Isabella Howard & Easton Magliarditi -The Rock Center for Dance - 2019 YAGP NYC Finals Top Winners

Isabella Howard and Easton Magliarditi dancing their contemporary pas de deux "Enchanted Matrix" at the 2019 YAGP New York City Finals where they placed top 6 in Contemporary Pas de Deux. Choreography by Quinn Callahan from the Rock Center for Dance.
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