It Happens In the Studio: Talking Trends and Technique with Five Artists Who Teach

Over my 20+ years of teaching, I’ve seen different trends and styles come and go. I’ve watched modern dancers go in and out of dedicated periods of ballet training. I’ve seen yoga […]

Carolena Nericcio Fuses Forms to Inspire New Generations of Belly Dancers

The sun never sets on American Tribal Style Belly Dance®. From Sydney to Stockholm, and Tel-Aviv to Taipei, one can find an American Tribal Style® (ATS®) class in more than […]

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:

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.