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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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UNLV DANCE PERFORMS "WHAT'S THE POINTE?" OCT. 23-24



Las Vegas, Nev. - UNLV Dance presents its fall concert "What's the Pointe?" Oct. 23-24 in the Judy Bayley Theatre. Guest choreographers include Jerri Wills, Alain "AK" Kennedy, Teresa Martinez, and Melanie Aceto. Faculty choreographers are Margot Mink Colbert, Richard Havey, and Vikki Dale.

Kennedy, Havey, and Dale will perform to Michael Jackson music as a tribute to his life, music, and love for dance.

Tickets to "What's the Pointe?" are $18 general admission and $10 for students, seniors, military, and UNLV faculty and staff. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. Tickets can be purchsed by visiting the UNLV Performing Arts Center Box Office or by calling 895-ARTS (2787).


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UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution of 28,000 students and 3,300 faculty and staff. Founded in 1957, the university offers more than 220 undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs. UNLV is located on a 332-acre campus in dynamic Southern Nevada and is classified in the category of Research Universities (high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.


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