Events
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Hothouse
Baye & Asa
HotHouse is a commentary on confinement and an exploration of how the COVID-19 pandemic unmasked the greater systemic failures of America. In this evening-length duet, props and clothing are suspended inside of a plastic arena. The enclosed environment serves as an adaptable canvas, transforming into a medical isolation unit, a slaughterhouse, a prison cell, 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 […]
Palm and Sole
Batuki
Batuki and Ruth Williams Opera House Present: "Palm and Sole" a music and dance conference. A full day of immersive exploration of community and culture in the heart of the Bay View district of San Francisco. The conference will include world renowned master artists facilitating music and dance workshops, a community zone of vendors, food […]
Robert Moses’ KIN 30th Anniversary Season
Robert Moses’ Kin
Robert Moses’ KIN celebrates its 30th Anniversary Season with a world premiere program of work by Artistic Director Robert Moses and three new works created by the 2025 guest artists of RMK’s New Legacies: One Acts program. Moses delves into his signature exploration of sensuality, war, race, human rights, and individual freedoms through choreography, sound […]
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 […]
Hothouse
Baye & Asa
HotHouse is a commentary on confinement and an exploration of how the COVID-19 pandemic unmasked the greater systemic failures of America. In this evening-length duet, props and clothing are suspended inside of a plastic arena. The enclosed environment serves as an adaptable canvas, transforming into a medical isolation unit, a slaughterhouse, a prison cell, a […]
Salsa Classes
Club Puertorriqueno De San Francisco
FREE Salsa Classes, every Sunday 6-7 PM, and Mini Social 7-8 PM. Get ready to spice up your dance moves! Join us for a fun and interactive FREE Salsa workshop designed for beginners. Whether you are brand new to salsa or looking to brush up on your skills, this event is perfect for anyone eager […]
The Nudie Nubie Show SF – An Amateur Reveal
RedBone
The Nudie Nubie Show was created to make a neutral and empowering space for the “new schoolers” to ply their trade alongside the illustrious neo-burlesque OG's, in front of a live, rowdy audience! Competing for an amazing prize package, a paid professional slot in the next showcase AND a guaranteed shot at the grand title […]
30 Points of View: a peek into dance making
Luna Dance & Creativity
Luna Dance & Creativity presents our 8th celebratory marathon of choreography, 30 Points of View: a peek into dance making. A free, open-studio event, 30 Points of View features 30 choreographers, each with 30 minutes to share their choreographic process. Drop in all day, at any time to see artists in action. 30 Points of View […]
30 Points of View: a peek into dance making
Luna Dance & Creativity
Luna Dance & Creativity presents our 8th celebratory marathon of choreography, 30 Points of View: a peek into dance making. A free, open-studio event, 30 Points of View features 30 choreographers, each with 30 minutes to share their choreographic process. Drop in all day, at any time to see artists in action. 30 Points of View […]
Our Bodies are Also Stories: An Introduction to Dance Theater
Joe Goode Performance Group
With JGPG company members Damara Vita Ganley and Wailana Simcock 9 week series March 3rd - April 28th, 2025 Mondays | 5:30pm - 7:00pm Price $180 for full series $25 for drop in Please reach out if finances are a barrier to attending at damara@joegoode.org You are invited: To move and be moved. To feel the full […]
Relationship and Movement
Mihyun Lee
This somatic movement group therapy aims to identify the psychological implications of relationship patterns and improve one's relationships with self and others through a movement study called Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis. The facilitator incorporated movement analysis, mirroring movement, and relational dance to promote reparative experience from relational trauma. Participants explore the interconnectedness between interpersonal relationship patterns […]
30 Points of View: a peek into dance making
Luna Dance & Creativity
Luna Dance & Creativity presents our 8th celebratory marathon of choreography, 30 Points of View: a peek into dance making. A free, open-studio event, 30 Points of View features 30 choreographers, each with 30 minutes to share their choreographic process. Drop in all day, at any time to see artists in action. 30 Points of View […]
30 Points of View: a peek into dance making
Luna Dance & Creativity
Luna Dance & Creativity presents our 8th celebratory marathon of choreography, 30 Points of View: a peek into dance making. A free, open-studio event, 30 Points of View features 30 choreographers, each with 30 minutes to share their choreographic process. Drop in all day, at any time to see artists in action. 30 Points of View […]
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 […]
2025 Bay Area Legends Challenge Kick-Off Weekend
Cyclone Enterprises
The Bay Area Legends Challenge (BALC) fundraising events helps offset the cost for our Living Burlesque Legends attending the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in June where they are celebrated and appreciated for their contributions to burlesque. 3/21 • @hex.sf at @theoasissf 3/22 • @bayarealegendschallenge Legends Brunch at @jolenessf 3/22 • @velvetthornofficial @epineuxproductions Shaping The […]
Weaving Waters: Aquatic Dance Retreat
Twin Moons
Weaving Waters invites you to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with the body’s fluid wisdom. Over 3 days and 2 nights, we blend land-based and aquatic practices to support fluid movement and relational presence. On land, we explore somatic practices like contact improvisation, breathwork, and functional practices to cultivate softness and rootedness. In water, […]
Aerial/ Apparatus Based Class with Bodies of Empowerment
Bodies of Empowerment
LOVING THE AIR, a free class with Jo Kreiter/Flyaway Productions This is an all levels apparatus-based, off the ground dance class . We will dance on low flying suspended objects. No previous aerial training required. We dance barefoot over mats. Bodies of Empowerment (BOE) is a free class program brought to you by Kristin Damrow […]
Ghadar Geet: Blood and Ink
NAKA Dance Theater
Joti Singh's Ghadar Geet: Blood and Ink merges dance, poetry, and live music to chronicle the Bay Area's Ghadar Party, a revolutionary force in India's fight for independence from British rule. Rooted in Bhangra and Giddha, traditional Punjabi dances embodying both celebration and resistance, Singh intertwines her diverse dance vocabulary to describe the enduring legacy […]
Adrienne Westwood & Angélica Negrón present “[]”
Adrienne Westwood & Angélica Negrón
What does belonging mean in a family line? is a corporeal-sonic exploration into the untold histories of our femme ancestors co-created by choreographer Adrienne Westwood and composer Angélica Negrón, along with an interdisciplinary group of performers and creatives. is a dual experience of intimate performance and participatory installation.
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 […]
Bachata Benefit for Engineers Without Borders
SFP Engineers Without Borders – Ecuador
Join the SF Engineers Without Borders' Bachata Benefit (class & social). All donations go to their clean water project in Ecuador. Reserve your ticket on Eventbrite (https://tinyurl.com/BachataBenefit) Sliding scale donations ($15-$45) for your ticket on Venmo to have your donation matched (https://venmo.com/u/Kiara-Ott) or the project's Classy page (https://support.ewb-usa.org/Dance) Come out & dance! Whether you're a seasoned bachatero or looking […]
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 […]
Weaving Waters: Aquatic Dance Retreat
Twin Moons
Weaving Waters invites you to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with the body’s fluid wisdom. Over 3 days and 2 nights, we blend land-based and aquatic practices to support fluid movement and relational presence. On land, we explore somatic practices like contact improvisation, breathwork, and functional practices to cultivate softness and rootedness. In water, […]
