sjDANCEco has reason to celebrate
THRIVING TROUPE MARKS FIVE-YEAR SUCCESS WITH FRESH PROGRAM
By Rita Felciano
Special to the Mercury News

Five years may not seem much of a reason to mount a retrospective, but when small dance companies come and go with the turn of a calendar page, half a decade becomes a respectable period to have survived. And sjDANCEco is more than surviving, it is thriving.

With a repertoire that is modest but respectable, the dancers have a clear vision of who they are and where they want to go.

On Friday night, an almost full house - including many students - greeted sjDANCEco's "The Best of . . ." The piece amounted to a historical look at the ensemble of choreographer-dancers, which has been in residence at San Jose State University.