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Events
BACHATA: INTRO SERIES
ODC School
Bachata is a Dominican dance Social Dance. This class will consist of basic patterns: basic steps, turns, hips, and some footwork. We will find a natural way to locate body isolations and flexibility with your body. This class aims to give you the Latin essence as a beginner-level dancer to understand, connect, and let your […]
Gamelan Sekar Jaya Spring Open House
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
You are invited to join Gamelan Sekar Jaya for our annual Spring Open House. Meet our Guest Artists, ensemble members and wider community! Enjoy free Balinese dance and music performances and workshops. This is a family friendly, all ages event. The Banjar is Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s home in Berkeley, California. It is the home for […]
Ladies Styling & Heels Workshop with Jewell and Mimi!
Motion Arts Center
For the first time ever, Jewell and Mimi are teaming up on Saturday March 21st for a 2.5-hour Ladies Styling & Heels All Levels Workshop! Boost your confidence, refine your technique, and step into your boldest self. We’ll break down salsa styling fundamentals, build strong heels technique, and finish with a fierce choreography blending salsa […]
Creative PLAYshop: Mind, Body, Sound
Berkeley Poetry Festival
Jordon Ellis Dabney and Dazaun Soleyn lead an immersive experience that begins with an excerpt of a live performance, followed by a dynamic workshop weaving sound and poetry that explores themes of healing. Open to all experience levels, this PLAYshop invites participants to listen, move, and speak from the rhythms of the body, creating a […]
Dance Show: What Makes Us Great Again?
Bay Area Independent Chinese Dancers
The Hajj of Syed Muhammad Shamsuddin Al-Bukhari (Admiral Cheng Ho) Please join us for Bay Area Independent Chinese Dancer's 3rd annual dance show. Through dance and music, we will tell the story of the Ming Treasure Fleet voyages from all points of view to explore what patriotism can mean as a minority and what building […]
Women’s Spring Equinox Dance Ritual
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
The equinox marks the the moment when the day and night are equal—a potent time to connect with and honor the cycles of nature, and play with the dance of light and dark in your life. Explore through intention, imagination, and free-form ecstatic dance to catalyze, energize and ground your body, being, intentions and prayers. […]
SPRING EQUINOX: Special Dance Film Screening & Open Mic
MPWRD Artists Collective
A SPECIAL Spring Equinox evening featuring our new "Bone Cleaning" film and a community Open Mic. Welcome the Spring Equinox with us at our SPECIAL screening of "Bone Cleaning: Act I & II" and an Open Mic night on Saturday, March 21st at 7PM at Malaya Botanicals in Alameda, CA. 🎟 Buy Your Ticket HERE 🎙️ Sign up for Open Mic Mocktails will […]
Brazilian Dance Class
/ (Slash)
Weekly Brazilian Dance Classes led by Master teacher Stephanie Emmanuela accompanied by Live drumming led by Will Bates at the Palomar Ballroom in Santa Cruz. This class explores a wide array of different dance styles from North Eastern Brazil, originating from Salvador. Through her extensive dance residency there, Stephanie creates high energy dance combinations inspired […]
Dance Generators Drop-In Practice
Dance Generators
In-person movement based gatherings exploring dance as a pathway to intergenerational connection.
Introduction to Balinese Dance
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
This class will be led by Gamelan Sekar Jaya Guest Dance Director, Ida Ayu Wayan Arya Satyani. Students will be introduced to the foundational movements of classical Balinese dance, with a focus on dance styles classified by basic postures known as Agem. Students of all movement levels and experiences are welcome. These classes may sometimes […]
Filipino Folk Dance Workshops
MPWRD Artists Collective
Join us for our Filipino Folk Dance Series, as we travel across the archipelago, learning about the rich communities of the Philippines! Class includes a warm-up, discussion, basics, light choreography, and/or freestyling. Each workshop session varies depending on the dance form and the group of students’ needs. OPEN to ALL levels, ages, and backgrounds. CLASS […]
Bhangra Fundamentals
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 […]
Tuesday Morning Chi Sessions (virtual and in-person)
Sara Shelton Mann/Mixed Bag Productions
35-minute morning chi cultivation with Sara Shelton Mann. This in-person or virtual offering will include a series of movement/breath exercises that articulate the spine, work the muscles, touch all the meridians and will raise your physical energy and your consciousness, building strength and vitality. To register, email [email protected], virtual link provided upon pre-registration
Exploring Assessment in Dance & Creativity with Dr. Patricia Reedy
Luna Dance & Creativity
What are our students learning and how do we know? What are we seeing in what they show us? How are we assessing our curriculum and teaching practice? What do we look for and how do we identify implicit and explicit criteria? Join us to explore how we teaching artists can assess the experiences and […]
Double Happiness
Oakland Ballet Company
Featuring 2 world premieres by Wei Wang and Phil Chan, Double Happiness is a fun-filled program designed to bring a smile to your face. A company premiere of Elaine Kudo’s fast-paced Opposites Distract, plus a revival of Phil Chan’s elegant duet, Amber Waves, rounds out this joyful program. Oakland Asian Cultural Center Thursday, March 26 […]
201 Salon Series: Claire Evangelho & Ezra LeBank
Sara Shelton Mann/Mixed Bag Productions
A salon performance and discussion with Claire Evangelho & Ezra Lebank Hosted by Sara Shelton Mann Δ / Delta “Love is offering something you don’t have to someone who doesn’t want it.” -Jacques Lacan Delta is a task-based improvised performance. An attempt to move honestly in front of people. This event is free/by donation.
New Ballet celebrates its 9th annual Fast Forward
The New Ballet
New Ballet, the institution that Silicon Valley looks to for excellence in the art of ballet, announces today the 9th annual Fast Forward. Fast Forward is a weekend of new contemporary ballet by choreographers both local and from around the US and Canada. This year's choreographers include: Natasha Adorlee (Emmy Award winner), Mariana Sobral (eMotion […]
BACHATA: INTRO SERIES
ODC School
Bachata is a Dominican dance Social Dance. This class will consist of basic patterns: basic steps, turns, hips, and some footwork. We will find a natural way to locate body isolations and flexibility with your body. This class aims to give you the Latin essence as a beginner-level dancer to understand, connect, and let your […]
Double Happiness
Oakland Ballet Company
Featuring 2 world premieres by Wei Wang and Phil Chan, Double Happiness is a fun-filled program designed to bring a smile to your face. A company premiere of Elaine Kudo’s fast-paced Opposites Distract, plus a revival of Phil Chan’s elegant duet, Amber Waves, rounds out this joyful program. Oakland Asian Cultural Center Thursday, March 26 […]
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF celebrates 30th anniversary season with return of “Mark Foehringer’s Alice in Wonderland”
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF (MFDP|SF) announces its 30th anniversary season with the return of its spring dance theater production, Mark Foehringer’s Alice in Wonderland. The production, set to live music, and choreographed by Mark Foehringer, is a 50-minute dance theater work based on Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s story, Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. It is danced storytelling at its […]
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF celebrates 30th anniversary season with return of “Mark Foehringer’s Alice in Wonderland”
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF (MFDP|SF) announces its 30th anniversary season with the return of its spring dance theater production, Mark Foehringer’s Alice in Wonderland. The production, set to live music, and choreographed by Mark Foehringer, is a 50-minute dance theater work based on Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s story, Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. It is danced storytelling at its […]
New Ballet celebrates its 9th annual Fast Forward
The New Ballet
New Ballet, the institution that Silicon Valley looks to for excellence in the art of ballet, announces today the 9th annual Fast Forward. Fast Forward is a weekend of new contemporary ballet by choreographers both local and from around the US and Canada. This year's choreographers include: Natasha Adorlee (Emmy Award winner), Mariana Sobral (eMotion […]
Double Happiness
Oakland Ballet Company
Featuring 2 world premieres by Wei Wang and Phil Chan, Double Happiness is a fun-filled program designed to bring a smile to your face. A company premiere of Elaine Kudo’s fast-paced Opposites Distract, plus a revival of Phil Chan’s elegant duet, Amber Waves, rounds out this joyful program. Oakland Asian Cultural Center Thursday, March 26 […]
Double Happiness
Oakland Ballet Company
Featuring 2 world premieres by Wei Wang and Phil Chan, Double Happiness is a fun-filled program designed to bring a smile to your face. A company premiere of Elaine Kudo’s fast-paced Opposites Distract, plus a revival of Phil Chan’s elegant duet, Amber Waves, rounds out this joyful program. Oakland Asian Cultural Center Thursday, March 26 […]
Brazilian Dance Class
/ (Slash)
Weekly Brazilian Dance Classes led by Master teacher Stephanie Emmanuela accompanied by Live drumming led by Will Bates at the Palomar Ballroom in Santa Cruz. This class explores a wide array of different dance styles from North Eastern Brazil, originating from Salvador. Through her extensive dance residency there, Stephanie creates high energy dance combinations inspired […]
