“Sundance in the Castro” is a two-stepping and line dancing block party, including 5-minute novice lessons every half hour. Enjoy outdoor dancing in the street on our portable dance floor on Noe Street, between Market & Beaver. We’ll have an open format of country-western dancing, including gender-neutral partner dancing (two-step, waltz, and swing) and line dancing, plus lots of lessons to get everyone onto the dance floor. We are primarily an LGBTQ+ group, but all are welcome as long as you don’t care who dances with whom! Free, open to all ages.
Social Dance
Dance Like It’s 1699: Free Country Dancing with Live Music
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale and Dance Through Time present a free 90-minute workshop on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM on the Blue Shield of California Theater stage at YBCA, part of Bay Area Dance Week. Open to all levels, participants will learn English country dances from 17th-century collections by Thomas Bray and John Playford, with live music by Henry Purcell performed by Philharmonia Baroque musicians. Jennifer Meller, Artistic Director of Dance Through Time, will lead this lively, accessible workshop.
Folk Line Social Dance at the Stonestown Family YMCA Annex
Alive and Kicking: Film Screening and Live Dancing
Get ready to jump, jive, and feel the joy with Alive and Kicking, the acclaimed documentary celebrating the vibrant world of swing dance. From its historic roots to its thriving global community today, the film captures the cathartic power and infectious spirit at the heart of swing culture. Following both professionals and passionate enthusiasts, the film reveals how this high-energy art form becomes a powerful pursuit of happiness, and why its rhythm resonates across generations.
Join us for a live, onstage swing dance performance, then stay for post-screening social dancing in the lobby.
