Pace University Presents 'Dance Out Loud!' Showcase, 4/9-4/10

Pace University's Permorning Arts Department announces the first annual dance showcase "Dance Out Loud" April 9 and 10. Conceived and directed by Rhonda Miller, Director/Lecturer of Dance at Pace, this concert will feature tap, jazz, ballet, modern, contemporary, and hip hop with choreography by Rhonda Miller, Joshua Dean, Alisa Paradowski, Jennifer Littlefield, Stephanie Torbik, Mike Schulster, and student choreographers Ashley Williams and Courtney Taylor. The inspiring growth in students' interest in dance at Pace University and passion of its faculty beautifully combine to make this first of many annual dance concert.

Rhonda Miller, the Director/Lecturer of Dance at Pace University, is a founder and co-owner of L.A.'s premier dance studio, The Edge, and leader of its successful convention business, L.A. DanceForce. She was included on Broadway director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell's team for Broadway Bares. Miller's stage credits include Nothing Like A Dame at the Marquis Theater in New York City, ABC Daytime Salutes at Town Hall, The Wild Party, and numerous musicals for NYMF and regional theaters around the country.

Faculty as working professionals (actors, Broadway/Off-Broadway directors, casting professionals) is a trademark of Pace's Performing Arts Department, located a mere two express subway stops from Broadway. Over 30 productions a year are among the attractions the undergraduate program has to offer students pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts Degrees in Acting or Musical Theater or a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts with specialized focuses in Acting, Directing or Design/Technical Theater.

"Dance Out Loud" will take the stage Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10 in the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, located downtown in Once Pace Plaza, New York, New York 10038 on Spruce Street between Gold Street and Park Row. Tickets are $8 for students and seniors, $12 for all others, and can be purchased at the door. If you would like to reserve seats, e-mail theater@pace.edu.