Mar 14: Elisa Monte Dance Company. This dynamic dance company makes its Bay Area debut on Stanford campus. A former principal of both the Martha Graham Dance Company and Pilobolus, celebrated choreographer Elisa Monte combines imaginative forms with innovative contemporary music. 8pm. (Palo Alto: Stanford Campus; 650/725-ARTS; www.livelyarts.stanford.edu)
Mar 27-30: Ballet San Jose presents Just Balanchine. Opening with Serenade, set upon a bare stage which becomes a canvas for 28 white-clad dancers, the program also includes Theme and Variations, Balanchine at his neo-classic best, as well as The Four Temperaments, an abstract work in five parts. Thurs-Fri, 8pm; Sat, 1:30pm & 8pm; Sun, 1:30pm. (San Jose: Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd.; 408/288-2800; www.balletsanjose.org)
