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Dance Column for January 12 -25
AIley Trio, Russian Ballet, City In Motion.
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey
Ailey Trio
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Gem Theater
1616 E. 18th St, Kansas City, MO
The Ailey Trio consists of three leading members of the internationally acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Guillermo Asca, Clifton Brown and Khilea Douglass.
The dynamic trio will perform excerpts from the dance company's current repertory. This event is also an educational event targeted to school children, and includes the members of the company addressing issues of physical fitness and pursuing life goals.
Free admission. For information call 816-474-8463 or online at www.KCFAA.org
Harriman-Jewell Series
The Russian National Ballet: Great Moments from Russian Ballets
Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Folly Theater
12th and Central, Downtown Kansas City, MO
The Russian National Ballet features highlights and favorite scenes from some of the most popular Russian Ballets, including selections from La Bayadere, Paquita, Carmen, Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, and The Humpbacked Horse. The performance will also include complete concert works, such as Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, Perrot's Pas de Quatre, Lumley's Melody, and the famous signature work of famed Russian Ballerina, Anna Pavlova, in Folkine's The Dying Swan.
This will give ballet fans an exciting opportunity to see a professional Russian ballet company perform elaborate Russian works not often available to Midwest audiences.
For tickets call 816-415-5025 or online at www.harriman-jewell.org
City in Motion
Children's Student Showcase
Saturday, January 17 at 2 p.m.
Academie Lafayette
6903 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO
City in Motion Dance Academy, home of both student and professional dance, offers its children's program showcase for the public. Demonstrating age-appropriate creativity and skill, these young dancers offer a very colorful and entertaining dance program appropriate for family members of all ages.
Teachers and choreographers are professional dancers from the Kansas City area, teaching in residence at the Academy and giving students a taste of professional-level performance. Ticket sales are donated to support the children's dance program at the Academy, including scholarships for students coming from low-income families.
For information call 816-561-2882 or online at www.CityInMotion.org
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