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- Classes/Workshops Free Bancroft Dance Studio, UC Berkeley 2401 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Film Showings Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Classes/Workshops Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States +1 more
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- Performances Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, United States
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- Performances ODC Theater 3153 17th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Performances Dance Mission Theater 3316 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Performances Community Gatherings Festivals Film Showings Panels/Discussions Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Classes/Workshops Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States +1 more
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- Classes/Workshops Dancer’s Group Discount Joe Goode Annex 401 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Classes/Workshops Deep Breath Pilates 5600 Shattuck ave, Oakland, United States
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- Film Showings Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Performances Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, United States
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- Classes/Workshops ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell St., San Francisco, United States
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- Festivals Film Showings Panels/Discussions Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Film Showings Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Performances Palace of Fine Arts 3601 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Performances Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, United States
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- Performances ODC Theater 3153 17th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Performances Dance Mission Theater 3316 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Event Categories:
- Community Gatherings Festivals Film Showings Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Classes/Workshops Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States +1 more
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- Classes/Workshops Dancer’s Group Discount Joe Goode Annex 401 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Film Showings Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Performances Palace of Fine Arts 3601 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Film Showings Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States
AXIS for ALL: No Cost Community Classes
AXIS Dance Company
AXIS Dance Company is excited to announce our upcoming, no-cost, accessible dance classes! AXIS for ALL is a collaboration between AXIS Dance Company and UC Berkeley’s Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Department, providing inclusive dance workshops by and for disabled, D/deaf, neurodivergent, and non-disabled individuals. Each class will explore different movement styles led by two […]
SFDFF 2025 | Don’t Put Me in a Box: Sidi Larbi Cherkoui
Dance Film SF
Step inside the singular creative world of choreographer, visionary, and cultural shapeshifter Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Don’t Put Me in a Box is an intimate documentary that follows Cherkaoui across two years and three continents as he blurs borders between traditions, aesthetics, and identities. From Sufi poetry to cyberpunk spectacle, the film reveals how Cherkaoui’s Flemish-Moroccan heritage […]
Dare to Be Square West
Dare to Be Square West
A full weekend focusing on dancing, training dance callers, live stringband music, a host of workshops and family events. The weekend trains new callers and welcomes all dancers and musicians at any level. Friday Nov7 opens with dinner, drinks, a free jam session and square dance party at Gilman Brewing Company. Saturday & Sunday Nov […]
Diable Ballet opens 32nd Season with Julia Adams’ The Nutcracker Suite
Diablo Ballet
Diablo Ballet’s 32nd Season opens with the newly expanded full-length production of Julia Adam’s smash holiday hit, The Nutcracker Suite. The Diablo family and their daughter Clara, return to the Nutcracker Suite at the Fairmont Hotel for a Christmas Eve adventure. Clara’s dream takes her on a magical journey through the land of the sweets […]
Chitresh Das premieres “Veil of Janki Bai”
Chitresh Das Institute
Chitresh Das Dance today announced the premiere of the new work, Veil of Janki Bai, a Kathak dance-drama and multimedia performance about the reclaiming of a woman’s voice inspired by the life and legacy of one of North Indian classicali music’s earliest recorded female artists, Janki Bai, also known as Chhappan Chhuri (“one with fifty […]
Choreographer Amy Lewis Debuts “My Obsession With Hamletmachine” November 7-16
Push Up Something Hidden
A painting by Paul Klee that has inspired Laurie Anderson and influenced the film Wings of Desire as well as Tony Kushner’s Angels in America is at the heart of this ambitious evening-length dance performance that wears history and the human penchant for making ill-conceived decisions on its sleeve." The original play Hamletmachine by Heinar Müller that is […]
SFDFF 2025 | Wicket, with live performance, Q&A, and reception
Dance Film SF
After winning over audiences at Frameline 2025, Wicket returns to San Francisco for an encore screening and powerful conversation with Bboy Wicket himself. Once a global breakdancing icon, Wicket (Gabriel Jaochico) spent decades hiding his true identity. This documentary traces his rise to fame and his long journey toward coming out, revealing a story of love, […]
Dare to Be Square West
Dare to Be Square West
A full weekend focusing on dancing, training dance callers, live stringband music, a host of workshops and family events. The weekend trains new callers and welcomes all dancers and musicians at any level. Friday Nov7 opens with dinner, drinks, a free jam session and square dance party at Gilman Brewing Company. Saturday & Sunday Nov […]
Gaga & Improv Workshop
Bear Graham
Join Bear Graham for a 2-day movement workshop exploring Gaga and Improvisation. Each day includes meditation, Gaga/People class, led improv sessions, group discussion, and creative tools to expand your movement practice. Discover power, nuance, and pleasure through embodied research. Open to all levels. Cost: $225. Pay via Venmo @BearGrahamProductions. Questions? Email: [email protected]. Come as you […]
How to Reduce Your Pain, Boost Your Energy, and Move Confidently in Your Body W/Tyese Wortham
Deep Breath Pilates
Tyese Wortham has been living with chronic Lyme disease and endometriosis for years now, and she’s developed a movement-based healing system for folks seeking to function without the daily pain and suffering of chronic illness, especially for black and brown folks. You’re invited to Tyese’s workshop, How to Reduce Your Pain, Boost Your Energy, and […]
SFDFF 2025 | Screendance II
Dance Film SF
Bite-sized but emotionally expansive, Screendance II features a global selection of short films that experiment with rhythm, environment, and perspective. Each piece offers a vivid encounter between dance and the moving image, whether it’s a flamenco dancer in sneakers roaming the streets of Sevilla, a child escaping into an inner dream world, or a poetic duet between […]
Diable Ballet opens 32nd Season with Julia Adams’ The Nutcracker Suite
Diablo Ballet
Diablo Ballet’s 32nd Season opens with the newly expanded full-length production of Julia Adam’s smash holiday hit, The Nutcracker Suite. The Diablo family and their daughter Clara, return to the Nutcracker Suite at the Fairmont Hotel for a Christmas Eve adventure. Clara’s dream takes her on a magical journey through the land of the sweets […]
The Evolution of Inexpressible Ideas: Workshop with Robert Moses
Robert Moses’ Kin
Saturdays, Nov 1 + 8 (can be taken individually or as a series) This two-part workshop series offers dancers a unique exploration of the creative process. Led by choreographer Robert Moses, each 3-hour session will begin with a warm-up and quickly progress into a deep dive into instinctual processing. The workshop focuses on technical and […]
SFDFF 2025 | The Dancer, with post-screening Q&A
Dance Film SF
From a refugee camp in Damascus to the world’s most prestigious ballet stages, The Dancer (North American Premiere) traces the extraordinary journey of Ahmad Joudeh, a courageous artist who risked everything to move freely, both in body and spirit. Condemned for being gay, threatened by extremists for dancing, and abused by those closest to him, Ahmad […]
SFDFF 2025 | Doc Shorts
Dance Film SF
Doc Shorts brings together five powerful short documentaries that reveal how dance intersects with identity, healing, and cultural expression across the globe. From krump circles in the UK to hula in Hawaiʻi and stepping in South Africa, each film offers a personal glimpse into communities where movement becomes a lifeline. Perfect for those who value […]
27th Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest
SF International Hip Hop DanceFest
Micaya presents the 27th Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest, an iconic event featuring a highly curated selection of performances by prestigious dance companies from around the globe. This year’s global convergence of hip hop dance artistry features artists from Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, North Carolina, Oakland, and San Francisco, and showcases works drawing […]
Diable Ballet opens 32nd Season with Julia Adams’ The Nutcracker Suite
Diablo Ballet
Diablo Ballet’s 32nd Season opens with the newly expanded full-length production of Julia Adam’s smash holiday hit, The Nutcracker Suite. The Diablo family and their daughter Clara, return to the Nutcracker Suite at the Fairmont Hotel for a Christmas Eve adventure. Clara’s dream takes her on a magical journey through the land of the sweets […]
Chitresh Das premieres “Veil of Janki Bai”
Chitresh Das Institute
Chitresh Das Dance today announced the premiere of the new work, Veil of Janki Bai, a Kathak dance-drama and multimedia performance about the reclaiming of a woman’s voice inspired by the life and legacy of one of North Indian classicali music’s earliest recorded female artists, Janki Bai, also known as Chhappan Chhuri (“one with fifty […]
Choreographer Amy Lewis Debuts “My Obsession With Hamletmachine” November 7-16
Push Up Something Hidden
A painting by Paul Klee that has inspired Laurie Anderson and influenced the film Wings of Desire as well as Tony Kushner’s Angels in America is at the heart of this ambitious evening-length dance performance that wears history and the human penchant for making ill-conceived decisions on its sleeve." The original play Hamletmachine by Heinar Müller that is […]
SFDFF 2025 | Spotlight Shorts
Dance Film SF
A bold mix of genre-defying gems, Spotlight Shorts highlights artists pushing the edges of what dance film can be. This program features an eclectic blend of humor, ritual, suspense, and social commentary while spanning animated experiments, satirical horror, futuristic robotics, and global folklore. With choreographers at the forefront of today’s movement innovation, these films surprise, provoke, […]
Dare to Be Square West
Dare to Be Square West
A full weekend focusing on dancing, training dance callers, live stringband music, a host of workshops and family events. The weekend trains new callers and welcomes all dancers and musicians at any level. Friday Nov7 opens with dinner, drinks, a free jam session and square dance party at Gilman Brewing Company. Saturday & Sunday Nov […]
Gaga & Improv Workshop
Bear Graham
Join Bear Graham for a 2-day movement workshop exploring Gaga and Improvisation. Each day includes meditation, Gaga/People class, led improv sessions, group discussion, and creative tools to expand your movement practice. Discover power, nuance, and pleasure through embodied research. Open to all levels. Cost: $225. Pay via Venmo @BearGrahamProductions. Questions? Email: [email protected]. Come as you […]
SFDFF 2025 | Gustavia
Dance Film SF
Based on a remarkable true story, Gustavia is a visually stunning performance capture of the Royal Swedish Ballet’s production about Gustav Badin, an enslaved child brought to the Swedish royal court who grew into a dancer, diplomat, and Freemason. With commanding performances by Paris Opera Ballet Etoile Guillaume Diop and choreography by Pär Isberg, this sweeping […]
27th Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest
SF International Hip Hop DanceFest
Micaya presents the 27th Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest, an iconic event featuring a highly curated selection of performances by prestigious dance companies from around the globe. This year’s global convergence of hip hop dance artistry features artists from Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, North Carolina, Oakland, and San Francisco, and showcases works drawing […]
SFDFF 2025 | Leap! (family friendly)
Dance Film SF
Bring the whole family for a screening of the animated feature film Leap!, a heartwarming adventure about courage, friendship, and following your dreams. Set in 19th-century Paris, the story follows Félicie, a spirited orphan determined to become a ballerina, and her best friend Victor, an aspiring inventor. Together they escape their orphanage and chase their passions […]
