Below are the dance and movement classes currently offered at Ashkenaz. To refine the list by genre, please click on a genre to the left. To refine the list by day of the week, please click the tabs above. For information on summer programs for children, please click here, or choose “Kids Classes” to the left.

Ashkenaz rents space to dance/movement/music instructors who teach a variety of classes.

For more information on the classes listed here, please contact the teacher directly. Please note, most classes are not drop-in. Please contact teachers regarding summer vacation and December holiday schedules.


Afro-Cuban

Judith Justiz with live drumming
(510) 549-1836
jayjustiz@yahoo.com
Saturday: 10:30 am - 12 noon
Drop-in okay

Advanced Balkan

Gary Anderson
(415) 488-9197
(415) 456-0786 evenings
3rd Sunday of each month; 2:00 - 4:00 pm
No late arrivals

Ballet for Children (ages 5-11)

Kathryn Roszak
(510) 233-5550
kdance@ sonic.net
www.dlkdance.com
Monday: 4:15 - 5:15 pm – Level 1-2 - ages 5-7
Wednesday: 3:30 - 4:30 pm – Level 2-3 - ages 6-8+
Wednesday: 4:30 - 5:30 pm – Level 3-4 - ages 9-11+

Bhangra Dance/Workout (North India)

Vicki Virk
(510) 928-0595
www.dholrhythms.com
Saturday: 9:00 - 10:00 am
Drop-ins welcome

Bharatanatyam Classical Dance

Katherine & K.P. Kunhiraman
(510) 526-2183
(415) 456-0786 evenings
Tuesday: 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Tuesday: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Tuesday: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
No drop-ins. Call instructor for more information.

Brazilian Samba

Anat
(510) 414-6064
anatomi@earthlink.net
www.sambabeauty.com
Thursday: 5:30 - 6:45 pm

Cape Breton Scottish -Style Step Dancing

Gail Erwin
(209) 745-9063
bobschul@softcom.net
www.softcom.net/users/bobschul/
2nd Sundays only, Ages 14 and up
New dancers: 1:00 - 2:15 pm
Experienced dancers: 2:30 - 4:00 pm

Circus Arts *new!*

Slim Chance & Kristen
www.clownsnotbombs.com
www.barrelfullofmonkeys.com
Wednesday: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
for adults & mature teens
Starts Feb. 1 – 2-for-1 special during February

Slim Chance has been hosting Circus Arts classes, workshops and skill-shares for the last 14 years and has collected a large variety of circus equipment to share with the community. This class is great for people new and old to circus arts. The class will focus on flexibility and conditioning as well as introduce students to juggling, unicycling, acro-yoga, acrobatics, stilt-walking, and aerial. Juggling balls and clubs, diabolo, spinning plates, stilts, trapeze, silks, hoola hoops, rolla bolla, mats, etc. provided. During the month of February we will have a 2 for 1 special: bring a friend, get fit and have fun! Teens welcome.

Community Drum Circle

Jeni Swerdlow
(510) 316-2850
jeni@drummm.com
www.drummm.com
3rd Saturday of each month; 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Creative Movement for Children (ages 3-6)

Kathryn Roszak
(510) 233-5550
kdance@sonic.net
www.dlkdance.com
Monday: 3:30 - 4:15 pm

DanceVersity World Dance For Youth

DanceVersity Faculty
(408) 355-4738
info@danceversity.com
www.danceversity.com
Monday: 4:00 - 5:30 pm – ages 7-11
Monday: 5:30 - 7:00 pm – ages 12-17
Session 4 - Bollywood: Feb. 27 - Apr. 15

Flamenco

Yaelisa
Choreography and Technique at All Levels
(510) 531-9986
yaelisa@caminosflamencos.com
www.caminosflamencos.com
Saturday: 12:00 - 1:00 pm – Beginning Flamenco Technique
Saturday: 1:15 - 2:30 pm – Beginning/Intermediate Bulerias
Saturday: 2:30 - 3:30 pm – Intermediate/Advanced Solea

Flamenco Fusion

Rachael Terada
(510) 847-5000
rcanapa@hotmail.com
www.ArtOfFlamenco.com
Saturday: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm – Beginning/Intermediate
Saturday: 12:30 - 1:30 pm – Intermediate/Advanced

Intimate Embrace Tango

Sonja Riket
(415) 661-1852
intimate_embrace_tango@earthlink.net
www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
Tuesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm – Beginners
Tuesday: 7:30 - 8:30 pm – Advanced Beginners
No drop-ins

Northern Indian Vocal Music

Shweta Jhaveri
(415) 454-1368
www.shwetajhaveri.com
Open schedule for individual classes

Pilates

Karen Emery
(510) 236-5113
Wednesday: 5:30 - 6:30 pm – levels 2-3
Thursday: 10:30 - 11:30 am – level 1
Saturday: 9:00 - 10:00 am – levels 2-3

Salsa

Karen and Michael
(925) 705-4902
info at karenandmichael.info
www.salsarueda.info
Thursday: 7:00 - 8:00 pm – Salsa Casino-Style (Beginner) - free classes
Thursday: 8:00 - 9:00 pm – Salsa Rueda (Beginner)

Learn how to salsa, the popular Latin partner dance that is now danced around the world to the hot Latin rhythms of salsa music. Sponsored by Building Bridges as a Community Circles Event.

Soul Sanctuary Dance: Family-Friendly Freestyle

soulsanctuarydance@gmail.com
www.soulsanctuarydance.com
Sunday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Drop-in welcome – a community dance gathering, not a formal class

Zumba (free)

Karen Lile and DJ Michael Arntz
(925) 705-4902
info@karenandmichael.info
www.karenandmichael.info/zumba.htm
Thursday: 5:30 - 6:30 pm

A cardio-fitness dance class to Latin music that is so fun, it feels like a party. It is easy to do and a great workout. Sponsored by Building Bridges as a Community Circles Event.

Last updated February 20, 2012