Offering online and in-person dance classes ages 3 to Adult! Multiple levels for every dance journey. Come dance with us!
07/15/2026
Former Company Artist Tess Lane will be substituting classes this week:
Advanced Beginning Ballet @ 6pm on Thursday, July 16
Beg/Int Ballet & Pointe Class @ 6pm on Friday, July 17
See you in the studio!
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Photo by Maximillian Tortoriello of Tess Lane with Ricardo Dyer
07/13/2026
Morning classes for the week of July 13th!
Join Amy London and Bethany Mitchell’s lessons to start off your day dancing!
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Photo by Cameron Cofrancesco of adult students dancing.
07/07/2026
We are excited to welcome Katherine Orloff into Smuin Center for Dance! She will be teaching every Saturday:
Beginning Ballet @ 10am
Intermediate Ballet @ 12pm
We hope to see you in the studio!
07/06/2026
Join us for morning class! The best way to start your day while learning from the best!
Ballet necessities
06/30/2026
👏One 👏More 👏Spotlight
🌈We couldn’t let the month of June go by without celebrating Xochipilli Dance Company ()! Check out their site and YouTube channel (linked in our bio) to learn more!
📸 Credits:
Xochipilli’s “Vínculo Nahual, » which premiered in 2025. Photographer: Danny Martinez. Dancer: Jonathan Kim. Costumes: Héctor Jaime. Location: Studio 210
« Vínculo Nahual » is a dance ritual that awakens the shapeshifter within. Rooted in shamanic practices, the work conjures the Nahuales—beings who traverse the realms of animal and human, spirit and flesh.
06/29/2026
🌈Last up in our Pride Month Spotlight Series is Sarah Bush Dance Project (). Sarah Bush is a critically acclaimed and beautiful choreographer and artist. Her work is a visually striking blend of theater and dance that makes you think and leaves you wanting more. Stay informed about upcoming parties & events and get involved at sarahbushdance.org! (Link in our bio)
📸 Credits:
1.) KJ Dahlaw & Sarah Bush in “Safety Dance” from “Sapphic Sunday Service” at First Unitarian Church of Oakland. photographed by Amal Bisharat ()
2.) Julianna Cressman, Frances Sedayao, & Lydia Clinton in Sarah Bush’s “Black Sky” from “Un-Changing Nature”. Photographed by Amal Bisharat. Lighting by KC Cohen (.k.c.cohen).
3.) KJ Dahlaw & Sarah Bush in a still from the video of “Fire.Wood.Space.Air.Earth.” Shot by Lindsay Gauthier () with effects by Olivia Ting.
4.) Richelle Donigan , KJ Dahlaw, Sarah Bush, Jetta Martin, Frances Teves Sedayao in photograph by Corey Action Harrison
5.) Sarah Bush, KJ Dahlaw, Jetta Martin, Richelle Donigan, and Frances Teves Sedayao in photograph by Corey Action Harrison
06/29/2026
Morning class this week! Not available in the morning? Check out our bio for our classes at 6pm!
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Photo by Cameron Confrancesco of Smuin Center for Dance adult students in class.
Ballet22 makes stunning, beautifully crafted work, featuring highly skilled, well-trained dancers. They focus on featuring men, trans, and nonbinary dancers en pointe, and they do it very, very well. They ALSO have a show coming up July 25th - 26th at the Cowell Theater at . Check the link in our bio for tickets!
📸: Ballet 22 , photographed by Maximillian Tortoriello , featuring Jake Speakman .speakman, Daniel R. Durrett , and Victor Maguad .
06/22/2026
Join us for morning classes this week! Not able to come in the morning? Go to our bio for our weekly schedule to see all the classes we offer!
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Photo by Cameron Confrancesco of adult students in class at Smuin Center for Dance.