the lowdown


auditions Feb 11 Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet Intensive hosted by Ballet Academy of Texas, Coppell, 145 Fitness Ct, Coppell, TX 972-745-0199. www.balletensembleoftexas.org


Feb 18 Gelsey Kirkland Ballet School Intensive hosted by Ballet Academy of Texas, Coppell, 145 Fitness Ct, Coppell, TX 972-745-0199. www.balletensembleoftexas.org


Feb 19 Texas Ballet Theater holds company auditions, 1540 Mall Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76116. 877-828-9200. www.texasballettheater.org


conferences Jun 8–10 Americans for the Arts Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX, www.artsusa.org


master classes Feb 10-11 Master classes, variation adjudication and awards are presented in conjunction with Classical Ballet Festival in Honor and Memory of Madame Nathalie Krassovska. 972-931-5701. www.balletfoundation.com


Mar 3Black Dance Master Class in conjunction with 8th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance. The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex, 650 South Griffin Street, Dallas, TX 75202. 214-743-2440. www.tbaal.org


ongoing performances


First Thursday of every month - Harem Nite - repertoire of belly dancers from the DFW area. Free. Stratos Greek Taverna Restaurant, 2907 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75220. 214-352-3321; 214-497-7984. www.belly-dancing.net


social dances/Dallas


Pilates Squared offers ballroom social dance for all levels every Tuesday at Pilates Squared, 3122 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204. www.pilatessquared.com


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. 214-671-0045. www.dallasculture.org/latinocc


Ballroom Dance Party, presented by USA Dance Dallas has two venues, Sammons Center for the arts and Sokol Hall on multiple weekends. 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


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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 danc- ing 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.


upcoming intensives


Denton City Contemporary Ballet 4103 Mesa Dr. Denton, TX 76207 Phone: 940-383-2623 lracina@verizon.net www.DentonDance.com Dates: February 13-17, 2012 Times: Intermediate Level 5:30-7:00 pm and Advanced Level 7:15-8:45pm


Guest Artist: Thom Clower Winter Ballet Intensive Thom Clower has taught at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Atlanta Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Ballet Master for Young Tanzsommer, Interlochen Arts Academy, and as Associate Ballet Master for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on their Australian/New Zealand Tour. Tuition Range: $25/class or $20 for Dance Council Members


Ballet Concerto 3803 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107 Phone: 817-738-7915 Fax: 817-989-7168 Webster_dean@att.net www.balletconcerto.com Workshop dates: June 4–24 Performance dates: June 21-24 Curriculum: Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Flamenco, Jazz Dance, Pas de Deux, and Pilates Faculty: Liuba Paterson, Kim Abel, Webster Dean, Brandon Nguyen, Elise Lavallee, Rose Marie Miller Guest choreographer: Luis Montero


DANCE! NORTH TEXAS


College credit available only through Mercyhurst College a publication of the dance council of north texas


vol. 15 • no. 1


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