DSPA dance recital will be ‘Iconic’

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Some of your favorite icons from the past century will hit the stage at the Performing Arts Center on May 30.

The ninth annual Desert Sun Performing Arts dance recital starts at 2 p.m., and tickets are going fast.

The recital theme is “Iconic.” The dances will honor the world’s icons to the music of Elvis, Madonna and more.

“We are all very excited about the recital,” artistic director Ceylan Gentilella said. She opened her studio in Maricopa in 2006.

Performers range from 2 years old to adults. They will perform a variety of genres, including ballet, hip hop, clogging and jazz.

There are three levels of seating in the PAC. Tickets in the rear amphitheater of the auditorium (diamond section) are $15. Tickets in rows 8-14 (sapphire section) are $18. Tickets in the first seven rows (ruby section) are $20.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.