auditions Aug 12Ballet Ensemble of Texas holds auditions for the 2012-2013 Season. Minimum age 12 with one year pointe at Ballet Academy of Texas, 145 Fitness Ct., Coppell, TX 75019. (972) 745-0199. www.balletensembleoftexas.org


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Aug 18Chamberlain Performing Arts holds company auditions for its 2012-2013 season including The Nutcracker over Thanksgiving weekend and a Feb 9th performance of Coppélia. Company auditions to be held at Chamberlain Performing Arts Studio, 3003 W. 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075. Parents must attend a mandatory meeting prior to their child’s audition Aug 13. (972) 985-1374. www.chamberlainperformingarts.org


Aug 25Denton City Contemporary Ballet holds auditions for company membership at Denton Dance Conservatory, 4103 Mesa Drive, Denton, TX 76207. (940) 383-2623. www.DentonCityContemporaryBallet.org


Sept 5 & Sept 8Windmill Dance Company, the resident company for the Brookhaven Dance Department, holds auditions for the 2012/2013 academic year at Brookhaven College, 3939 Valley View Lane Dallas, TX 75244. Auditions will be held in the T building in room T100. (972) 860-4122.


Sept 8 LakeCities Ballet Theatre holds auditions for their 22nd annual Nutcracker ballet to be performed Thanksgiving weekend. Contracts offered for male adult professional dancers. Auditions will be held for ages 5 through professional at Ballet Conservatory, 1400 Justin Road, Lewisville, TX 75077. (972) 317-7987. www.lakecitiesballet.com


awards programs Dallas Summer Musicals’ High School Musical Theatre Awards are accepting registrations through October 1, 2012 for school productions presented between September 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013. There will be a mandatory teachers meeting for all participating schools on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Music Hall at Fair Park. The 2013 Awards Show will be held May 7, 2013 at the Music Hall at Fair Park. www.dallassummermusicals.org/HSMAwards.shtm


social dances/Addison Aug 4, 11, 18, & 25 Dance Council of North Texas and the Town of Addison offer Summer Salsa as part of their Summer Event Series in Beckert Park (formerly Esplanade Park), 5044 Addison Circle Drive, Addison, TX 75001. Held every Saturday night in August, this free event is a fun and casual way to practice your salsa dancing to the accompani- ment of a live Latin Music Ensemble. Salsa lessons start at 7:00 pm fol- lowed by Latin Music Concerts at 8:00 pm. (214) 219-2290. www.thedancecouncil.org


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 sec- ond 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 website 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


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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/Lewisville A Grand Night for Swing!—Beginners east coast swing dance every Friday night, MCL Grand Theater's recital hall, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville, TX. (510) 205-6498.


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.


The Dallas Conservatory/Park Cities Dance 7979 Inwood Road, Suite 201 Dallas, TX 75209 Phone: (214) 357-8888, www.thedallasconservatory.org Dates: Aug 13-17 Times: 10:00 am-4:30 pm Curriculum: Ballet Intensive with International YAGP teacher, judge and rehearsal director Misha Tchoupakov: Ballet, Pointe, Partnering, Men’s Classes. Optional Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Theatre Dance, Hip Hop. Tuition Range: $50/half day-$450/wk w/optional pvts & semi-pvts Audition: No Registration Deadline: 7/30/12 Age Range: 12-20's Expertise: Adv Intermediate Scholarships: Merit & financial based only. Younger by audition only.


Denton Dance Conservatory 4103 Mesa Drive Denton, TX 76207 Phone: (940) 383-2623 www.DentonDance.com Dates: August 13-17, 2012 Times: 10:00 am, check with DDC for more specifics! Curriculum: Daily classes in ballet and variations for Advanced level students from Mr. Allan Kinzie, improv and contemporary repertory with Sami Neal. Intermediate levels include daily classes in ballet from Lisa Racina-Torre and contemporary from Sami Neal. Tuition range: $120-$200 for the week


DANCE! NORTH TEXAS a publication of the dance council of north texas vol. 15 • no. 3


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