National Dance Week 2011: Day 8 Highlights

Submitted by the Event Organizer

The country’s largest dance week comes back to San Francisco (as well as the East Bay, North Bay and South Bay) for 2011.

The festival runs for 10 days April 22-May 1 and this year is bigger than ever with over 400 free dance events, a huge opening celebration, and dance events as diverse as Scottish dancing, salsa, tango, hip-hop, clogging, fire dance, Samba, aerial dance, hula – you name it and it’s probably happening at Bay Area National Dance Week and it’s free.

Highlights of Dance Week Day 8: Friday, April 29

1 pm – 3 pm
College of San Mateo Spring Dance Concert
Each semester, CSM presents a dance concert showcasing a variety of dance styles such as: ballet, ballroom, hip hop, modern, and tap. The dance concert features CSM’s Dance Classes, Performance Dance Ensemble Club, and Guest Artists.
– College of San Mateo Theater, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd, Bldg 3 in San Mateo

7pm – 8:30 pm
Wushu/Tai-Chi/Hip-Hop Hybrid Class
Philein/ZiRu Productions’ shows off a new dance style called Tiger Hip-Hop that combines Modern/Ballet, Wushu, Taichi and Hip Hop. This is a class so they’ll show you how it goes.
– Napa Dance Club, 560 El Camino Real in Redwood City

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Somatic Wellness Program
Through gentle movements experience how Body-Mind Centering and Feldenkrais help you move, breathe, feel an think with greater ease and efficiency, reduce pain and stress and prevent injury. Wear loose, comfortable clothing.
– The Women’s Building, 2nd Floor, 3543 18th Street in San Francisco

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.