It's kind of like the dance world's equivalent of the Olympics.

This is the first time that we've shown these to the public. People have got to see what these kids are doing.

She's very controversial. But she really has done a lot for the pop and dance scene. (Her music) always makes you want to dance somehow.

Our contemporary program has grown so much that it warrants its own show. We get equal recognition for our contemporary work.

Most of the schools that go to this are much larger schools. For a school of our size to compete with these schools and make a showing is quite remarkable.

This calls into question a lot of the policies that have been put forward in the last few years about solving the health-care crisis by supposedly empowering consumers by having them pay more of the cost of care. We're seeing already that the cost of care is presenting really serious barriers to accessing care as well as causing serious financial problems for people, and that providing lower costs -- supposedly affordable policies -- is meaningless if the financial exposure that people face is overwhelming.