With Giselle, I got caught up in this petrified warhorse of a ballet, even if the production was uneven and performance erratic. And Rebecca Davis’s undulating Antigone is not your daddy's Greek tragedy (or maybe it is).

Giselle. Russian National Ballet at Annenberg Center, March 15, 2006.
Antigone. Rebecca Davis Dance Company at Perelman Theater,
Kimmel Center, March 16, 2006.

In neo-classical and modern idioms alike, these dancers’ physicality sparkles, both as individuals and as an ensemble.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Dance Celebration Series at the Annenberg Center, February 23, 2006. www.dancecelebration.org.

A compelling new documentary film calls to life a lost ballet spectacle that sprang from the mind of Serge Diaghilev and captivated the world for two generations.

Ballets Russes. A film by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller. Opens March 3, 2006, at Ritz at the Bourse, Fourth & Ranstead Sts., (215)440-1181 or www.ritzfilmbill.com.

After a ragged fall start, the Pennsylvania Ballet returns to a blood-red outfit pulsing with energy.

Western Symphony with Prodigal Son and Theme and Variations. All-Balanchine program by the Pennsylvania Ballet at the Merriam Theater, Feb. 1- 5, 2006. www.paballet.org.

Anytown, Stories of America. presented by Dance Celebration Series and Penn Presents at the Zellerbach Theatre, Oct. 5-8.
Swan Lake, performed by Pennsylvania Ballet at the Academy of Music, Sept. 30-Oct. 8.