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SUMMARY:Performing Arts Workshop 26/27 School Year Registration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another wonderful year of dance training\, performances\, and community building!  Performing Arts Youth and Adult Program Registration is open now through September 1st\, 2026. \nAt Performing Arts Workshop\, we are serious about our dance training\, and serious about our student’s health in learning. Our amazing teachers are committed to helping dancers of all levels learn and appreciate this art form over the course of an 11 month period. \nIf you are new to PAW\, we offer a free trial class\, or an unlimited week of classes for $50 for youth students\, and an unlimited month of classes for $50 for adult students.  This way you can take us for a test drive before you enroll. \nVisit our website http://www.dancepaw.com to learn more about our ongoing class schedule\, view our polices\, and fill out your registration form today! \n 
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/performing-arts-workshop-26-27-school-year-registration/
LOCATION:Performing Arts Workshop\, 1465 Encinitas Blvd. A102\, Encinitas\, CA\, 92024\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Performing Arts Workshop":MAILTO:pawencinitas@live.com
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SUMMARY:Performing Arts Workshop - Studio Company Registration
DESCRIPTION:Performing Arts Workshop Studio Company is a vibrant community of adult dancers.  We believe dance is for everyone – people of all backgrounds\, abilities\, experience levels\, and ages – and we welcome first time performers and veterans alike to join us in celebrating the joy of movement and performance! \nThe PAW Studio Company was born in August of 2023 out of a need for an already abundant community of beautiful adult dancers to have a performing space to call their own.  A first successful choreographic workshop and in studio performance in October 2023 led to more performance and choreographic opportunities for a group of amazing women who love performing together.  Today we continue to meet\, rehearse\, and perform together\, in order to share our work in our local communities at events such as street fairs\, art walks\, and annual performances on stages throughout San Diego. \nWe welcome new dancers year round to join PAW Studio Company\, rehearse\, and perform with us!  To view more information about Studio Co.\, our upcoming performance opportunities (including our annual Nutcracker in December ’26) and to register\, please visit our website today!  https://www.pawstudiocompany.com/
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/performing-arts-workshop-studio-company-registration/
LOCATION:Performing Arts Workshop\, 1465 Encinitas Blvd. A102\, Encinitas\, CA\, 92024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Audition,Convening / Networking,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Performing Arts Workshop":MAILTO:pawencinitas@live.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260814T150000
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SUMMARY:Adult Ballet Intensive 2026
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our annual Adult Ballet Intensive in San Diego\, CA! \nPas De Deux Workshops & Coaching is delighted to welcome you to this unique program\, presented in partnership with the esteemed teacher and coach Robyn Segel Shifren. \nThis summer\, you will have the opportunity to fully immerse yourself in the world of ballet\, improve your technique\, and experience the beauty of this timeless art form. We offer five hours of instruction each day\, including a 30-minute lunch break. Participants may choose to attend the full intensive or participate on a partial schedule. \nIn addition\, we are proud to be the only adult intensive in Southern California that offers pas de deux as part of its curriculum. The program is designed for intermediate to advanced dancers; however\, beginner dancers are also welcome to participate\, with the understanding that the curriculum is primarily geared toward more experienced students. Male participants are encouraged to join as well\, please reach out to us for specific pricing and class information. \nOur team of seasoned instructors is committed to helping you reach your full potential. You will receive personalized attention\, constructive feedback\, and valuable insights to enhance your skills and deepen your understanding of ballet.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/adult-ballet-intensive-2026/
LOCATION:West Coast Dance Complex\, San Diego\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pas De Deux Workshops &amp%3B Coaching":MAILTO:info@pasdedeuxworkshops.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T210000
DTSTAMP:20260808T054616
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T000559Z
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SUMMARY:Muevelo Mondays
DESCRIPTION:Dance\, Connect\, & Build Community \n​We are psyched to invite you back to Muevelo Mondays temporarily (and appropriately) restructured as a weekly dance gathering at the Bay! Though the location has changed\, the goal remains the same: have fun\, meet new people\, and build a vibrant\, supportive community through the joy of Latin dance. \nEvery week\, we will host an open level donation-based class in a different style (vote when you register & pay what you can). \nNo experience? No funds? No pressure and no judgment—just good music\, great moves\, and a welcoming atmosphere. Bring your friends\, bring your energy\, Come learn\, dance\, and connect. You dont have to be a professional dancer\, you just have to feel the rhythm and allow yourself to have some fun!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/muevelo-mondays/2026-08-10/
LOCATION:1775 E Mission Bay Dr.\, 1775 E Mission Bay dr.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering
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ORGANIZER;CN="MC Collaborative Arts":MAILTO:mc.collaborative.arts@gmail.com@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T235959
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SUMMARY:SALSA & BACHATA CLASSES FOR NEW DANCERS!
DESCRIPTION:Ready to start your dance journey? 💃🕺 \nOur Level 1 Salsa On2 and Bachata classes are designed for complete beginners. Whether you’ve never danced before or you’re looking to build a strong foundation\, we’ve got you covered. \n✨ No partner needed\n✨ Friendly and welcoming community\n✨ Learn at your own pace\n✨ Build confidence on the dance floor \nJoin us on Tuesdays\, Saturdays\, or Sundays and take your first step into the world of salsa and bachata. We can’t wait to dance with you!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/salsa-bachata-classes-for-new-dancers/2026-08-11/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260813T200000
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SUMMARY:Ballroom Technique
DESCRIPTION:Whether you dance International Standard or American Smooth\, this class is designed to help you create cleaner movement\, better control\, and a stronger foundation that carries into everything you dance.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/ballroom-technique-2/2026-08-13/
LOCATION:7243 Engineer Rd B\, San Diego\, CA 92111\, 7243 Engineer Rd B\, San Diego\, 92111
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Infinity Dancesport":MAILTO:infinitydancesportcenter@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T235959
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SUMMARY:SALSA & BACHATA CLASSES FOR NEW DANCERS!
DESCRIPTION:Ready to start your dance journey? 💃🕺 \nOur Level 1 Salsa On2 and Bachata classes are designed for complete beginners. Whether you’ve never danced before or you’re looking to build a strong foundation\, we’ve got you covered. \n✨ No partner needed\n✨ Friendly and welcoming community\n✨ Learn at your own pace\n✨ Build confidence on the dance floor \nJoin us on Tuesdays\, Saturdays\, or Sundays and take your first step into the world of salsa and bachata. We can’t wait to dance with you!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/salsa-bachata-classes-for-new-dancers/2026-08-15/
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:POP IN / POP OUT: ENSEMBLE THINKING™ with Margaret Sunghe Paek
DESCRIPTION:How can perspective change your experience? How do your individual habits affect the whole? How can our physical choices create dynamic group shifts? How do we build community through practice and play? \nIn this three-hour lab\, we will dive into Ensemble Thinking™ to explore how our perspective and choices affect our connections and creativity. Using small group and large ensemble dance improvisations\, we’ll compose\, question\, and play with possibilities. \nEnsemble Thinking™ is a system of group\, improvisational\, compositional practices that refine individual capacity to perceive\, initiate\, and support collective action. Ensemble Thinking™ scores research collaboration\, attunement\, awareness\, power\, and choice and build artistic and social community. Through experimenting with foundational scores\, we explore relational space and creative power. The conceptual nature of Ensemble Thinking™ allows for a wide range of access across multiple backgrounds\, aesthetics\, and physical capabilities. No experience or prior knowledge required. \nLet’s dance\, investigate\, and create together! \nLearn more here: Ensemble Thinking™ \nMargaret Sunghe Paek (she/her) \nMargaret Sunghe Paek (she/her) is a mixed-race\, collaborative dance artist\, maker\, and mother practicing deep listening and rigorous play as methodologies of connection\, community-building\, and art-making. Margaret has been irreparably influenced by her relationships with contact improvisation\, Ensemble Thinking™\, Alexander Technique\, Barbara Dilley\, and the collectives- Lower Left\, the Resident Artists/Dancing Mamas\, Street Dance Activism\, Uh Oh Trio\, and her family trio. Her dance works have been presented in Mexico\, Europe\, and across the U.S. at venues including the Whitney Museum Biennial. Margaret began teaching almost thirty years ago in San Diego\, and in 2015\, she moved from NYC to the ancestral homelands of the Menominee and Ho-Chunk people (Appleton\, Wisconsin) to teach dance at Lawrence University. Recent investigations include co-creating a documentary archiving Resident Artists/Dancing Mamas’ fifteen years of performance improvisations with their children\, piloting Lower Left’s Ensemble Thinking™ Certification program\, and starring in Len Borruso’s award-winning short film\, EMBODIED.
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/pop-in-pop-out-ensemble-thinking-with-margaret-sunghe-paek/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="DISCO RIOT":MAILTO:communications@discoriot.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T210000
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SUMMARY:5iveConnected Showcase
DESCRIPTION:We’re back! 5iveConnected is a collaborative dance production featuring original work created by five San Diego-based college students. With the success of last years showcase\, we were able to expand and invite 3 guest choreographers\, giving them a platform to share their beautiful work! Join us for two nights and one matinee of immersive dance that celebrates community\, creative expression\, and the power of young artists coming together to share the beauty of Human Nature!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/5iveconnected-showcase/2026-08-15/
LOCATION:2590 Truxton Rd #250\, 2590 Truxton Rd #250\, San Diego\, 92106
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="5iveConnected":MAILTO:5iveconnected@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T235959
DTSTAMP:20260808T054617
CREATED:20260702T215639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T002306Z
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SUMMARY:SALSA & BACHATA CLASSES FOR NEW DANCERS!
DESCRIPTION:Ready to start your dance journey? 💃🕺 \nOur Level 1 Salsa On2 and Bachata classes are designed for complete beginners. Whether you’ve never danced before or you’re looking to build a strong foundation\, we’ve got you covered. \n✨ No partner needed\n✨ Friendly and welcoming community\n✨ Learn at your own pace\n✨ Build confidence on the dance floor \nJoin us on Tuesdays\, Saturdays\, or Sundays and take your first step into the world of salsa and bachata. We can’t wait to dance with you!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/salsa-bachata-classes-for-new-dancers/2026-08-16/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T235959
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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/2026-08-16/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T150000
DTSTAMP:20260808T054617
CREATED:20260801T215110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T215110Z
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SUMMARY:5iveConnected Showcase
DESCRIPTION:We’re back! 5iveConnected is a collaborative dance production featuring original work created by five San Diego-based college students. With the success of last years showcase\, we were able to expand and invite 3 guest choreographers\, giving them a platform to share their beautiful work! Join us for two nights and one matinee of immersive dance that celebrates community\, creative expression\, and the power of young artists coming together to share the beauty of Human Nature!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/5iveconnected-showcase/2026-08-16/1/
LOCATION:2590 Truxton Rd #250\, 2590 Truxton Rd #250\, San Diego\, 92106
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="5iveConnected":MAILTO:5iveconnected@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T210000
DTSTAMP:20260808T054617
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T213616Z
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SUMMARY:SHOCK VALUE
DESCRIPTION:Culture Shock San Diego is pulling back\nthe curtain — and turning up the heat.\nShock Value is a 21+ celebration of bold\nartistry\, grown energy\, and the kind of\nnight you’ll be talking about Monday\nmorning. Think live dance performances\nthat stop the room\, local artists and\nvendors setting the vibe\, and a crowd that\nactually knows how to have a good time.\nThis isn’t a showcase. It’s a movement —\nand it’s coming August 16th. \nDoors will open at 6pm \nShow will start at 7pm \nTickets are on sale now!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/shock-value/
LOCATION:The Soap Factory\, 2985 Commerical St\, San Diego\, CA\, 92113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Culture Shock San Diego":MAILTO:trainingacademy@cultureshockdance.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T215110Z
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SUMMARY:5iveConnected Showcase
DESCRIPTION:We’re back! 5iveConnected is a collaborative dance production featuring original work created by five San Diego-based college students. With the success of last years showcase\, we were able to expand and invite 3 guest choreographers\, giving them a platform to share their beautiful work! Join us for two nights and one matinee of immersive dance that celebrates community\, creative expression\, and the power of young artists coming together to share the beauty of Human Nature!
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/5iveconnected-showcase/2026-08-16/2/
LOCATION:2590 Truxton Rd #250\, 2590 Truxton Rd #250\, San Diego\, 92106
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="5iveConnected":MAILTO:5iveconnected@gmail.com
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