Natchitoches, LA – The Department of Creative and Performing Arts at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts will present its fourth annual fall dance concert Friday through Sunday, Oct. 21-23, in Treen Auditorium.

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22. A matinee performance will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23.

The event is open to the public.

The hour-long dance concert includes performances by the LSMSA dance ensemble as well as guest performing artists from the Dazzle Dance Center and the Department of Theater and Dance from Northwestern State University.

Original choreography by Audra Allen, artistic director, will be presented in the styles of contemporary, ballet, modern and jazz with a mix of comedy for some humor. Brett Alan Garfinkel and Rebecca Morgan, both of NSU, will premiere original choreography in the styles of contemporary and tap to be performed by the dance ensemble.

Michael Carrier will perform a solo choreographed by Taylor Smith, both students of NSU’s Department of Theater and Dance. Students from the Dazzle Dance Center will perform two group dances.

Tickets are $7. Children younger than 10 are free. Students from LSMSA and NSU are free with current ID. Reservations are not required, and tickets may be purchased at the time of the performance.

For ticket information, email Audra Allen at aallen@lsmsa.edu Ticket proceeds benefit future artistic endeavors of the dance ensemble.