New View: Studio 1924 in Oakland

At Studio 1924, Melissa Agocs and Count Glover share the vision to provide an intimate, fun place for dancers where they can truly feel part of a community. Melissa and […]

Preserving, Building and Connecting: Addressing Social Justice Issues through Culturally Specific Dance

Culturally specific dance is a lifeline for diverse cultural communities throughout the United States to stay connected to our cultural roots. This article explores the role of culturally specific dancers to address important social justice issues of our time and the capacity building support needed to maximize their impact on the communities they serve as well as the dance sector at-large.

Dance Brigade’s Hemorrhage: An Ablution of HOPE

Dance Brigade presents Hemorrhage: An Ablution of Hope (and other invited guests!) Live and in-person at 22nd and Bartlett Streets in SF Presented as part of Dance Mission’s HOME series Dance Brigade […]

Emergence Dance Festival

Emergence Dance Festival – Online Virtual Event A virtual live streamed choreography showcase and celebration of art and dance from local artists, and across the globe. Ticketholders will be able to […]

Making Love With The Land

MAKING LOVE WITH THE LAND PERFORMANCE is a series of online performances inspired by Joshua Whitehead’s forthcoming book Making Love With the Land in which LGBTQ+ and BIPOC artists explore […]

Ballet22: Breaking Ground

Enjoy a spectacular evening of dance performed by Ballet22 from the comfort of your home! The program will include the re-envisioned Sugar Plum Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker, Juntos a […]

BDC Showcase Fall 2020

The Berkeley Dance Community is excited to present the Fall 2020 Showcase! Despite a completely virtual semester, creativity amongst BDC has not been stifled, and this virtual event aims to […]

Duniya Dance and Drum Company: Ongoing Classes

Outdoor: Saturdays – 11am-12:30pm – Adult West African Dance w/ Alhassane Da Camara Location: Garfield Park (Harrison and 26th Streets) Saturdays – 1-2:30pm – Adult West African Drumming w/ Bongo Dounoun […]

In Practice: Out of Practice

One of my jobs is college admissions essay coach. The most popular platform for college admissions is called the Common Application. Over 900 colleges and universities use the Common App as their gateway for admission. The Common App requires the usual stuff:

Bliss Dance Festival 2020

Bliss Dance Festival’s purpose is to promote women choreographers while empowering women to celebrate their sexuality, sex, and sexual desires. Bliss Dance Festival is Bay Area’s very first dance festival […]