UNC Asheville Dance Program to Host Benefit Performance;
Proceeds to Benefit Manna Food Bank and Dance Program

UNC Asheville's Dance Program will hold its fifth annual benefit performance "Everybody Can-Can" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. Admission at the door is $5 or four cans of food. All canned goods will be donated to Manna Food Bank and cash proceeds will benefit UNC Asheville's Dance Program. The performance is suitable for all ages.

The program features an evening of premiere performances. More than 70 dancers from the University and the Asheville community will perform a variety of genres, including African, modern, Middle Eastern, ballet, and jazz. In addition to the work of faculty and students, the program will feature choreography by UNC Asheville alumna Elizabeth Russell and a special Capoeria demonstration.

For more information, call Connie Schrader, UNC Asheville Health and Fitness Department lecturer, at 828/232-5652.

Media Contacts:

• Connie Schrader, UNC Asheville Health & Fitness Dept. Lecturer, 828/232-5652
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526