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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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Kristie Lui
Waacking
Chris Shein
Jazz Funk - Online
Marina Serdeshnaya
Beginning Choreography - Online
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
BANDALOOP Open House + Flight Clinics
Marvid
Chris Alcanices
Queen Mega
Afro Caribbean Fusion
Marqui Martinez
Jessica Rae
Pop-Up: Barre & Brunch with Jessica Rae
Eric Fenn

Modern / Jazz / Contemporary

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Abigail Hosein
Advanced Modern - Online
Norma Fong
Contemporary - Advanced Beginning
Studio 210
Ways Not to Drown Workshop
Nina Haft
Advanced Modern - Online
Kat Roman
Intermediate Horton
Krista DeNio
Contact Improvisation with Krista Denio
Ronja Ver
Contact Improvisation
Sonya Tigner
Cuban Dance with Royland Lobato
Nikka Maynard
West African dance
Terrence Paschal
PUSHlab Scholarship Audition

Social / Ballroom (partner)

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Bruno Solis
Forro/Samba de Gafieira - Online
Dancers' Group
Dance Week Kickoff: One Dance with Rhythm & Motion
Nathan Dias
Lindy Hop - Beg & Int
Michelle Kinkaid
Monthly 2nd Sunday West Coast Swing & More Dance
Rhythm and Motion
Bay Area Dance Week 2023 Kickoff!
Nick Van Eyck & Serena Wong
Robyn Baltzer
Weslei Guimaraes
Bolero & Samba de Gafieira
Jahaira Fajardo
Kickoff Bachata Class with Angelica y Jahaira
Motion Arts Center
Salsa "Footwork & Partnerwork" Workshop with Dennis & Danielle!

Caribbean / Latin / Brazilian

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Nora Olivera
Argentine Tango - Beg
Fua Dia Kongo
Kongolese Drum & Movement with Kiazi Malonga
Silvana Sousa
Samba - In Studio
Rasa Vitalia
Latin Sunday Funday Dance Class!
Jose Barroso
Afro-Cuban
Maisa Duke
Brazilian Samba
Inessence Dance Co.
Inessence Bachata Thursday
Laura Rosas
Loving Life, Dancing Peace: Biodanza - the Poetry of Human Encounter
Portsha Jefferson
Haitian - Live Drumming
Vanessa Mosqueda

Cardio Dance / Fitness

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Linden Linty
Sexitude (Jazz/Funk/Pop) - Online
Ken Scott
Rhythm & Motion (Fusion)
Satish Panchal
BollyBurn
Libby Miga
Dancehall Grooves - Online
Sheena Grams
Booty Express - Online
Marina Eglevsky
Int/Adv Ballet Barre - Online
Bianca Coleman
Latin Dance Grooves
Andrea Rodriguez
Pilates for beginners
Palak Sheth
Doonya: The Bollywood Workout
Chalo Let’s Dance
Bollywood and Bhangra Dance Class

African Diaspora

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Armando Ibarra
All Levels Capoeira
Julie Jones
Afro-Brazilian
Tainah Damasceno Harvey
Brazilian Street Styles - Online
Joseline "YO$HI" Granados
REGGAETON FUSION
Carla Service
Afro-Fusion Dance Class
Malonga Arts Collective
Cuban Dance with Royland Lobato
Naby Bangoura
West African Guinean
Tamika Harris
The Blend
Ezra Myles
Carnival Cross Fête! Caribbean Fusion Dance Class
Alpha Oumar "Bongo" Sidibe
West African Drumming

Ballet

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Katie Liggett
Jazz Technique - Online
Carolyn Goto
Ballet Beginning II
Edgar Lepe
Intermediate Ballet
Marika Brussel
Senior: Absolute Beginner Ballet - Online
Elizabeth Anne Bertolino
Intermediate Ballet
Mae Chesney
Ballet Barre - Online
Elizebeth Randall
Ballet Intermediate
Marisa Castillo
Absolute Beginner Ballet Workshop
Sally Miramon
Basic Ballet
Abigail Hinson
Lawn Party ~ SADC Youth Performing Groups Showing

Salsa

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Angelica Medina
Kickoff Bachata Class with Angelica y Jahaira
Ramon Ramos Alayo
Salsa / Rueda (Int)
Fernanda Cedeno
Salsa partner-work level 2
Manuel Suarez
Beg - Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino
Alvaro Batista
Alayo Dance Company

Swing

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The 9:20 Special
Taster Class - Weekly Beginner Drop-in
Eric Jacobson
WCS Fundamentals

Sensual / Femme

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Sammy Rim
Pole Foundations (intro)
Kyra Monique Birks
#DANCINGWITHKY
Elyse O
Essentual Moves
Breezy
VIBE.WITHME
Move with Me Mondays
Emerson Aquino
Jazz Funk - Outdoor
Bethlayne H
All Level Pole
Cesar L
Pole 1 (Beginner)
Kirsten Gerding
Chore-O-graphy Pole Flow
Amy Bond
Pole Foundations (Intro)

South Asian

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Rang De Bollywood Dance Company
Dalkhai Folk Dance of India
Dholrhythms Dance Company
Dholrhythms Bhangra Dance Class
Enakshi Vyas
Kickoff Bollywood Class with Enakshi Vyas
Shruthi Reddy
BollyX - Online
Shruti Devdhar
Doonya SF
Manpreet Komal
Bollywood Dance Lesson
BollyX - The Bollywood Workout
BollyX with Dipti, Miyuki, and Tamara
Mikes group
Test
Leela Dance Collective
Rhythm and Rhyme
Xaire Patrick
Lunch Break Bhangra - Online

Flamenco

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

Belly Dance

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

Tap

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

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