Bay Area Dance Week
Sunday, May 05, 2024 from 09:00am to 10:00pm
Bay Area Dance Week
Various Location
Schedule:
The Heart Opens in the Moment - 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Friendships teach us important lessons, most importantly about ourselves. Join us to explore this rich topic from many angles, and discover how Breema’s Nine Principles of Harmony support both long-standing and new friendships to flourish. This class features instruction and practice of Self-Breema exercises and discussion of the Breema philosophy via Zoom.
Location: Online
Burlesque as a PsychoSpiritual Practice - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Has your inner showgirl been waiting to emerge? perhaps for decades?
- Learn 6 elemental Showgirl movements to awaken your vitality + sensuality, both on + offstage
- Experience how delicious it can feel to be truly seen
- Discover the difference between "boom boom" + "drip drip" trauma and how each can keep you from fully expressing yourself
- Come to know how aiming directly for "sexy" can leave you feeling divorced from yourself and how to naturally claim "sexy" in a way that feels good
Location: Online
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.
Location: Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702
The Art of Being Present: Introduction to Breema - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Experience a new level of aliveness and comfort in the nurturing, down-to-earth atmosphere of Breema. We learn by direct experience of doing Breema bodywork and Self-Breema exercises, and practicing the Nine Principles of Harmony. As body, mind, and feelings begin to function in harmony, the ways you think, feel, and move are revitalized.
Location: The Breema Center 6076 Claremont Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
Runway Dance Festival - 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A series of free performances, and impromptu moments! Performances by Embodiment Project, Post:ballet, Tara Pilbrow Dance as well as youth companies from Shawl Anderson Dance Center, Roco Dance, Alameda Ballet Academy and more
Location: Radium Runway 2151 Ferry Point, Alameda, CA 94501
Dance-a-Rama - 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Please join us for the 25th annual Dance-a-Rama, an afternoon of dance performance by 10 of the Bay Area's finest choreographers! The show starts at 2 PM at Western Sky Studio in the vibrant Eighth Street Artists Complex in West Berkeley, and is followed by a reception in the lobby where audience and dancers can mingle and chat.
Location: Berkeley Moving Arts 2525 Eighth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
Intro to Pole Dance - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
In this introductory class, we'll go over the basics and teach you a few moves to show off to your friends. After a warm up, we'll learn a few twirls and tricks and maybe put together a short combo.
Location: VRV3 - Haight 520 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
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 Dance Class & DJ Dance Party - 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
