Events
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Events
Ase, Axe, Ashe
Arenas Dance Company
Afro-Cuban folkloric culture bearer, Susana Arenas Pedroso, joins forces with Afro-Brazilian culture bearer, Dandha da Hora to explore the similarities and differences between Cuba and Brazil, specifically where Lucumi and Candomble diverge and converge. The show also explores what it is like for two women to live in the Diaspora.
Make Work: 2026 SF Dance Film Festival
Dance Film SF
Make Work is both an intimate portrait of artistic creation and a broader meditation on the future of ballet, set at the New York Choreographic Institute. By pulling viewers directly into the creative engine of contemporary ballet, the film asks a central question: how can this centuries-old art form remain relevant in a contemporary world, […]
Fall 2026 Fieldwork Workshop
Mary Armentrout Dance Theater
art grows here... Fieldwork is an effective and supportive process-based method of giving feedback on new work and is open to all artists working in live performance: dance, theater, music, film/video, new genres. Fieldwork is an eight workshop, with weekly meetings, and an informal showing at the end. Co-facilitated by Mary Armentrout and Lenora Lee, […]
Bay Area Shorts: 2026 SF Dance Film Festival
San Francisco Dance Film Festival
The grand finale to the 2026 SF Dance Film Festival, Bay Area Shorts is an annual tradition honoring the depth and range of Northern California’s dance film community. This year’s dynamic program moves from the elemental to the surreal — a solo dancer answers the rhythm of crashing waves, a love story is told entirely […]
Women’s BodyMystik Fall Dance Circles
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
Choose a Monday Circle: 4-6:15pm or 7-9:15pm 8-week series: 10/5 - 11/23 Join our community of authentic, wondrous women dancing, stretching, moving, and making art alongside spaciously guided freeform musical journey! Everything at your own pace/interpretation. THESE CIRCLES ARE FOR YOU IF: You yearn to discharge, release, renew, center and ground. You crave to move […]
Learn to Dance West Coast Swing in this Progressive Series!
Motion Arts Center
Join the amazing Heather Powers for a 5-week West Coast Swing Beginner Series and discover the fun, flow, and connection of this lively partner dance! Each week builds on the last as you learn the basic rhythms, essential patterns, and feel more confident dancing. - 6PM Mondays in November - 11/2, 11/09, 11/16, 11/23 and […]
Bhangra Fundamentals Dance Class
Vina Verman
This class focuses on the FUN in fundamentals! Designed for all levels, all ages—no prior experience needed—you’ll build confidence in the basic footwork, arm movements, and body rhythms that make up Bhangra. More than just a dance class, this is a welcoming, judgment-free space to try something new, immerse yourself in Punjabi culture, and connect […]
Women’s BodyMystik Fall Dance Circles
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
Choose a Monday Circle: 4-6:15pm or 7-9:15pm 8-week series: 10/5 - 11/23 Join our community of authentic, wondrous women dancing, stretching, moving, and making art alongside spaciously guided freeform musical journey! Everything at your own pace/interpretation. THESE CIRCLES ARE FOR YOU IF: You yearn to discharge, release, renew, center and ground. You crave to move […]
Monthly Salsa & Bachata Social
Golden City Dance Collective
Every 2nd Monday, join Golden City Dance Collective for our monthly Salsa & Bachata social dance! We offer beginner & intermediate classes before hand, which you can drop-in to, or register for a full month series. 7pm: Bachata Class (Level 1, 2, 3) 8pm: Salsa Class (Level 1, 2, 3) 9-11pm: Salsa & Bachata mixed […]
Find Your Style: Fusion Dance Classes – Nov 11 & 12
Anushka Noubad
Classical Fusion · Wed Nov 11 | 7–8:30pm Indian classical, semi-classical and modern influences Bollyfusion · Thu Nov 12 | 7–8:30pm Bollywood, hip-hop and jazz-funk-inspired movement WHAT TO EXPECT • Focus on foundations, plus a fun choreography to apply what you learn • Two approaches to fusion, with room to explore movement and expression • […]
The Intersection: Art & Money 101
Intersection for the Arts
Led by Vicky Cassis-Silyan, Intersection for the Arts’ Director of Finance & Operations, The Intersection: Art & Money 101 is a 4-session live online cohort series designed to help you build financial systems that meet you where you are and support where you’re going. Through this series, you’ll learn to: ✨ Get organized ✨ Plan […]
Relationship and Movement
Mihyun Lee
Join the group to enhance emotional well-being and self-awareness through embodiment practice. Explore movement patterns, discover new possibilities for growth, and strengthen connections with yourself and others. The closed group offers a supportive environment for examining relationship dynamics and fostering personal change. Drawing on Somatic Psychology and Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis, participants explore the intersection of […]
29th Anniversary San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
San Francisco Trans Film Festival
Spanning 12-days from November 12-22 and comprised of seven short film programs showcasing 37 films, SFTFF 2026 will be a hybrid festival, presented both in person and online, and featuring a range of genres from documentaries and politics to animation, dance, music, romance, coming-of-age tales, and thrillers. SFTFF will host in-person programs Nov. 12-14 at […]
Learn to Dance Bachata in this 4 Week Progressive Series!
Motion Arts Center
Join David Phan & Jewell Claudio for a 4-week Bachata Beginner Series this November! Learn the signature three steps and tap, basic turns, body movement, and partner connection in a relaxed, supportive setting. Each week builds on the last so you can bring it all together on the social dance floor! ✨ 7PM - 8PM […]
Find Your Style: Fusion Dance Classes – Nov 11 & 12
Anushka Noubad
Classical Fusion · Wed Nov 11 | 7–8:30pm Indian classical, semi-classical and modern influences Bollyfusion · Thu Nov 12 | 7–8:30pm Bollywood, hip-hop and jazz-funk-inspired movement WHAT TO EXPECT • Focus on foundations, plus a fun choreography to apply what you learn • Two approaches to fusion, with room to explore movement and expression • […]
29th Anniversary San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
San Francisco Trans Film Festival
Spanning 12-days from November 12-22 and comprised of seven short film programs showcasing 37 films, SFTFF 2026 will be a hybrid festival, presented both in person and online, and featuring a range of genres from documentaries and politics to animation, dance, music, romance, coming-of-age tales, and thrillers. SFTFF will host in-person programs Nov. 12-14 at […]
Moving Alchemy Training Program – Implied Direction with Sara Shelton Mann
Sara Shelton Mann/Mixed Bag Productions
We touch before we touch. In this module, we will begin with reading space and presence moving toward energetic communication. We will explore the spatial gap, shedding armor, shedding beliefs, shedding our skins. The physical practice will include breathing of implied direction through the bones, though layers of tissue into the moving body. We will […]
29th Anniversary San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
San Francisco Trans Film Festival
Spanning 12-days from November 12-22 and comprised of seven short film programs showcasing 37 films, SFTFF 2026 will be a hybrid festival, presented both in person and online, and featuring a range of genres from documentaries and politics to animation, dance, music, romance, coming-of-age tales, and thrillers. SFTFF will host in-person programs Nov. 12-14 at […]
Fermenting Hope
Radium Arts
Fermenting Hope invites the public into a live vertical dance investigation about creativity, fermentation and hope. Seven dancers from ARMA take to the air in Faction Brewing, with an original score by Luke Mombrea and sculptural design by Todd Laby. Stay for an artist talk with Amelia Rudolph and Radium Arts Artistic Director Jon Moscone. […]
The Madness of Lady Bright
Mannakin Theater & Dance
The Madness of Lady Bright is a play about Leslie Bright, an aging Drag Queen living alone in a NYC rooming house. Over the course of one evening, a series of encounters force him to confront loneliness, isolation, and the fear of growing old. Blending humor with heartbreak, the play explores the universal need for […]
Bachata Intermedia Pop up Class with Cassandra Villaseñor
ODC School
Designed for intermediate dancers, this class is a great opportunity to build your skills, expand your styling vocabulary, and connect with the vibrant Bay Area Latin dance community. Intermediate level. Come ready to move, learn, and have fun!
Latin Percussion Pop-Up class
ODC School
Join percussionist Josué Santos for a hands-on introduction to the vibrant rhythms of Latin percussion. Explore congas, bongos, and other percussion instruments in a relaxed, small-group setting. Bring your Conga if you have one.
Journey Of The Black Fox
Dance Mission Theater
Journey of the Black Fox is about one man’s desire to find self worth. This story is about his life and the treacherous conditions he was able to navigate to be here today. He explores themes of Identity, Isolation, Anger and Forgiveness. We also see a masked alter ego named Yoko with its own story […]
29th Anniversary San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
San Francisco Trans Film Festival
Spanning 12-days from November 12-22 and comprised of seven short film programs showcasing 37 films, SFTFF 2026 will be a hybrid festival, presented both in person and online, and featuring a range of genres from documentaries and politics to animation, dance, music, romance, coming-of-age tales, and thrillers. SFTFF will host in-person programs Nov. 12-14 at […]
“Without Noticing, You Dance” Workshop with Shai Faran
Shai Faran
Video announcement: https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_r8unoxVA/ Shai Faran is a dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer based in Europe. Over the past 15 years she has been teaching contemporary dance, movement and improvisation in different frames for professional dancers, BA and MA education programs, in professional dance companies and in open workshops around the world for general populations. Date: […]
