DANCE
Performances this week
BALLET FINALE. UA Gittings Dance Studio Theatre. UA mall
east of Cherry Avenue. The Ballet Arts Foundation concludes its
summer program with the recital Summer Dance Workshop '98,
at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Tickets are $6 at the door. Call
623-3373 for tickets and 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.
DANCE AND DRUMS. The Barbea Williams Performing Company
offers classes in Pre-African and Pre-Ballet for children; 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.
DANCE CLASSES. 121 E. Seventh St. Intensive classes in
everything from low-flying trapeze to jazz, modern dance and Capoeira
for adults and children of all abilities begin July 20 and run
through July 31. Call 624-7552, or email orts@rtd.com/, for more
information.
MODERN DANCE. NEW ART Loft. 61 E. Congress St. NEW Guest
artist Charlotte Adams teaches a six-week workshop. Call 320-7844
for class times and information. 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. Cost is $7 per class. Call 320-7844
for information.
RELEASING DANCE CLASSES. The Little Temple. 721 N. Second
Ave. Join anytime for this fun and powerful form of play. Classes
are from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Monday evenings. Call 887-1603 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.
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