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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Looking Back @ SUU (Cedar City: April 12, 13)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2013

Michael French
Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator
College of Performing & Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu

FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: SUU´S BALLROOM DANCE COMPANY PRESENTS ITS SPRING CONCERT, LOOKING BACK
WHAT:              Riding the momentum from a successful California competition and popular Dancing with the Stars event in March, Southern Utah University´s Ballroom Dance Company presents its Spring Concert, Looking Back. Of special note, a Ballroom Dance Company alumni reception will follow the Saturday performance; email ballroomdancer25@gmail.com if interested in attending.
WHO:               Southern Utah University´s Ballroom Dance Company
WHEN:             Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, 2013
TIME:               7:30pm
WHERE:           Heritage Center Theater, 105 N 100 E, downtown Cedar City, UT
TICKETS:         Call (435) 865-8375, email ballroomdance@suu.edu, or may be purchased at the door the night of the event.
PRICES:           $10 for general admission and $8 for all students
SUU´S BALLROOM DANCE COMPANY
PRESENTS ITS SPRING CONCERT, LOOKING BACK
APRIL 12 & 13, 2013
 
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: Riding the momentum from a successful California competition and popular Dancing with the Stars event in March, SUU´s Ballroom Dance Company presents its Spring Concert, Looking Back on Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, 2013 in the Heritage Center Theater, 105 N 100 E, downtown Cedar City, Utah. The Ballroom Dance Company is at its peak to give this spectacular end-of-year concert, which begins at 7:30pm. All tickets are general seating, and prices are $10 for general admission and $8 for all students. Tickets may be purchased by calling (435) 865-8375, emailing ballroomdance@suu.edu, or may be purchased at the door the night of the event.
Looking Back highlights the Ballroom Dance Company´s achievements from this past year and exhibits their masterful skills as they weave through formations while keeping time and connection with their partners. This concert showcases choreography from past and current SUU Ballroom Dance Company Directors. The well-known styles audiences have grown to love will be reinterpreted through dances like the smooth Foxtrot, sassy Salsa, aggressive Argentine Tango, celebratory Samba, romantic Rumba, jumpin´ Lindy Hop, and many more.
Of special note, there will be an SUU Ballroom Dance Company alumni reception following the Saturday performance, and all alumni of the Ballroom Company are invited to attend. No supplementary fees are required in addition to the purchase of the concert tickets. Alumni interested in attending the reception are asked to RSVP with their names and names of significant others attending to ballroomdancer25@gmail.com.
The Southern Utah University Ballroom Dance Company is one of SUU's outstanding performance groups. The company consists of three performing ensembles with more than seventy participating students. This outstanding group exhibits social and competitive ballroom dances that have developed and evolved both nationally and internationally. The SUU Ballroom Dance Company puts on several annual campus and community events including its Fall Concert, Dancing with the Stars, and this event, the Looking Back. This energetic dance company reaches out to the surrounding community offering frequent performances to local organizations and will keep you clapping your hands and tapping your toes as you are entertained by wonderful rhythms, beautiful costumes, and amazing formation ballroom dancing.
The SUU Ballroom Dance Company has toured throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and Latin America receiving numerous accolades for their performances. The Ballroom Dance Company has quickly grown to become one of the premier performing groups on Southern Utah University campus. The company maintains a touring program that reaches cities across the United States and internationally.
Experience this thrilling exhibition of rhythm, skill, and spectacle as SUU´s Ballroom Dance Company presents its Spring Concert, Looking Back. For more information, visit www.suu.edu/pva/arts/ballroom
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally-accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College´s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at
cpvamktg@suu.edu.

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