DANCE Performances This Week ELIZABETH STREB & RINGSIDE. UA Centennial Hall, located on University Boulevard east of Park Avenue. 621-3341. Prepare to bounce, shake and soar out of your seats with Elizabeth Streb and Ringside in one performance only, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26. Streb and her troup of modern dancers will provide an evening of high-tension, high-speed movement that will blow you away. There will be a pre-performance discussion with UA modern dance instructor Amy Ernst at 6:45 p.m. in Room 101 of the Douglass Building, just east of Centennial Hall. Tickets are $9, $17 and $23, with discounts for students/children and UA faculty/staff. Call 621-3341 for tickets and information. TUCSON REGIONAL BALLET. TCC Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. The Tucson Regional Ballet presents The Tortoise and The Jackrabbit at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22 and 23. Joining TRB will be Ballet Yuma, performing additional classical and contemporary works. Tickets are $11, $9 for seniors/students/children. Call 791-4266 for tickets and information. For information about TRB call 886-1222. Announcements AFRICAN DANCE. Historic YMCA Theatre. 638 N. Fifth Ave. Master teacher Donald Eno Washington teaches classes in West African and Historical Black American Dance during his three-week residency in Tucson. Classes are at 7 p.m. Thursday, and 7:30 p.m. Friday through March 28. There will be a special drumming class at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22. Walk-in admission is $15 per class, $12 for the drumming class. There are discounts for pre-registration. Call 293-2864 for registration and information. STEP IN TIME. Thursdays keep jumping with the evening dance hosted by Tucson Friends of Traditional Music. Learn the art of contra dancing with live callers and traditional music starting at 8 p.m. at the Zenith Center, 300 E. Seventh St. Dancers of all abilities are encouraged. Just wear loose, comfortable clothing and be prepared for fun. Cost is $4, $3 for members. Call 624-0602 or 327-1779 for information. WEST COAST SWING. Tucson Swing Dance Club. 6245 E. Bellvue. 326-4818. 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 from 7:45 to 8:30 for intermediate dancers. The joint starts jumpin' from 8:30 to 9:30 with general dancing activities for all. No partner necessary. Cost is $3, $2 for members. Call 326-4818 for information.

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