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DANCE COMMUNITY EVENTS
The following is a partial listing of Bay Area dance community events.
Scroll down for classes.
Create your profile on the California Dance Network website
Visit the California Dance Network website for dance news, profiles for artists and organizations, events calendars and more. Create a profile and get on the map at www.californiadancenetwork.org
Cultural Equity Initiative Level One Grant Deadline August 25th
CEI-L1 supports the development, sustainability and growth of San Francisco arts organizations that are deeply rooted in, and able to express the experiences of a historically underserved community, such as African American, Asian American, Latino/a, Native American, Pacific Islander, Disabled, Lesbian/ Gay/ Bisexual/ Transgendered and Women.
Grants are up to $25,000 to support organizational development initiatives for a period of one year.
Visit the CEG website to download guidelines: http://www.sfartscommission.org/
IMPORTANT DATES
July 28, 2010 Narrative Drafts Due (optional)
August 4, 2010 Application Workshop, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, 25 Van Ness, Ste 70
August 25, 2010 Application Deadline, 5:00 pm
RSVP for workshops to corinne.matesich@sfgov.org
Flamenco at Mojito
Every Saturday, 7 - 9pm
Mojito
1337 Grant Avenue, SF
Featuring a variety of the best Bay Area dancers, singers, and musicians. Drinks, tapas and a passionate flamenco show.
More info: 415.398.1120 or http://www.mojitoSF.com
Jueves Flamencos!
Every Thursday night @ 8 pm
Pena Pachamama
1630 Powell Street, San Francisco 94111
Join us for an evening of Traditional Flamenco Tablao style performance! Cover $12
More info: www.penapachamama.org or call 415.646.0018
Gamelan Sekar Jaya at BAM
Friday, July 30th, 6pm
Tickets $5, Free for BAM/PFA members and UCB students, faculty, staff
The Berkeley Art Museum (BAM)
2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
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Indonesia Day at Union Square
Saturday, July 31st, 11am-4pm
ADMISSION IS FREE!
Union Square, San Francisco
For more info: http://www.indodaysf.com/
*Gamelan Sekar Jaya performs at 11am
Indonesia Day is an annual event to promote Indonesian culture to the people of the Bay Area. This year's theme will be called LAWANG—"A Door". Through this door, we are inviting people to peek into Indonesian life and culture here in the US.
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Halau o Keikiali'i Ho'ike
Saturday, July 31st, 7-9pm
Tickets $15-$20
The Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center
423 Baden Ave, South SF, 94080
More info www.keikialii.com
Laysa Dance Company presents Navarasa
Sunday, August 8 @ 4pm
McAfee Theatre
Saratoga High School
20300 Herriman Avenue
Saratoga
Admission $15 general, $50 family (4)
More info: navarasa.herchoice@gmail.com or www.lasya.org or www.vidhyasubramanian.com
Abhinaya Dance Company of San JoseSaturday, August 14 @ 6pm
Sunday, August 15 @ 4pm
Mexican Heritage Theater
1700 Alum Rock Avenue
San Jose, CA 95116
Tickets: General $20, Friends of Abhiaya members Free, donors $50. season pass $30
Ticket info www.sulekha.com/abhinaya
17th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival
Saturday & Sunday, August 14 & 15, 11am-5pm
Yerba Buena Gardens on Mission Street betweend 3rd and 4th Streets
http://pistahan.net/
Shabnam presents: Bellydance DaySaturday, August 21st
Dance Workshops and Show
More info www.bellydanceday.com
Annual Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) Festival
Saturday,
September 4, 11am– 7pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park
2151 Martin Luther King Jr.
Way
Berkeley
FREE
Presented by the Ethiopian
Community and Cultural Center of Oakland, and the
Ethiopian Community Services, Inc. of San Jose
present. Special performance by Ethiopian dancer, food, national costumes, poetry,
music, and children’s
programs.
www.EthiopianCCC.org
Luis Valverde and Dancers presents: TUSUY: The Universe of the Andean Dance
Fri & Sat, September 17 & 18 @ 8pm
Dance Mission Theater
3316 Mission St., SF 94110
Come and see Luis Valverde and Dancers showcase Andean Dances from Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador in San Francisco. An unforgettable evening with colorful costumes, joyful music and storytelling dance. Performing live also, directly from the East Coast, the acclaimed musical group KUYAYKY.
More info visit www.valverdedance.com
Oriental Fantasy Weekend with Beata and Horacio
Cifuentes Gala Show and Workshops in San Francisco
October 29-30-31,
2010
Details: www.orientalfantasyUStour.webs.com
Info shaia@milwaukeebellydance.com
DANCE CLASSES
Afro-Peruvian Dance Classes
Instruction by Carmen Roman and live drumming by Braulio Barrera
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110
Argentine Tango Classes
Thursday 7:45 to 8:45pm – mixed level class, $12
4Ever Dance Studio
6635 Dublin Blvd, Ste D, Dublin CA
Registration info: 510.577.3462
More info Tango & More events, visit www.tangoandmore.org
Bolivia Corazón de America
Saturdays, beginning August 14
Beginner: 5-6:30pm
Company: 10-3pm
James Denman Middle School Auditorium
241 Oneida Ave. SF 94112
Classes will focus on Bolivian Folkloric dances such as Caporales, Tinku, Kullawada, and Sikuri to name a few. All ages and backgrounds are welcome!
More info 415.519.1563 or email Bolivia_corazon_de_america@hotmail.com
Chaandam School of Kathak
Beginning classes for children, teen, adults at all Chaandam locations
More info visit Chaandam school page or call 415.333.9013
Danceversity: World Dance Education for the Youth
Weekly classes, Summer Camp-Youth Performances, School Programs
Danceversity is a non-profit multicultural dance education program for youth offering an innovative, integrated curriculum of dance, music, folk arts, costuming, and cultural studies; where artistic expression is fostered, physical fitness promoted, and diversity celebrated.
For more info visit: http://www.danceversity.com or call 415.794.7463
Flamenco Classes at La Solea
Will resume on September 8th
More info lasoleadance@gmail.com
Haitian Folkloric Dance & Drum Classes Saturdays, Dance: 1:30 - 3pm with Portsha Jefferson
$12 per class
Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco
Sundays, Drum 4 Daniel: 1 - 2pm led by students of Daniel Brevil
$15 per class
Dance: 2 - 3pm with Portsha Jefferson, $12 per class
Malonga Casquelourd Center, Oakland
Traditional Haitian Folkloric Dance & Music Classes with Djenane St. Juste
Djenane St. Juste and the Pierre Family will be teaching dance and music classes for kids and adults
Starting August 16th
Mondays - 7:15-8:45pm Adults and Teens
Tuesdays - 6:00pm - 7:25pm Adults and Teens
Misson Cultural Center
2868 Mission St, SF
Fridays - 4-5pm Kids 5-10 years old
Saturdays 3:30 - 5pm Adults and Teens
More info djenane_saintjuste@hotmail.com or 415.574.7205
Hula Classes
Class with Halau o Keikiali'i Monday morning drop-in clases for Adults & Seniors
$5 per person from 9am-10am, catering to the beingger Hula enthusiastThe Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center
423 Baden Ave, South SF, 94080
More info: www.keikialii.com
Imani's Dream presents: Dream Dance Studio Fall 2010Ages 3 and up Hip-Hop Modern/Contemporary Creative Movement Tumbling/Flips Break Dancing/ African Dance Praise Dance BurlesqueMore info Caprice Armstrong, Artistic Director 925.565.7036 or imanisdream@yahoo.com
Japanese Folk Dance Classes Ensohza Minyoshu is currently recruiting new dancers.No experience necessary. Practices two Sunday afternoons per month
More info@ensohza.org and visit www.ensohza.org
KaUa Tuahine Summer Session
July 17-August 28
MUCID
729 Heinz Ave #4, Berkeley CA 94710
Intro to Hawaiian Hula: Saturdays, 9:30-10:30am
Intro to Tahitian Ori: Saturdays, 10:30-11:30am
Intro to Oceanic Dance: Saturdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Learn about Hawaiian and Tahitian culture as well as Hula and Ori Technique during these fun introductory classes for beginning adults and youth taught by Kumu Mahealani Uchiyama and members of the award winning Halau KaUaTuahine. These classes are accompanied by live music and drumming.
Tuition: $80 per summer session
More info visit: www.dancetheworld.net
Mona Sampath Khan Dance & Fitness
For more info visit www.monasampath.com
New Moon Belly Dance Company: Tunisian Style Dance
Wednesdays from 7:45-8:45pm
Every Woman's Health Club
611 Jefferson Ave, Redwood City 94063
Drop in $10 or 10 class punch card/$90 or 8 class punch card/$64
More info call 650.346.2009 or http://www.bellydancer.net
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Orisha Dance Class
EMESE: Messengers of the African Diaspora
Sundays 12:30-2pm
Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street, 3rd Floor, Oakland
$10 per class
Class cards: 5 classes for $40
Special Offers: $5 off first class AND Bring a friend and get $3 off
For more info: www.emesemotad.com
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Persian & Central Asian Dance with Miriam Peretz
Mixed Level- Mondays 5:45-7:00
Zambaleta World Music & Dance School
2929 19th Street, San Francisco
Beginning- Tuesdays 8:00-9:00
MUCID International School of Dance
729 Heinz Ave. Berkeley
Intermediate/Advanced - Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 pm
Eighth Street Studio
2525 Eighth Street, Berkeley
Classes will focus on various Central Asian dance forms including Persian Classical, Contemporary and Folk styles, as well as Tajik and Afghan dance. The class will give special attention to the art of spinning, as well as work with creative interpretations of Sufi poetry.
http://www.miriamdance.com/ or http://www.zambaleta.org/
Salsa Suelta Classes Cuban Style
Saturdays 10:30-11:30am
Tango Magdalena
580 Grand Ave, #305
Oakland, CA across from Lake Merritt
More info 510.384.2570 or www.tangomagdalena.com
Shabnam: Expert Bellydance Instruction & Performance
Shabnam's Bellydance Studio
580 Grand Avenue, Suite 304
Oakland, CA 94610
Increase your abdominal fitness, body toning, grace and vitality! Classes are held in a semi-private format. All skill levels are welcome.
For more info www.oaklandbellydance.com
Sistas-Wit-Style
Dance Classes
Every Saturday from 12-2pm
At Foothill Square in Oakland
No cost for dance classes, just come along and join in!
Contact: 510.228.8879
Tango Musicality Series with Pampa Cortes
Wednesdays - July 21, 28
July 21: Miguel Calo
July 28: Pugliese
8:30-10:00 pm Inter/Adv Class w/ practica
$15 drop in or $48 for the series
Pre-registration for complete series w/ credit card available ($2 additional service charge)
7:30-8:30 pm Beg Class will still be taught by Warren & Gigi Jensen
$10 drop in or 4 classes for $36
1st Wed of each month the beginning class is free for first-time attendees
Lake Merritt Dance Center, 200 Grand Ave (VFW Hall), Oakland
Every week the Maestro will share the music of one of his favorite orchestras and movements that fit well with it. Different musical styles ask for different dance vocabularies. Pampa's repertoire is extensive. In this small group study opportunity, he shares how he makes his artistic choices depending on the music. For intermediate & advanced students only.
More info 510.326-6415 English / 713.894.9435 Spanish or info@tangoandmore.org
West African Dance with Renee Puckett
Monday nights, 7:30 pm at the Community Street Jam
849 Veterans Blvd.
Redwood City, CA
Experience a highly energetic complete Cardio Workout to the beat of live drumming with founder and choreographer of Ballet Lisanga Congolese Performing Arts Company and Ballet Lisanga II West African Performing Arts Company.
More info: 510.677.2333
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