Yale dance troupes that generally never perform together will join to "Stand Up & Dance" for New Haven charities at a benefit performance being held at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Woolsey Hall, corner of College and Grove streets.

This is the second year for the charity dance concert, which offers nearly 100 dancers from seven campus troupes a forum to showcase their diverse styles -- from classical lyricism to hard-core hip-hop.

"'Stand Up & Dance' is the only chance for Yale's incredible mix of dance companies to show off together on a single stage in a single evening," says Dustin Brown '99, a co-coordinator of the event. His partner, Leah Wolchok '99, says, "In addition to doing great things for dance at Yale, this production can do so much for these
charities."

The benefit concert is being coordinated by the Yale-New Haven Benefit Society of Performing Arts, which was founded in the spring of 1997 by former Yale students Marc Jacobson '98 and Neal Mitra '98 in order to unite the University's performance companies with the New Haven community. Proceeds from the benefit concert, which is sponsored in part by the Yale Bookstore, will be divided among the following New Haven organizations: Douglas House, an emergency youth shelter; Pequenas Ligas Hispanas de New Haven, a multi-faceted youth organization that encourages academic, athletic and social growth; the AIDS Interfaith Network, a service organization to support people with AIDS and educate the community about HIV infection; and the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven, a private, nonprofit youth group that strives to enhance the quality of life of today's children living in a diverse urban society.

The Yale performance troupes that will perform in "Stand Up & Dance" are:

A Different Drum, one of the newest campus dance troupes, which seeks to incorporate as many diverse dance forms as possible;

Danceworks, a troupe that brings together formally trained dancers with untrained lovers of dance;

Rhythmic Blue, the University's first contemporary dance company, which performs many non-traditional forms of dance;

Steppin' Out, a company dedicated to the modern movement-performance style known as "step";

TAPS, a group that performs all types of tap dancing, from the classical to the "zany";

Yale Ballroom Dance Team, a group/club sport for those interested in competing in ballroom dance at the collegiate level; and

YaleDancers, the University's oldest dance group, offering everything from classical ballet to funky jazz.

Tickets for "Stand Up & Dance" are $5 for children and students, in advance ($6 at the door); and $10 for adults. For reservations and information about how to contribute, call Dustin Brown at 436-0186.

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