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The INDEPENDENT, April 19, 2000 Page 5 Pacific University dance students join forces with dance company The Pacific university dance students will be part of a spe cial performance with the Joint Forces Dance Company and the DanceAbility Project of Eu gene on April 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. and April 30 at 1:00 p.m. The concert, held at Pacific University's Taylor-Meade Per forming Arts Center, will in clude the annual Pacific Uni versity student choreography showcase and four dances in terspersed throughout the per formance by the Joint Forces Dance Com pany and the DanceAbility Project. About 50 Pacific University A ve n t su p p o rts clean in d u stry w ith fa m ily w a g e jo b s: “We need good jobs here so we can work where we live and so our children can stay in Columbia County when they graduate from school.’ A ve n t su p p o rts pro g ram s fo r se n io r c itize n s: “We will be judged, as a society, by how we take care of the people who took care of us. Our older citizens are important and the programs that help them are, as well.” students will perform during the concert in solo and group pieces ranging from hip-hop to jazz to modern dance. In addition to the three con certs, DanceAbility Project Di rector Alito Alessi, with assis tance from Pacific University Dance Instructor Joan Gun- ness, will teach two free work shops on Saturday, April 29 at the Pacific University Athletic C enter dance studio. The dance workshops are open to all able and disabled persons. The 11 a.m. to noon workshop is for children ages six to ten, and the adult workshop will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information or to register fo r the workshops, contact Joan Gunness at 645- 1252. Joint Forces Dance Compa ny, which was founded in 1970, established the DanceAbility Project in 1988 with the goal of using im provisational dance forms to promote artistic ex pression and exploration be ★★★★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A ve n t su p p o rts soun d fisc al p ra c tic e s: “As a small businessman, I know money must be managed wisely. Experience has taught me to set priorities and made me tough enough to stick to them.” tween people with and without physical disabilities. The pur pose of Joint Forces and DanceAbility is to encourage the evolution and performance of New Dance and to cultivate a common ground for creative expression for all people. Alito Alessi, who directs both Joint Forces Dance Company and the DanceAbility Project, has been involved with the evolution of Contact Improvisa tion for the past 20 years, and is internationally known as a pi oneering teacher and choreog rapher in the field of dance and disability. His w ork has re ceived local, national and inter national recognition for the past several years. General admission for the dance concerts is $4 for adults and $2 for students, senior citi zens, and children. Tickets are available at the door or in ad vance through the University Box Office at 503-359-2918. ir ir ir ir ir ir i r i r i r i r ir iç&_£ ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ir ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ T h is w eeks Ho A ve n t su p p o rts o pe n , a c ce ssib le g o v e rn m e n t “I will always maintain an open door and be responsive to your concerns. 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