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Hip Hop / Street / Pop

Learn the freshest moves from the streets and the stage, improvised and choreographed, with roots ranging from Africa to the Americas. Check out these classes in hip hop, house, breaking, Afrobeats, dancehall, heels, vogue and more!

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Modern / Jazz / Contemporary

Explore the greats like Graham, Dunham, Horton, and Limón as you build your modern and jazz technique. Discover your own expressive style as you break from tradition through contemporary and release movement.

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Social / Ballroom (partner)

Grab a partner or make new friends at one of these partner dance classes! In addition to learning dance technique, you will pick up the art of leading and following a dance partner.

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Caribbean / Latin / Brazilian

There’s nothing more intoxicating than swirling your Afro-Cuban skirt to the beats of rumba, dancing to the samba reggae rhythms of Bahia, or getting that Willie Bounce going in a dancehall class. Experience folkloric and popular dance styles originating from Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean.

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Cardio Dance / Fitness

These dance-based workout classes are the perfect way to move your body, learn dance technique, and get your heart racing at any skill level. Each teacher brings their own flair and technique, inspired by dance styles from Latin to Bollywood, hip hop to modern dance, and more.

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African Diaspora

Explore a rich variety of dance genres with roots originating from Africa. Learn folkloric dance styles such as West African, Haitian and Afro-Brazilian, often to live percussion. In Afro urban classes, learn regional styles such as Afrobeats and Ndombolo that are making it big in the streets and clubs of Africa and around the world.

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Ballet

Build your dance foundation and technique from these ballet classes that range from classical to contemporary.

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Salsa

Originating from Afro-Cuban rumba and Cuban Son, salsa dance and music have spread in popularity across the world such as the fast footwork salsa style in Colombia, the Puerto-Rican influenced salsa on 2 in New York, and the cross-body salsa on 1 in Los Angeles.

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Swing

Swing dance originated from the African American communities of Harlem during the Golden Age of Jazz. Its popularity has spread across regions and styles including the Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing and solo technique and styling classes like Solo Jazz and Authentic Jazz.

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Sensual / Femme

Whether you want to work the pole, learn how to twerk in stilettos or make like Madonna and VOGUE, these empowering dance styles will give you an edge in the clubs (and boudoir!), give you an amazing workout and help build your body positivity and expression.

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South Asian

Learn a Bollywood routine inspired from the big screen or dance exuberantly to Bhangra rhythms from Punjab. These styles have surged in popularity worldwide, both in traditional form and as as a fusion with genres such as hip hop and house.

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Flamenco

Once you step into flamenco shoes, you will feel the compás and want to clap and work your feet to the percussive beat. Expect intricate hand, arm and body movements as you learn to dance to beautiful letras accompanied by a flamenco guitar.

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Belly Dance

Originating from the Middle East with regional styles ranging from Egyptian (Raqs Sharqi), Oriental and Lebanese, belly dance will help you develop strength and posture as you create a flow from the isolation of different body parts. It’s expressive, visual and often improvisational.

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Tap

Tap like the greats such as Jeni Le Bon, Gregory Hines and Savion Glover with these tap classes that span the styles of rhythm, classical, Broadway, funk and more.

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Hip Hop / Street / Pop

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Alyanah Alcantara
Leslie Panitchpakdi
Intermediate Level Hip Hop - Online
Chelsea Martin
Jocquese Whitfield (SirJoQ)
Kickoff Vogue Class with Jocquese Whitfield
Alonzo King LINES Dance Center
HeART of Market
Corey Action
Hip Hop Dance with Corey Action
Julia Pereira
Head Over Heels
Cherrelle Thomas
Fierce Fluidity Dance
Dennis Infante
90s Hip Hop Dance Party - Online
Dimensions Dance Theater
Cuban Dance with Royland Lobato

Modern / Jazz / Contemporary

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April C Taylor
Advanced Modern with Bianca Cabrera
Robert Moses
Professional Level Modern
Tamara Shuttle
Intermediate Jazz
swetha Prabakaran
PUSHlab Scholarship Audition
Kelly Yen
Contemporary
Mia Simonović
Beginning Contemporary
Stacey Printz
Int/Adv Contemporary Jazz
Eric Fenn
Gio Andres
Theater Jazz
Yeni Lucero
Afro Fusion with Yeni Lucero

Social / Ballroom (partner)

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Diana Aburto
Carnaval Class- Nicaraguan contingent
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Bachata with Pamé Cortés Ortiz from In Lak’ech Dance Academy
Nora Olivera
Argentine Tango - Beg
Sammantha Arias
Salsa ON-2 All level Class
Guillermo García
Milonga Traspié
Nathan Dias
Lindy Hop - Beg & Int
Rueda con Ritmo
Salsa Workout with Rueda Con Ritmo
Marceloa Solís
Tango - Beginner
Eric Jacobson
WCS Fundamentals
Bruno Solis
Forro/Samba de Gafieira - Online

Caribbean / Latin / Brazilian

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Metzi Henriquez
Brazilian Carnaval Dance w/ Live Drumming
Amethyst
#reggaetone
Laura Rosas
Loving Life, Dancing Peace: Biodanza - the Poetry of Human Encounter
Weslei Guimaraes
Bolero & Samba de Gafieira
Inessence Dance Co.
Inessence Bachata Thursday
In Lak’ech Dance Academy
Bachata with Pamé Cortés Ortiz from In Lak’ech Dance Academy
Rodolfo Guzman
Vanessa Mosqueda
Kristi Williamson
Brazilian Modern Dance (Silvestre Technique)
Marconi Tsui
Dancehall Fusion