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DANCE



SUNDAY BALLROOM

Every Sunday afternoon, the Sunday Ballroom Club meets in the Playhouse Studio at 15h30. The venue is offered free by the Playhouse Company for dancers and dance-lovers to enjoy ballroom dancing. Membership fee is R20 per year and the Club is run by Patrick `Big-Boy' Zungu.

The events are open to all and the entrance fee is R5 for non-members (members pay R2.50). New members can join at the door.

Phone Patrick on 23-1236 for details.

TEA DANCES

Judy Victor and Bobby Minter's regular social ballroom dance evening, Tea Dances, takes place on July 3 at the Umbilo Sports Club on the corner of Penzance and Umbilo Roads. Entrance fee is R10 pp. For further details phone Bobby on 303-1642 or Judy on 84-8893.

UMBRELLA'S BIRTHDAY

Next year being the FNB Vita Dance Umbrella's 10th birthday, a special festival will take place. A souvenir programme will outline the history of FNB Vita Dance Umbrella giving infor-mation on all the companies, groups and choreographers who have participated over the years.

To assist in preparing the programme an appeal is being made to choreographers who have staged work at the Dance Umbrella to submit information.

For further details and forms please contact FNB Vita Awards on (011) 442-8435 or fax at (011) 442- 8523.

UNCLENCHING THE FIST

Opening next month is Unclenching the Fist, the Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre's second full season at the Playhouse.

Choreographed by company artistic director, Jay Pather, the work explores the issue of violence against women with energy and hard-hitting performance.

Advance publicity states that "Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre's Unclenching the Fist guarantees compelling viewing."

SMART TALK

D'ARTS Editor Caroline Smart writes a weekly column called Smart Talk every Wednesday in the Daily News Tonight section. All events information in D'ARTS is considered for this column but if you have anything that is too late for D'ARTS but it could appear in Smart Talk (deadline Friday night for the next Wednesday), phone or fax 261-6036.

THEATRE CATS

The Playhouse Theatre Cats (children between six and 12 years) meet on the last Saturday each month in the Play- house Alhambra Room from 10h30 and 13h00 (July 27).