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John Selya: xtreme dancer.

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THE DAY AFTER THE TWYLA THARP/BILLY JOEL MUSICAL MOVIN' OUT OPENED ON BROADWAY, JOHN SELYA'S LIFE CHANGED AS DRAMATICALLY AS IF HE HAD WON THE LOTTERY. CLIVE BARNES WROTE IN

The New York Post, "Movin' Out is Selya's show ... he is absolutely riveting." Ben Brantley of The New York Times said, "Mr. Selya is extraordinary. A dazzling, athletic dancer." The Washington Post's Peter Marks noted that, "Selya is the discovery here; his presence is reminiscent of Gene Kelly." And Joan Acocella of The New Yorker simply declared, "John Selya is now a star."

One year later, during an after-show interview at a nearby restaurant, where he chows down on a juicy bacon burger and fries, Selya says, "It definitely put a lot wind in my sails, and it also meant I was going to be working. However," he adds, "My primary reaction was heart-felt validation of Twyla's vision. We worked so hard on this [show] that it was very gratifying and a great relief to be acknowledged." But he stresses, "The bar goes up and creates such high expectations, and I'm thinking, 'Can I do this every night?'"

The powerfully built, charismatic dancer bounds around the stage like Spiderman--climbing walls, scaling...