Swing Dance Lives On in the Bay Area

Impossible to resist. You know that toe-tapping, pre- World War II tune “Sing, Sing, Sing” that commands you to dance the moment you hear it? That was the point of […]

Direct from the Source

As a university professor I consider it a crucial part of my job to question the teacher-student relationship, and what makes for effective teaching. This questioning has grown increasingly pertinent, […]

New book: PEACE About Life: Dancing with Parkinson’s

As part of her artistic process, Claudine Naganuma conducted interviews of people with PD and brought those audio interviews into the dance studio. Her intergenerational company of dNaga dancers listened […]

Welcome

I always wanted to be a dancer, even before I knew what being a dancer was or might mean. Dreams become facts. The human body is on a 24-hour-a-day schedule […]

Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee Announces Nominees and Honorees for 2018-19 Performance Season

The Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, known locally as the Izzies, are awarded annually to acknowledge creative achievements in the performance and presentation of dance. This year the Isadora Duncan Dance […]

Welcome

Imagine a societyβ€”a worldβ€”that enables and ensures each person can live and create without money. I hope and dream about this. It will be an equalizing time when every individual […]

Pomegranate Garden Dance: Persian & Central Asian Dance Classes

The Persian & Central Asian Dance instructors have started up an online dance platform to share our love of dance with you through Zoom! Take Class with us EVERYDAY (For […]

#RAWdanceGoesDigital

From our homes to yours, RAWdance has taken its process and performances online while we shelter in place. These bite-sized videos include creative responses to various prompts, wellness exercises, furniture […]

RAWdance Spring Benefit 2020: A Digital Dance Party

We’re taking our annual Spring Benefit online, and we’d love to see you there! It’s our most important event of the year and the culmination of a month-long fundraising drive. […]

How We Find Ourselves

Register for Zoom Link After 9 months of reflection, discourse, and exploration, Afro Urban Society is honored to present a digital event featuring our 2019-2020 Onye Ozi Artist Cohort. A […]