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Daily Nebraskan Friday, April 27, 1C34 r Pago 16 By Lnuri Hopple Once b not enough for the Nebraska Dance Ensemble. The group will dance tonight at UNL a second time thi3 semester, performing pieces that won them a place in the gala concert of the Midwest Regional Festival of the American College Dance Festival Association. Marianne Ariyanto, one of the ensemble's faculty advisers, said this i3 the third year. judges have picked Nebraska's dances for the gala concert. This year the dances included "Even Sevens" and "Movaldi Vivaldi" choreographed by UNL senior Theresa Field. i unVy I n n 1 nrfef pi "We're a real powerhouse now" Ariyanto said. Out of 23 schools attending the 1C31 festival, she said, only two others have a record close to Nebras ka's. The University of Iowa group has danced in the gala concert for four years, and the University of Illinois has for five. Despite similar records, Ariyanto said, those schools differ from Nebraska. Both Iowa and Illinois have graduate dance programs, she said, with 50 to 70 dar.ee majors. UNL has no graduate dance program and has about 25 dance majors. Last year UNL graduated seven dancers. Hie program's small size helps rather than hind ers its dancers, Ariyanto said. Instead of learning from several teachers in large classes, UNL students get special time and attention that makes UNL's program unique, she said. Larger dance programs usually keep classes for dance majors and non-dance majors separated. Not so at UNL. Classes here are open for anyone, as is the ensemble itself, Ariyanto said. However, she said, ensemble dancers must have high skill level and dedication. Auditions for the next ensemble will probably be in October, she said. Although the ensemble earned a "great reputa tion" from its peers at the festival, Ariyanto said the program will not use that as a recruiting tool. Colonial Dining Room n w V iATHM FIGHTES SPECIAL - ' Coupon redeemable by Faculty, Staff, Students and University Guests Mondays only. $2.99 with coupon. Enjoy Lunch In The Cohnial Dining Room in the Nebraska Union! Valid until April 30th. r lr-rrr-r-r ir it it ir -sax o A J a t j i pec m ; . . , ii ii HEATERS cG WATERBEDS & FURNITURE COMFORTERS & BEDSPREADS SHEETS & CAPRAILS ....... . QTHDAc DcnccTAic CV w i viw-vvji. r luw AUJ Um'JJ O MATTRESS PADS 1& "Hurry, Hurry, Hurry" Don't miss Land and Sky's fabulous tent sale! . FOUR DAYS OMLV Thurs., Fri., Sat.10-9 Sunday 10-5 April 26th-29th . 1) . ) Your Full Service Waterbed Store L. Wj4 3 5801 "O" St. 483-4561 Mon., Wed., Thurs. 10-9 Jues., Fri., Sat. 10-6 Sunday 12-5 ....tn i jrC"- Laser ballet at Mueller The Ralph Mueller Plan etarium in UNL's Morrill Hall will present Fresh Aire's "A Dream" by Mann heim Steamroller as its spring laser light concert. "A Dream" is the musi cal interpretation of as tronomer Johann Kepler's famous dream of a flight into space. In 1G03, Kep ler imagined an escape from earth's atmosphere and a flight to the moon. Incorporated into the laser ballet win be other lighting and special ef fects which will serve to interpret the various as pects of the music. Shows are today at 7:30 p.m and 9 p.m., Saturday at 1:30, 3:30, 7:30 and 9 p.m., and Sunday, at .2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 for adults $1 .50 for children 9 and under. Tic kets will be on sale at Morrill Hall 30 minutes before the show. , Ma': Instrumental variety fuels Cars' success Dy Handy Vymcre In my last review, I expressed a hopa tht with the coming cf the new Cars album Ilczritczt City, music would take an upswir.3 in QuiHty. , Well, thankfully it did. Thanks to producer Jeff "Mutt" Langs, the Boston band's new elbum has continued where Slices It Up left off. On Ihzrbczt City, the Cars show a wide rar.e of versatility, going . from the bouncy "You Might Think" to the morose "Why Cant I Have You." The lyrical content is as left field as one might expect from this band, but not since their debut it has been as free-flowing and inviting. It's the same old boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl again theme that has become such an American enter tainment tradition, which flourishes so well on this album. , Front-man Ric Ocasek's low, almost monotonous vocals lend themselves well to both elements of the content giving the songs another dimension in most cases. And when he's not at the mic, bassist Benjamin Orr fills in the fine form. The instrumental tracks hold few surprises for Cars' fans. Elastic guitar tracks, solid bass lines, ever-present drums and an accent of keyboards to make the package complete and more impor tantly, marketable dominate this record. Not on any Cars album has radio been such a key consideration. "You Might Think," "Hello Again," "Magic," and "Why Can't I Have You" are all radio fare and will continue to be into the summer and early fall. Considering just how good this album is, the amount of airplay is not going to leave you burnt on the Cars. Two things to watch for concerning this group in the near future: They will become the new darlings of Music Television. Hopefully this will not curse the Cars like it has so many others. That shouldn't happen, given the Cars' track record they have always been able to retain just the right amount of originality. . Keep eyes and ears open for the confirmation of an Omaha appearance sometime between the end of May and the end of July. The Cars' U.S. tour promises to be the biggest of their career and the biggest show of the summer. Problems Have You TIED DOWN? 1 1 1 yXVNy OMBUDSMAN We strive for confidential 116 Uflnm Hal1 and equitable resolutions. 472-3633 X;