YSU dance festival planned

Staff report

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The Department of Theater and Dance at Youngstown State University will host the 11th annual Dance Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2 in Beeghly Physical Education Center presented by the YSU Dance Ensemble.

The festival is a series of master classes for anyone age 13 through adult, and will conclude with an informal dance concert by participants and guest artists. Cost is $40 per person.

Participants may choose from a combination of classes, including Improvisation; Hip Hop: Transformation into Fierceness; Lyrical Contemporary Class: Discomposure of Lyrical Contemporary Dance; Yoga for Dancers; Beginning/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced Modern, Ballet and Tap Techniques; and Musical Theater.

New this year is a series of classes in tap, musical theater, hip hop and contemporary/modern technique for 9- to 12-year-olds that will be taught by YSU dance majors for $7 per class or $25 for all four classes.

Participants are advised to bring a bag lunch or money to buy lunch. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the front lobby of Beeghly Center accessed from Fifth Avenue. Parking is available in the M70 surface lot on Fifth Avenue for a $5 cash fee.

Information is available by contacting Christine Cobb at 330-941-1896 or ccobb@ysu.edu. The deadline is Monday.