DANCE Performances This Week ORTS THEATRE OF DANCE. PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Orts Theatre of Dance returns to the Proscenium Theatre for the first performance of their 12th Tucson season with Twelve Years and Soaring. There is a preview performances at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 17. Regular performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, October 18 and 19. Preview tickets are $5, with regular tickets at $8, $6 students/seniors. Dance lovers 15 and under are free with an adult. Call 624-3799 for tickets and information. QUEENSLAND BALLET. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4836. Australia's Queensland Ballet takes over the Music Hall stage at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, October 17 and 18. Program includes Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance on October 17; and A Midsummer Night's Dream and Scheherazade on October 18. Tickets range from $16 to $24, with half-off discounts for seniors/students/children, available at all Dillard's outlets or the TCC box office. Call 791-4836 for tickets and information. ZENITH DANCE COLLECTIVE. The Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre. 330 S. Scott Ave. The Zenith Dance Collective presents Dialogues, a look at dialogues between bodies, silence and sound, movement and stillness, light and shadow, audience and performers. This Body Prints Theatre performance is at 8 p.m. Thursday, October 17. Tickets are $6, available at the door. Call 322-9021 for information. Announcements 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. TAP ROOTS. Learn how to get healthy, stay healthy, and have fun in a fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 19 and 20, with the Hot Flashes Tap Dancers. There will be raffles, prizes, activities, and more at the Kino Veterans Memorial Park Community Center, located on Forgeus and Ajo Way, across from Kino Hospital. Call 544-8747 or 298-6077 for information. STEP IN TIME. Thursdays keep jumping with the Tucson Friends of Traditional Music Thursday Night Dances at the Zenith Center, 300 E. Seventh St. Learn the art of Contra dancing with live callers and traditional music. Watch out for Thrilling Third Thursdays--they're always sure to bring something new. 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.

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