Tucson Weekly: Listings: Dance (January 15

DANCE
Announcements
Listings AFRICAN DANCE. 121 E. Seventh St. 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 grades K through 12. Call 623-8231 for information.
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT. Local choreographer Jon McNamara needs 25 to 30 community members for an upcoming dance production, Miasma. This avant-garde, multidisciplinary dance performance requires dancers of all levels of experience (even no experience), and people of all shapes and sizes are welcome. Auditions are at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 17. Call Mitch Goddard at 743-9313 for audition information.
BALLROOM DANCING. Elks Lodge. 2404 E. River Road. The United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association get together once again for their monthly, smoke-free dance at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 18. Admission to the dance is $5, which includes a one-hour lesson and two hours of dancing. Dress is casual, but no shorts or sweats, please. Call 770-9540 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.
DANCE AND DRUMS. The Barbea Williams Performing Company announces classes in Pre-African and Pre-Ballet for children; and 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.
DANCING CREATIVELY. Mary Ann Brehm will offer a 10-session course on Creative Dance from 7 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesdays, January 21 through March 25, at the Tucson Creative Dance Center, 3131 N. Cherry Ave. Classes build from individually sensing movement to improvised group dancing. Dancers of all experience levels are welcome. Course fee is $75. For information or registration, call 323-6711.
MODERN MONDAYS. The Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St. Jennifer Pollack teaches intermediate modern dance classes to help find and strengthen your center, improve placement, and explore and develop individual style from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday evenings. Call 320-7844 for information.
ORTS CLASSES. 121 E. Seventh St. Orts Artistic Director Anne Bunker teaches low flying trapeze classes for adults and children, and modern dance classes for adults and children of all abilities. Call 744-4004 for information.
PRUNE JUICE FOLLIES. 875 N. Houghton Road. The Prune Juice Follies offer weekly adult tap and musical comedy dance lessons for active, energetic men and women. No experience necessary. The Follies are also available for old-time vaudeville revues. Call Zircon Zelda at 885-2877 for information.
TUCSON DANCE FESTIVAL. Tucson Convention Center. 260 S. Church Ave. Put on your dancing shoes for the Tucson Dance Festival Thursday through Sunday, January 15 through 17. Pros from across the nation will lead classes in square dancing, clogging, round dancing and more for dancers of all levels. Spectator passes are also available. Purchase a weekend pass, or simply stop by for a class. Call 885-6273 for information.
WEST COAST SWING. Tucson Swing Dance Club. 6245 E. Bellvue. 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.
Out Of Town
MOVEMENT IN BISBEE. Cochise Dance Umbrella. 64 Erie St., Bisbee. The Cochise Dance Umbrella presents its second annual Alternative Movement and Dance weekend Friday through Monday, January 16 through 19, with individual movement classes in Modern Dance, Improvisation, Skinner Releasing, Contact Improvisation and Continuum-based movement. Participants will perform What's New in Dance, a free, informal showing of works in progress, at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 17. Call 1-520-432-7920 for registration and information.