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Call today. 574-5200 Automotive Dent Specialists 1808 Drillers Drive, Bryan Page 4 • Friday, April 30, 1999 A GGIELIFE Fade to Black annual show presents‘Dancing Around the Story by Bobbie Eftekhar • Photo Ilh Sal lie Tamei \11kc f tieittt’$ 71 ath, music and dancing are said to be /l/y the universal languages. F-£ Although algebraic equations may have some students jumping their feet, music and dancing arouse the most emotion. With each country having their own steps, cos tumes and music, “Dancing Around the World,” Fade to Black’s annual spring show, will show case what the world has to offer. Chasidy Allen, director of publicity and a ju nior environmental design major, said the pro gram consists of seven main dances — African American, hip hop, jazz, tap, salsa, belly dancing and spiritual. Accompanying the main dances are many duets, solos and ensembles. Allen said to kick off the show there will be an introductory dance per formed as an ensemble with all the members. This year with the theme of the show being “Dancing Around the World,” Allen said each main dance comes from a specific country. “For example, the salsa comes from South America, and the energetic style of hip hop comes from Africa,” she said. During the course of the year. Fade to Black performs specific dances at functions at the re quest of the organization. Allen said the annual spring show en. dance society to choose the types of dan want to perform. “This program gives us the opport show all the types of dances we can do." “We have members with various back and experience, and this is our time to si off.” LaTarah Lacey, president of Fade to B a junior journalism major, said audienc bers should expect to see different danct Lacey said the members contributed t ographing a dance in the show. “The officers decide beforehand wh gories of dances to perform. Every danc has an officer assigned to it to make sur thing is going smoothly,” she said. Allen said the program will also inch cial guests such as Tiffany Grant, 1999 Mi and Gold Queen, who will be singing; E a musical group of women from A&M New Zion Missionary Baptist Church you! team. For this year’s community service proj< to Black members have gone to the Ni Missionary Baptist Church every Sati teach kids, ages 5 to 16. the dance the\ >the n leatet ased A T T E N T I O iig. which was chors of Fade to Black. •aid this is the first yea I i community servicedtokBB,, -t- iil.iniAmon has .ill, ilu 1 spnnH'hini-. ' ,l ■ r Star oal ot Fade to Blacks r,. and *n cultureandheibjrect re a non-professional; f ' r tvpes of dances," Afe m ::t is our divers - ’D 00 - - : iffic con ts Indians. A::., teewr t Well, ii I Blade is a diversegroupaiBfs/n'r ot oil diiieremhide: tthe Ini- i>j ihnt'R'mvs. Wert slleis on The fin ome together to dance i.ared by ost high 'pen at 6:30 SaturdayEi^uonli I ickets are $5 at the introllcd i advance. mse-likc )lics. 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