BY KATHY VALIN

The first two weekends in June display a generous helping of dance events, and many talents with strong ties to the Cincinnati dance scene. ... CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER's Choreographers Without Companies has variety. The 2002 edition happens Friday and Saturday at the Aronoff Center's Jarson-Kaplan Theater, a great venue for dance. Six works showcase the choreographic skills of CATHERINE COCHRAN, TRICIA GELMINI, DIANE GERMAINE, GEORGIANNA MORELAND, MICKEY MORGAN, MISSY LAY ZIMMER (SCPA grad with Broadway glitter), and ANDREW HUBBARD. In morgan's work, video artist Spencer Yeh collaborates, and you can experience eight-foot tall wooden sculptures by Nigerian-American Felix Eboigbe. Dancers too numerous to list include favorites seen frequently, like Heather Britt, Michelle Bump, Jaime Kilker, Julie Mullins and Holly Price. Get the full scoop at www.cdt-dance.org. Expect lots of great moving. You'll experience topics serious, enlightening and puzzling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. ... Travel to Northern Kentucky University's Corbett Theater on the same dates and you will find the OTTO M. BUDIG ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI BALLET (headed by DANIEL SIMMONS) performing The Twelve Dancing Princesses (presented June 11­12 at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater). Watch students -- they range from potential stars down to entry-level -- and the occasional visiting professional in a charming ballet that can hold interest for the general public as well as proud parents and friends (513-621-5219, x133). ... Finally, the intriguingly titled Dances on a Blue Planet from BALLET TECH OHIO PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION, headed by CLAUDIA RUDOLF BARRETT, appears June 14­15 at the Jarson-Kaplan (tickets: 513-241-7469). Ballet tech ohio's performances regularly feature professionals like MICHAEL WARDLAW and ANDREY KASATSKY (both with Cincinnati Ballet affiliations), alongside pre-professional student performers (some of whom recently won medals in the Youth Grand Prix competition). Another giant plus is the ongoing input from Russian ballet stars ANNA REZNICK and ALEXEI KREMNEV (former dancers with the Cincinnati Ballet) who continue to teach and choreograph locally. "Autumn Song" will be staged by Reznik, and classical and modern variations staged by Kremnev (think "Diana and Acteon," "La Bayedère," "Don Quixote"). In "Thank You, Edgar" Barrett takes her cast into a moving canvas of real life inspired by the works of French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas. Also on the bill is "Crossing" by American choreographer Kevin Cambell (staged by KAREN WILLIAMSON, another dancer and teacher with strong Cincinnati ties) and "The Mask," based on Mignon Rudolf's version of unrequited love, with members of the FLYING CLOUD ACADEMY OF VINTAGE DANCE and music by Schumann, Tchaikovsky and Brahms.

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