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Dance on Common Ground Performs September 13 at UMM
Show combines Traditional Irish and American Dancing

The first performance in UMM's 42nd Performing Arts Series uses traditional Irish and American dance to tell the story of the Irish immigrants who came to this country to escape the Great Potato Famine.

Dancing on Common Ground performs at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 13, in the UMM Student Center Edson Auditorium in Morris. Free parking is available. For tickets, call the UMM Office of Student Activities, 320-589-6080.

The show combines Irish step-dance with American tap dance and clogging for an evening of high-energy entertainment. "Enthralling," said the Montrose Daily Press.

Created and produced by Lorraine Rennie, this whirlwind dance show includes traditional Irish music, plus American blue grass, country western and rock 'n roll. It's been described as Riverdance meets Stomp and Tap Dogs. Now in its fourth season, Dancing on Common Ground has been performing to sell-out crowds around the country.

Dancing on Common Ground is the first of five Fridays of world-class entertainment in the 2002-03 Performing Arts Series. The performance line-up also includes:

Primary funding for the Performing Arts series is provided by University of Minnesota, Morris students. The series is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature. This program is also sponsored by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information, contact the Office of Student Activities, University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 East 4th Street, Morris MN 56267, or call 320-589-6080, or visit the web site at www.morris.umn.edu/stuorgs/CAC/Arts/. 


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