Dance Conservatory finale is July 27

Some of the nation's finest young dancers of ballet and jazz will perform a combination of original works and classical repertory July 27 at the Koger Center.

Tickets for the 6 p.m. performance are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 years and under and are available by calling Marissa Freeman at 7-7264.

The performance will be the 2007 finale for the 20th S.C. Summer Dance Conservatory, which attracts dancers from around the world. This year, the conservatory takes place from July 8 to July 28.

The 98 student dancers participating in the three-week conservatory practice dance techniques taught by some of the world's most highly respected choreographers and dance instructors. The intensive workshop will close with all the dancers performing a recital choreographed by summer dance camp faculty.

This year's dance faculty include Bruce Marks, current artistic director of the Orlando Ballet; Kyra Strasberg, former principal dancer for the Boston Ballet; Nick Lazzarini, 2005 winner of the television show So You Think You Can Dance; Miriam Barbosa, a former dancer for the Martha Graham Dance Company; Stacey Calvert, a former solo dancer with the New York City Ballet; and Susan Anderson, artistic director of the University's Dance Company and the Summer Dance Conservatory.

For more information about this year's Summer Dance Conservatory, go to www.cas.sc.edu/dance/Dance/entrance.html.

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