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Learn to Blues Dance – The Blue Light Lounge – August Live Band & Workshops Weekend
The Blue Light Lounge
Join us August 8–9, 2026, for a weekend of blues dancing, live music, learning, and community, as we celebrate two years of The Blue Light Lounge! FREE Intro bootcamp for those new to blues dancing. Featuring live music from Matthew Skoller & Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport and workshops with internationally renowned instructors. Weekend Schedule Preview: […]
Beach Improv + Authentic Movement
Suzanne Beahrs
This class consists of two practices: Authentic Movement, moving/sensing with eyes closed while being witnessed, begun by Mary Starks Whitehouse to allow "the unconscious to express itself in movement.” Dance Improvisation, practicing movement concepts, expressing ourselves, and connecting with our senses + the elements outdoors. East Bay RSVP for location and important details. https://partiful.com/e/rFOgpQ7pYK81KO00ObFD?c=y8SBWYtP More […]
TRANSVERGENCE: An improvisational dance/movement space for queer and trans folks
chloe + tal
Transvergence is a monthly queer & trans movement improv jam held the last Sunday of each month (unless noted). Join us at BANDALOOP Studios to move, play, and connect—no dance experience needed. The evening includes an opening circle, a 45-minute facilitated arrival practice, and an hour of open jam. Consent and accessibility are central to […]
Free Day of Dance @ GCDC
Golden City Dance Collective
Join us for our GCDC open house with a full day of free community offerings to get your body moving and celebrate the end of summer together! This event will feature introductory group classes, a community dinner outing, social dancing, and board games. See event page to RSVP. OUR SCHEDULE 3-3:50 : Semi-Classical Kathak w/ […]
Wrecking Salon
Sense Object
"Wrecking” is a choreographic process developed by dance maker, educator, lecturer, and author (A Choreographic Mind), Susan Rethorst in 1995 in New York City. This upcoming Wrecking salon features Karla Quintero getting wrecked by Wendy Rogers, and Kim Ip getting wrecked by Emma Quan Dewey. Find out more about the artists and the event here! […]
All-Level Blues Dance Lessons
The Blue Light Lounge
Learn to Blues dance! No experience necessary. No partner required. Schedule: 7 PM-8 PM: All-levels lesson by Gwen Bone. 8 PM-12:30 AM: DJed dance party with Lady B and Gerry Thrash. Admission: $15 online in advance $15 at the door (cash preferred; credit card/mobile accepted) Tickets are non-refundable. Transfers considered upon request: [email protected]. About The […]
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Square Dances
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Several opportunities during the biggest Bay Area Old Time Festival of the year to bust loose and Square Dance! No experience needed, all dances taught. WEDS 9.16 Canote Brothers, Forty Drop Few Caller round robin - sign up here! SAT 9.19 Skillet Licorice, Justin Robinson & Aaron Cooper, Joseph Decosimo, Stephanie Coleman & friends Callers: Janine […]
HOW TO MAKE A PASSIVE DANCE: An Immersive Dance Performance by SanSan Kwan
SanSan Kwan
In an era marked by increasing political aggression, How to Make a Passive Dance poses a timely question: is there value in being passive? Asian Americans historically have had a fraught relationship with passivity, but might there be reason for us to reconsider qualities like deference or quietude? And how can dance – a medium […]
DAMgrown at Continental Club Oakland
DAM Events
DAM (dance.art.music) Events presents DAMgrown, an 18+ artistic experience for the grown and sexies Whether you are coming to enjoy the performances, shop the vendors, get a new tattoo, or just want to get your dance on - we invite creatives, art lovers and generally awesome people to come vibe it out with us ⚡️ […]
Beach Improv + Authentic Movement
Suzanne Beahrs
This class consists of two practices: Authentic Movement, moving/sensing with eyes closed while being witnessed, begun by Mary Starks Whitehouse to allow "the unconscious to express itself in movement.” Dance Improvisation, practicing movement concepts, expressing ourselves, and connecting with our senses + the elements outdoors. East Bay RSVP for location and important details. https://partiful.com/e/rFOgpQ7pYK81KO00ObFD?c=y8SBWYtP More […]
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Square Dances
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Several opportunities during the biggest Bay Area Old Time Festival of the year to bust loose and Square Dance! No experience needed, all dances taught. WEDS 9.16 Canote Brothers, Forty Drop Few Caller round robin - sign up here! SAT 9.19 Skillet Licorice, Justin Robinson & Aaron Cooper, Joseph Decosimo, Stephanie Coleman & friends Callers: Janine […]
HOW TO MAKE A PASSIVE DANCE: An Immersive Dance Performance by SanSan Kwan
SanSan Kwan
In an era marked by increasing political aggression, How to Make a Passive Dance poses a timely question: is there value in being passive? Asian Americans historically have had a fraught relationship with passivity, but might there be reason for us to reconsider qualities like deference or quietude? And how can dance – a medium […]
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Square Dances
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Several opportunities during the biggest Bay Area Old Time Festival of the year to bust loose and Square Dance! No experience needed, all dances taught. WEDS 9.16 Canote Brothers, Forty Drop Few Caller round robin - sign up here! SAT 9.19 Skillet Licorice, Justin Robinson & Aaron Cooper, Joseph Decosimo, Stephanie Coleman & friends Callers: Janine […]
HOW TO MAKE A PASSIVE DANCE: An Immersive Dance Performance by SanSan Kwan
SanSan Kwan
In an era marked by increasing political aggression, How to Make a Passive Dance poses a timely question: is there value in being passive? Asian Americans historically have had a fraught relationship with passivity, but might there be reason for us to reconsider qualities like deference or quietude? And how can dance – a medium […]
SpARC Dance Festival 2026
ArcTangent Dance
SpARC Dance Festival is an annual South Bay festival dedicated to elevating the local dance community through connection, creativity, and visibility. On September 25th–27th at Mexican Heritage Plaza in San José, the festival showcases professional and emerging choreographers while inviting audiences of all ages for live performances, FREE dance classes, a Studio-to-Stage workshop, and local […]
ChoreoTALK: A virtual gathering for choreographers around the topic of self production
Tim Rubel Human Shakes
This conversation will bring choreographers and/or company representatives from the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City together to discuss the self production model and what its strengths and weaknesses are. We will brainstorm ways in which the arrangements for presenting our work with performance venues might steer away from "space rentals" and towards […]
SpARC Dance Festival 2026
ArcTangent Dance
SpARC Dance Festival is an annual South Bay festival dedicated to elevating the local dance community through connection, creativity, and visibility. On September 25th–27th at Mexican Heritage Plaza in San José, the festival showcases professional and emerging choreographers while inviting audiences of all ages for live performances, FREE dance classes, a Studio-to-Stage workshop, and local […]
rumblings: an evening of works in progress by Varsha Iyengar and Erin Yen
Dragons Dance
Two artists, two new projects, nothing finished yet - and that's the point. Varsha Iyengar and Erin Yen are both at the start of something new, and they're opening the studio door mid-process. Expect rough edges, live experiments, and a real peek behind the scenes. Stick around to hang out and talk with the artists. […]
African Arts Festival
Duniya Dance and Drum Company
The 6th African Arts Festival celebrates the glorious diversity and extraordinary creativity of the continent’s peoples. Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, it’s a free, family-friendly celebration of live music and dance featuring Bay Area ensembles representing different regions of Africa and the African diaspora.
Hispanic Heritage Month with El Movimiento Nos Une — Movement Unites Us
ODC/Dance
El Movimiento Nos Une is a free dance event on Sunday, October 4, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at ODC Dance Commons. Curated by Monica Ascencio, the event celebrates culture, music, dance, and community across generations. Amazing teachers Cheo Gomez-Afro Colombian and Cassandra Villasenor- Bachata intermiate, plus percussion with Josue Santos.
PITCH (Part of The Dyke HERstory Dance Tour)
Sarah Bush Dance Project
Sarah Bush Dance Project presents PITCH, a new, site-specific dance theater work set on the softball field where five dancers embody Bay Area dyke ancestors reuniting as an all-star "ghost team," accompanied by an original live score by KKINGBOO and B. Dukes of 7000COILS. PITCH is the pilot performance of The Dyke HERstory Dance Tour […]
East Bay Square Dance
BACDS
Every third Friday of the month @ the Hillside Club, Berkeley Always live stringband music and skilled dance instruction. No experience needed. Accessible, inclusive, queer friendly, FUN!
Autumn Nights
Peninsula Ballet Arts
Join us for the first performance of Peninsula Ballet Arts! The first in the PBA Studio Series, Autumn Nights introduces a new series of intimate performances bringing audiences closer to PBA artists, new choreography, and repertory. Autumn Nights features PBA professional dancers and students, including the premiere of Autumn, the first work created for Peninsula […]
Beach Improv + Authentic Movement
Suzanne Beahrs
This class consists of two practices: Authentic Movement, moving/sensing with eyes closed while being witnessed, begun by Mary Starks Whitehouse to allow "the unconscious to express itself in movement.” Dance Improvisation, practicing movement concepts, expressing ourselves, and connecting with our senses + the elements outdoors. East Bay RSVP for location and important details. https://partiful.com/e/rFOgpQ7pYK81KO00ObFD?c=y8SBWYtP More […]
Autumn Nights
Peninsula Ballet Arts
Join us for the first performance of Peninsula Ballet Arts! The first in the PBA Studio Series, Autumn Nights introduces a new series of intimate performances bringing audiences closer to PBA artists, new choreography, and repertory. Autumn Nights features PBA professional dancers and students, including the premiere of Autumn, the first work created for Peninsula […]
