Bay Area Dance Week

Schedule:

Harmonizing Our Relationship to Life - 9:30 am - 10:45 am

Can we use the difficulties that come our way and our reactions to them to benefit and grow? Join us to explore how to relate to all aspects of life by using the Breema Principles and practicing Self-Breema exercises, to support living in a more balanced way. This class features instruction and practice of Self-Breema exercises and discussion of the Breema philosophy via Zoom.

Location: Online

Presence in Movement & Touch: Introduction to Breema - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Breema sees the body as a vehicle for entering into the present moment, where we can experience the innate intelligence and instinctive wisdom of the body. This class explores how the nurturing and dynamic movements of Self-Breema exercises and Breema bodywork support coming to body-mind connection and create an atmosphere of aliveness we can bring to all our activities. One-on-one mini-sessions included.
Beginners welcome; please be comfortable sitting and working on a padded floor.

Location: The Breema Center 6076 Claremont Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

Soul Sanctuary Dance - Freestyle Community Dance Gathering - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Since 2003, Berkeley's weekly midday all-ages community freestyle dance at Ashkenaz and online. We dance to an eclectic mix of world music, funk, positive hip hop, dance classics, reggae, electronic, Latin, jazz, swing, folk, rock, alternative, classical and more. Soul Sanctuary Dance is a welcoming & inclusive event that supports free expression, community, physical and emotional health, and a spirit of generosity.  Lots of free street parking. Shoes optional. See

Location: Ashkenaz ,1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702

PUSH Dance Company Open Class - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join us for a PUSH Dance Company class where you can experience the movement and process of creation that takes place in seasonal rehearsals. You can expect a Contemporary-based class that includes a warm-up, across-the-floor combinations, and improvisation techniques. The class is geared toward advanced beginners to professional movers, but all are welcome to dance with PUSH.

Location: 447 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Stapleton School's Multi-Genre Dance Workshop

Stapleton School of the Performing Arts invites you to our all ages, multi-genre dance workshop! We will be a holding a series of three classes, each taught by a different instructor of our esteemed faculty. We'll begin our day with Ballet, followed by Contemporary Improvisation and conclude with Cuban Salsa! It'll be an afternoon filled with community, movement, music and more!

Location: 70 Greenfield Ave, San Anselmo, CA 94960

sjDANCEco's 22nd Annual Spring Dance Festival - Day 2 - 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join sjDANCEco in bringing together over 60 different choreographers to the stage with TWO FULL days of FREE dance.  

Dancing ranges from youth to professional, Hip-Hop to Ballet, Cultural to Contemporary. This two day event will have something for everyone in the family.

Along with performances, join us for FREE dance classes on the hour, every hour.

Location: Eastridge Center 2200 Eastridge Loop, San Jose, CA 95122

A Taste of Odissi Indian Classical Dance

A Taste of Odissi Dance provides you a glimpse of one of eight Indian classical dance forms, Odissi, known for its stunning visual beauty with fluid graceful movements punctuated by sculptural poses. Guru Shradha, a premier Odissi company and institution in the U.S., presents this mini performance followed by a class to give you the special opportunity to experience this intricate dance form for FREE. We have loved being a part of Bay Area Dance Week for many years!

Location: Cubberley Community Center 4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Expanding choreographic expression through Iranian-Persian hand movements

A key characteristic of Iranian-Persian dance is the expressive hand movements. Engaging the hands and fingers while dancing expands the dancer’s choreographic expression.
During this workshop, dancers will learn 3 elemental hand movements from Iranian dance vocabulary within the context of Iranian classical music and dance, and then explore them through Contemporary dance improvisation, using various genres of Western music. Dancers are encouraged to bring a favorite song for improvisation.

Location: 6262 Bernhard Ave, Richmond, CA 94805

Kathy Mata Ballet Spring Performance - 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Kathy Mata Ballet is celebrating Bay Area Dance Week 2024 and will present classical and contemporary ballet pieces, performed with live accompaniment. Company members and guests will be performing many different dance styles, including musical theater, modern, lyrical, contemporary, character and much more. Come and enjoy what promises to be a fun afternoon of dance.

Kathy Mata Ballet believes that dance is for everyone and provides community service work with performances.

Location: Online

Latin Sunday Funday Dance Class - 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Ages 21+. Lessons include, Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Cumbia and more.
Beginner Friendly- Bring a dance partner or come solo!
Lessons from 8:30 - 9:30pm (followed by Weekly Latin Sunday Party 9:30pm-2am - entry free before 9:30pm, cover charge for entry after 9:30pm)

Location: DecoDance Bar 1160 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109