One of the greatest pleasures of watching professional dancers from the proximity of five feet is a subtle one. Certainly there's the frisson of a brush with beauty. But more, there's the experience of witnessing the intimacy that generates it–the silent communication between performers that affords them such seemingly effortless ease while working in tandem with each other's bodies–and the effort this entails. From my vantage on the floor of LA Dance Project's intimate stage, I could see slicks of sweat on the dancers performing 5 Live Calibrations, Madeline Hollander's latest work, as well as glimpses of the mental exertion required to dance this particular piece, evidenced in exchanged glances and the occasional relieved grin when everything aligned. . .