Dance program coming to Fort Myers

Clarita Filgueiras The Alliance for the Arts is kicking off its newest program, "Dance Alliance," geared toward encouraging and showcasing creative movement.

Register by Friday, Aug. 17 and take advantage of a special Early Bird discount. The fee is $75. Registrations received after that date increase to $100.

Dance Alliance features workshops for students aged 10 to adult, and culminates on Saturday, September 22, in a Student Choreography Performance. Area dance students ages 12 - 19 have the

chance to submit

a piece for the

showcase. Submissions

are due Friday, Aug. 17.

For guidelines and more detailed information on this Alliance program, call or stop by for a brochure.

Three instructors, Janice Barringer, John Parks and Clarita

Filgueiras will teach workshops

and hold discussions about

dance. Events for the

two and a half day

workshop will

be held at the

Alliance for

the Arts and

Cypress Lake

Center for the

Arts. Clarita Filgueiras

Native Floridian,

Janice Barringer will be the keynote speaker at the opening reception and hold a signing of her book, "The Pointe Book."

John Parks, currently the Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of South Florida, plans to lead classes in Modern, African and Jazz styles.

Clarita Filgueiras, founder and director of Flamenco Puro Dance Company of Miami will teach classes in classic Flamenco dance.Trained in classical, regional and Flamenco dance, Filgueiras has been recognized throughout the U.S. with over 25 years of teaching and choreographing experience.

Contact the Alliance for the Arts for more information and registration. The Alliance for the Arts is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard just south of Colonial Boulevard. Call 939-2787 or visit online at www.artinlee.org. ¦