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  • April 8, Birmingham
    The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Arts and Humanities Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures present "Flamenco: The Art of The Gypsies," by Irene Rimer & Corazon Flamenco, Tuesday, April 8th, 5:00 pm-5:30 pm, Hulsey Recital Hall on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Free and open to the public.
  • April 8-9, Birmingham
    The     Alabama School of Fine Arts Dance Department invites you to an exciting evening of contemporary, classical, and traditional dance at the Dance Department Studio-Theatre. Exciting new choreography and stagings by Dance Department faculty and senior students Mimi Twyman, Mary Jo Misra, Rafael Delgado and Amy Murphy and Erica Turner. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8 & 9, 2008 at 7:00 pm. ASFA Dance Department Studio-Theater (a.k.a. Center Studio). Tickets are only $5 each and can be purchased by calling (205) 252-9241. Seating is limited. Tickets, if available, can also be purchased at the door.
  • April 12, Huntsville
    Huntsville Ballet Company presents its Spring Divertissement Program at the Von Braun Center Concert Hall on April 12th, 2008 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm. The program will include Imperial Court, Bach, Our contemporaries, Guest Performing Artist, CC's Modern, Peasant Pas Classique, Trials, Fairies, Sleeping Beauty Fairies, White Swan Pas De Deux, Reprise. Orchestra $14, Loge $12, Balcony $10, $2 discount for students & seniors. For Ticket information call the studio at 256-539-0961 or email info@communityballet.org. Tickets also available at the VBC Box Office Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or call 256-551-2345 for general info.
  • April 12, Birmingham
    Join Artistic Director Winston Strickland and the M.A.D. Skillz Dance Co. Dancers on April 12, 2008, at the Carver Theatre in downtown Birmingham for the movie premiere of M.A.D. Skillz: History in the Making. The movie will include scenes from the 2008 Alys Stephens Production, BET 106 Wild Out Wednesday Dance Competition, The Battle of the Bands, and more. Red Carpet Presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. and the movie begins at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $5. Carver Theater: 1631 4thAve N, Birmingham, AL 35203. This will be an event for all ages. For more information, contact (205) 447-829 or madskillzent03@yahoo.com, and check us out on www.myspace.com/iluvmadskillz.
  • April 16, Birmingham
    Please come and invite your art, music and dance students to see the Japanese Butoh Dance, performed by Deborah Mauldin, as an interpretation of Susan Perry’s art installation in the Faculty Show at Samford University in Birmingham. The performance will be in the Samford Art Gallery on Wednesday, April 16, 6:00-6:40 pm. Japanese Butoh is a performance art that emerged in the late 1950s that involves the embodiment of the spirit or essence of the subject matter. Performer and teacher Deborah Mauldin has taught at the University of Montevallo for twelve years and presently at UAB. She is the president of the American Dance Guild in New York City. Susan Perry often collaborates with a performance artist for her installation work.
  • April 17, Montevallo
    The University of Montevallo presents the Orchesis Spring 2008 performance on April 17th, 7:00 pm, at Palmer Hall on The University of Montevallo campus. The performance will feature Modern and Ballet dance students under the Artistic Direction of Kim Deale. For more information call the University's Department of Kinesiology at (205) 665-6590. Admission is $5.00. Orchesis is the performing dance group of the University of Montevallo. It has a long history and has been on the campus since the 1920’s.
  • April 19, Montgomery
    The BTW Dance Theatre (the performing dance unit of the Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, Montgomery, Alabama) will present it's annual Spring Concert Saturday, April 19th, 2:00 & 7:00, at the Troy University Davis Theatre, Montgomery, Alabama. All tickets are $5.00 and may be purchased at the door. The program is an eclectic collection of ballet, modern, and jazz works choreographed by the Dance Theatre's Directors, Gary Moore and Joy Ohme. Featured on the program will be "Minnie the Moocher," a joint collaboration between the BTW Dance Theatre, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Alabama Council on the Arts. Choreographed by Gary Moore, "Minnie the Moocher" is based on the exciting music Cab Calloway and features twenty dancers in a tribute to this classic 1930's entertainer. Also on the program will be works choreographed by Joy Ohme that also feature both the BTW Strings and BTW Classical Guitar magnets. The Concert will close with an extravagant, albeit "looney", Tropical Extravaganza that features works to music by Manhattan Transfer, Yuma Sumac, and Irving Berlin. For further information please call the BTW Dance Theatre at 334-269-3617.
  • April 19, Birmingham
    On Saturday, April 19, at 2:00 pm, Irene Rimer Dance Essentials offer a Davidic Dance Workshop. (Middle-eastern refreshments included.) $25 per person. Experience personal spiritual revival in a special way learning to dance for the Lord by yourself and with the group. You must register 48 hrs in advance by email irenerimer@msn.com or by calling 205-933-8922. Please leave a voice message...you must specify your name, phone number, and number of participants in your group. Download the flyer HERE.
  • April 20, Mobile
    Mobile Ballet presents Carnival of the Dance, a delightful afternoon of fun, on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 2:30 pm. at the Mobile Civic Center Theatre. Performance tickets may be purchased online at     www.mobileballet.org, or by calling Mobile Ballet at (251) 342-2241. Tickets prices are $10.00 for all seats.
  • April 22, Montgomery
    The long-running Broadway hit, Forever Tango, will sizzle Montgomery for one night only in April. Don’t miss this internationally acclaimed performance, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Montgomery Performance Arts Center. Tickets range from $25 to $45 and can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 334-481-5100. Make sure to ask about the $149 package that includes two tickets, dinner for two and wine.
  • April 25, Fultondale
    Dance with the Birmingham Swing Dancers on Friday, April 25 at the Fultondale Friendship Hall, 1024 Old Walker Chapel Road, Fultondale from 7:30 – 10:30 pm. to the tunes played by the BSD’s very own DJ, Rick Alfano. Even though the focus of the BSD is Jitterbug/East Coast Swing, the DJ will also play a mix of Ballroom, Zydeco/Cajun, West Coast Swing and Bop!! Cost is $6 for BSD members, $8 for non-members. Soft drinks, water and ice will be furnished. No alcohol or smoking is allowed in the Friendship Hall. For more information or directions visit www.birminghamswingdancers.com or call Shirley at 205-903-0278. Everyone is welcome, join us and have a great time!
  • April 25-26, Birmingham
    Birmingham Ballet presents Peter Pan, April 25 - 26, 2008 at the BJCC Concert Hall. Peter Pan is a colorful fast moving ballet with upbeat contemporary rhythms that audiences love! Wendy, Tinkerbell and Tiger Lily display classical beauty and grace. Peter Pan, the Lost boys, Captain Hook and his Pirates will tickle your funny bone and delight all ages. The aerial ballet in this production is stunning! Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations including Publix Supermarkets, online at www.ticketmaster.com; by phone (205) 715-6000 or at the BJCC Central Ticket Office. Children’s tickets are half price! Group discounts are available by contacting Birmingham Ballet at (205) 979-9492.
  • April 26, Birmingham
    Alabama Dance Academy's Ballet Classique and Contemporary Ensembles will present a Spring Repertoire Performance. The program will feature excerpts from four acts of Swan Lake as well as several exciting "World Premiere" works in Ballet, Jazz and Modern by Artistic Director Pamela Merkel, Cari Coble, Professor of Dance at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida and Jamie Coston. Performances will be held at Oak Mountain High School at 2:00 and 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10.00 and available by calling (205) 978-6830.
  • April 26, Birmingham
    This year on April 26th, at 7:30 p.m., TIME STEP STUDIO will celebrate 20 years of Shows at the historic Alabama Theatre. As always, this Show of Adult Tap Dancers will be filled with fun, laughs, surprises and lots of dancing! This year is all about SHOW PEOPLE - it is truly an "Adult Tap Spectacular". For advance tickets, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope along with a check written to TIME STEP STUDIO for $24 x the number of tickets to: Louise Beard, 504 Dexter Avenue, Birmingham, Al 35213. Orders must be postmarked 10 days prior to show. For more information, visit     www.timestepstudio.com.

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