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Ballet
Maribor, Ted Shawn Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow, 358 George
Carter Road, Becket, Mass. 7/2-5. Complimented by video
effects and music by Radiohead, the Slovenian ballet company
reinterprets Romeo and Juliet as Radio and Juliet.
Call for times and price. (413) 243-0745.
LAFA
& Artists, Doris Duke Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow, 358
George Carter Road, Becket, Mass. 7/2-5. The Taiwanese company
premieres three new pieces, including the acrobatic 37
Arts. Call for times and price. (413) 243-0745.
New
York City Ballet, SPAC, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga
Springs. 7/7-18. The renown company returns for its summer
residency and will perform 20 different ballets in 14 distinct
performances. 8 PM, with 2 PM matinees on Thursdays and
Saturdays. Call for prices. 584-9330.
Cedar
Lake Contemporary Ballet, Ted Shawn Theatre, Jacob’s
Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Mass. 7/8-12. The
young company will premiere Orbo Novo, a work by
Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Call for times
and price. (413) 243-0745.
Gallim
Dance, Doris Duke Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow, 358 George
Carter Road, Becket, Mass. 7/8-12. The New York City-based
company will perform Andrea Miller’s Blush, a climactic
piece set to music by M.I.A., Wolf Parade, and Chopin. Call
for times and price. (413) 243-0745.
| Participatory |
Ballroom
Dance Practice, Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge.
Mon, 7 PM. $5 donation. 677-2495.
Ballroom,
Ukrainian Home, 1 Pulaski St., Cohoes. 7/5, 6:15-7 PM: lesson;
7-10 PM: dance. $10, $5 students. 542-4272.
Capital
Swing Dance, Albany Elks Club, 25 S. Allen St., Albany.
7/3, 7:30-11:30 PM: Music by Teresa Broadwell’s Thrivin’
on a Riff. Admission, including 7:30 beginner lesson $15,
$12 members, $10 students, seniors. 489-0698.
Freestyle
Dance, Lorraine Michaels Studio, 69 Fuller Road, Albany.
7/4, 7:30-10:30 PM: Free expression through mostly unstructured
dance. Looking for pioneers, solo dancing welcomed. No alcohol,
healthy snack food provided. Featuring music from around
the world. $5. 459-2623.
Latin,
Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, Westgate Plaza, Albany.
Thu, 7-11 PM. $12.50. 869-3761.
Latin,
Envy Lounge, 99 Pine St., Albany. Fri, 9:30 PM: Every
Friday is Caliente Latin Night, sponsored by Caliente Productions,
featuring Salsa lessons. Call for pricing. Ages 18 and up
only. 694-3689.
Latin
Night, Just a Latin Affair, Pinto & Hobbs, 32 Dove
St, Albany. Wed, 9 PM: Salsa, Merengue and Bachata. 21 and
up. $5, sponsored by Albanyhotspot.net.
Nia
Dance Jam, Center for Nia and Yoga, 4 Central Ave.,
Albany. Fri, 5:45-7 PM: Nia dance jam is a freestyle collaboration
with Nia instructors of the Capital Region to share the
joy of Nia movement. $10, free for Center Pass holders.
463-5145.
Salsa,
AlbanySalsa Dance Studio, 20 Learned St., Albany. Thu,
8:30-11:30 PM. Open room for salsa dancing. Snacks and partners
provided. Free. 445-5177.
Special
Needs Dance Class, Isabelle’s School of Dance, Castleton.
Thursdays in July, 5 PM. STRIDE-sponsored jazz dance class
for children with special needs. 598-1279.
Swing,
The Fuze Box, 12 Central Ave., Albany. Thu, 8 PM. No
experience necessary, free lesson. 18 and up. $7. 432-4472.
Swing
Dance, PS/21, Chatham. 7/3, 7 PM. Instruction followed
by dancing. Refreshments, and music by Berkshire Bop Society.
$10, $8 members. 392-6121.
Swing
and Lindy Hop, Albany Chill, Townshend Park Bakery,
238 Washington Ave., Albany. Tue, 7-8 PM: beginner/intermediate
lesson $2; 8-10 PM: practice/open dancing. $3. 786-6258.
Tango
Night, Daisy Baker’s, 33 2nd St., Troy. Mon, 8-11 PM:
Practice sessions for all levels. $10. Receive a voucher
for $5 at the bar. 266-9612.
Underground
Ballroom, USA Dance, The Fuze Box, 12 Central
Ave., Albany. 7/4, 8-10 PM: Social dance group for the newcomers
and experienced, to a new kind of ballroom dance. Cozy,
casual, club-style and energetic with contemporary and fun
music. Beginner’s lesson at 7:40. $2. 273-5317 ext. 31
| Upcoming |
Dance,
Sosnoff Theater, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson.
7/9-12. A seminal postmodern work, Lucinda Childs’ landmark
1979 collaboration with Philip Glass and Sol LeWitt has
been recomissioned for Bard SummerScape. 8 PM. $25, $40,
$55. (845) 758-7926.
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