Tucson Weekly: Listings: Dance (October 2

DANCE

Performances This Week

BALLET CONTINENTAL. Sahuarita Auditorium, located off I-19 and Helmet Peak Road. Ballet Continental begins its 12th season with La Fille Mal Gardée, with performances at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, October 4 and 5. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors, and $5 for students and children under 12, available at the door or by calling the Green Valley Chamber of Commerce at 1-520-625-7575.
Listings INSIDE DANCE. PCC Center for the Arts Recital Hall. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Join Gray Montague, Executive Director of Ballet Arizona, for Inside Dance: A Multi-Media Encounter. This free series brings dancers and dance lovers together for an intimate exploration of this dynamic art form. On Tuesday, October 7, take a closer look at George Balanchine, with screenings of The Four Temperaments and Serenade. This lecture is the perfect precursor for the Ballet Arizona performance October 10 and 11. Events begin at 7 p.m. Call 206-6988 for recorded information.
ORTS THEATRE OF DANCE. PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. October 2 through 5: Orts Theatre of Dance presents Robert Davidson's acclaimed Airborne: Meister Eckhart. This "total theatre" event features more than 35 dancers, actors and singers. Performances are at 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and seniors, $5 for PCC students, with discounts for religious organizations, churches, and groups of 10 or more. Tickets are available at Bentley's House of Coffee and Tea, Silverbell Trading, by email at orts@rtd.com, or by phone at 624-3799.

Announcements

AFRICAN DANCE. 121 E. Seventh St. Learn the movements of dance from Guinea, Senegal, Nigeria, and Afro-Brazilian and Cuban regions with teacher Denise Hawthorne Bey, from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. You'll also learn the intricacies of the music, and the traditional songs and their meanings. Classes are $10 general, $8 students, and $5 for kids grades K through 12. Call 623-8231 for information.
DANCE AND DRUMS. The Barbea Williams Performing Company announces fall 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.
MODERN MONDAYS. The Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St. Jennifer Pollack teaches intermediate modern dance classes to help you 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.
PRUNE JUICE FOLLIES. 875 N. Houghton Road. The Prune Juice Follies offer weekly adult tap and musical comedy dance lessons for active, energetic men and women. No experience necessary. The Follies are also available for old-time vaudeville revues. Call Zircon Zelda at 885-2877 for information.
WEST COAST SWING. Tucson Swing Dance Club. 6245 E. Bellvue. 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. The joint starts jumpin' at 8:30, with general dancing activities for all until 10:30 p.m. No partner necessary. Cost is $3, $2 for members. Call 573-3732 for information.