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Creative Generations is a ballet and contemporary dancer mentoring program for aspiring dancers. We are a team of 7 professional dancers who are coaching and mentoring upcoming generations of dancers. "Dance is for everybody. I believe that dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people." - Alvin Ailey
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Welcome to Tutu School Berkeley, where we nurture young dancers in the heart of Berkeley. Specializing in ballet for children aged 6 months to 8 years, we offer both in-person and online classes designed to inspire creativity and movement. Our curriculum introduces little ones to the beauty of classical music and dance, fostering both physical development and imaginative growth. Join us to experience a unique blend of fun and learning, where every child can twirl and leap into the world of dance.
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Founded in 1974, Berkeley City Ballet is the East Bay’s premiere training school for classical ballet, offering classes for dancers ages 2.5 and up. BCB has a prolific legacy at succeeding in preparing dancers to be competitive on a national and international level for pre-professional summer intensive workshops, professional auditions and college entrance auditions. Berkeley City Ballet is committed to its mission of bringing cultural enrichment, as well as an awareness and appreciation for the art of dance, to the diverse East Bay. Berkeley City Ballet offers a structured learning environment with a curriculum that develops ballet technique (skills) over time from beginner to professional. Within an academy setting, and a close knit community, students are nurtured, while also challenged, to fulfill their best potential as dancers.
We are a pole dance, flexibility and artistic dance studio. We train everyone from absolute beginners to competitive pole dancers and aerialists.
Aquarela Brazilian Dance Ensemble is the authentic dance troup that brings the magic of Brazil from Rio de Janeiro Carnaval to the Bay Area. As many other Brazilian dance groups have emerged during the past 20 years of our existence, yet Aquarela only has maintained its reputation as the most authentic Brazilian dance company in the San Francisco Bay Area. Aquarela's members take pride in the group's reputation. Since its inception, Aquarela Brazilian Dance Ensemble, consisting of 6-8 well-rehearsed dancers, and it has been under the artistic leadership of Maria Amabilis de Souza and Silvana da Silva Sousa. Aquarela takes pride on their well elaborate costumes as well on their dancers abilities to perform a variation of styles of Cultural dances of Brazil.
Established in 1973, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center is a musical institution that enthralls music lovers of all genres. Groove to the tunes of folk and world music such as African, Bluegrass, Middle Eastern, Brazilian, Balkan and more by top notch musicians. Offering various dance classes, workshops and programs, this non-profit venue promotes cultural diversity in a unique way. Featuring live performances six nights a week, the center also has an in-house café that serves beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages along with vegetarian snacks.
