Dance

May 30, June 3: Saint Joseph Ballet in “Come On In,” Irvine Barclay Theatre.

May 31: Ayanagalu, Nigerian drumming and dancing, MultiCultural Center Theater, UC Santa Barbara.

June 1-2: Danza Floricanto/USA, Luckman Performing Arts Complex, Cal State L.A.

June 2: L.A. Dance Invitational, Wilshire Ebell Theatre.

June 2-3: “World Tap” by the Mark Goodson Tap Company, El Portal Center for the Arts.

* Mary Donnelly’s World Dance Company, in “Wajad,” Rio Hondo College.

June 9-10: Los Angeles Children’s Ballet Theatre in “Ghost of the Masquerade Ball,” Little Theater, UCLA campus.

June 9: “Creating Across Cultures: An APPEX Experience,” Japan America Theatre.

June 14: “The Tahara Project” benefit gala, El Rey Theater.

June 15: Nesting Dolls, the Getty Center.

June 15-16: C.O.L.A. (City of Los Angeles) Performing Arts series, L.A. Theatre Center. Theatre 1, Dulce Capadocia and Silayan Dance Company; Theatre 3, Licea Perea.

* Oguri, Hirokazu Kosaku and Yuval Ron’s “In Between the Heartbeat,” Japan Amerca Theatre.

* Ballet Pacifica performs “Jazz: Just Feel It!,” Irvine Barclay Theatre.

June 15-17: Rochelle Fabb’s “At First Blush” and Michael Sakamoto’s “The Forsaken,” Highways Performance Space.

* Donna Sternberg and Dancers, Electric Lodge.

June 20-23: The Holy Body Tattoo in “Our Brief Eternity,” Freud Playhouse, UCLA.

June 21-22: Twyla Tharp Dance in “Surfer on the River Styx” and “Mozart Clarinet Quintet, K. 581,” Ahmanson Theatre.

June 22-23: C.O.L.A. (City of Los Angeles) Performing Arts series, L.A. Theatre Center. Theatre 1, Jacques Heim and Diavolo Dance Theater; Theatre 3, Dan Froot.

June 23-24: Twyla Tharp Dance in “Grosse Sonata Opus 106, ‘Hammerklavier”’ and new work to be announced, Ahmanson Theatre.

July 6: Trip Dance Theatre in “Inanna,” John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.

July 10-12: La Scala Ballet in “Carmen” and “Armacord,” Orange County Performing Arts Center.

July 13: “Urban Tap” with Herbin “Tamango” Van Cayseele, Lobero Theatre.

July 13-15: La Scala Ballet in “Giselle,” Orange County Performing Arts Center.

July 15: Hysterica Dance Company in “Threads,” John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.

July 17: Ballet highlights by Universal Ballet, Redlands Bowl.

July 20: Michael Flatley’s “Feet of Flames,” Staples Center.

July 20-22: Universal Ballet in “La Bayadere,” Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

July 21: Dance Kaleidoscope, Japan America Theatre.

July 24-25: Universal Ballet in “Shim Chung,” Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

July 27: Doug Varone and Dancers, Lobero Theatre.

July 27: Aeolian Ballet Theatre/LA in “Shakespeare Without Words,” John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.

July 29: Step dancers join “Celtic Journeys II,” a World Festival event, Hollywood Bowl.

Aug. 2-5: “Diavolo Unplugged,” Highways Performance Space.

Aug. 10: Hawaiian Festival, Grand Performances, California Plaza. Afternoon: Hula Halou Ulili; evening: Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu.

Aug. 10-11: Compania Domingo Ortega, Irvine Barclay Theatre.

Aug. 11: Jazz Tap Ensemble, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.

Aug. 14-15: Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos, Irvine Barclay Theatre.

Aug. 16-17: La Tania, Grand Performances, California Plaza.

Aug. 17: Ballet Folklorico del Pacifico in “Mexico: Cancion y Romance,” John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.

Aug. 17-18: Compania Belen Maya, Irvine Barclay Theatre.

Aug. 10-12: BalletFest 2001, Luckman Fine Arts Complex.

Aug. 25-26: FeetSpeak Dance Festival, Alex Theatre.

Aug. 30-Sept. 2: Erotic Middle Eastern Dance, Highways.

Sept. 1: Lula Washington Dance Theatre, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.

Sept. 7: Malathi Iyengar and Rangoli Dance Company, Grand Performances, California Plaza.

Sept. 7-9: “Sonidos Gitanos/Gypsy Flamenco,” John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.