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Events
Moving Freely: An Immersive Dance Weekend
Suzanne Beahrs
Moving Freely is an Immersive Dance Weekend with four modalities: ✨Contemporary/Modern (including floorwork) ✨ grounding + fluidity ✨Improvisation ✨ movement concepts + expression ✨Contact Improvisation ✨ weight + responsiveness ✨Embodiment Practices ✨ attunement w/ body's form + function It is Beginner-Centered + Open-Level. If you are eager to practice moving freely and enjoy a weekend […]
dNaga Company Class
dNaga
Come and join dNaga for open company class on Saturday, March 14th! Taught by Claudine Naganuma, and featuring live accompaniment by Ian Erickson. Class will take place at the Paul Dresher Ensemble Studios in West Oakland. Open to Intermediate-Adv. Professionals, class consists of floor work, across the floor, choreographic phrase work, and creative prompts.
A Thousand Years’ Journey
Bharata Dance & Allied Arts
Bharata Dance & Allied Arts presents A Thousand Years’ Journey, an original ensemble Bharatanatyam dance-theater production choreographed by Ganesh Vasudeva, that tells the extraordinary story of a thousand-year-old bronze idol of Nataraja from Tamil Nadu, India. Through evocative movement, music, and multimedia, the production reimagines the idol’s journey across centuries — from its consecration in […]
The Nudie Nubie Show SF – An Amateur Reveal
Nudie Nubie’s SF
💥NNSF IS BACK!!💥 Nudie Nubie's is a cumulative set of showcases leading to The Nudie Nubie Show SF - Ultimate Reveal SF taking place Saturday, May 9th 2026! Follow us on IG for Cast Announcements https://www.instagram.com/nudienubiessf/ ✨ 2nd Saturdays ✨ January 10th • March 14th • May 9th - Ultimate Reveal 5P Doors | 6-8P Show […]
grappling with/haunted by what america+utopia might =
Mary Armentrout Dance Theater
MADT brings a second run of Armentrout’s grappling with/haunted by what america+utopia might =. This small audience experience, at her home studio The Milkbar in Richmond, sold out its first run, hence a second go. In the current chaotic state of Trumpian America, the explorations of grappling with continue to resonate. This intimate piece invites […]
Moving Freely: An Immersive Dance Weekend
Suzanne Beahrs
Moving Freely is an Immersive Dance Weekend with four modalities: ✨Contemporary/Modern (including floorwork) ✨ grounding + fluidity ✨Improvisation ✨ movement concepts + expression ✨Contact Improvisation ✨ weight + responsiveness ✨Embodiment Practices ✨ attunement w/ body's form + function It is Beginner-Centered + Open-Level. If you are eager to practice moving freely and enjoy a weekend […]
Brazilian Dance Class
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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 […]
Ilan Lev Method West – Open House
HEARTspace
All are invited to the Ilan Lev Method Open House on Sun, March 15! The Ilan Lev Method is a bodywork modality that uses practitioner-guided movement and energy shifts to create new physical pathways and heal old traumas in the body. You can focus on a particular ailment or simply rest and revitalize your body. […]
Dance Generators Drop-In Practice
Dance Generators
In-person movement based gatherings exploring dance as a pathway to intergenerational connection.
Physical Storytelling with Mindy
Connie Lin
Physical storytelling is a monthly workshop series designed for exploring storytelling through movement and to help you develop your own freestyle. We'll explore how intentional choices in movement qualities—such as space, timing, weight, speed, tension, focus, and texture—affect how movement is communicated and received. Individually, we will expand our personal movement vocabulary and reflect on […]
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 […]
Move & Flow: A Dance Workshop with Pablo
PM Dance
Turn up the beat, and move your body! Join Pablo in this high energy, 90 minute workshop that fuses Latin rhythms, hip hop, dancehall and reggaeton. Students will learn body movement, essential footwork and technique while building confidence and developing musicality. All levels welcome!
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
AXIS for ALL
AXIS Dance Company
AXIS for ALL is a collaboration between AXIS Dance Company and UC Berkeley’s Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Department providing accessible dance workshops for disabled, D/deaf, neurodivergent, and non-disabled individuals. Each class will explore a different movement style led by our company members at no cost! Discover dance that is accessible, collaborative, and empowers each […]
FREE Contemporary Jazz class with Bodies of Empowerment (BOE)
Bodies of Empowerment
Intermediate Contemporary Jazz with Stacey Printz! Friday, March 20 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Joe Goode Annex in SF This class blends juicy contemporary dance with elements of jazz and is an opportunity for movers with different training backgrounds to mingle and broaden their dance aesthetic. Bodies of Empowerment (BOE) is a free class […]
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
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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 […]
