the lowdown


opportunities Sept 10 Opportunity for dance companies of all ages to perform at Six Flags over Texas on the Southern Palace stage where Joshua Allen and Kelly Clarkson got their start as part of Dance Fest 2011. Six Flags over Texas, 2201 Road to Six Flags, Arlington, TX 76011. $25.99 (plus tax). 817-607-6150. www.sixflags.com/overtexas


auditions Aug 20 Chamberlain Performing Arts holds auditions for its 2011- 2012 season. On Aug 16, parents must attend a mandatory meeting prior to their child’s audition. Chamberlain Performing Arts Studio, 3003 W. 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075. 972-985-1374. www.chamberlainperformingarts.org.


Sept 10 LakeCities Ballet Theatre holds auditions for their 21st annual Nutcracker Ballet at Ballet Conservatory, 1400 FM 407, Lewisville, TX 75077, 972-317-0194. Contracts offered for male adult professional dancers. Contact Director, Kelly Lannin at infor- mation@lakecitiesballet.org. Performance dates are Thanksgiving weekend. www.lakecitiesballet.org


lectures, masterclasses and workshops Aug 8 Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation holds Yoga and Bharatanatyam Workshop by Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy at Royale Ballet Dance Academy, 17404 Hillcrest Road, #200, Dallas, TX 75252. 972-960-9223. www.ichf-us.org


Aug 18-21 Isis and the Star Dancers host Middle Eastern dance and drum seminars and the Yellow Rose of Texas Dance Competition. Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 South Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051. 817-498-7703 metro. 888-918-4747 toll free. www.isisandthestardancers.com


Sept 17 at 11:30 am. Conversations on Dance with Amanda McKerrow & John Gardner—an informal conversation with two former ABT stars and representatives of the Tudor Trust. Hosted by Texas Christian University School for Classical & Contemporary Dance. TCU Studio B Theatre, 2800 South University Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76129. Admission Free. www.dance.tcu.edu


social dances/Addison Aug 6 Summer Salsa. Spice up your Saturday nights with live salsa music and free salsa dance lessons. Each Saturday during the month of August at 7:00 pm-8:00 pm at 5044 Addison Circle Drive, Beckert Park (formerly Esplanade Park), Addison, TX 75001. Sponsored by Dance Council of North Texas & the Town of Addison. 214-219-2290. www.thedancecouncil.org


Aug 13 Summer Salsa. Spice up your Saturday nights with live salsa music and free salsa dance lessons. Each Saturday during the month of August at 7:00 pm-8:00 pm at 5044 Addison Circle Drive, Beckert Park (formerly Esplanade Park), Addison, TX 75001. Sponsored by Dance Council of North Texas & the Town of Addison. 214-219-2290. www.thedancecouncil.org


Aug 20 Summer Salsa. Spice up your Saturday nights with live salsa music and free salsa dance lessons. Each Saturday during the month of August at 7:00 pm-8:00 pm at 5044 Addison Circle Drive, Beckert Park (formerly Esplanade Park), Addison, TX 75001.


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Sponsored by Dance Council of North Texas & the Town of Addison. 214-219-2290. www.thedancecouncil.org


Aug 27 Summer Salsa. Spice up your Saturday nights with live salsa music and free salsa dance lessons. Each Saturday during the month of August at 7:00 pm-8:00 pm at 5044 Addison Circle Drive, Beckert Park (formerly Esplanade Park), Addison, TX 75001. Sponsored by Dance Council of North Texas & the Town of Addison. 214-219-2290. www.thedancecouncil.org


social dances/Dallas Target Second Saturday offers free monthly Latin Dance Lessons every second Saturday of the month at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak, Dallas, TX 75204 from 2:00-4:00 pm. 214-671-0045. www.dallasculture.org/latinocc


Ballroom Dance Party, presented by USA Dance Dallas has two ven- ues, Sammons Center for the arts and Sokol Hall on multiple week- ends. Please see web site for times and locations. www.usadancedallas.org


Dallas Swing Dance Society usually hosts three Swing on a String dances each month. 972-504-6301 www.dsds.org


Swing dances are held every Wednesday night at the Sons of Hermann Hall, 3414 Elm Street, Dallas, 214-747-4422, www.sonsofhermann.com


Irish Dance Club meets weekly. 972-377-3669. www.irishdance.dragonseye.com


North Texas Traditional Dance Society holds Contra Dance/English Dance events on Saturday evening at multiple locations in Dallas. 214-381-7032. www.nttds.org


Marilyn Meyers Dance Connections Club sponsors a ballroom dance on the 3rd and 5th Saturday of every month. 7448 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231. 972-342-1742 . www.danceconnectionsclub.org


social dances/Fort Worth Fort Worth Swing Dance Syndicate holds swing dances on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Fri of each month, 1959 Sandy Lane, Fort Worth. www.fwsds.org


Southside Preservation Association holds Swing Night every Tues and Big Band Night on the 1st Fri of every month, Southside Preservation Hall, 1519 Lipscomb Street, Fort Worth. 817-926-2800. www.southsidepreservation.com


social dances/Mansfield


Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Bachata lessons and dancing are held every Wednesday night by the Sandunga Dance Company at Bella Vita Pizza & Pasta, 2000 North Highway 157, Suite 102, Mansfield.


social dances/McKinney


Ballroom, Latin and Swing Dances are held on Friday and Saturday nights at the DaVindy Ballroom, 207 East Virginia Street, McKinney.


social dances/Plano Dance, Dance, Dance! for people 50 years and older are held Tuesdays at the Plano Senior Center, 401 West 16th St, Plano. 972-941-7155.


DANCE! NORTH TEXAS a publication of the dance council of north texas vol. 14 • no. 3


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