Tap dance masterpieces presented at Pepperdine

Pepperdine University Center for the Arts presents Jazz Tap Ensemble in "American Tap Masterpieces: The Hollywood Journey: Dance, Music, Film" at 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. 12 at Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy. in Malibu.

The show features six dancers, four musicians and a vocalist. Dances in the styles of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, the Nicholas Brothers, Jimmy Slyde and Gregory Hines will be presented.

Tickets, priced at $40 for the public and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available by calling (310) 506-4522. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster at (213) 365-3500.

For more information, visit www.pepperdineedu/arts or www.jazztapensemble.org.