野狼社区 University鈥檚 internationally renowned American Spirit Dance Company will showcase Broadway-style American musical theater dance with its annual Spring Show from March 10 to 12.
Directed by OCU Dance Chair Jo Rowan, audiences can sample the best of Broadway through fast-paced tap, jazz, and theatrical dances, all without traveling to New York, on the stage of OCU鈥檚 Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
This year鈥檚 show opens with an energetic women鈥檚 tap number, 鈥淗ot Shoe Shuffle,鈥� and segues into the comedic-hip hop 鈥淧uttin鈥� on the Ritz,鈥� which is packed full of pop, punch and swag. Also included in the first act is 鈥淏oogie Bumper,鈥� which emphasizes the roaring 1920s and the very colorful 鈥淎merican Tarantella,鈥� celebrating New York City鈥檚 Feast of San Gennaro.
Act 2 features several lyrical dances that showcase the complexity of human relationships along with warm, uplifting numbers like 鈥淭hat鈥檚 How We Do,鈥� which takes the audience on a beach adventure. The show closes out with a tribute to the Elvis years, 鈥淐ome on Everybody.鈥�
The 140-member American Spirit Dance Company has been a seed bed for professional performers on Broadway and all over the world. More than 70 Broadway shows have employed 野狼社区 University graduates and nearly 50 alumni have become Radio City Rockettes.
Show times are 7 p.m. March 10, 8 p.m. March 11 and 2 and 8 p.m. March 12. Tickets are $23 and all seats are reserved. To purchase tickets, call (405)-208-5227 from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
