DANCE Performances This Week CANADIAN INVASION. Three of Canada's most accomplished and innovative dance companies stop in Tucson for the Canadian Dance Festival, April 19 through 21: Les Ballets Jazz De Montreal performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at the TCC Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave; Toronto Dance Theatre performs at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 20, at the PCC Center for the Arts; and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens performs at 8 p.m. Monday, April 21, at the TCC Music Hall. Tickets range from $14 to $28 with discounts for students, seniors and children. Tickets are available at all Dillard's outlets, or by calling 791-4836. FREEFALL. UA Ina Gittings Theater, on the far east end of the mall, across from the McKale Athletic Center. Tucson dancer/choreographer Thom Lewis presents Freefall, an evening of contemporary dance at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19. The program will include choreography by Lewis, Lee Anne Hartley, Rachael Lincoln, and Charlotte Adams, with performances by members of Orts Theatre of Dance and Tenth Street Danceworks. Performance contains partial nudity. Tickets are $8, $5 for students and seniors, available at the door. Call 621-4698 for information. Announcements WEST AFRICAN DANCE. Denise Bey offers classes in West African Dance from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, and 1 to 2:45 p.m. Saturdays, at the YWCA, 738 N. Fifth Ave. 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. Annual membership is $25. Call 885-4599 for information. BALLROOM DANCING. Enjoy dancing at the Arizona Ballroom Company, 5536 E. Grant Road, from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. every Friday, and the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Singles and couples of all ages and levels are welcome. You'll start the evening with a 30-minute class, then dance the night away! You can also enjoy dancing to live music from 3 to 5:30 p.m. the first and third Sunday of the month. Cost is $5 per person. Call 290-2990 for 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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