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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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Breezy
J.J. Ghera (The Killah)
Jumps & Turns
GraVIDy Cotarta
Dexandro Montalvo
Prince Ali
Popping - Online
Helena Laticha
All Levels Dancehall - Online
Jeric Peregrino
All Levels Hip Hop Grooves
Shyguy
All Levels Locking - Online
Yeni Lucero
Afro Fusion with Yeni Lucero
Lydia Chon
Beginners K-Pop

Modern / Jazz / Contemporary

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Kara Davis
Contemporary - Online
Ronja Ver
Contact Improvisation
Kelsey Lettko
Contemporary Jazz - Online
Abigail Hosein
Advanced Modern - Online
Frankie Lee Peterson III
Advanced Beginning Contemporary
Tim Rubel
Contemporary Technique
Nol Simonse
Modern: Advanced Beginning
Terrence Paschal
PUSHlab Scholarship Audition
Bayan Jamay
Modern Jazz Blues
Mo Miner
Modern: Advanced

Social / Ballroom (partner)

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Susana Arenas
Salsa Suelta - Online
Robyn Baltzer
The Omni Movement
Zoukland: Oakland's Monthly Drop-In Zouk Class & Social!
Nick Van Eyck & Serena Wong
Inessence Dance Co.
Inessence Bachata Thursday
Rasa Vitalia
Latin Sunday Funday Dance Class!
Malonga Arts Collective
Cuban Dance with Royland Lobato
Rhythm and Motion
Dance Week Kickoff: One Dance with Rhythm & Motion
Dimensions Dance Theater
Cuban Dance with Royland Lobato
Bruno Solis
Forro/Samba de Gafieira - Online

Caribbean / Latin / Brazilian

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Sidney Weaverling
Salsa Workout with Rueda Con Ritmo
World Arts West
Bay Area Dance Week 2023 Kickoff!
ODC/Dance
Fet Gede - International
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company
Cuban Dance with Royland Lobato
The Berkeley Alembic
Rhythm & Motion: Fusion
Nikka Maynard
Cuban Dance with Royland Lobato
Ramon Ramos Alayo
Salsa / Rueda (Int)
Shemica Watkins
Caliwynd with Shemica Watkins
Laurie Fleurentin
Haitian Dance with Laurie Fleurentin
Akemi Smoot
Bachata footwork and body movement

Cardio Dance / Fitness

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Heather Bornfeld
Rhythm & Motion (Fusion Essentials)
Dancers' Group
Kat Test Event 1
Mika Banks
Rhythm & Motion (Modern)
Leesha Zieber
Rhythm & Motion (Fusion)
Anna Bolender
DRENCHED
PUSH Dance Company
MODERN NATYA [Mixed Levels]
Stephanie Forster
Rhythm & Motion (Modern)
Chandni Patel
BollyX
Shruthi Reddy
BollyX - Online
Sheena Grams
Booty Express - Online

African Diaspora

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Naby Bangoura
West African Guinean
Armando Ibarra
All Levels Capoeira
Tainah Damasceno Harvey
Brazilian Street Styles - Online
Elisita Castanon-Hill
Bahia Grooves - Online
Lydia Soto
Afro-Peruvian Dance for Kids
Julie Jones
Afro-Brazilian
Arnaud Loubayi
Congolese Dance - Online
Alhassane Camara
West African - In Studio (live drumming)
Ezra Myles
Carnival Cross Fête! Caribbean Fusion Dance Class
Roberto Borell
Afro-Cuban Dance

Ballet

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Smuin Contemporary Ballet
Beg/Int Ballet
Robert Dekkers
Ballet - Advanced
CANVAS Dance Arts
Adult Ballet - Beginner/Intermediate
Brett Conway
Ballet - Online
Victor Talledos
Play Date / Balleteando
Mae Chesney
Ballet Barre - Online
Xiao Liu-Moore
Adult Open Intermediate Technique
Sally Miramon
Basic Ballet
Elizabeth Anne Bertolino
Intermediate Ballet
Jennifer Polyocan
Ballet - Online

Salsa

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Jeremy Blake
Fernanda Cedeno
Salsa partner-work level 2
Rodolfo Guzman and Ava Apple
Emanuel Colombo

Swing

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Jubilee American Dance Theatre
American Folk Dance Class
Nathan Dias & Lori Tanaguchi
Beginning Lindy Hop
Michelle Kinkaid
West Coast Swing & Line Dance
Nathan Dias
Lindy Hop - Beg & Int

Sensual / Femme

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Linden Linty
Sexitude (Jazz/Funk/Pop) - Online
Anna T
Pole 2 & 3
Marqui Martinez
Mayari P.
Sensual Flow
Ashley Worley
Beg Heels
Jayde Ci
Mimi Midnight
Exotic Choreo (All Levels)
Kimmy Fitz
Pole Foundations (Intro)
Jordan Singletary
Heels
Melanie H
Intro to Pole Dance Taster Class

South Asian

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Rae Studios
Shuffle
Kim Requesto
Pangalay & Pangasik with Kim Requesto and Jacob Walse-Dominguez
swetha Prabakaran
PUSHlab Scholarship Audition
Enakshi Vyas
Kickoff Bollywood Class with Enakshi Vyas
Palak Sheth
Doonya: The Bollywood Workout
Dholrhythms Dance Company
Dholrhythms Bhangra Dance Class
Rang De Bollywood Dance Company
Bollywood Dance at Salesforce Park
Satish Panchal
BollyBurn
Ting Maquinta
Filipino Folk Dance Class
Xaire Patrick
Lunch Break Bhangra - Online

Flamenco

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

Belly Dance

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Jill Parker
Belly Dance - Online
Natalie Nayun
Contemporary Persian Dance
Sausan Academy
Walk-in Egyptian-Style Belly Dance Classes
Juliano Wade
Belly Dance - Online
Fat Chance Belly Dance
ATS Dance Fundamentals
Ballet Afsaneh
Contemporary Persian Dance
Monica Berini
Egyptian Style "Belly" Dance - Online
Tamara Drossart
The Art of Bellydance

Tap

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Vanessa Sanchez
Percussive Movement & Choreography Workshop with Vanessa Sanchez
Sam Weber
Tap - Online
Kaycee Carmichael
Tap Intermediate
DJ
Tap Beginning

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