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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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Jordan Singletary
Heels
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
BANDALOOP Open House + Flight Clinics
J.J. Ghera (The Killah)
Jumps & Turns
La Mezcla
Dances for Camera at SF Public Library
Lesar Junior
Amanda Warhuus
Marconi Tsui
Dancehall Fusion
Linden Linty
Sexitude (Jazz/Funk/Pop) - Online
Kevin Nguyen
Vincent Hwang
All Levels Choreo - Online

Modern / Jazz / Contemporary

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Abigail Hosein
Advanced Modern - Online
Eric Fenn
Ting Maquinta
Filipino Folk Dance Class
Erik Lee
"Grounded Flow" | Contemporary Floor Work
International Body Music Festival
FREE FRY Body Music Jam
Ken Scott
Rhythm & Motion (Fusion)
Mo Miner
Modern: Advanced
PUSH Dance Company
"Grounded Flow" | Contemporary Floor Work
Frankie Lee Peterson III
Advanced Beginning Contemporary
Lynn Brilhante
Jazz - Online

Social / Ballroom (partner)

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Guillermo García
Milonga Traspié
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Bay Area Dance Week 2023 Kickoff!
Alvaro Batista
Robyn Baltzer
Marceloa Solís
Tango - Beginner
Bruno Solis
Forro/Samba de Gafieira - Online
Inessence Dance Co.
Inessence Bachata Thursday
Manuel Suarez
Beg - Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino
Rodolfo Guzman
Rasa Vitalia
Latin Sunday Funday Dance Class!

Caribbean / Latin / Brazilian

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Royland Lobato
Afro-Cuban Folkloric
Rueda con Ritmo
Salsa Workout with Rueda Con Ritmo
Tika Morgan
Reggaeton Fusion
Ezra Myles
Carnival Cross Fête! Caribbean Fusion Dance Class
Gabriel Romero
Salsa - Beginning
Pierr Padilla Vasquez
Ramon Ramos Alayo
Salsa / Rueda (Int)
Blanche Brown
Afro-Haitian - Online
Laurie Fleurentin
Haitian Dance Workout - In Studio
Daniela Ramirez
Bachata

Cardio Dance / Fitness

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Janet Roitz
Damien
Brendan Simon
Zumba
Silvana Sousa
Samba - In Studio
Jessica McNely
Cardio Burlesque - Online
Maggie Connard
Rhythm & Motion Fusion
Iris Perkins
Zumba - Online
Olivia Eng
PSOAS Workshop
Iddy Richardson
Rhythm & Motion (Modern)
Darnell Carroll
Cardio Hip Hop

African Diaspora

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Karma Smart
Dance Week: Afro Dance Workout with Karma Smart
Bay Area Dance Week
Alex's Test
KizomBay United
Special Kizomba Workshop with Akram Bouchiba & Ashby Laine
Nikka Maynard
West African dance
Byb Chanel Bibene
Carla Service
Afro-Fusion Dance Class
Sonya Tigner
Cuban Dance with Royland Lobato
Alicia the Dance Dragon Slayer
Joseline "YO$HI" Granados
REGGAETON FUSION
Temistocles (Temi) Betancourt
Afro-Cuban-Haitian Dance

Ballet

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Carolyn Goto
Ballet Beginning II
Rebecca Johnson
Advanced Modern with Bianca Cabrera
Mae Chesney
Ballet Barre - Online
Sarah Chan
Ballet Beginner
Mark Foehringer Dance Project | SF
Ballet - Advanced w/ Mark Foehringer
Marika Brussel
Senior: Absolute Beginner Ballet - Online
Jennifer Polyocan
Ballet - Online
Daiane Lopes da Silva
Ballet - Online
Christopher Lam
Ballet - Online
Gabriela Gonzalez
Ballet Fit

Salsa

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The Omni Movement
Zoukland: Oakland's Monthly Drop-In Zouk Class & Social!
Emanuel Colombo
Nick Van Eyck & Serena Wong
Sammantha Arias
Salsa ON-2 All level Class
Alayo Dance Company

Swing

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Jubilee American Dance Theatre
American Folk Dance Class
Eric Jacobson
WCS Fundamentals
The 9:20 Special
Taster Class - Weekly Beginner Drop-in
Michelle Kinkaid
West Coast Swing & Line Dance
Nathan Dias
Lindy Hop - Beg & Int
Nathan Dias & Lori Tanaguchi
Beginning Lindy Hop

Sensual / Femme

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Micaya
Hip Hop - Online
Judit H
Pole 3 & 4
Elizabeth Blanchard
Tricks Clinics (All Levels)
VIBE.WITHME
Move with Me Mondays
Emerson Aquino
Jazz Funk - Outdoor
Chelsea Martin
Taylor Bazile
Dance Week: Beginner Heels Fundamentals with Taylor
Kimmy Fitz
Pole Foundations (Intro)
Lindsey Dantes
Shimmy Pop - Online
Yoko Taketani
Pole 3 (Intermediate)

South Asian

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Satish Panchal
BollyBurn
Dholrhythms Dance Company
Dholrhythms Bhangra Dance Class
Shruthi Reddy
BollyX - Online
Tamara Kodner
BollyX with Dipti
Mikes group
Test
Neha Giridharan
Kat Koenemann
Kat Test Event 1
Amy Badiani
Doonya: The Bollywood Workout
Kim Requesto
BASE Residency Showcase
BollyX - The Bollywood Workout
BollyX with Dipti

Flamenco

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Danica Sena
Flamenco Technique - Int/Adv
Kerensa Demars
Arte Flamenco
Virginia Iglesias
New Beginner Flamenco
Yaelisa
Flamenco Workshops
Carola Zertuche
Castañuelas - Online

Belly Dance

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Big Moves/emFATic DANCE
Big Moves' Day of Dance
Jill Parker
Belly Dance - Online
Juliano Wade
Belly Dance - Online
Jessica Judd
Big Moves' Day of Dance
Fat Chance Belly Dance
ATS Dance Fundamentals
Natalie Nayun
Contemporary Persian Dance
Monica Berini
Egyptian Style "Belly" Dance - Online
Kami Liddle
Contemporary Fusion Belly Dance
Sausan Academy
Walk-in Egyptian-Style Belly Dance Classes
Tamara Drossart
Bellydance Fundamentals: Master the Art of Flawless Bellydance Technique