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SUMMARY:FREE Intro Bachata and Salsa Dance Class!
DESCRIPTION:Sundays at 12PM = your FREE intro dance class 🙌 \nHalf Salsa + half Bachata\, made for total beginners (zero experience needed).\nNo partner needed! 💃🕺\nKids under 18 are free!! 🙌🏼 \nRisk-free way to try something new at Melómano Entertainment and Dance! \n📍 4255 Ruffin Rd\, San Diego\, CA 92123\n🌐 www.melomano.com\nIG: @melomanoent \nSign up FREE on the Melómano app or just walk in.\n#MelomanoEnt #NewStudentSpecial #Salsa #Bachata #SanDiego
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/free-intro-bachata-and-salsa-dance-class/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:Melómano Dance Studio\, 4255 Ruffin Rd Suite 200\, San Diego\, CA 92123\, San Diego\, 92123\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mel%C3%B3mano Entertainment &amp%3B Dance":MAILTO:info@melomano.com
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SUMMARY:San Diego Dance Convening #3
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the third San Diego Dance Convening as we gather at Performing Arts Workshop in Encinitas for an afternoon of connection\, conversation\, and collective visioning. \nThis convening is an opportunity to connect with fellow dance community members who are shaping dance across San Diego County. Together\, we’ll continue exploring what it means to build a thriving and sustainable dance ecosystem and how each of us can contribute to its future. \nThis gathering will feature a special Steering Committee panel\, “The Hybrid Dance Leader: Leadership\, Service\, and Community-Building in Today’s Dance Ecosystem.” The conversation will highlight the many ways leadership shows up within our field and the realities of wearing multiple hats as artists\, educators\, entrepreneurs\, administrators\, and advocates. \nPanelists Dr. Novien Yarber\, Emily Miller\, Dr. Grace Jun\, Jane Blount\, and Paola Castro will share insights from their own journeys\, reflecting on leadership through service\, balancing multiple roles\, cultivating sustainability\, and responding to community needs. Together\, we’ll explore how leadership can emerge from curiosity\, collaboration\, and a commitment to strengthening our shared dance community. This conversation is an invitation to see yourself as an active contributor to the future of dance in San Diego. Click here to learn more about the panelists and Steering Committee. \nCome meet new dance connections\, exchange ideas\, and help shape what comes next for San Diego Dance! \nRSVP HERE \nThis event is presented by San Diego Dance Matters in space partnership with Performing Arts Workshop. San Diego Dance Matters is an initiative of San Diego ART Matters that aims to uplift\, connect\, and strengthen the local dance community by serving as a central hub for resources\, professional development\, advocacy\, and connection.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/san-diego-dance-convening-3/
LOCATION:Performing Arts Workshop\, 1465 Encinitas Blvd. A102\, Encinitas\, CA\, 92024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering,Convening / Networking,Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Diego Dance Matters":MAILTO:coordinator@sdartmatters.org
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SUMMARY:Tap Dance Jam at Panama 66 SDMA Balboa Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of live jazz and spontaneous rhythm at the Tap Dance Jam on Sunday\, June 28\, from 5:00–7:00 PM at Panama 66 in Balboa Park. Hosted by Claudia Gomez on tap dance and percussion\, this free community event features special guest NYC tap artist Michela Marino Lerman\, along with Evona Wascinski (Besos de Coco/Besos Jazz Trio) on bass\, and Jon Garner and Jeremy Eikam on Manouche jazz guitars. Tap dancers\, musicians\, and audiences are all welcome to enjoy this unique celebration of live music\, improvisation\, and community. Free admission.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/tap-dance-jam-at-panama-66-sdma-balboa-park/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:Panama 66\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering,Social / Jam
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia Gomez":MAILTO:claudia@claudiagomeztap.com
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SUMMARY:Body Rock Jr. 2026
DESCRIPTION:A premier youth choreographic dance competition that showcases highly skilled junior dance crews from around the world. It is an offshoot of the renowned Body Rock dance competition and aims to celebrate the legacy of its founder\, Anna Sarao. \nSunday\, July 26 5:00pm – 9:30pm (Box Office open until 5:30pm\, after 5:30pm tickets are only available online). \nClick here to purchase \nStandard tickets $54 including fees (face value $45). Price increases $10 on day of show so buy early to save.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/body-rock-jr-2026/
LOCATION:California Center for the Arts\, Escondido – Concert Hall\, 340 N Escondido Blvd\, Escondido\, 92025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition / Battle,Featured
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