On Sun., Oct. 11, Metropolitan School of the Arts (MSA) of Lorton and Alexandria, Va. will debut “The Company Project,’ featuring innovative choreography by MSA faculty and renowned guest artists including Ginger Cox, Derek Mitchell and Michelle Dorrance, performed by MSA’s four pre-professional dance companies - iMpulse Youth Jazz Dance Company, Metropolitan Youth Ballet, Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble and iLL-Matik Youth Hip Hop Company. The gala will be at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, Va., with tickets at $35 per person and $50 per couple. For tickets, go to www.metropolitanarts.org.
The MSA program will celebrate many facets of "inspiration" in art and dance from classical origins to modern urban styles and present some of the area's most talented youth dancers in ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop.