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September 2 , 2009

CSU Dominguez Hills Hosts “Signature Moves” Dance Concert featuring Students and Faculty

When:          8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12

Where:         University Theatre, California State University Dominguez Hills
                   1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, 90808

Tickets:        $10 general admission; $5 students and seniors

Contact:       Doris Ressl, ressldance@yahoo.com, 310-243-3732

(Carson, CA) – Doris Ressl, assistant professor of dance and coordinator of the dance program at California State University, Dominguez Hills, will introduce her dance company Ressl Dance! to the Los Angeles area in a concert titled “Signature Moves,” on Sept. 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. in the University Theatre. The event also serves as Ressl Dance!’s 20th anniversary celebration. Ressl founded the troupe 20 years ago when she taught at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and choreographed for the Minnesota Ballet.

Many of the performers in “Signature Moves” are CSU Dominguez Hills students and faculty. Lecturers Michelle Funderburk and Dana Maue will join students Sonia Bawa, Marco Carreon, Tazanna Neal and Camille Williams onstage. Also featured is alumna Jeannette Nailor. Ressl’s colleagues in the Los Angeles dance world will also perform, including Phoenix Cole, Sarah Garcia, Jessie Parmelee, Micki Selander, and Leanne Vecchione. Dancer David Wick and musician Jane Anfinson, who are based in San Francisco, will present a new work they choreographed with Ressl titled “Home.”

“Signature Moves” is sponsored by the CSU Dominguez Hills Sally Casanova Memorial RSCAAP (Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Award Program) Fellowship, the Emeritus Faculty Association Faculty Legacy Fund, the College of Arts and Humanities, and the Department of Theatre and Dance. Ressl Dance! is a 501(c3) non-profit organization.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for CSU Dominguez Hills students and senior citizens. For more information, contact Ressl at ressldance (at) yahoo.com or (310) 243-3732.

The University Theatre is located off Toro Center Drive/Tamcliff Street at Victoria Street in the city of Carson. Metered parking lots are within walking distance. Permits are $4 and can be purchased at yellow kiosk machines near each lot.

For more information on Ressl Dance!, visit www.ressldance.com.

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About CSU Dominguez Hills -- California State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse, urban university located in the South Bay, primarily serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered environment. Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology, business administration, and digital media arts, new degree programs include computer science, criminal justice, recreation and leisure studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex that hosts world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and cycling.

Media Contact:
Amy Bentley-Smith
(310) 243-2455
abentleysmith@csudh.edu

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