Stars Ballroom Dance Studio Northern California #1 Professional Dance Instructor Frank J. Flores is a member of the National Dance Council of America, The Professional Dancers Federation,The prestigious Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance and the United States Terpsichore Association.
Ballroom Dance Teachers College – San Francisco – dedicated to helping people become certified ballroom dance instructors and to providing business consulting to dance studios.
Ballroom Dancing at the Cubberley Pavilion – Palo Alto – dancing and lessons every Friday and Saturday night. No partner required.
Fred Astaire Dance Studios – Santa Clara
Friday Night Waltz – Palo Alto – social gathering for people who enjoy waltzing.
Metronome Ballroom – San Francisco – offers dance parties every weekend, and over 45 dance classes, including ballroom, Latin, swing, Argentine tango, ballet, hip hop, and more.
Renaissance Ballroom – San Francisco – providing group and private dance lessons in all the ballroom, latin, and swing dances.
African Music And Dance Ensemble – Oakland – directed by the great African musician, composer and choreographer C. K. Ladzekpo.
Aguas Da Bahia – San Francisco – Afro Brazilian dance company led by Tania Santiago. Includes calendar of events.
Alegria – The Mexican Folklorico – Fremont – home of Los Danzantes de Alegria and Grupo Folklorico Mexico Tenochtitlan. Site also contains calendar of events, Mexican folk dance directory and links.
Allegro Ballroom – Emeryville – nonprofit, membership dance club open daily for dance lessons, practice and parties.
Ashkenaz – Berkeley – music and dance community center.
Authentic Movement Institute – Oakland – offers an innovative curriculum, experiential and theoretical, exploring the inter-weaving of the creative, psychological, and sacred through the body-based process of Authentic Movement.
Barbary Coast Cloggers – San Francisco – all-male precision clogging team.
Bay Area Contra and English Dances – San Francisco – current schedules for Bay Area contradances and English Country dances, with maps and directions to dances. Links to dance camps and other dance events.
Birds of Paradise – San Francisco – Brazilian Carnaval dance and costume in a high energy performance, with dance lessons and costume design available.
Dance Spectrum – Campbell – group classes, private lessons, and more.
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Danceasy, The – El Cerrito – social dancing and dance instruction in ballroom, argentine tango, swing, salsa, and more.
Dancers’ Synectics Group, The – San Francisco – classes in jazz, lyrical, hip hop, ballet, tap and more.
Desert Dance Festival – San Jose – information on upcoming festivals, performances, classes and performing company Nile Spice.
House of Dance – San Francisco – nonprofit corporation comprised of the Kate Foley Company and Neta Pulvermacher and Dancers.
Huckabay McAllister Dance – San Francisco – modern dance company mixing humor, darkness, and humanity.
InScenes Magazine – information on classes, clubs, lessons, and more for tango, salsa, hustle, swing, and flamenco.
Lawrence Pech Dance Company – San Francisco
LEGACY Oral History Project – San Francisco – recording and preserving the artistic legacies of San Francisco Bay Area dance community members who are at-risk.
Line Dance Fun – Saratoga – country western line dances being done in the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes scanned step descriptions of newest choreography.
Mary Sano Studio – San Francisco – dedicated to exploring the history and contemporary relevance of Isadora Duncan’s art.
Mythic Fire – San Francisco – fire dancing troupe specializing in up-close performances and storytelling with fire.
ODC San Francisco – San Francisco – contemporary dance company.
Omega West Dance Company – San Francisco – founded to express the spiritual, human, social, and healing dimensions of dance; and to bring dance into religious observances and in concert for all settings including the liturgical framework.
Run for Your Life…It’s a Dance Company – San Francisco – comedic dance described as “a cross between Mummenschanz and Gene Kelly”.
Sacred Dance Society – El Cerrito – nonprofit religious organization dedicated to the practice of community dance.
Savage Jazz Dance Company – Oakland – the combination of jazz music as their driving force, with exquisite technique and spectacular energy, are the defining qualities of SJDC performances.
Schumachers School of Dance – South San Francisco – classes in jazz, tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, creative dance, polynesian, voice, and musical theatre.
Scottish Country Dance – Mountain View
Shagtime! Dance Instruction – information on current class schedule, dance steps, etiquette and more.
SwingOUT! – San Francisco – group of men and women who met dancing socially and decided to find ways to encourage other lesbian and gay people to get out and Jitterbug.
United Capoeira Association – Berkeley – news, upcoming events, instructions, performances, articles, pictures, and more.
Voice of Dance – San Francisco – lively and fun forum for dancers and dance enthusiasts.
Westwind International Folk Ensemble – San Francisco – dedicated to the preservation of authentic folk styles and traditions of dance, music and song with an emphasis on cultural context.
World Arts West – San Francisco – presenting and promoting world dance and music that reflects America’s diversity through performances, festivals and education programs.
Salsa
Martinez, Jaime – San Francisco – offers private dance lessons and a personal training program that combines popular Latin music.
SalsaCrazy – nightlife and salsa dancing guide for the Bay Area and beyond.
San Francisco Bay Area Salsa and Latin Jazz – San Francisco – club and instructor listings, band profiles and interviews, audio clips, reviews and more.
Swing
Cats’ Corner – discussion list about the swing scene in the San Francisco Bay Area.
East Bay West Coast – East Bay – a club and a community of dancers, mostly from the East Bay, who dance West Coast Swing and other dances as a form of celebration.
Lindy in the Park – San Francisco – swing dancing in the great outdoors on Sunday mornings in Golden Gate Park. Includes directions, music selections, and contact information.
San Francisco Bay Area Lindy List – San Francisco – calendar of Lindy Hop events, workshops, and classes.
SF Lindy Hop – San Francisco – featuring articles, photos, Bay Area event calendar, and directory of local venues, bands, and teachers.
Performing Groups
Academy of Danse Libre, The – Mountain View – in full costume, performs reconstructed dances from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Aquarela Brazilian Dance Ensemble – Berkeley – ensemble of native Brazilian dancers that has been spreading Brazilian culture through their Samba performances in the Northern California area.
AXIS Dance Company – Oakland – contemporary group comprised of people with and without disabilities. Also features a resource listing of other such companies.
Dandelion Dancetheater – Berkeley – a postmodern dance-theater company under the direction of Kimiko and Eric Guthrie-Kupers.
Devil-Ettes – San Francisco – all-girl synchronized dance troupe.
Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble – San Jose – modern dance with a thoughtful, humorous, accessible edge.
Hot Pink Feathers – San Francisco – performing Brasilian-inspired dance, featuring Rio style samba.
Ink Boat – Berkeley – includes events, workshops with Shinichi Koga, and works in progress.
Joe Goode Performance Group – San Francisco – contemporary dance theater group founded in 1986 by Joe Goode. Includes performance calendar, history, mailing list, and booking information.
Margaret Wingrove Dance Company – San Jose – contemporary group emphasizing innovation and emerging local talent.
Right Brain Performancelab – San Francisco – blending dance, theater, music, vaudeville, and puppetry. Featuring history, upcoming show information, on-line projects, and more.