Nairobi, March 24 -- It wasn't a fair fight!

Not that last Saturday's 'Dance Extravaganza' should have been seen as a battle between two different dance companies and two different schools of thought.

But inevitably, once Ballet Kenya Studio chose to team up with Sarakasi Trust to stage a performance highlighting the best of both groups, comparing and contrasting the two was bound to take place.

One troupe being prime and proper, the other wild and raucous, it was clear from the moment we got to see first, the ballerinas and then, the contemporary dancers that the show would alternate in high contrasts.

The main difference between the two sets of dancers is that one set are students while the other are seasoned professionals. What they ...