Dance brings East to West

              Bringing the be~tltY and ele- ; . her craft as a child i~ her hotne 2002 and "NYPD Blue" iri 2001. evening will conclude with poetry
:'gahce of the Far East 'to Pasadena ' country of Hong Kong.' . She has : This event is one of the first for recitations by various Chinese Jan-
"-~ is acclaimed Chinese Dancer Alice • obtained her master's ·degree "at the recently approved curriculum guage students as well as perform-
' Lo, who will be performing in a . UCLA and continues to develop for the department. · ances by Lo titled " Dan~es of the
"Chinese Folk Dance" concert . her craft each year in China. · · According to the dance curric'u- Silk Roads." ·
·Saturday, April 12 at 7 p.m. Her concert. Saturday will be a Jum guidelines, "PCC's dance She will also be reflecting on
:··.· Serving as the 'dance depart- chance fqr those not involved in department can bring the myriad the. topics of. cultural and artistic
·ment's '~Artist-in-Residence," Lo the dance department to see the aspects of dance_ into the lives of influences of Buddhism from
~has been lecturing and giving skill that is traditional Chinese dance. more people." India and Muslim from the Middle
.demonstrations on "the Elegance Lo was awarded . the It is to ensure that dance stu- East. .
of 'chinese · Dancing" to . students "Professional Artists in Schools dents are well rounded iri different Tickets are $5 for general
.all week. · Awards" in ·1998 for her contribu- genres of dance. This is to fully admission and $3 for students with
·,. to's residency on campus is the tions to the California Department -· prepare them if and when they In'. Children under 12 are free.
precursor· to "National Dance of Education,, California Arts transfer to a four-year university.
Week" which will be officially eel- Council and the California The evening's concert will
ebrated from April 25 to May 4. Alliance For Arts and Education. begin with a "survey of Chinese
The -week's activities along · Along with her many perform- dances from the ancient to the
with Saturday night's concert are ances around California, Lo has present and from various regions
being funded and supported by also been seen in movies and tele- of China."
Anyone wanting more informa­tion
can contact D. Trimble
Barber in the dance department
· at (626) 585-7794.