DANCE
Events This Week
ORTS THEATRE OF DANCE. Center for the Arts Pima West Campus.
Proscenium Theatre. Orts presents Bridging Worlds "Urban
Topography", a full evening of two major dance works,
at 8 p.m. on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21. There
is a preview at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 19. Tickets are
$10, $8 for seniors and students in advance and $12 and $10 at
the door. Call 624-3799 for information.
Announcements
AUDITIONS. Sixth Street Art Studio. 44 W. Sixth St. The
Barbea Williams Performing Company holds auditions for Kwanzaa:
Mask Folklore with Dance, Song and Story on Sunday, November
22 at 1:30 p.m. , Tuesday, November 24 from
6 to 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday, November 25 at 5 p.m. (children
only). Appointments are also available. Interested Black male
and female actors, dancers, singers, and musicians come prepared
to share your talents. Technicians of any ethnic background are
welcome. Call 628-7785 for information.
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 18 and under. Call 623-8231 for information and
class location.
ARGENTINE TANGO. Dave and Shelli Little teach beginning
Argentine Tango classes from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.
Intermediate classes are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Monday classes are at the Tango Zone, 1517 W. Prince Road, Tuesday
classes are at the Arizona Ballroom Company, 5536 E. Grant Road.
Milonga is offered the first and third Fridays monthly from 8:30
to 11 p.m. at the Tango Zone. Cost is $5 per person. Call 749-0266
for information.
ARGENTINE TANGO. Mara Carlson teaches Argentine
tango, Milonga and Vals, for beginning to advanced students. Beginning
classes meet 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at the On Broadway Dance
Studio, 7036 E. Broadway, and 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays in Room 4
of the Ina Gittings Building on the UA Mall, West of Campbell.
Intermediate/Advanced classes meet Sundays 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Room
4 of the Gittings building. The cost is $10 for the Thursday evening
Beginning class, $15 for the Sunday Beginners' class and the Intermediate/Advanced
class. Private lessons are also available. Call 791-3073 for information.
ARGENTINE TANGO. John Dahlstrand and Kathe Miller teach
Argentine tango from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Saturday. Classes meet
on the UA campus in the Ina Gittings Building, Room 130. All experience
levels are welcome and private classes are available. Call 622-5095
for cost and information.
BALLET LESSONS. 61 E. Congress St., upstairs. Ballet
classes for all levels meet at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and cost $7.
Beginning ballet classes meet at 6 p.m. Thursdays starting
on November 12. Call 408-1172 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.
CONTEMPORARY/BALLET DANCE. Orts Movement Warehouse. 121
E. Seventh St. Flor de Liz Alzate offers a class for students
age 10 and up in both Ballet and Modern disciplines. Advanced
classes and private instruction are also offered. Call 670-9162
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. Ortspace. 121 E. Seventh St. Classes in
Flying Trapeze, Capoeira, Ballet, Modern Dance and children's
creative movements are taught here. If they do not have a class
you are interested in, they will help you find it. Call ORTS at
624-3799 or e-mail orts@rtd.com for information.
DANCE TRAINING. Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St.
The new Zuzi, Move It Dance Lab, founded by Nanette Robinson and
Nancy Mellan, provides dance training for children and adults.
Classes are offered in Modern Dance, Creative Movement, Skinner
Releasing, Dance Midrash, and Aerial Dance. Call 743-9353 for
information.
FOLK DANCING. The Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St. The
Tucson International Folk Dancers teach lessons from 8 to 10 p.m.
on Wednesdays. Admission is $2 at the door. Call 299-9609 or 792-2694
for information.
INTERMEDIATE MODERN DANCE. 61 E. Congress St. On-going
classes in Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance are offered from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Cost is $8.50 for a single class, $7 per class, monthly. Intermediate
Modern Dance sessions are offered at 7 p.m. Thursdays. Call 408-1172
for cost and information.
JITTERBUG AND LINDY HOP SWING. Armory Park Senior
Center. 220 S. Fifth Ave. L. Perez and Spider teach Jitterbug
and Lindy Hop for all levels on Saturday, October 17. Classes
are from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for beginners and from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. for intermediate/advanced dancers. Cost is $7 per person,
$10 per guy/girl couple, per class. All ages welcome and no partner
is required.
LINDY HOP, JIVE AND CHARLESTON. 2408 N. Loretta
"Studio." One block west of Country Club, north of Grant
Road. Kris Shaw and Mara Carlson offer these swing classes
from 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays for $10 per person. Call 791-3073
for information.
MILONGA. Suenos Tangos invites you to come dance Tango,
Milonga, and Waltz from 7 to 10 p.m. the first Sunday of every
month at the Heart 5, 61 E. Congress. The cost is $5. Call 622-5095
for information.
MODERN DANCE. The Movement Arts Warehouse. 121 E.
Seventh St. Session II, a six-week session, meets from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, November 24 through
December 9. Fees are $70 for 12 classes; or $8 for a single class.
Call Orts Theatre of Dance at 624-3799, or e-mail jmcand6661@aol.com,
for information.
REHEARSAL SPACE. Rehearsal space is available for
$5 per hour at 61 E. Congress St., upstairs. Call 320-7844 or
408-1172 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.
SWING NIGHTS. The following venues offer
swing nights, including lessons: The Boondocks Lounge, 3306 N.
First Ave. Dance lessons are offered at 8 p.m. Monday evenings
with Kings of Pleasure and Hurricane Carla performing. Cost is
$3. Call 690-0991 for information. The Keys, 5900 N. Oracle Road
(888-8361). Swing lessons are offered from 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays,
with the King Swing Orchestra taking the stage from 9 p.m. to
1 a.m. The World Famous Rock, 136 N. Park Ave. (629-9211). Ska/Swing
lessons are offered at 9 p.m. Thursdays.
TAP/BALLROOM CLASSES. The Dancer's Studio, home of the
Sophisticated Seniors Tap Dance Team, offers tap and ballroom
classes. The studio is located at Wrightstown and Pantano roads.
Call 546-0675 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.
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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