Bodies of Empowerment has free classes every month taught by amazing teachers offering many different styles of dance. It's a place where you can explore movement, meet new people, sweat, bust a move, and find joy and inspiration through dance. Bodies of Empowerment (BOE) is a program brought to you by Kristin Damrow & Company. Follow us on Instagram to stay up-to-date with new classes every month @boe.dance

Smuin Contemporary Ballet kicks off its 31st season—its first led by Artistic Director Amy Seiwert—with a thrilling program of premieres and celebrated works. Jennifer Archibald will create a World Premiere in her first project with Smuin. Known for exploring partnering and movement styles across genres, Archibald’s premiere promises a dynamic new work that highlights the spectacular versatility of Smuin artists. Also making his company debut is BalletX co-founder Matthew Neenan with his character-driven The Last Glass, a theatrical work set to the music of indie-rock band Beirut. Rounding out the bill is Amy Seiwert’s Renaissance, inspired by one of the largest gender equity protests in history.

Interpersonal tensions, intimate portraits, exclamatory bursts of energy, and transformative emotional journeys unfold up close through the uncontainable impulse to dance. Filmmakers and dancers channel the expressive range of a psychedelic rock band, a throwback pop hit, a heartfelt singer-songwriter, a flamenco star, an underwater dancer, and the evocative power of bodies moving through landscapes and cityscapes. Program Schedule: 6:30-7:30PM Reception with beverages, open to all 7:30-8:30PM Film Screening 8:30-9:00PM Filmmaker talkback

Abstract journeys take shape on ice floes, a dry lake bed, towering forests, and lush fields of grass under expansive, ever-shifting skies. Dancers shapeshift through these vast landscapes to explore human-animal relationships, the cycle of the seasons, climate change, and the looming threat of extinction. Venue accessibility: The entrance to the screening room is at 600 The Embarcadero. Once you enter the gates, there is an office to your left with a front desk. The person at the front desk will escort you to the elevator to get to the screening room.

The Wellness Dance Class is designed for all ages, all fitness levels; no prior dance training is required. In this supportive environment, you can feel free to be yourself, connect with others, improve your overall well-being and have fun. We’ll start with breathing and wellness exercises, such as tapping, level-arm swinging, and light stretching to warm and loosen up your body. We’ll work on balance and strengthening. Then we learn rhythmic movements which are later integrated into an easy-to-follow choreographed routine.  Come experience the wonderful sensation of moving to music. Every 1st and 3rd Fri.

Artists share the transformative power of dance and its capacity to shape notions of identity and community through a deeply-rooted sense of place. A group of dancers express their commitment to cultural preservation, a world class climber conquers legendary ascents, immigrant children find common expression through embodied imagination, and underwater dancers share their unconventional passion. These stories of movement, migration, homecoming, and home-building unfold on the Pacific island of Rotuma, the cliffs of Viñales Cuba, a working-class Montréal schoolyard, and deep in the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean. Venue accessibility: The entrance to the screening room is at 600 The Embarcadero. Once you enter the gates, there is an office to your left with a front desk. The person at the front desk will escort you to the elevator to get to the screening room.