Tucson Weekly: Listings: Dance (April 9

DANCE
Performances This Week
Listings EAST-WEST FUSION. UA Gittings Dance Theatre. Choreographer and dancer Tzu-Hua Chen performs a recital integrating traditional Chinese dance with modern western dance and choreography at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11. Tickets are $8 general, $5 students and seniors. Call 621-4698 for tickets and information.
MISA FLAMENCA. Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. As part of the UA Arte Latino Americano series, Paco Peña performs Misa Flamenca, a kaleidoscopic fusion of flamenca and sacred ritual, at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 11. Tickets are $18, $23 and $29, with discounts for faculty, staff, students with ID and children under 18. Call 621-3341 for tickets and information. Tickets are also available at all Dillard's outlets, the Centennial box office and the TCC box office. Contact Paula Bluemer at 612-8825 for group ticketing information.
ORTS LENTEN PERFORMANCE. St. Mark's Presbyterian Church. 3809 E. Third St. As part of a Lenten worship service entitled In Memory of Her, the Orts Dance Company performs a dance in three acts accompanied by violin, piano and liturgical poetry at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 9. The performance is free and child care will be provided. Call Rev. Stuart Taylor at 325-1001 for information.
Announcements
AFRICAN DANCE. 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. The location of the classes has recently changed. Call 623-8231 for new location information.
AUDITION NOTICE. The Isis Dance Theater Company is holding auditions for intermediate to advanced ballet, jazz and/or modern dancers over age 30 for forthcoming fall and spring productions. The company is also looking for actors and singers over age 30 for an original, one-act musical production. Auditions are by appointment only, and will continue until all positions are filled. Contact Rosemary Tindall-Gibson at 323-8437 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.
BELLY DANCE. DITD Club House. 2014 E. Broadway, Suite 212. Join Marlena Mann for the workshop Interpretative Belly Dancing from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. The cost is $5 for members, $7 for non-members. Learn to sway your hips at a free belly beginner's dance lesson, compliments of the Dancers in the Desert Belly Dance Club, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23. Call Karen at 888-6044 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.
ECSTATIC TRANCE DANCE. The Little Temple Community Healing Arts Institute. 721 N. Second Ave. Get ready for energy, peace and movement on Sunday evenings with Ecstatic Trance Dancing, a smoke- and alcohol-free evening of movement and music from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays, April 12 and 26. Dress comfortably for a biorhythmic evening on a body-friendly wood floor. Cost is $12 per session, class size is limited. Call Karma Carpenter at 326-7230; or email: kcarpenter@west.pima.edu, for information.
INSIDE DANCE. CFA Recital Hall. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Spiritualism and religion in dance are explored in In Excelsis Deo, a series of four multi-media presentations led by Gray Montague, Executive Director of Ballet Arizona. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesdays, continuing through April 14. All performances are free. Call 206-6988 for information.
MASTER CLASS. The Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St. Experience the Bill T. Jones' movement style to live accompaniment with company member Alexandra Bellar from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 13. Call 320-7844 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.
WEST AFRICAN DANCE FOR CHILDREN. The Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St. Debbie Dimmett and Martha Santos teach beginning West African and Caribbean dance classes for children from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Cost is $5 per class with special rates available. 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.
SINGLES DANCE PARTY. Dance to the tunes of the '60s through '90s--rock, swing, disco and country--every Sunday at Gotham in the New West, 4385 W. Ina Road. A free buffet is offered until 8 p.m., with coffee and cake on the tables till 11 p.m. Singles Unlimited hosts this weekly affair, with a special admission of only $6 for newcomers. Call 888-8002 for details.
SWING CLASSES. Boondocks Lounge. 3306 N. First Ave. Learn to swing to the sounds of the Kings of Pleasure, free on Monday evenings. Beginners' class is at 7:30 p.m., and intermediate dancers meet at 8 p.m. Call 690-0991 for information.
WEST AFRICAN DANCE. Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St. Learn songs and dances of West Africa and the West African Diaspora from master dancer Donald Eno Washington. Mixed level classes meet from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesdays, and from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays. Beginning classes are taught by Otehlia Kiser from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. Call 770-0668 for information.
WEST COAST SWING. Tucson Swing Dance Club. 6245 E. Bellevue St. 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.