LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Spring Dance Festival’s 32nd event will take place on Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and on Sunday, May 5, at 2 p.m.

The theme for this year’s festival is “Dance and Shout.”

This yearly production is the primary fundraiser for the Lake County Arts Council.

Over the years it has been produced in many venues. It was presented in the gym at the Clear Lake High School for many years, and on the stage at the Marge Alakszay auditorium a few times, before the Soper-Reese Community Theatre was ready for public use.

The Soper-Reese has turned out to be a wonderful facility for presenting dance. Along with the professional sound system and great theater lighting, the large stage allows full range to the dancers’ movements.

Every one of the comfortable seats in the house has a full view of all dancers participating, from the tops of their heads to the soles of their slippers.

The Spring Dance Festival involves most of the dance schools in Lake County as well as many individual dancers and independent dance groups, men and women, from all parts of Lake.

This year there will be 32 acts, each averaging a few minutes long. The age of the dancers will be from 12 to 83 years, with many being in high school.  

The extensive training and study, combined with expert choreography and professional costuming, bring beauty to the stage. While the Spring Dance Festival is a great entertainment deal, it is more than that.

Tickets are $20 for premium reserved seats, $15 for general assigned seat admission, and $10 for age twelve and younger, and are available at the Soper-Reese box office, Fridays 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport, or by calling 707-263-0537; at the Travel Center in the Shoreline Shopping Center, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; or on the Web at www.soperreesetheatre.com .

More information is available on the Web site www.lakecountyartscouncil.com or by calling the Lake County Arts Council at 707-263-6658.