said that dancers bring an extraordinary discipline and focus to their work, whether on or off the stage.
Fortunately, two dancers brought a touch of life to the proceedings.
Not all the dancers bring money to their families.