It is the power of silence Last week I attended the concert by “Ballet Todes". “Ballet Todes” (or just only “Todes”) by Alla Duchova is a very well-known dance group in Russia. I think you known it. I have opened it when I have been studying in high school . It was a merit of my friend. She dreamed of dancing in this group. But she got a refuse. Jury told her that she had weak preparation. They said that she should have started to dance since early age. I saw a lot of interviews with participants of the group and with Alla Duchova. All of them say that they don’t have another life except the dance. Dance occupies all their time. I read a lot about Alla Duchova. She is a staggering woman. She obtained everything herself without somebody’s patronage. Do you know that she worked in a circus when she was 15? Her first group was called “Experiment”. It was a girlsband. Then their group united with a boysband ”Todes”. Her group as ,,Todes,, appeared on the stage in 1987 in St-Petersburg. I like all shows because in the first place movements of Todes dancers are very efficient, accurate, well rehearsed. Choreography is ideal! In the second place Todes dancers always have delightful costumes. The show was very impressive as usual. Todes show included many different numbers and styles. For example, acrobatic numbers, break dance, strip-dance and of course jazz-modern. One number stuck in my memory. The one which was devoted to Michael Jackson’s creativity. Todes dancers danced to most popular M. Jackson’s songs. They copied his choreography sometimes. When I was watching it, I understood that Michael Jackson was a very great man. And he has done all get-out for world’s art. Now it seems that I’ve rediscovered a Michael Jackson I’d never seen before. It is the power of silence. That’s when dance tells you everything and without words. It is remarkable!