Tucson Weekly: Listings: Dance (January 22

DANCE
Performances This Week
Listings CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL. PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Celebrate the talent, heart and soul of local dancers at the fourth annual Arizona Contemporary Dance Festival at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 24. Performing are companies from Phoenix and Tucson including: The Dancers!, A Ludwig Dance Theatre, Canyon Movement Company, Center Dance Ensemble, Desert Dance Theatre, Movement Source, Opendance, Orts Theatre of Dance and Tenth Street Danceworks. Tickets are $12, $9 for seniors and $7 for students and children. Tickets are available at all Dillard's outlets or by calling 1-800-638-4253.
Announcements
AFRICAN DANCE. 121 E. Seventh St. Learn the movements of dance from Guinea, Senegal, Nigeria and Afro-Brazilian and Cuban regions with teacher Denise Hawthorne Bey. You'll also learn the intricacies of the music, and the traditional songs and their meanings. Classes meet at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost is $10 general, $8 for students, and $5 for kids grades K through 12. Call 623-8231 for 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. Experience a touch of sophistication and romance with theme-dress occasions and a large, decorated ballroom. Cost is $7, $5 for members, which includes a free professional dance lesson from 7 to 8 p.m. Annual membership is $25. Call 885-4599 for information.
DANCE AND DRUMS. The Barbea Williams Performing Company announces classes in Pre-African and Pre-Ballet for children; and African Brazilian/West African, African Cuban/West African, and West African drum lessons for teens and adults. Registration is on-going. Call 628-7785 for information.
MODERN MONDAYS. The Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St. Jennifer Pollack teaches intermediate modern dance classes to help find and strengthen your center, improve placement, and explore and develop individual style from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday evenings. Call 320-7844 for information.
ORTS CLASSES. 121 E. Seventh St. Orts Artistic Director Anne Bunker teaches low flying trapeze classes for adults and children, and modern dance classes for adults and children of all abilities. Call 744-4004 for information.
PRUNE JUICE FOLLIES. 875 N. Houghton Road. The Prune Juice Follies offer weekly adult tap and musical comedy dance lessons for active, energetic men and women. No experience necessary. The Follies are also available for old-time vaudeville revues. Call Zircon Zelda at 885-2877 for information.
WEST COAST SWING. Tucson Swing Dance Club. 6245 E. Bellvue. 573-3732. Get in the swing of things at the Tucson Swing Dance Club every Thursday evening. Lessons are from 7 to 7:45 p.m. for beginners, and 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. for intermediate dancers. General dancing continues until 10:30 p.m. No partner necessary. Cost is $3, $2 for members. Call 573-3732 for information.