All the World's a Stage

SAT 6/12
Spring has sprung, and with it the 25th annual Spring Dance Recital from the Inner City Children's Touring Dance Company. In Baby Take a Bow, more than 100 children as young as 2 years old, and on up through adults, will perform a number of dance pieces in tap and ballet, including one selection -- in the too-cute-for-words category -- featuring children with their fathers. The company was founded in 1973 by Florene Nichols, who is still at the helm, to give kids mostly 6 years old and under from Miami's inner-city neighborhoods the opportunity to learn a variety of dance techniques from Katherine Dunham to West African. This year the company celebrates its new digs in the recently completed $4.5 million Carrie Meek Cultural Center in Hadley Park, featuring 2 dance spaces and a performance theater. The recital starts at 4:00 p.m. at the Joseph Caleb Auditorium, 5400 NW 22nd Ave. Tickets range from $3 to $15. Call 305-758-1577. -- By John Anderson