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Movin’ Easy is looking for the BEST Black Swan Costume for 2011! Send your photo to dance@movineasy.com to enter the contest and win a prize from your favorite LOCAL dance retail shop!

The Dance Zone’s popular,  sexy/nightclub style cardio classes are back and better than ever with a new instructor, Amber Prowell, and new vibe Wednesdays 7:45-8:45pm. This class will focus on combining sexy choreography and freestyle dance techniques to help tone and build stamina. Done in a nightclub environment with dark lighting and bangin’ beats from Lady Gaga to Beyonce, this class will be “lots of booty, cute and sassy, high energy and upbeat”!

Prowell has been a member of the GoGo Gadgettes, a high energy dance troupe made up of contemporary dancers, hula hoopers, flag and fire spinners since 2007. The Gadgettes perform regularly at Austin’s top nightclubs, music festivals, with many of the world’s top headliners and at major events like the P-Diddy Superbowl After Party.

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The Dance Zone is hosting a Pro Dance Prep Workshop and Team Training Camp on April 30th from 1-4pm taught by instructor and owner,  Liz Walter.

You will learn style-specific routines from  professional dance teams, kick lines, special pro team specific workout moves to get you in your best shape as well as tons of other tips and tricks to help you prepare for the upcoming audition season. Including how to get the judges attention, what the directors/judges for each of these teams is looking for ie: what to wear, how to do your makeup and hair, what technical skills to focus on most in your private lessons, why you should add cardio classes and whether or not this is really right for you.

Special guest and Dallas Cowboy’s Cheerleader, Alyssa Sarasani, will also be attending and is eager to share her extensive knowledge about auditioning for professional dance teams. Sarasani began her dancing career in Austin by taking Walter’s UT Informal Street Jazz classes before The Dance Zone opened in 2003 and since then she has danced and cheered with the Ice Bats Batgirls Dance Team, Texas Wranglers, Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Cowboys. She will be an invaluable source of information regarding the audition process for these professional dance teams.

To  RSVP ASAP for this event email liz@inthedancezone.com

Pre-registration is open and recommended.

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Tapestry Dance Company presents Are You Listening To Me? @ The Long Center Saturday April 9 @ 2pm and 8pm, Sunday April 10 @ 2pm, a spring celebration portraying the journey of life through the love of rhythm.

“This Tapestry production challenges the audience to not only be observers but to find themselves in the characters we are portraying as we take them on a rhythmic journey with tap and spoken word. This is not your average tap dance show!” –Brenna Kuhn

512-474-9846

www.tapestry.org

For tickets www.thelongcenter.org

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Photo by Peter Tsai

The Chaddick Dance Theater’s contemporary dance performance exploring self image, feminine energy and anger “Tender Voices in Flight” will be Feb 17-19th at 8pm and 20th at 2pm, Austin Ventures Studio Theater at Ballet Austin, 501 W. 3rd St. This event will include four evocative pieces with choreography and dance by Cheryl Chaddick and three performances by company members. Purchase tickets in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com. **A percentage of the proceeds from Thursday night’s performance will go to Safeplace.**

The Austin City Ballet is holding auditions  for

Snow White and The Sleeping Beauty

January 8th @ The Austin Conservatory of the Arts

14735 Bratton Lane, Suite 125, Austin, Texas 78728

Call 512-496-5937 for more info

www.austin-conservatory-arts.com

Tapestry Dance Co presents the jazzy rendition of everyone’s favorite holiday story entitled Of Mice And Music: A Jazz Nutcracker at the Long Center, Dec 14-19. This professional, non-profit dance company has prepared a rhythmic masterpiece of flappin’ and tappin’ feet that you can’t afford to miss this season. Sunday matinee is already sold out! To get your tickets quickly click here.

Saw Yvette and Philip of Mariposa Language Schools at the Sister Moses Project.  Philip was pulled into the Brazilian fight dance Caperia, can’t spell it.   Exciting dance with own set of songs.