Events
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King City Dance Week
SpectorDance
In Spring 2024, after SpectorDance's highly successful performances of Ocean Trilogy, Jeff Hindersheid of Sol Treasures and Fran Spector Atkins of SpectorDance are thrilled to expand their collaboration with the 1st King City Dance Week. KIng City Dance Week will present an enriching program of magical dance performances and contemporary movement workshops for high school, elementary and […]
Latin Night Social Dance Party
Motion Arts Center
Join us for our monthly Latin Night Dance Party filled with Salsa, Bachata, and Cumbia music at the Motion Arts Center in San Mateo! Get ready for an unforgettable night of dancing and fun on the dance floor. Come, bring your friends, and let’s make an incredible night! Thursday Schedule (Last Thursday of every month): 7pm Bachata […]
Latin Night Dance Party in San Mateo
Motion Arts Center
Come dance at our monthly Latin Night Dance Party filled with Salsa, Bachata, and Cumbia music! Wether you're just starting out, you have some experience or just looking for a great time, join us in our dance classes and then stay for the party! So, bring your friends, and let’s make it an unforgettable evening on […]
King City Dance Week
SpectorDance
In Spring 2024, after SpectorDance's highly successful performances of Ocean Trilogy, Jeff Hindersheid of Sol Treasures and Fran Spector Atkins of SpectorDance are thrilled to expand their collaboration with the 1st King City Dance Week. KIng City Dance Week will present an enriching program of magical dance performances and contemporary movement workshops for high school, elementary and […]
Advanced Tap Dance with Gerson Lanza
La Mezcla
Gerson, who hails from La Ceiba, Honduras, discovered his passion for tap dance upon moving to New York City in 2001. Following a successful career in New York City, he has taught and performed both nationally and internationally. His choreographic contributions at Artist at the Center, led by Ayodele Casel, along with his work with […]
Writing for Scenario with Sara Shelton Mann
Sara Shelton Mann/Mixed Bag Productions
A dance and writing class with Sara Shelton Mann. Writing for the love of it - a journal, a view, a sideways walking, portals and frames, a quadrant as a mountain climb. Exploring writing and perception as dancers, we venture into the cave of dreaming out into opens fields. We then launch our minds in […]
Embodying the Spirit: The body finds its way Joan Laage/Kogut Butoh Workshop
butohsf
This workshop is a process of "erasing" and "re-creating" the body through guided improvisation inspired by nature imagery and Ukiyoe prints. Training methods include moving from a supple body and mind, investigating aesthetics common to butoh. The workshop structure includes explorations of physical, "natural", and transforming bodies. The workshop draws from Joan’s training with the […]
Studio 210 Winter 2025 Residency Performance
Deborah Slater Dance Theater
Deborah Slater Dance Theater proudly presents the Studio 210 Winter 2025 Residency Cohort. Featuring work by Cyrah L. Ward and Tracey Lindsay Chan, the evening of performances will be followed by a discussion with the artists and Residency Guest Mentor, Yayoi Kambara. Limited In-Person & Livestream. The twice-yearly Studio 210 Residency selects two artists or ensembles […]
Super Nothing
Miguel Gutierrez
What can a dance do to confront the constant grief that we experience in our lives? Super Nothing presents four dancers whose actions and choreographic relationships are analogues for how people support each other to survive. Interdependence takes multiple forms, as the performers move through representations of the past to create a blueprint for a […]
Intro Series: Bachata with Monica Ascencio
ODC School
Join us for this brand-new intro series! Monica has been in our ODC & R&M community for more than a decade as a staff member and even longer as a dancer, she is excited to open the Community Engagement program series to host a social dance full of joy, exciting movement combinations, and the fundamental […]
Circus Eternal: The Hotel of No Return
Kinetic Arts Center
Checking in? Welcome - You’ll want for nothing in this historic luxury hotel. An energetic concierge, acrobatic bellhops and a premier kitchen line will expertly juggle all your needs. Relax and enjoy the dancing, tumbling, and twirling of our nimble entertainment staff. Take your coat off and stay awhile at the enchanting CIRCUS ETERNAL. Circus […]
Afro Bolivian Dance in San Francisco Carnaval
BCA Dance Company
Join us in celebration of the African Diaspora in Bolivia through Afro Bolivian styles for the San Francisco Carnaval! We are seeking dancers that are able to rehearse in on of our two locations or both. Union City on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month (1800 H St, Union City, CA 94587) and […]
Embodying the Spirit: The body finds its way Joan Laage/Kogut Butoh Workshop
butohsf
This workshop is a process of "erasing" and "re-creating" the body through guided improvisation inspired by nature imagery and Ukiyoe prints. Training methods include moving from a supple body and mind, investigating aesthetics common to butoh. The workshop structure includes explorations of physical, "natural", and transforming bodies. The workshop draws from Joan’s training with the […]
[Dreamerz Workshop Series] Part I: Unraveling to Reimagine – Exploring our Inner Narratives
Zaccho Dance Theatre
This session offers meditation, journaling, and group exercises that help you untangle limiting beliefs and explore new possibilities for growth. Through reflection and collaboration, you'll create space for personal transformation. This event is supported through Zaccho Dance Theatre's Black Futures Artist-in-Residence Fellowship Program with funding provided by the City of San Francisco’s Dream Keeper Initiative, […]
Body-Mind Centering® and Contact Improvisation Techniques
Sense Object
How do we cultivate safety and connection through embodied artistic practice? Can we meet this challenging moment in shared history with a tone that’s active? We’ll begin with Cellular Breathing, a non-hierarchical paradigm for nourishing self and community. Respecting our cyclic needs for cocooning and action, we’ll explore the tonal continuum of active practices that […]
Intro to Balinese Dance w/Anak Agung Anom Putra
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Join us for 5-week Intro to Balinese Course. More than “just a dance class”, Intro to Balinese is an opportunity to reconnect with yourself, find joy in movement and celebrate YOU! With expert guidance from Dr. Anak Agung Anom Putra, S.S.T and Ayu Sukmawati, S.H., you will learn the foundations to continue studying after course […]
Somatic Workshops by Migrant Women
ODC/Dance
We are a group of migrant women who have a common ground. We acknowledge that our background, culture, and training experiences in our countries of origin permeate the embodiment of the somatic methods we studied in the United States. From that unique perspective we want to offer our teachings, and we hope to foster transformative experiences that celebrate diversity. We […]
DAMsf 15 Year Anniversary Party
DAM Events
Join us in celebrating 15 years of highlighting the very best in Bay Area DANCE ART and MUSIC at DAMsf Hosted by @dcischillin + @blissmamafae Sounds by @stankpalmer @williamst0kes @djmarkmaiden Featuring performances by 1up Crew, Nico O'Connor, Str8jacket, and more!
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF) -20th Anniversary Experience
African & African American Performing Arts Coalition (AAAPAC)
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of BCF with Spirit of Sankofa: Bridging the Legacy of BCM & BCF, an exquisite archival display that depicts the narrative of two iconic SF Bay Area Festivals: Black Choreographers Moving Toward the 21st Century (BCM), founded by Dr. Halifu Osumare and presented from 1989 – 1995, and Black Choreographers Festival: […]
Studio 210 Winter 2025 Residency Performance
Deborah Slater Dance Theater
Deborah Slater Dance Theater proudly presents the Studio 210 Winter 2025 Residency Cohort. Featuring work by Cyrah L. Ward and Tracey Lindsay Chan, the evening of performances will be followed by a discussion with the artists and Residency Guest Mentor, Yayoi Kambara. Limited In-Person & Livestream. The twice-yearly Studio 210 Residency selects two artists or ensembles […]
Super Nothing
Miguel Gutierrez
What can a dance do to confront the constant grief that we experience in our lives? Super Nothing presents four dancers whose actions and choreographic relationships are analogues for how people support each other to survive. Interdependence takes multiple forms, as the performers move through representations of the past to create a blueprint for a […]
Circus Eternal: The Hotel of No Return
Kinetic Arts Center
Checking in? Welcome - You’ll want for nothing in this historic luxury hotel. An energetic concierge, acrobatic bellhops and a premier kitchen line will expertly juggle all your needs. Relax and enjoy the dancing, tumbling, and twirling of our nimble entertainment staff. Take your coat off and stay awhile at the enchanting CIRCUS ETERNAL. Circus […]
BCF: Here & Now – New Voices/New Works
African & African American Performing Arts Coalition (AAAPAC)
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now - Celebrating 20 years! Presenting a dynamic BCF showcase featuring works by: Tara Bucknor, Gabriele Christian, Clarissa Dyas,William Brewton Fowler Jr., dominique lesleyann, Aja Randall |Patricia West | Damara Vita Ganley (DAP), Justin Sharlman, Natalya Shoaf, Dazaun Soleyn. Performances followed directly by Artists & Audience Conversation and a Cake […]
The GetDown R&B Jam
1Up Crew LLC
The GetDown R&B Jam is a 1v1 all styles tournament hosted by 1Up Crew LLC. It's also the official DAMsf afterparty.
Body-Mind Centering® and Contact Improvisation Techniques
Sense Object
How do we cultivate safety and connection through embodied artistic practice? Can we meet this challenging moment in shared history with a tone that’s active? We’ll begin with Cellular Breathing, a non-hierarchical paradigm for nourishing self and community. Respecting our cyclic needs for cocooning and action, we’ll explore the tonal continuum of active practices that […]
