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By Dan Leone

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WHY DID IT take 28 years for the Limón Dance Company to return to San Francisco? José Limón was one of the greatest modern dancers, creating close to 100 works – including The Moor's Pavane – now entrusted to his namesake company, which is preserving his heritage even as it expands its repertoire. These dancers' full-blooded humanity and secure musical instincts need to be seen more often here. On this rare trip up from San Jose, where the company performs regularly, two historic works are presented: Limón's Holocaust-inspired 1967 American Dance Festival commission Psalm, an ensemble piece, originally performed to silence but now with a score by Jon Magnussen; and the 1949 Invention, a trio by Limón's teacher, the great Doris Humphrey, in which he danced the male lead. Completing the program are two contemporary pieces: an excerpt from Heartbeats (1997), by Donald McKayle, whose sensibilities the company considers close to Limón's, and a new work, Etude, by artistic director Carla Maxwell, who has run the company since Limón's death in 1972. 8 p.m. Fort Mason Center, Marina at Laguna, S.F. $20. (415) 345-7575. (Rita Felciano)