Dance

When the Murray Louis Dance Company teamed up with the Dave Brubeck Quartet for Tuesday’s opening night performance at the Spreckels Theatre, there a very special fan was expected to be on hand to lead the local cheering section--Brubeck’s brother Howard, a longtime resident and music teacher in San Diego.

Howard Brubeck’s own composition, “Theme for June,” was scheduled to replace one of the jazz works in Louis’ “Act One.” The new choreography was commissioned by UCLA and premiered during the Brubeck/Louis Los Angeles engagement.

The Louis and Brubeck show is also being performed tonight.

The American Dance Festival is accepting applications for a four-week Young Choreographers and Composers in Residence Program June 15-July 12.

The process-oriented workshop will offer participants creative time for exploration of the dance and music disciplines and provide time for the creation of a collaborative dance and music work to be premiered at the American Dance Festival. All participants will receive a honorarium along with room and board.

Choreographers with at least two years of professional experience can apply through Feb. 16, 1988. Final selections will be determined by a national dance panel by March 1.

More information and applications are available by contacting the American Dance Festival, P.O. Box 6097, College Station, Durham, N.C. 27708.

- Jamie Torcellini, a home-grown dancer discovered for “A Chorus Line” when he was just a student at United States International University, is again dancing on Broadway. This time, he’s made the cast of “Me and My Girl.”

Barry Bernal (formerly of Jazz Unlimited) continues to skate his way to success in the Broadway production of “Starlight Express,” after a solid run on Broadway with “Cats.”

- By the way, in case you’re wondering what happened to Jazz Unlimited this season, the San Diego-based dance troupe is keeping a low profile until January. Company artistic director Patricia Rincon is on sabbatical from UCSD, spreading the gospel of contemporary jazz dance in Europe. The dancers expect to be back on the concert stage in January.