DANCE

Houston Metropolitan Dance Company (Houston Met Dance) presents Sizzling Summer Dance, FREE, at Miller Outdoor Theatre on Friday, June 4, 2010 at 8:30 PM.

Pack your cooler and bring your family and friends to delight in a selection of dance favorites from the past season and the premiere of two new works. Houston Met Dance brings their technical virtuosity combined with their athletic prowess and passion to the Miller Outdoor Theater stage for a night of non-stop entertainment.

Enjoy boundary breaking dance including: Bound by Joe Celej; Unsung Moment by Kiesha Lalama-White; Semi-Detached by Kiki Lucas; Passada by Pattie Obey; and two premieres: Conscious by Jason McDole; and swinging_in the dark by jhon r. stronks.

The evening bill includes a special guest performance by Houston Met Too Youth Company.

Houston Metropolitan Dance Company is funded in part by grants from the Houston Endowment Inc.; The City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and the Miller Theatre Advisory Board; the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Founded in 1995, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, familiarly known as "Houston Met Dance," embraces a comprehensive dance style that fuses the dance idioms of contemporary dance, jazz, tap and ballet. Houston Metropolitan Dance Company is committed to commissioning new works by internationally renowned and emerging choreographers as well as nurturing the creative talent from within the company.