Series: Dance
Date: November 7 & 8
Time: Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m.
Venue: University Theatre

Ticket Prices:
$10 General Admission
$5 Non-UTD Students
$5 UTD Alumni
$5 Children under 18
Free to UTD Faculty/Staff/Retirees
Free to UTD Students with UTD Photo ID at the venue box office the night of the event.

UTD's fifth annual dance invitational features new talent from local high school and college dancers.

The participants in this year's Movement, Minds, and Magic are The UTDance Ensemble, Collin County Community College's Collin County Dance Repertory, Brookhaven Community College's Dancers' Theatre, Creekview High School's Moving Ground, and Bishop Lynch High School.

About UTD participants

Micki Saba received her dance training in the Dallas area and is a graduate of the SMU Dance Department. She was a member of Dancers' Unlimited for over 10 years. Micki has worked with companies such as Arkansas Ballet, Garland Civic Theatre, and Deep Ellum Opera. Currently, she is on faculty at both Brookhaven College and the University of Texas at Dallas. She is a resident artist with Young Audiences of Greater Dallas and works independently as a choreographer, dancer and teacher.

Michele Manley Hanlon received her BFA in Dance form the University of Arizona and MFA in Modern Dance from Texas Christian University. She has been a performer, choreographer, and teacher in the Metroplex since 1988. In Texas, she has danced as a company member of the Dance Consortium, Dancers Unlimited Repertory Company, and Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth. She has had choreography commissioned locally by Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth, Collin County Community College, Pieces Dance Company, Newman Smith High School, Booker T. Washington for the Performing and Visual Arts High School, and Hip Pocket Theater. Her work has been presented by The Dallas Morning News Dance Festival, Fort Worth Modern Art Museum, Dallas Dance Gathering, Dance for the Planet Festival, The Movement Source Dance Company (AZ), New Arts Collective, University of Texas at Dallas, and in many independently presented dance concerts. Hanlon has served on the executive committee of the Dance Council as Vice President of Development. Her teaching credits include University of Texas at Dallas, TCU, Dallas Public Schools, residency at Collin County Community College, workshop for Las Cruces (NM), Chamber Ballet School, and company classes for local dance companies. Michele currently teaches dance technique and history at University of Texas/Dallas.

The UTDance Ensemble is compromised of students enrolled in performance classes at the University of Texas at Dallas. The classes participate in many different kinds of events both on and off campus throughout the semester, such as the Renaissance Festival and Swing Thing here on campus. Collaborations in theatre and music are often included in our productions along with hosting our own mainstage performances.