Do you like to dance, but rarely have the chance outside of the club scene and occasional wedding? Do you want to go out, but think you need a date or friend to accompany you? Are you looking for more depth and community in your life? If your answer to these questions is yes, than Mass Transit Dance is for you. We have created a 2 1/2 hour weekly dance practice where EVERYONE IS WELCOME: all ages, all sizes, all fitness levels, all types of dancers, single people, married people, people with dat …

Biodanza, which means Dance of Life, is a system that integrates music, movement and authentic interactions to provide experiences of intense perception of being alive in the here-and-now. These experiences are known as "vivencias", coined from the Spanish root: vivir (to live). Vivencias are doors to access primal emotions and help movement emerge that is the most natural expression of your true self. Vivencias follow the organic movements of life—its biological rhythms, the pulse of the heart, …

Chakra Trance Journey is an ancient shamanic and yogic form of Healing, Empowerment, and Meditative Presence. Let your body-wisdom guide you. Disconnect from the internal dialogue, and move naturally into deep movement. Feel directly the powerful energies that reside within your miraculous body. Breathe deep, move free, and BE. This dynamic meditation is completely unique and personal to each individual. We dance with eyes closed and embark upon our own inner journey of transformation. A …

This is for curious movement types who want to come shake body and soul.  Now offering Nia in Oakland, Berkeley, and Walnut Creek!

Do you ever want something different than stillness in meditation? Do you long for embodiment? – Having your body, mind, heart, and spirit all in the same place at the same time… Being your whole self? In embodiment meditation, you can use a spectrum of movement, stillness, silence, and voice. You can learn practices that will help release stress, as well as create more ease and joy. Practices are inspired by InterPlay (http://interplay.org/abtint.asp), which offers some simple and playful f …

Dancing without Borders invites everyone to use the power of dance to empower inner and outer transformation and unify the Occupy movement.   who should join: Together, we're building a global family of impassioned people who love to dance for positive change. Everyone who like to move, sing and dance as a mean to express the change you want to see in the world is welcome. Young and old. People from all colors and all walks of life are welcome. You don't need to identify yourself as a 'dancer' t …

A NEW DANCE STYLE for today's cutting edge dance music! Satori Dance Style is a collaborative dance form inspired by blending today's cutting edge dance music with social dance forms from the past. Satori teaches you the skills to dance with every part of your body, enabling you to match your movement to the music of any band or DJ. Whatever your genre of music is, Satori teaches you the art of creating any move that expresses your soul. The Satori style gives you a way to dance with people you’ …

New weekly classes Mixed-Level Fusion Belly Dance Mondays at Satori Dance 6:30 - 7 pm Pilates for Belly Dance Shed the day's stress and get into top form through this 30 minute conditioning class designed to target the muscles that drive your dance (and give a little TLC to those we often ignore). Melt away tension, strengthen, and stretch through a combination of pilates exercises, therapy ball releases, and dance conditioning techniques tailored to support belly dancing bodies. Please bring a …

Join in on the fun at our Hoop Revolution Meetup! Hoop Dance is a revolutionary mind-body practice that strengthens your core, tones your entire body, reduces stress and quiets and centers the mind. People who enjoy yoga, pilates and dance love hooping. If you are looking for a fun, effective, low impact, holistic fitness practice, you'll love hooping too! Think you can't dance? Hooping makes rhythm and dance movement accessible to everyone, due to its uniquely effective dance tool - the hoop! …

We (Mireya and Rosy) are artists and creative arts therapists living in the Bay Area. What began as a longing to create a freeing arts practice for ourselves became a deep desire to provide an authentically enlivening experience for others. For over a year, we explored the questions, "What kind of conditions would just naturally, organically nurture the creative process in people? And, what kind of structure and container could safely hold and guide a diversity of experiences?" Once we found ans …

"You must BE the change you wish to see in the world." ~Mahatma Gandhi This group is for anyone who would like to explore him or herself in a deeper way; who yearns for a creative outlet through which to express him/herself; who feels isolated or alone and needs the connection and support of an *authentic* community; who longs to free him/herself from old wounds that are keeping him/her stuck or repeating the same patterns over and over again; who has *big* dreams and visions but difficulty mani …

Hello, Thanks for checking out this meetup. I decided to create this group because community is important to me and I, and some friends of mine, believe there are many of us lesbian, queer, and sexually fluid women out there who value spiritual connection, compassion, psychological and emotional depth, non-judgment and open-heartedness that would enjoy meeting each other. My intention for this meetup is to provide a place where a diverse group of women who come from a variety of spiritual paths/ …

Throughout the week the SF Free School offers free classes to anyone and everyone who wants to learn, have fun and meet new people. Classes we’ve offered have been in dance, drumming, martial arts, philosophy, dating, meditation, improv, yoga, writing - and many other topics as well.   Though the mix of classes and events we hold varies over time, some weeks with many events and others with just a few, much of what we held in the past was out of a yoga and dance studio, and hence, in the past, w …

Is it a drink? Is it a dance? Is it a drink and a dance?   It sounds like a date! Well it is, a date with the Divine, except.. Instead of putting on make-up, you take off your mask. Instead of dressing your sexiest, you reveal your true self. Instead of playing hard to get, you get that life isn't always easy But you have the power within to create transformation.   Shimmy Shakti Shake is a movement-based Movement where: We shake off what no longer serves us! We shimmy our way into joy and beaut …

Kriya Yoga -DanSingOut -Contact OmMovement -Humandalas -Bisensuality -Superconscious Communal Intimacy -Meditation -Mood Monsters -Mantra -Pranayama -Fruit Fun -Rad Raw Rants-Nomadness- Waste Awareness- Live Neotribal Ethereal Gypsy Gothic Music & Dance Tranceformance. Heal for Real. It's YourEvolution. Get High on Our Own Supply. Occupy Within. Become the Best of our Be(am)ing and Bloom to the Effervescence of our Essence. Soar into the Subtleties of our Spirit. Let's Give Sanity A Longer Leash …

Chicago Steppers Studio Thursdays 7:00pm - 11:00pm Just Dance Ballroom 2500 Embarcadero Oakland, CA Music by DJ Boagart 7:00 - 8:00 Instruction 8:00 - 11:00 Steppin' Chicago Style Steppin’ This cool and elegant partner dance has taken the country by storm over the last decade. Combining smooth synchronization with individual style and flair, Steppin’ has attracted dancers at all levels across generations, gender and geography. We're currently seeking couples and males (to dance the with the many …