On our dance card
By JOHN FLEMING
Published November 5, 2006
Here are this season's major local dance offerings:
Nov. 21-22, Nutcracker, St. Petersburg Ballet Company, Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Nov. 24, Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Dec. 8, Nutcracker, Guilfoil Ballet, Palladium Theater
Dec. 8-10, Nutcracker, Miami City Ballet, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Dec. 8-9, Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Dec. 21-23, Nutcracker, Orlando Ballet, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Dec. 22-23, Chocolate Nutcracker, Mahaffey Theater
Jan. 6, Cinderella, State Ballet Theatre of Russia, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Jan. 19-20, Rhythm Festival, Rhythm in Motion, University of South Florida, Tampa
Jan. 23, Dancing With the Stars - the Tour, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa
Jan. 25, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Jan. 26, Momentum Dance Company, Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center
Jan. 26-27, "DECAdance," Moving Current, University of South Florida
Feb. 1, Lunar Sea, Momix, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Feb. 4, Maria de Buenos Aires, Tango Pasion, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Feb. 17, "Dreams: Celebration of Black History and Culture," Florida Dance Theatre, Polk Theatre, Lakeland
Feb. 19, Hubbard Street Dance, Van Wezel Hall, Sarasota
Feb. 22, "Color-ography: The Jacob Lawrence Project," Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Feb. 23, Jean Paul Samputu and the Ingeli Troupe of Rwanda, Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center
Feb. 27, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Ruth Eckerd Hall
March 2, Trisha Brown Dance Company, Mahaffey Theater
March 9, "Innovation Dance II," Florida Dance Theatre, Polk Theatre, Lakeland
March 30-31, Fuzion Dance, Historic Asolo Theatre, Sarasota
April 7, Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, Ruth Eckerd Hall
April 9, Romeo and Juliet, Russian National Ballet, Van Wezel Hall
April 18, Don Quixote, Russian National Ballet, Ruth Eckerd Hall
May 4, "Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular," Ruth Eckerd Hall
May 4-5, Swan Lake, Orlando Ballet, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
May 18-19, "New Grounds," Moving Current, University of South Florida