» AFRO-CUBAN DANCE AND MUSIC CENTER. This organization presents traditional Afro-Cuban dance and music at various venues such as the Colony Theater and Miami-Dade Community College Wolfson Campus (300 N.E. 2nd Ave., PHONE: 305/237-3010). Afro-Cuban Center 4545 N.W. 7th St., Suite 13, PHONE: 305.476.0388.

» BLACK DOOR. South Florida's first contemporary African-American dance company performs at the Colony Theater and elsewhere. PHONE: No phone; check newspaper listings.

» FREDDICK BRATCHER & COMPANY. Catch this longtime company's modern, jazz, and spiritual moves at the Colony Theater. PHONE: 305.448.2021.

» LA ROSA FLAMENCO THEATER. Spreading the art form of flamenco for the past 16 years, this group features company dancers and international guests at performances and workshops throughout the year, many at the Colony Theater. PHONE: 305.757.8475.

» MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICE. Along with Miami Light Project, with whom it sometimes collaborates, this is one of two important presenters of dance in Miami. Operating out of its office at the community college, the group brings in national and international dance troupes for performances at the Colony Theater and the Gusman Center downtown. 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., Suite 1467, Miami, PHONE: 305.237.3010.

» MAXIMUM DANCE COMPANY. This contemporary ballet troupe, with artistic directors Yanis Pikieris and David Palmer, has a new home at the Miracle Theater in Coral Gables and a new permanent company of dancers. PHONE: 786.242.6927.

» MIAMI LIGHT PROJECT (MLP). The MLP presents cutting-edge national and international dance and music groups, with performances at Miami Beach's Colony Theater and the Gusman Center downtown. It commissions new works each year (Radio Mambo: Culture Clash Invades Miami is one that went on to critical and popular acclaim around the country); artists such as Laurie Anderson, Robert Wilson, and Philip Glass have been on the bill. The Project's annual Here and Now Festival, in February, showcases cutting-edge local talent in the Light Box, the performance space adjacent to the MLP offices. 3000 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, PHONE: 305.576.4350.

» IROKO DANCE AND PERFORMANCE CENTER. The center presents Haitian and Afro-Cuban dance performances and workshops in an intimate studio space. 1860-A West Ave., Miami Beach, PHONE: 305.604.9141.

» MIAMI CITY BALLET. Miami's pre-eminent classical troupe and America's fastest-growing dance company, has risen rapidly to become a world-class ensemble. Florida's first major, fully professional, resident ballet company, the troupe re-creates the Balanchine repertoire and introduces original works during its September-March season. The ballet's new home, the two-square-block Miami Beach Cultural Campus, is part of the Bass Museum of Art. 2200 Liberty Ave., Miami Beach, PHONE: 305.929.7000 or 305.532.4880.

» PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK. The Network offers workshops and performances in a variety of dance traditions, including Egyptian, Israeli, flamenco, salsa, jazz, ballet, and modern. Performances take place at its studio and at other Miami Beach venues. 555 17th St., Miami Beach, PHONE: 305.672.0552.