THE DANES ARE COMING TO DANA!
Dana is proud to announce that the National Danish
Performance Team will give a special performance for the public
at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 in Dana’s Gardner-Hawks Center. Tickets
are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Reservations are encouraged
and can be made by calling the Dana College Relations Office at
(402) 426-7216.
The team consists of Denmark’s finest gymnasts
selected from the Danish Gymnastics & Sports Associations, an
organization that boasts membership from more than one-fifth of
Denmark’s population. The Performance Team was formed in 1993
to promote an awarness of Danish gymnastics traditions abroad, through
spectacular performances of gymnastics, rhythmical sequences, dance
and advanced tumbling. Dana College is just one stop on the team’s
2003-04 World Tour, which visits countries such as South Africa,
Australia, Japan, Germany and France. The troupe of 28 men and women
has drawn hundreds of thousands of spectators to their family-friendly
performances.
“If you want a treat, don’t miss this
outstanding performance,” said Dr.
Myrvin Christopherson, president. “The National
Danish Performance Team combines precision gymanastic and dance
performance with light comedy, uplifting musical accompaniment and
brilliant costuming.”
This is not the first time the team has performed
in Nebraska. The group’s “ancestor” was one of
the first events held in Dana’s Borup Coliseum, completed
in the early 1960s. The last tour visited Dana in 1997. The February
appearance will be one of the first major non-athletic events in
Dana’s new faciltiy, the Gardner-Hawks Center.
The program consists of two hour-long halves, with
a short intermission. The audience will see a dazzling display of
athletic and artistic ability, highlighting the best qualities of
a non-competitive sport.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concessions, parking and a
shuttle service will be available. More information can be found
at Dana’s web site, www.dana.edu.
More information about the Performance Team is available on its
web site, www.dgi.dk/ndpt.
For Reservations
Reservations for the National Danish Performance Team special presentation
are encouraged.
Contact:
Dana College Relations
Dana College
2848 College Drive
Blair, NE 68008
(402) 426-7216
scavanah@fs1.dana.edu
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