JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/assets/css/bootstrap.css">
<div id='slide-left-modal' class="modal hide fade">
  <div class="modal-header">
    <a class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</a>
    <h3>Woohoo sliding from the left!</h3>
  </div>
  <div class="modal-body">
    <p>Some fancy slid in text</p>
  </div>
  <div class="modal-footer">
    <a href="#" class="btn">Close</a>
    <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</a>
  </div>
</div>

<a class="btn" data-toggle="modal" href="#slide-left-modal" >Launch Modal</a>

CSS

.modal.fade {
  left: -25%;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s linear, left 0.3s ease-out;
     -moz-transition: opacity 0.3s linear, left 0.3s ease-out;
       -o-transition: opacity 0.3s linear, left 0.3s ease-out;
          transition: opacity 0.3s linear, left 0.3s ease-out;
}

.modal.fade.in {
  left: 50%;
}