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Tango Classes

A 6-week series of tango classes for beginners, or those wishing to polish up basic skills, begins Monday October 11, from 8-9 pm at J&B Dancing Club. After a long wet summer, you’ll welcome fall with a new passion: Argentine Tango is the dance of the heart, of individuality as well as community. Its wordless connection, simplicity and infinite possibility embrace singles and couples of all ages.

The Monday night classes are accompanied by practice sessions every Wednesday from 8 – 10 pm Lessons for intermediate and advanced dancers take place on Mondays from 9 – 10 pm.

All practicas and classes are at J&B Dancing Club, Francisco M. Ascencio 2043, in the hotel zone. The six-week series, including practicas, is $300 pesos per person.

For further information call Al and Barbara Garvey at 222-8895, or write alybarbara @ yahoo.com.

Orgullo por Jalisco » May 30

ORGULLO-POR-JALISCO

Grupo Folclórico Vallarta Azteca of CUC, Centro Universitario de la Costa, will be presented on Sunday May 30th at noon at Teatro Vallarta, to raise funds for the purchase of clothing for its next program Bicentennial.

The cost of tickets is:

  • 150 pesos general seating
  • 220 pesos VIP zone

Tickets are on sale at the box office and on the page: http://www2.superboletos.com/wtweb/eventDetail_Edit.do?eventId=4114

The program will be two hours. In the first part there will be dances from various states: Danza del venado (Sonora) and the sounds of Sinaloa, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Yucatan, Nayarit. The second part presents a cultural journey through the beautiful past of Jalisco, accompanied by the Mariachi Tierra Jalisco.

This is a great opportunity to meet and support the Theatre Vallarta. This group has shown great quality and a strong commitment to preserve the intangible heritage of Mexico through dance.

Russian State Ballet » May 13

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Russian State Ballet in Puerto Vallarta
Presently on tour throughout Mexico, and making stops in over 20 cities, the Russian State Ballet will perform in Puerto Vallarta’s recently-inaugurated Teatro Vallarta on Thursday, May 13, at 8:30 pm.

Founded in 1978, the classical ballet company is based at the Krasnoyarsk State Opera and features graduates of choreographic schools in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg.

The program will feature a dance interpretation of Carl Orff’s popular scenic cantata, “Carmina Burana,” based on 24 medieval poems from the collection with the same name. In addition, the Russian State Ballet will perform a Classical Ballet Gala, featuring selections from some of the most popular ballets, such as Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Nutcracker,” and Ludwig Minkus’ “Don Quixote” among others.

Tickets are $400 pesos per person, general seating, and $600 for VIP choice seats, available at the Teatro Vallarta box office. For more information, visit www.teatrovallarta.com.

International Day of Dance » April 29

CANCELLED

Six Puerto Vallarta Dance Companies will perform at the Los Mangos Library at 7 pm, Wednesday, April 29. For more information, call 224 99 66.

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