Shawl-Anderson Dance Center

The Center is thrilled to have @coraldances back in house.

Coral says her class is body-friendly, customizable and very dance-y.

A great class to start off your day, get you back to the studio or try a for the first time.

Our site is down. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Head directly to Union.fit to register for classes.

Thank you!

SADC has two financial aid programs in place to support adult students.

Please visit our website or see linktree.

Work study is available too.

We want you dancing. Please reach out for support to get you in the studio.

@wingspan.movement is back at this week.

Join Jessica Damon for a full bodied Pilates mat class that is sure to start your day off on the right track. Sweet, judgement free zone with a solid group of students of all ages.

Summer camps for youth is open for registration. Half day camps Jun-Aug ages 5-19.

NEW CLASS: Creative Movement Ballet starts on Mon 3/7. 12 week class for dancers 5-7y.

See linktree for registration.

Our beloved Intro to Modern series kicks off again on Thur. This six week series is designed for the new dancer who wants to try modern. We are offering it as a hybrid. The in person section is full but you can still join online.

See website under workshops for details. Or in the linktree. Register at Union.fit

Sensorial Dancing for all Bodies w/Isabel Umali begins again this Sunday.

Sign up for one class or all four. Details on our website or at Union.fit.

@itsjust_lydia with @make_repost
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We are going to raincheck this class for today. We hope to have Lydia back in the near future.

Come join me tomorrow at @shawlanderson at 7:30pm for some Musical Theatre Jazz! You can register at https://www.union.fit/events/shawl-anderson-dance-center-pop-up-class-beginning-intermediate-musical-theater-jazz-adults-in-person-w-lydia-clinton/performances/zbxorztm!

Hope to see you there!

Photo by @kendraepikphotography
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Union | Shawl-Anderson Dance Center Upcoming Events

Sunday! Four great dance options today, including:

10am Adv Modern with Randee Paufve (outdoors in Emeryville)
11:45am Int Ballet with Wendy Diamond (hybrid)
1:45pm Hip-Hop and Modern Fusion with Joslynn Mathis Reed (in-person)
4pm Sensorial Dancing (improv, all levels) with Isabel Umali

Sign up through Union.fit
https://www.union.fit/orgs/shawl-anderson-dance-center

Union | Shawl-Anderson Dance Center Upcoming Events Black History Month Celebration Event: Hip-Hop & Modern Fusion (Adults, In-Person) w/ Joslynn Mathis Reed with Joslynn Mathis Reed

This weekend we have two classes to honor Black History Month.

Sat ~ 11:15a-12:45p Groove Sermon with Stephanie Hewett
intended and created for Black identified dancers.

Sun ~ 1:45-3p Hip Hop & Modern Fushion with Joslynn Matthis Reed.

Sign up at Union.fit.

Still a few spots left. We would love to "sell this out" even though it is free to register. Please join us tonight at 7p for our Virtual Showcase, highlighting the work of six Black identified dance artists and filmmakers. Got a sneak peek last week of some of the pieces. Tonight promises to provoke and enliven. Please join us and show these artists the support they have earned. Link in the comments.

Summer Camps 2022

Summer Camps! We have a fun filled summer ahead. Half day camps for youth 5 - 18yo. Check out our schedule and register today. Movement style focused, these intensives are designed to inspire, challenge, and invigorate dancers in a warm and safe environment. Join us to strengthen your technique, explore your creative voice, or try something new. Join us this summer.

Summer Camps 2022 SADC offers a variety of week-long summer camps for youth students of various ages and experience. Movement style focused, these intensives are designed to inspire, challenge, and invigorate dancers in a warm and safe environment. Join us to strengthen your technique, explore your creative voice, or...

Black History Month Celebration Event: Virtual Showcase

Coming up this week, please join us for this Virtual Showcase as part of SADC's Black History Month Celebration. Hosted by Raissa Simpson and features films and works in progress for six Black identified artists. It's free to register.

Black History Month Celebration Event: Virtual Showcase An informal online sharing of dance films and works in progress as a part of Black History Month

Dance With Me is back! In person for 8-weeks.

Fun family dance and movement class.

@magikal1act aka Miss April is very excited to be in action.

Space is limited. Sign up today at Union.fit

SADC Weekly Update

Our latest news! Events and workshops, Black History Month Celebration continues. Local performances too.

SADC Weekly Update We trust all are thriving and doing well. Lots of changes in the guidelines this week around Covid. We, here at SADC, have decided to continue to require masks in the building and in classes for the time being. For outdoor classes, masks are no longer required but please be mindful of social distanc...

@eiko_otake with @make_repost
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On Friday, February 18 at 7pm PST, Eiko will present three of her evocative short films at Mills College (@millsdancedepartment), followed by a conversation between her and artist/scholar Sheldon Smith. This presentation is open to the public, both in-person and via live stream. ASL interpretation will be provided.

The films to be screened, all created during the pandemic, include “A Body in a Cemetery” (15 min), an edited recording of her September 2020 performance in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, mourning the dead from the pandemic as well as from past centuries; and “Projecting Fukushima in Tokyo” (35 min), which captures Eiko performing throughout Tokyo’s streets and underground locations, marking the 10-year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Eiko will conclude the evening with a report on her new work, “Slow Turn,” which includes a monologue performed on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks along the Hudson River near where the Twin Towers once stood.

This screening marks Eiko’s first public event after turning 70.

RSVP at the link in bio.
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Photo by William Johnston

Ballet ballet BALLET! SADC offers three online only ballet classes each week so you can dance from anywhere.

Beginning level from I to III with incredible teachers.

Share? Sign up! Join us for a class this week.

SADC Celebrates Black History Month

Wonderful events, workshops/classes featuring amazing artists, Black History Month Celebration 2022 begins on Feb 13 and runs through Feb 27. Please join us and share if so inclined.

SADC Celebrates Black History Month The Center is excited to offer a number of special events and classes that honor Black History Month. Classes, workshops, and an online showcase all kick off on Sunday, Feb 13 and run through Feb 27. Please join us.

Each Friday the SADC team sends out a weekly email. The Friday Email is a key way to stay connected to all the news around the Center. Sign up today! Get the latest this evening. Link the in the comments.

(just saw this sweet photo of Frank and Victor, wanted to share it.)

This just in: Jessica will teaching a hybrid class tomorrow, Fri 2/10. You can join her in person at the center or online. Link to register in the comments.

Morning Pilates with Jessica Damon is held twice a week. Midweek movement break or kick off your weekend? These classes are somatic focused and fully embodied.

Open level. Seniors welcome.

Join QDF for Queer Valentine's Day - a neighborhood excursion on Sunday, February 13th + upcoming events!

Wonderful love-filled event for all! Join SADC Queering Dance community for a site specific neighborhood walk on Sunday, Feb 13. We would love to see you and your family.

Join QDF for Queer Valentine's Day - a neighborhood excursion on Sunday, February 13th + upcoming events! Take your platonic, romantic and familial loves on an afternoon stroll through Rockridge in celebration of the many ways we love and build community!

Today we remember one of our beloved founders. Victor Anderson was a soft spoken man with a powerful presence.

He taught dance to all ages, and usually accompanied himself in class by playing a drum. In the early days of SADC he would accompany other teachers playing the piano.

You can read more about Victor. Link below.

What is remembered lives.

Tuesday SADC offers two yoga practice classes.

9a with Juliana
12p with Valerie

Give your body the space it needs to stretch, strengthen and breath.

Join us tomorrow and every Tuesday online or at the Center.

Sensorial Dancing for All Bodies, All Levels Workshop (Adults, In-Person) w/ Isabel Umali ~ Visiting Artist from Shawl-Anderson Dance Center

Starting today! Sensorial Dancing for All Bodies with guest artist Isabel Umali is a class based in exploratory movement that enmeshes Isabel's education and practice of somatic therapy and her rich career in dance. All levels welcome!

Four week workshop series begins today at 4p, in person at the Center.

https://www.union.fit/events/shawl-anderson-dance-center-sensorial-dancing-for-all-bodies-all-levels-workshop-adults-in-person-w-isabel-umali-visiting-artist

Sensorial Dancing for All Bodies, All Levels Workshop (Adults, In-Person) w/ Isabel Umali ~ Visiting Artist from Shawl-Anderson Dance Center This class is an exploratory movement class that enmeshes Isabel's education and practice of somatic therapy and her rich career in dance. All leve...

@queeringdancefestival with @make_repost
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Come celebrate Queer love with QDF on February 13th at this outdoor event! Make valentines, listen to love songs, dance, and of course it wouldn’t be a queer event if there wasn’t poetry!! 🌈🌹

Free, rsvp encouraged! Link to more info in bio!

Images: text over pink candy hearts. Text reads:
Slide 1 - Queering Dance Festival, Queer Valentines Day: for friends, lovers, crushes, exes, besties and more!

Slide 2- Sunday February 13, 2-4:30pm, a neighborhood excursion with valentine-making, poetry, serenades, and outdoor Dancing, free, starts at Rockridge BART

Slide 3- more info and rsvp at www.shawl-Anderson.org/queeringdance