Title: Dance Opportunity! Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival
Location: Downtown Tucson
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Description: Dance Opportunity
ADC partners with Tucson Meet Yourself to promote the 37th annual TMY Folklife Festival, October 8-10. This year’s most beloved and largest celebration of the multi-national Arizona-Sonora Region’s folk and ethnic communities promises to be better than ever. Hundreds of performers, food vendors, folk artists, marketplace vendors, special events and more will converge in an expanded Downtown Tucson showcase area over the three-day, free Festival, which last year attracted 75,000. Five stages will showcase ethnic dancers from Southern Arizona, the greater metropolitan Tucson area and Phoenix.

Professional dance instructors and their dance teams will be teaching workshops on both Saturday and Sunday, October 9 & 10, at the Dance Traditions Stage in the Leo Rich Theater. You can learn to tango, salsa, polka, hula, or mambo from those that love their traditional dance forms and are very excited to share some basic steps as well as their joy in the dance.

DANCERS: It is not too late to participate. Performer application form: http://www.tucsonmeetyourself.org/get-involved/performers/performer-application/.

The schedule, parking map and more can be seen on TucsonMeetYourself.org. The hours of the festival are 11 am – 10 pm Friday-Saturday and until 4 pm on Sunday. For more information, contact Mia Hansen, Executive Director at 520-370-0588 or email gro.flesruoYteeMnoscuTnull@aim.

ADC members will be volunteering at the dance stages. To volunteer, visit http://www.tucsonmeetyourself.org/get-involved/volunteer/

Start Date: 2010-10-08
End Date: 2010-10-10

Title: TAP IMPROV 101 – Minds and Feets!
Location: Tap Sensation Studio, 450 S Tucson Blvd, Tucson (bldg behind Sabbar Shrine Ctr)
Description: A panel of Tucson tap dance artists and jazz musicians (TBA) will lead a discussion and demonstration on preparing improv newbies for upcoming TAP JAMS and CHALLENGES. All levels welcome in this “no stress” environment. Participants will have time to create 4- and 8-count phrases to “trade” and “practice” spontaneity. This will be an excellent opportunity to meet other tap dancers and teachers in the community and learn about preparations for Tucson’s 3rd annual celebration of National TAP Dance Day in May. Admission is free, but donations are welcome to help pay the panelists. Please call Krystyna at 520/743-1349 to reserve your spot or email zib.cnicnadnull@anytsyrK.
What better way to spend the day after Savion’s performance in Tucson!
Start Time: 2:00 pm
Date: 2010-11-14
End Time: 3:30 pm

Title: Dean Moss Nameless forest – Free Work in Progress showing
Location: ASU Galvin Playhouse
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Description: Dean Moss creates performance works that explore identity and perception. His multidisciplinary practice includes performance, dance, video, audio and visual design. In Nameless forest, Moss collaborates with gifted contemporary Korean sculptor, installation artist and poet Sungmyung Chun. Unforgettable imagery fused with seamless dance movement and an unorthodox yet captivating use of us, the audience makes Dean Moss’ new work an experience not to be missed. Mature content and themes. Co-presented by ASU School of Dance and ASU Gammage
Start Time: 07:00
Date: 2010-09-24

Title: EPIK Dance Company Auditions
Location: Encore Dance Center, 709 E. Palo Verde Rd, Phoenix
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Description: EPIK Dance Company is looking for male or female dancers with a variety of dance training and performance experience who are ready to challenge themselves physically and creatively. Street or technical dancers will be ready to grow as both a performer and an artist. Bring a dance resume and a headshot and be prepared to showcase your skills. Callbacks and interviews will be held on Sunday, Oct. 17th as needed.

Email moc.liamgnull@ocecnadkipe for more information. It is also highly recommended that dancers attend multiple company classes prior to auditions to prepare and meet artistic directors and other company members.
Start Time: 2:00pm
Date: 2010-10-16

Title: Arizona Dance Festival 2010
Location: Tempe Center for the Arts – Studio, 700 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ
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Description: Arizona Dance Festival 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts – Studio
700 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ

October 8-9, 2010 (7:30pm)

7:00pm Pre-show Music

9:30pm Post-Performance Q & A facilitated by the Arizona Dance Coalition

Desert Dance Theatre: 480-962-4584 or www.DesertDanceTheatre.org

TCA Box Office: 480-350-2822 or www.tempe.gov/tca
Cost: $18 Adult, $15 Senior, $13 Student, $25 for 2 nights, $12 Group of 10 or more (Plus box office fees)

Desert Dance Theatre presents the Arizona Dance Festival 2010 at the Tempe Center for the Arts Studio on October 8-9, 2010 at 7:30pm. Each evening will showcase a different set of individual dance artists and emerging artist groups as well as professional companies from all genres and styles of dance, featuring dance artists and dance companies from Arizona, California, Massachusetts , New York and Hawaii.

Pre-show music will be performed by cellist Kristen Miller, playing selections from her newly released CD, “Walk.” A post-performance Q & A will be facilitated by the Arizona Dance Coalition directly after the show. Check for details at www.DesertDanceTheatre.org.

Here is a line-up of the dance artists and companies for each night in alphabetical order:

Friday – Chaos Theory Dance, CONDER/dance, Desert Dance Theatre, Dulce Dance Company, Germaul Barnes/Viewsic Expressions Dance, Movement Source Dance Company, Moving Arts Dance, Nannette Brodie Dance Theatre, Step’s Junk Funk, Yumi La Rosa

Saturday – Anca Mihalcescu, Arathi School of India Dances, Astarte Belly Dance Company, Beauvais Ballet, Chaos Theory Dance, Desert Dance Theatre, Dias Dance Life, Dulce Dance Company, Instinct Dancecorps, Nannette Brodie Dance Theatre, Scorpius Dance Theatre, Step’s Junk Funk

Date: October 8-9, 2010

Title: Applications Accepted for Breaking Ground 2010
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Description: Call for Choreographers, Dance Filmmakers, Performance Artists

CONDER/dance is pleased to announce our search for choreographic work, dance films and site specific performance art for the 4th annual Breaking Ground 2010 festival. We are looking for fresh perspectives on current art and culutre through work in the contemporary dance genre from across the nation. These works will be fully produced in the beautiful Tempe Center for the Arts on December 10 – 11, 2010. We are looking for enough work to fill two seperate nights of programming.

Event Details
Breaking Ground 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts – Studio
December 10 – 11, 2010
* Deadline for Applications: postmarked by September 20, 2010
* Application fee: $50
* Production fee (if selected): $0

Go to www.conderdance.com for full application details and information.

We look forward to viewing your work!
Date: 2010-09-20

Photo by Nancy L. Miller

Title: Scorpius Dance Theatre’s “A Vampire Tale”
Location: Phoenix Little Theatre
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Description: “The ‘Nutcracker’ of Halloween,” A Vampire Tale by Scorpius Dance Theatre returns to Phoenix Little Theatre for its seven consecutive season. The requisite haunt of the fall season features dark and sexy drama, quirky and comedic episodes, and visually stunning aerial feats. This year’s show will feature new characters and costumes, special guest artists, an original music score by local artist, Kristopher Hill, and the ability for audiences to choose an alternate ending to the production.

Evolving annually to provide a fresh take on this cult classic, fans have made a ritual to attend A Vampire Tale every season to see what juicy developments choreographer, Lisa Starry, has in store. A Vampire Tale will feature Scorpius Dance Theatre’s 26 talented performers, plus a variety of special guest artists including renowned belly dancer, Ava Fleming.

New this year, musician, Adam Smith, will provide live musical accompaniment, and video productions by Joe Rawlins will showcase a revamped plotline. Dancers will wear sexy new costumes designed by Alicia “AK” Klovenas of Culture Revolution Clothing. Also bringing a unique twist to the show and creating suspense for ‘Vampire’ regulars, audiences will be able to vote for an alternate ending to A Vampire Tale.

Introduced in a film, the opening storyline for A Vampire Tale is all new this year. A young woman searches for her lost love only to find he has been lured into an assorted band of bloodsuckers. Frightened yet fascinated by their shadowy showmanship and seductive transactions, the innocent girl struggles to avoid becoming part of their underworld when she becomes infatuated with one of the vampires. As they try to make her one of their own, the characters construct an intense spectacle of dark debauchery.

Tickets are $24 for adults, and $19 for students, children, seniors, or those wearing a vampire costume. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Phoenix Theatre box office at 602-254-2151 or visit www.scorpiusdance.com.

Start Date: 2010-10-13
Start Time: 08:00 pm
End Date: 2010-10-23

Photo Credit - 2010 Copyright, Patty Kaufman, Its U Photo, Phoenix

Title: A Joyous Christmas, at the MIM, presented by AZDance Group
Location: Musical Instrument Museum, Theater, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85050
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Description: “A Joyful Christmas” – at the MIM and at the CPA – both celebrate the Spirit of Christmas by utilizing guest artist Astrit Zejnati, Principal Dancer of Ballet Arizona, the company’s professional dance roster and the company’s most heartwarming Educational Outreach Program, “Movement E-Motion”, a dance program designed to give dance technique and performing opportunities for young adults with Down Syndrome and/or Autism and physical challenges.

“A Joyful Christmas” highlights the music of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Christmas Carols and other inspirational arrangements. Both concerts benefit the company’s growing production costs and their five educational outreach programs. Book your tickets soon to these concerts !
Start Time: 6:30
Date: 2010-11-22
End Time: 8:15

Photo Credit - 2010 Copyright, Patty Kaufman, Its U Photo, Phoenix

Title: A Joyous Christmas presented by AZDance Group
Location: Center for Performing Arts, Paradise Valley Community College campus, 18401 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, 85032
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Description: “A Joyful Christmas” – at the CPA – celebrates the Spirit of Christmas at 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM by utilizing guest artist Astrit Zejnati, Principal Dancer of Ballet Arizona, the company’s professional dance roster and the company’s most heartwarming Educational Outreach Program, “Movement E-Motion”, a dance program designed to give dance technique and performing opportunities for young adults with Down Syndrome and/or Autism and physical challenges.

“A Joyful Christmas” highlights the music of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Christmas Carols and other inspirational arrangements. Both concerts benefit the company’s growing production costs and their five educational outreach programs. Tickets available online www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa, PVCC CPA Box Office (602) 787-7738 or at the Door. $16 adults, $11 seniors/students, $5 under 12, service fees may apply. Further information at www.azdance.org

Date: 2010-12-05

Photo Credit - 2010 Copyright, Patty Kaufman, Its U Photo, Phoenix

Title: SRP-Hopelink Golf Tournament benefitting AZDance Group and Movement E-Motion
Location: Ocotillo Golf Club, Chandler
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Description: AZDance announces an exciting fundraiser – the SRP-HopeLink Golf Tournament benefitting AZDance Group / Movement E-Motion on Friday, November 19, 2010
1:00 PM Shotgun Start with Dinner, Silent Auction and Entertainment to round off the event.

The event, held at Ocotillo Golf Resort, Chandler (www.ocotillogolf.com) will raise money for AZDance Group and our exceptional Educational Outreach Programs, including our most heartwarming dance program, “Movement E-Motion”, a dance class and performance program for young adults with Down Syndrome and/or Autism and physical challenges.

Doug Clark, President/Founder of HopeLink says this “I am looking forward to an opportunity to bring hope to kids right in our own backyard. Please join me for a great day of golf and raising money for AZ Dance Group’s Movement E-Motion dance program. This group provides a place for kids with different abilities to experience dance and performance. These kids will steal your heart!  HopeLink Foundation partners with you to provide hope around the world every single day. Together, we do this in many ways; from after school sports programs for at-risk youth to providing schooling for third world kids, to building houses for families who used to live in a cardboard box. YOU are doing all these things!  The tournament will be at the beautiful Ocotillo Golf Resort in Chandler , and promises to be an exquisite event. I really hope you will be a part.” info: www.yourhopelink.org.

Start Time: 01:00
Date: 2010-11-19