DANCE Performances This Week CENTENNIAL HALL. 1020 E. University Blvd. 621-3341. Contraband presents dances set to the primal rhythms of rock music in a celebration of desert life in Mira Cycle III at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 27. Tickets range from $27 to $39. Call the Centennial Hall box office at 621-3341 for information. DANCE FESTIVAL. Dance Centers U.S.A. hosts Dance Festival III, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at El Con Mall, 3601 E. Broadway. Amateur and professional competitions feature the International Ballroom Dancing champions. Admission is free. Call 886-8223 for information. GITTINGS DANCE THEATRE. UA mall, between Cherry and Campbell avenues. 621-4698. The UA Dance Ensemble presents its Spring Dance Concert at 8 p.m. April 25 through 27. Program features modern, ballet and jazz dance in varied performances. Final performance is a 2 o'clock matinee on Sunday, April 28. Tickets are $7, $5 seniors/students, available through the UA Fine Arts box office. Call the UA Fine Arts box office at 621-1162 for tickets and information. ORTS IN THE PARK. ORTS Theatre of dance turns the night air into a musical and dancing extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. April 26 through 28, at Reid Park DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Country Club Road and 22nd Street. Bring the whole family, admission is free. Call ORTS at 624-3799 for information. Announcements AFRICAN DANCE. Denise Hawthorne Bey offers classes in West African Dance from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, at Ortspace, 930 S. Stone Ave. Cost of classes is $10, $7 student with I.D., and $3 youth. Call 291-7368 for registration and information. COUNTRY DANCE. Dance to live tunes by the Country Man Band from 4 to 7 p.m. every Monday at the Armory Park Senior Center, 220 S. Fifth Ave. Call 791-4865 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. Free group dance lessons are offered from 7 to 8 p.m. for members. Annual membership is $20. Call 885-4599 for information. CONTRA DANCE. Tucson Friends of Traditional Music host 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.

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