CLAUDIA BAUER’S DANCE PICKS
L.A. Dance Project: See what the buzz is about when Benjamin Millepied’s L.A.-based, internationally acclaimed contemporary troupe comes north. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23; ACT’s Strand Theater, S.F. www.sfperformances.org. Stanford hosts them 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26-27; Memorial Auditorium. www.live.stanford.edu
San Francisco Ballet: Escape to fairyland with “The Sleeping Beauty,” the ultimate classical ballet and a magical start to the Ballet’s 85th season. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23. Through Sunday, Feb. 4. War Memorial Opera House, S.F. www.sfballet.org
8x8x8: Things are guaranteed to get crazy at Randee Paufve’s 11th annual dance-in-a-bar onenighter. Nol Simonse, dana e. fitchett, Molly and Aviva Rose-Williams and Bandelion are on tap. 21 and over. 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25. Uptown Nightclub, Oakland. www.paufvedance.org
When Eyes Speak: South Asian Choreography Festival: Preethi Ramaprasad curates two programs of innovative, classical-based Indian dance, including a lecture/demo, Odissi and Bharatanatyam. 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26. Through Saturday, Jan. 27. SAFEhouse, S.F. www.safehousearts.org
Soulskin Dance: Sample new work by Khala Brannigan, Tanya Chianese, Jamielynn Duggan, Emily Hansel, Erika Hassan, Courtney Hope, Alyssa Eve Mitchel and Leyna Swoboda at the inagural Lab showcase. 7:30 p.m. CounterPulse, S.F. www.soulskindance.org