This is an ensemble class for musicians and singers wanting to learn salsa music! Directed by Josh Jones. Come learn a variety of salsa favorites. The class perform 3-4 showcases per year! Email the instructor for audition times: joshjonesdrums@yahoo.com Cost: $15 per class Find them on Facebook!

Sliding Scale Donation: $5-$20 Series: Tuesdays, January 8th - July 30th All proceeds benefit La Peña Cultural Center's mission of promoting social justice through the arts! Join us in a friendly and supportive yoga class that encourages self-discovery, mind-body awareness, and community building.   Taught by a certified yoga therapist, the class is designed to […]

Check out footage from last year's Bay Area Dance Week!  What we teach Kizomba, derived from the traditional dances Semba (Angola) and Pasada (Cape Verde) among others, is a sensual partner dance coupled with music from Angola, Cape Verde and the Caribbean primarily sung in Portuguese or French Creole. Why we teach Our chief goal […]

Tuesdays at 7pm - 9pm Saturdays at 2pm - 4pm Instructor: Sergio Bitencourt For more information: sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com Capoeira Angola, a martial art and ritual combat dance, is one of the major expressions of an African, specifically Kongo-Angolan, continuum in Brazil. It is believed that its origins may go as far back as the 16th century, […]

La Peña Community Chorus Founded in 1978 by Chilean refugees and community supporters, La Peña Community Chorus has been performing Latin American New Song—Nueva Canción—for over 35 years. Accompanying themselves on guitars, flutes, drums, and a large assortment of Latin American instruments, the Chorus has sung for schools, churches, homeless shelters, retirement homes, drug rehab […]

Beat the Blues Dance with Sundance Blues Sliding scale $6-$16 for practice, drop-in, and social dance Instructors: Rotating Instructors | Location: Theater Space 8 – 9 - Drop in beginner class 9 – 11 - Social dance to blues music Director: Victor Lane For more information: http://www.sundownblues.com/contact.html Blues dancing is all about connection, musicality, partnership and having […]

Series: Thursdays, January 17th-July 25th Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop: Dance, Percussion and Song Thursdays at 4pm $15 Drop-in class  / $12 per class for trimester (13-15 classes) / Sibling discount available! Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space For more information email: bombaaguacero@gmail.com  or visit www.bomba-aguacero.org Students will learn dance, songs, drum […]

This event is presented by the UC Berkeley PATH to Care and the Freedom School for Intersectional Medicine. $5-$10 Donation (No one turned away for lack of funds) Doors open 7pm/ Performances at 7:30pm This Open Mic Night is centered on the different manifestations of violence — emotional, physical, sexual and beyond — in the […]

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along Fridays 10:30-11:30am | Sliding scale $10-20 per family/class Instructors: Stephanie Pepitone | Location: Theater Space For more information: stephaniepepitone@gmail.com Class meets year round. A musical play group for kids of all ages. Hosted by Stephanie Pepitone, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and former punk rock singer/guitarist. Stephanie plays acoustic guitar and leads families in about an […]

Join us for an exciting all-ages kids class! Take your kids on a musical journey to Peru with cajon, dance and song! Instructors: Gabriela Shiroma and Peta Robles. Class is held in the community room. Other questions? Call or email the instructor Gabriela Shiroma: 510-688-9147 lunderomio@yahoo.com

$15 Drop in / 4 consecutive classes for $50 Instructors: Gabriela Shiroma and Peta Robles. Class is held in the community room. All levels are welcome. Students must bring a cajón to class. If you need to purchase one or rent one for a day, contact Gabriela.Shiroma@edd.ca.gov Other questions? Call or email the instructor Gabriela […]

$15 Drop in / 4 consecutive classes for $50 Instructors: Gabriela Shiroma and Peta Robles. Class is held in the community room. Learn to dance a varied repertoire of traditional dances from the coastal region of Peru such as festejos, landos, and zamacuecas. Other questions? Call or email the instructor Gabriela Shiroma: 510-688-9147 lunderomio@yahoo.com

Tuesdays at 7pm - 9pm Saturdays at 2pm - 4pm Instructor: Sergio Bitencourt For more information: sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com Capoeira Angola, a martial art and ritual combat dance, is one of the major expressions of an African, specifically Kongo-Angolan, continuum in Brazil. It is believed that its origins may go as far back as the 16th century, […]