Ballet Counterpointe will present an evening of dance beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 14, at Good Shepherd Chapel at Lancaster Bible College (LBC), 901 Eden Road, Lancaster. Tickets may be purchased at http://www.lbc.edu/events, and the event is sponsored by the Melva S. McIlwaine Guest Artist Endowment Fund.

Additionally, LBC students and the surrounding community will have the opportunity to participate in a two-hour masterclass with Ballet Counterpointe dancers at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 15. The event is geared toward skilled intermediate to advanced dancers age 14 and up. To learn more, visit the aforementioned website.

Ballet Counterpointe's eclectic performance will be choreographed by Kevin Jenkins, with a program featuring contemporary ballets that highlight his signature style of intense musicality, complex movement, and athletic partnering. Company dancers from around the world will perform works of joy, humor, and longing in a series of vignettes.

Ballet Counterpointe boasts an ensemble of six dancers who are active in community outreach, open classes, and education while creating opportunities for artists and choreographers by providing mentorship and collaboration opportunities. For the LBC performance, the ensemble will be joined by dancers from Briarwood Ballet. The Lancaster-based contemporary dance company Luna will open the concert with the premiere of a new work.