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By Stephanie Brown
There may not be an abundance
of performing dance companies in
the Ann Arbor area, but there is
plenty of diversity and quality to
make up for any lack of quantity.
To begin with, the University
dance department hosts a great
number of performances, both by
University students and guest
artists. Each spring, graduating
BFA and MFA students perform at
the Power Center, completing their
thesis with works they both
choreograph and dance. The de -
partment is also the home of two
companies, The University Dance
Company and Ann Arbor
Danceworks.
ThewUniversity Dance Company
is a student company which per -
forms modern dance choreographed
by members of the University
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faculty.
Danceworks is the University's
professional resident dance company
and performs mostly contemporary
dances which is also choreographed
by faculty members. As well as
performing in Ann Arbor, the
group tours around the U.S.
The Dance Department also
brings in international companies
to perform on campus. According
to Jessica Fobel, a resident faculty
member, the department will host
"a contemporary dance theatre" from
Mexico this fall. The group,

directed by Priscilla Lozon and
consists of 10 to 12 dancers. Lozon
said the company is proud of the
fact that it is the only company in
Ann Arbor with five men.
They are holding auditions in
September and will perform at the
Annie Awards at the Michigan
Theatre in October. In December
they will perform in the Lydia
Mendelsohn Theatre. The Jazz
Dance Theatre is in residence with
the Dance Theatre Studio, which
offers adult classes in jazz, modern
dance, and ballet.
In the area of modern dance,
there is the People Dancing Studio.
This three-year-old company is run
under the guidance of Artistic
Director and choreographer Whitley
Setrakian. Well known throughout
Michigan, the group gives about
three performances per year in the
Ann Arbor area and has a touring
schedule as well.
Their dances combine humorous
routines with a highly theatrical
style. Setrakian said her dances are
"accessible to a lot of different
people."
Another modern dance company
in the area is the renowned J. Parker
Copley Dance Company. Copley
has won a Creative Artist Award
from the state; and his company,
known to be one of the best modern
dance companies in southeastern
Michigan, won an Annie Award
last year.
The dramatic style of this
company has become its trademark
- they dance with what Copley
calls "wild abandon". Their dances
are complex, and are either abstract
or dramatic. The company plans to

give a concert some time in the
fall, but a date has not been set.
Rounding out the group of Ann
Arbor dance companies is the Ann
Arbor Civic Ballet. Incorporated in
1957 and directed by Lee Ann King,
the company performs ballet and
only ballet. One of the companies
purposes, treasurer Wanda King
said, is "to provide an opportunity
for local dancers to perform."
The group gives one or two

concerts per year, either in the
Power Center or the Michigan
Theatre and also gives lecture
demonstrations and benefits.
Many of the dancers have gone
on to other companies, such as the
Oakland Ballet, the Hartford Ballet,
the Royal Ballet, and the Stuttgart
Ballet. Each year they give a con -
cert in late October or early
November, performing a dance cal -
led "Haunted Castle". They will
hold open auditions in the fall.

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King elementary school sixth grader
Paige Etter practices at C.A.S.
Ballet Theater School.
Metropolis/Utopia, will perform at
the MacIntosh Theatre the week of
September 14. Danceworks will
also be performing in the Mac -
Intosh sometime in November.
If you're into jazz dance, you can
also find lots of it at the Jazz Dance
Theatre. The Theatre is a non-
profit, semi-professional company


Students wishing to learn to dance
can find plenty of opportunity to
learn jazz, ballet and modern dance
around the Ann Arbor area.l
"For the state of Michigan, Ann
Arbor has probably the healthiest
climate for dance. The activity
coming out of the University'st
dance department acts as a stimulus
to the entire Community," assistant
University professor of dance Peter
Sparling said.
The University's dance depart -
ment offers courses in beginning
and intermediate level ballet, jazz,
tap and modem dance for non-dance
majors. The classes are taught by
dance department faculty for one or
two credits and are very popular,
Sparling said.
Students interested in dance can
also take advantage of resources
provided by Washtenaw Com -
munity College located ten minutes
away near Ypsilanti. WCC offers a
wide range of classes from ballet,
jazz, and modern dance to classes in
Afro-American and In'dian dancing
as well as instruction in chore -
ography.
Closer to home, the Ballet
Repertory School on Fifth St. run
by dance department faculty
member Wendy Redman offers
mostly ballet classes with some
jazz and modern dance courses.
A professional dancer with the
Dayton Ballet Company, Redman
said she teaches "an open style" of
ballet by combining different dance
styles.
The CAS Ballet Theater School,
run by Carol and Cathy Sharp,.
teaches only ballet in a Strictly
Russian style which Sharp des -
cribed as, "more beautiful and
flowing" than other styles.
"We are taking this right from
the masters," said Sharp who
studied ballet with the coach of
Russian dancer Mikhail Bary -
shnikov
Camilla Chiapuris of the Cote -
munity School of Ballet specializes
in the Royal Academy of Dance
method of teaching ballet which she
calls a combination of French,
Russian, Italian and Danish

schools.
In these classes, students parti -
cipate in exams and are graded on
performance. If they pass, they will
receive a certificate signed by famed
ballerina Margot Fonteyn.
Chiapuris said exams are optional
for older students and adults. In
addition, the school offers open
classes for beginning adults taught
in the Russian style.
A third type of ballet instruction
offered in the area is the Checchetti
method. The system was developed
in Italy with a specific set of
teaching instructions for all levels
of students. The method is used in
England and was first introduced to
the United States in Detroit.
"Ann Arbor is one of the biggest
areas for Checchetti," Redman said.
Some local studios which teach
Checchetti are Studio 1 School of
Dance, Sylvia Studio of Dance, and
Randazzo Dance Studio.
Jazz dance lovers can participate
in dance workshops sponsored by
Impact Jazz on Thursday nights in
the Michigan Union. The work-
shops are taught by members of the
company or special guest
instructors.
The group is part of the
University Activities Center and is
limited to non-dance majors. In
addition to sponsoring workshops,
the company takes class together,
twice a week, choreographs all their
steps and puts on several
performances during the school
year.
Impact Jazz will hold open
auditions in September for pro -
spective company members. "It
gives a person who's not a dance
major but still interested in dance
an outlet on campus," committee
chair Carolyn Lyons said.
Students interested in modern
dance can find instruction at Dance
Gallery_ Studio, home of the J.
Parker Copley DanceCompany.
Hillel provides an additional
dance opportunity with its Israeli
dancing class every Sunday night.
For a dollar students can learn
traditional Israeli folk dances
performed to Israeli popular music
or more traditional songs.

By Alan Paul
Two clubs, the Blind Pig and
Rick's American Cafe, offer live
rock and roll six or seven nights a
week while one, the Nectarine
Ballroom, features dancing nightly
and occasional live performances.
The Bird of Paradise serves up jazz
nightly. There are also plenty of
bars to quench your thirst at, many
of them located close to campus.
The Bird of Paradise (207 S.
Ashley): Good to excellent jazz six
nights a week with a fairly low
cover. This is a cool place to hang
out. Try it, you'll like it.
The Blind Pig (208 S. First):
This Ann Arbor institution is a bit
off campus and has a decidedly less
student-oriented clientele than other
clubs. That can be good or bad,
depending on your taste.
The Nectarine Ballroom (510 E.
Liberty): Lots of people just love
this place and lots of people just
hate it so it's kind of hard to say
anything general about. It's real
dark, with lots of neon and white
light. The music's loud, people
dress funky, and there's always
plenty of dancing.
This is a great place to see a
band. Unfortunately however, it
doesn't happen very often. Last
years shows included Steel Pulse,
The Neville Brothers, the Hoodoo
Gurus, and Billy Bragg.
Rick's American Cafe (611
Church): Okay, the place is in a
basement, and it feels like one,
though they have been trying to
upgrade the appearance recently.
There are pipes on the ceiling and
they drip occasionally on the beer-

stained carpet. But it can be a lot of
fun.
The University Club (in the
Union): Dancing nightly including
reggae nights on Thursday and new
music nights on Friday. Very nice
when the weather is nice dnd the
action is on the patio. But when
inside, you feel like you're in an
institutional cafeteria. Also,
"Soundstage," presents live music
once a week and Friday happy hours
are very popular.
(See "Local Bands" section for
more information)
Ashley's (338 S. State): The
most important thing to know
about this place is to watch for the
daily specials. They, along with its
convenient State Street location, are
what make Ashley's worth men -
tioning. Mondays are dollar Molson
Goldens and free pizza nights. Need
I say more?
Del Rio: More a restaurant than
a bar, this is a very nice, mellow
spot, and occassionally they very
good live jazz or folk music. Very
nice for a change of pace.
Casa Dominick's (812 Monroe):
This is a great place to go when the
weather's nice, as it has lots of
outdoor seating, two tiers of it in
fact. Voted the best happy hour in
the Daily's Weekend magazine Best
of Ann Arbor poll,
Dooley's (310 Maynard): Okay,
it's probably inevitable that you'll
go here. Have fun, somebody must
at this notoriously freshman-
oriented bar.
The Full Moon Cafe (207 S.
Main): It's not really a student
hangout. There's no chance they'll
serve you if you're under age and
can't "prove" otherwise, but it's


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