But her strength is as an expressive contemporary dancer.

Los Angeles Times writer Ann Powers avouched that the tour was "an invigoratingly ambitious show, executed with vigor by its star and her expressive dancers."

It is no secret, however, that Mr. Eifman is more at home with his own company's highly expressive dancers.

The percussionist, who has also become an expressive and extremely funny dancer and mime, reprised his show during the opening half of Monday's concert, with some fresh variations.

"She helped liberate me from being an academic dancer to being a full-blooded, expressive dancer."

But all three dances had a puzzling emotional cool or distance that could not be attributed to the physically and dramatically expressive dancers.

It is a quiet tour de force for the expressive Mr. Pennewell, a Bessie Award-winning dancer.

As Suzanna notices that their new neighbors are expressive dancers with revealing outfits, she demands Paul to complain to them about their lack of morality.

And although the two performances were almost uniformly high in the quality of the dancing, the performing honors went to the most dramatically expressive dancers.

She is a very expressive dancer. You can really feel her mood, and her energy through her performance.