The Southwest Washington Dance Center will be presenting its 32nd annual All School Dance Concert, with performances on Thursday, June 18, and Saturday, June 20.
At 6 p.m. June 18, the youngest dancers will perform. They will also perform again at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Also on June 20, the upper level dancers will have performances at 2 and p.m. All of the performances will be at Corbet Theatre on the campus of Centralia College. Over 210 students will be performing this year.
The Thursday evening and Saturday morning performances are dedicated to the youngest dancers. The creative movement, parent/toddler, basic tumbling, pre-jazz and pre-ballet classes will show their work. A special addition to this performance will be a short dance production of “Alice in Wonderland.” This production was recently featured at over 11 schools in Lewis County, South Thurston and Grays Harbor counties as part of the Dance Center’s annual school tour.
The Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. programs will showcase a wide variety of dance styles, from jazz, lyrical, acro, tap, modern and classical and contemporary ballet.
Also performing will be the rhythmic gymnastics team. Dancers, aged 6 through adult, beginner to advanced, will be performing.
All nine instructors from the Dance Center will showcase their choreography. Also performing will be the Southwest Washington Dance Ensemble.
Tickets can be purchased for $8 for adults and $5 for children, students or senior citizens at Southwest Washington Dance Center, 455 N. Market Blvd. in Chehalis or at the door, if available. Tickets for the young children’s performances are limited.
For more information call (360 748-4789.
