Events
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Events
“New Generation: Solo Development” with Nat Wilson
the training ground sf
Dive into FoCo Technique™ and experience solo creation and coaching with Nat Wilson, Brooklyn-based artist whose work focuses on cross-cultural communication with a passion for expansive physicality. FoCo Technique™ is an original and evolving dance vocabulary created by choreographer and artistic director of YYDC, Yue Yin. Echoing her choreographic voice, the technique is a unique […]
Moving Alchemy Training Program – Moving Alchemy I
Sara Shelton Mann/Mixed Bag Productions
The Moving Alchemy Training will dive deeply into my unique teaching, improvisation, and performance practice. About Level I: The beginning level is open to everyone. It will include movement exploration as a collaboration of technique and improvisation, writing for the love of it, healing modalities, performance practices, image making and personal research. The Moving Alchemy […]
Statewide Folk Dance Festival
Folk Dance Federation of N. California
The 2026 Statewide Folk Dance Festival, the highly-anticipated annual weekend festival of recreational folk dance and parties, returns June 12-14, 2026 in Chico California. Statewide 2026 features Ahmet Luleci (Turkish dance) “Kotse” Marinov (Bulgarian dance) Petar Aleksiev (Bulgarian music) Evening parties dancing to live music by Da! Mozhem Cultural presentations and performances Venues: Jun 12-13 […]
In The Ether
The MFA in Dance Program at Saint Mary’s College of California
Saint Mary's College of California's MFA in Dance program presents In The Ether. Featuring work by members of the graduating cohort of 2026: Jordan Shadley, Jessica Batha, Sky Zakaar and Marjorye Maciel. The program includes 4 thesis works: Machine (Un/relearning), The Light We Inherit,Under Open Skies and Retalhos de mim costurado por nós. Performances are […]
Capoeira Foundations: Build Your Flow in 4 Weeks
ODC School
Build the foundation. Find your flow: Capoeira 4-week series. This series introduces the core movements, rhythm, and energy of capoeira in a fun, focused, and supportive environment. Mestre Cafu has shared Brazilian art and culture throughout the Bay Area for 24 years, preserving their essence while guiding students with experience and dedication. Students then learn […]
MANDALA: Butoh performances with Kana Kitty
SF Zen Center
SF Zen Center is pleased to host the N. American premiere of Japanese Butoh dancer Kana Kitty ! Tokyo Weekender magazine has called Kana, "The Face of a New Generation" of Butoh dancers.....https://www.tokyoweekender.com/.../dancing-with-death.../ Also performing that weekend will be local dancers ,Butoh artists Fenner Merlick, Delana Motter, and Ember Luna. Schedule: Friday June 12 Kana […]
Pussy Cats
Flux Vertical Theatre
Pussy Cats is a dark, sensual, and wildly expressive dance theatre experience set in a larger-than-life alley behind the Pussy Cats Club. This is where the feral and the domesticated collide. Where instinct, survival, glamour, and power meet side by side. Through pole, dance, and live performance, an all-female cast of feminine characters invites you […]
Statewide Folk Dance Festival
Folk Dance Federation of N. California
The 2026 Statewide Folk Dance Festival, the highly-anticipated annual weekend festival of recreational folk dance and parties, returns June 12-14, 2026 in Chico California. Statewide 2026 features Ahmet Luleci (Turkish dance) “Kotse” Marinov (Bulgarian dance) Petar Aleksiev (Bulgarian music) Evening parties dancing to live music by Da! Mozhem Cultural presentations and performances Venues: Jun 12-13 […]
Community Ballet FREE Workshop
Jen Gerry
FREE Community Ballet, Saturday June 13th 10am-12:30pm at Shaw Anderson Dance Center 2704 Alcatraz Ave Berkeley, CA. More dates and locations to be added soon. Use the QR code or URL to sign up, or direct message @jen_gerry for more information. We'll be on the first floor at SADC (studio 4). Come for the free […]
Moving Alchemy Training Program – Moving Alchemy I
Sara Shelton Mann/Mixed Bag Productions
The Moving Alchemy Training will dive deeply into my unique teaching, improvisation, and performance practice. About Level I: The beginning level is open to everyone. It will include movement exploration as a collaboration of technique and improvisation, writing for the love of it, healing modalities, performance practices, image making and personal research. The Moving Alchemy […]
46th Annual Planetary Dance
Planetary Dance Committee
This community ritual—created by Anna Halprin, who saw it as her legacy—is a participatory dance calling for peace among people and peace with the Earth. Each person declares a personal intention related to peace and then enters a series of concentric circles to run, jog, walk, or pulse to a steady drumbeat. People of all […]
Wedding Dance Workshop in San Mateo
Motion Arts Center
Join us for a delightful 2-hour workshop and step into a world of joyful movement and wedding dance wonder! In this uplifting and inspiring workshop, you will: Discover Dance Fundamentals Embrace the Rhythm of Romance Craft an Unforgettable Dance Experience Deepen Your Connection Through Dance Begin Building Your Beautiful First Dance This workshop welcomes any […]
Women’s Summer Solstice Dance
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
The Summer Solstice marks the longest days of the year—a potent season 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. We acknowledge these […]
In The Ether
The MFA in Dance Program at Saint Mary’s College of California
Saint Mary's College of California's MFA in Dance program presents In The Ether. Featuring work by members of the graduating cohort of 2026: Jordan Shadley, Jessica Batha, Sky Zakaar and Marjorye Maciel. The program includes 4 thesis works: Machine (Un/relearning), The Light We Inherit,Under Open Skies and Retalhos de mim costurado por nós. Performances are […]
MANDALA: Butoh performances with Kana Kitty
SF Zen Center
SF Zen Center is pleased to host the N. American premiere of Japanese Butoh dancer Kana Kitty ! Tokyo Weekender magazine has called Kana, "The Face of a New Generation" of Butoh dancers.....https://www.tokyoweekender.com/.../dancing-with-death.../ Also performing that weekend will be local dancers ,Butoh artists Fenner Merlick, Delana Motter, and Ember Luna. Schedule: Friday June 12 Kana […]
Pussy Cats
Flux Vertical Theatre
Pussy Cats is a dark, sensual, and wildly expressive dance theatre experience set in a larger-than-life alley behind the Pussy Cats Club. This is where the feral and the domesticated collide. Where instinct, survival, glamour, and power meet side by side. Through pole, dance, and live performance, an all-female cast of feminine characters invites you […]
Statewide Folk Dance Festival
Folk Dance Federation of N. California
The 2026 Statewide Folk Dance Festival, the highly-anticipated annual weekend festival of recreational folk dance and parties, returns June 12-14, 2026 in Chico California. Statewide 2026 features Ahmet Luleci (Turkish dance) “Kotse” Marinov (Bulgarian dance) Petar Aleksiev (Bulgarian music) Evening parties dancing to live music by Da! Mozhem Cultural presentations and performances Venues: Jun 12-13 […]
Moving Alchemy Training Program – Moving Alchemy I
Sara Shelton Mann/Mixed Bag Productions
The Moving Alchemy Training will dive deeply into my unique teaching, improvisation, and performance practice. About Level I: The beginning level is open to everyone. It will include movement exploration as a collaboration of technique and improvisation, writing for the love of it, healing modalities, performance practices, image making and personal research. The Moving Alchemy […]
Prism: Butoh Meditation Workshop
San Francisco Zen Center
In this workshop, Butoh is approached not as choreography, but as a state of consciousness and body. Through meditation, participants will be guided to allow movement to naturally emerge from within their own bodies. No dance experience is required. For dancers, this workshop offers an opportunity to experience a different origin of movement beyond conventional […]
SAFAR: A Journey of Recollections
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
Safar (Journey), an official selection of the United States of Asian America Festival, is a poetic short documentary that illuminates the lost history of South Asians at Angel Island Immigration Station, tracing early migration and arrival. The film follows Oakland-based choreographer Joti Singh as she traces the life of her great-grandfather, Bhagwan Singh Gyanee — possible […]
Pussy Cats
Flux Vertical Theatre
Pussy Cats is a dark, sensual, and wildly expressive dance theatre experience set in a larger-than-life alley behind the Pussy Cats Club. This is where the feral and the domesticated collide. Where instinct, survival, glamour, and power meet side by side. Through pole, dance, and live performance, an all-female cast of feminine characters invites you […]
Broadway Bares San Francisco StripStation 9: Press Start to Strip
Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation
Each year Broadway Bares/San Francisco Strips performs to full houses and has raised over $590,000 to support REAF’s and BCEFA’s mission to provide support for HIV/AIDS services, hunger programs, and programs that serve and support homeless youth. Approximately 80 dancers perform in a series of numbers centered around a central theme where one or more […]
Body Mind Centering® and Movement Science classes. Part of Somatic Explorations by Migrant Women.
Diana Lara
Body Mind Centering® and Movement Science I am planning to explore gravity and space from the point of view of biomechanics and Body Mind Centering®. The classes will invite participants to explore postural tone, bonding with the earth and space, primitive reflexes, and righting reactions. We will use anatomical information and images, touch, movement and […]
Int/Adv Contemporary Series with Kristin Damrow- Mondays 6:00pm @ Bandaloop, Oakland
Kristin Damrow & Company
Mondays 6:00-7:30pm (June-August) Bandaloop Studios, Oakland Class is designed to challenge your body and deepen your practice in a fun, supportive environment. We start by tuning in, build heat through dynamic movement and improvisation, then move into floorwork, soft acrobatics, and expansive choreography phrase work. Expect to get fully embodied, creatively engaged, and moving with […]
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 […]
