A round-up of the year in dance in Boston:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Inspired companies raise barre</B><P>By Theodore Bale, Boston Herald<P>Amidst the flurry of superb choreography in Boston this year, there were several new works that shined like two-carat diamonds. These were dances that managed to summarize the aesthetic of important artistic movements, to venture into new territory or simply to dazzle.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B><A HREF="http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/arts_culture/danc12292000.htm" TARGET=_blank>More</A></B><p>[This message has been edited by Azlan (edited December 30, 2000).]