DANCE DANCE RECITAL Comic dance theater feat. videos, "aerial ...

Comic dance theater feat. videos, "aerial work" & dancing by Streb/Ringside dancer Terry Dean Bartlett w/Katie Workum, Leigh Garrett & Ayla Yavin; Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 212-560-7350; Fri. at 8, $10.

DANCENOW DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL 2000

Colloquium Contemporary Dance Exchange's sixth annual dance festival feat. multiple performances by more than 150 choreographers & dancers in several multi-generational programs with final performance Sat. at Carmine Center; Joyce Soho, 155 Mercer St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-343-0290 or www.dancenow.org for sched.; Thurs. & Fri. at 7 & 9, $10, $4 w/dance card [through 9/16].

ILAAN EGELAND

Los Angeles-based dancer pres. new solo work & pieces with Susan Goldberg, Anthony Gongora, Terry Hollis, Amy Kail, Dawn Stoppiello & Diane Vivona to Dixon Place, 309 E. 26th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-532-1546; Weds. at 7:30, $12, $8 st./s.c.

ALICE FARLEY DANCE THEATER

Dance troupe in residency pres. "environmental theater work, 'Black Fire'" at World Financial Center Winter Garden, West St. (betw. Vesey & Liberty Sts.), 212-945-0505 or www.worldfinancialcenter.com; Thurs. & Tues. 6-10, free [through 9/20].

THE NY BAROQUE DANCE CO.

Reworking of Jean Philippe Rameau's 18th-century "Pygmalion" feat. choreographer Chevalier Catherine Turocy; French Institute's Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-355-6160; Sat. at 8, mats. Sat. & Sun. at 2, $20-$30.

HENNING RÜBSAM

Dancer debuts "Be Good" piece set to music by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin & the likes alongside dancer's rendition of Strauss' "Voices of Spring"; St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St. (2nd Ave.), 212-674-8194; Tues. at 8:30, $5-$10 [through 9/24].

SLAY THE DRAGON

Choreographer Jody Oberfelder's dance piece w/six-piece troupe addresses overcoming obstacles; the Flea, 41 White St. (betw. Church St. & B'way), 212-226-2407; Thurs.-Sat. at 8, $15-$20 [through 10/7].

LES SPECTACLES VIVANTS SAMPLE

France's Serge Laurent curates night of dance, music & theater performances, as part of the Downtown Art Festival's Contemporary French Art & Performance Series; The Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St. (10th Ave.), 212-255-5793; Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30, $15.

2000 DANCE SERIES

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council pres. Evening Stars week-long Dance Series feat. contemporary African dancers w/Ronald K. Brown & Rennie Harris (Sun.), "Jazz Riffs" feat. members of Chicago & Fosse (Mon.); World Trade Center Plaza, Church St. (betw. Vesey & Liberty Sts.), 212-435-6600; performances at 7, free [through 9/16].

REGGIE WILSON

Fist & Heel Performance Group celebrates dancer's 33rd birthday feat. "Rise, Sally, Rise" piece for three female dancers which incorporates African Diaspora with spiritual passion; Bessie Schonberg Theater, 219 W. 19th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-924-0077; Weds., Thurs. & Sat. at 8, $15 [through 9/30].