UALR’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will present its annual spring dance concert beginning Thursday, April 16, through Sunday, April 19, at the UALR Center for the Performing Arts.

This year the program will feature a company of 30 UALR dancers performing in six pieces choreographed by resident and guest artists. The concert will also include dancers from the Arkansas Festival Ballet.

Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens. All performances will be in the UALR Center for Performing Arts. The box office opens on Thursday, April 9. For ticket reservations and more information, call 569.3456.

Jay Raphael, chair of the Theatre Arts and Dance Department, said the performance has special significance this year.

“We are waiting on final approval for the implementation of a bachelor’s of fine arts in dance,” Raphael said. “If the degree proposal goes through, UALR will be the first university in the state to offer such a degree. We are close to and hopeful about making this curriculum a reality.”