Tucson Weekly: Listings: Dance (November 13

DANCE
Performances This Week
Listings BALLET ARIZONA. UA Centennial Hall, east of the main gate entrance on University Boulevard. Ballet Arizona presents Días de Muertos, new works celebrating the Day of The Dead, at 8 p.m. Friday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 14 and 15. Tickets range from $21 to $33, with half-price tickets for students and children. For more information, see the preview article in this week's Arts section. Call 621-3341 for tickets and information.
BALLROOM DANCING. Elks Lodge. 2404 E. River Road. The United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association host their monthly, smoke-free dance at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 16. Admission is $5, which includes a one-hour lesson. Dress is casual, but no shorts or sweats, please. Call 770-9540 for information.
CITIZEN OF THE WORLD. UA Center for Creative Photography. Closing the Tseng Kwong Chi: Citizen of the World exhibit, the artist's sister, Muna Tseng, performs "98.6: Convergence in 15 minutes," at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 16. This collaborative work with poet Ping Chong examines the dancer's loss of her brother to AIDS. Call 629-7968 for information.
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. You'll also learn the intricacies of the music, and the traditional songs and their meanings. Classes meet from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost is $10 general, $8 for 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; and 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.
RELEASING DANCE. Zenith Center for Transformational Arts. 330 E. Seventh St. Learn to develop your natural dance abilities through stretch and movement with Releasing Dance Classes from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Session begins November 17 and continues through December 22. No previous dance experience necessary. Cost is $50. Call Nanette at 887-1603 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. General dancing continues until 10:30 p.m. No partner necessary. Cost is $3, $2 for members. Call 573-3732 for information.