DANCE Announcements BALLET AUDITIONS. The School of American Ballet will have auditions for the 1996 Summer Course in New York City for Tucson area teens ages 12 to 18 years on Tuesday, January 23, at Ballet Arts, 200 S. Tucson Blvd. Dancers 12 to 14 years audition from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with 15- to 18-year-olds from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Auditions are open only to intermediate and advanced students who will be at least 12 years old by July, 1996. A $10 application fee is required at the time of the audition, and students must register one hour in advance of their audition time. Call Ballet Arts at 623-3373 for information. WEST AFRICAN DANCE. Join Denise Hawthorne-Bey for intensive and beginning classes in West African dance at the Southwest School of Music and Dance, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Registration is open for classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Call 884-0811 for information. Student rates are available. IMPROV DANCE. Mary Ann Brehm teaches an eight session course in dance improvisation from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Thursdays, beginning January 18 and continuing through March 7, at the Tucson Creative Dance Center, 3131 N. Cherry Ave. Cost is $55. Call 323-6711 for registration and information. BALLROOM DANCING. The United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USABDA) of Southern Arizona holds a dance from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, January 14, at the Elk's Lodge, 2404 E. River Road. Dancers of all levels are invited. No partner necessary. Introductory and intermediate group classes will be offered at 2 p.m. Donation is $5, $3 for members. Call 292-9853 for information. TFTM DANCES. Tucson Friends of Traditional Music hosts a Contra Dance every Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Zenith Center, 330 E. Seventh St. All levels, singles and couples welcome. Admission is $4, $3 for TFTM members. Call 327-1779 for information. SQUARE DANCE FESTIVAL. The 48th annual Southern Arizona Square and Round Dance and Clogging Festival takes place January 18 through 20, at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave. Contact Jim and Genny Young at 885-6273 for registration forms and information. BALLROOM DANCING. Dance to live music from 8 to 11 p.m. Wednesdays at Let's Dance Club, 6245 E. Bellevue. Singles and couples of all skill levels are welcome. Enjoy theme-dress occasions with a large, romantic, decorated ballroom to match. Cost is $7, $5 for members. Free group dance lessons are offered from 7 to 8 p.m. for members. Annual membership is $20. Call 885-4599 for information.

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