June 1:Smuin Ballet presents Dancin’ with Gershwin, a performance that fuses ballet and Broadway with Gershwin’s swinging music. Wed-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm. (Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts; 650/903-6000; www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/mvcpa/mvcpa.html)
June 2: Western Ballet’s Spring Gala. Western Ballet offers a rich repertory of contemporary and classical ballet works. See new choreography by Alexi Zubiria and Yanis Pikieris, in addition to excerpts of classics like Sleeping Beauty. 7pm. (Mountain View: Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.; 650/903-6000; www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/mvcpa/mvcpa.html)
June 4-5: Harmony Dance Company presents Rendez-Vous, a smorgasbord of jazz, hip-hop, modern, ballet and tap selections, as well as selections from the company’s repertoire. 7pm. (Mountain View: Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.; 650/903-6000; www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/mvcpa/mvcpa.html)
June 7-29: San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. Dance is what makes the world go ‘round, at least at this festival taking place over four weekends in June. Celebrate the Bay Area’s rich cultural diversity and watch traditional dances from all over the globe, including Cambodia, China, India, Hungary, Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Senegal and the Middle East. Sat, 2pm & 8pm; Sun, 2pm. (San Francisco: Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St.; 415/474-3914; www.worldartswest.org)
