OU School of Dance students will present SummerDance this weekend, a program featuring four choreographers and a combination of modern dance and ballet.

Oklahoma Festival Ballet and Contemporary Dance Oklahoma, OU's resident ballet and modern dance companies, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

Mary Margaret Holt, director of the School of Dance and Oklahoma Festival Ballet, said the student dancers are excited about the performance after having just returned from summer tours overseas. Holt said the program promises to challenge the dancers as well as engage the audience.

The program includes two works by renowned choreographer Ben Stevenson. Stevenson's ballet "Glazunov Variations" will showcase the music of composer Alexander Glazunov with classical ballet, while "Camouflage" will explore themes of the Vietnam War with an all-male cast.

SummerDanceSummerDance is a combination of modern dance and ballet.o Takes place at Reynolds Performing Arts Centero Showtimes are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday.o Prices are $8 for students, $12 for faculty and senior adults and $15 for adults.o Reservations can be made by calling the Fine Arts College Ticket Service at 325-4101.

Holt said "Camouflage" is a "highly physical and athletic ballet requiring great strength as well as dramatic ability."

The program also features two new works by faculty choreographers Jeremy Lindberg and Austin Hartel. Hartel's "Duet" is a contemporary piece for two female dancers, Jodi Pickens and Brooke Roark. Lindberg's "Foxes" is an original ballet about the chase and romance of the hunt.

Refreshments will be available before and after each performance. Ticket prices are $8 for students, $12 for faculty and staff and senior adults and $15 for adults. Reservations can be made by calling the Fine Arts College Ticket Service at 325-4101.

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