Members of Dale Scholl?s Dance/Art company wanted to do something different for their newest project. They never imagined that the electrically charged production they created would send jazz dance to the next level.

Dance/Art?s upcoming dance show takes elements of jazz dance styles and fuses them with song selections created by some of rock ?n? roll?s most eclectic performers. The result is a production that not only strives to reach the next level, but to head “Over the Top.”

“When we sat down and began naming artists, we started to see a theme that could happen in different types of rock,” said Dale Scholl, Dance/Art?s artistic director.

“Over the Top” features four distinct pieces, each covering a sub-genre of rock and roll. The first piece of the production, titled “Pinheads,” was put together by guest choreographer and former Dance/Art member Leslie Stuve. “Pinheads” is set to the hard-hitting punk-rock beats of The Ramones and The Sex Pistols.

The piece?s dance routines will build on the music selection?s theme of drug addiction and the relationship between user and pusher.

Dance/Art company member Joseph Candelaria?s “Room 174,” choreographed to music indicative of David Bowie?s glamour-rock phase, is the second piece. Candelaria?s routine mirrors the abstract nature of Bowie?s music style while expressing a gamut of emotions.

“I wanted it to be an abstract piece of movement where people can draw whatever conclusions they want,” Candelaria said.

The dark, virtual feel of the production?s third piece, “World in Whose Eyes?” was envisioned by Johnathan Cameron and was influenced by his exposure to synth-rock group Depeche Mode. Difficult social problems are brought to light during this piece.

“My goal was to make people think about things,” Cameron said.Scholl will draw the concert to a close with “And There You Have It.” This last dance piece, choreographed to selections of music from Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee Queen, will be an interpretive celebration of the band?s generational staying power.

Due to the adult content of lyrics featured in “Over the Top” parents should use discretion when bringing young children to the show.”It?s going to be a pretty wild concert,” Scholl said.

The first performance of “Over the Top” will be at 8 p.m. Thursday in Solano Hall, room 1010. Additional showings are scheduled throughout March. Tickets are $15 general, $12 for students and seniors, and $8 for children under 12. For tickets, call the Sac State Ticket Office at (916) 278-4323 or visit Tickets.com.