SHADES SF DJs: Kenya & Natalie Teachers: Tali (Intermediate) & Natalie (Fundamentals)

*** Masks are optional. 𝑽𝙖𝒄𝙘𝒊𝙣𝒂𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏𝙨 𝙖𝒓𝙚 𝙧𝒆𝙦𝒖𝙞𝒓𝙚𝒅.*** 🌸 Ａｐｒｉｌ 🌱 ａｔ 🌻 Ｓｈａｄｅｓ 🌼 ⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝⏜⏝ 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝒘/ 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒊 𝑵𝒂𝒚𝒖𝒏: 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒: 𝑀𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡 (𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠!) Practical tools to express yourself on the dance floor - come to all classes or drop-in if you can’t make all of them. Discover your movement voice as a follower or leader, and leave with actual movements and strategies you can use in your dancing immediately. This series is about presence, agency, and conversation in partner dance, helping you express yourself confidently while connecting with your partner. For followers: * Learn to commit your weight to create freedom for expressive footwork, extensions, and embellishments. * Explore balance, weight exchange, and intentional movement to communicate clearly. * Practice being active and creative, responding to your partner’s cues while maintaining your own presence. * Learn to navigate disconnections gracefully, turning solo moments or pauses into purposeful, expressive opportunities. For leaders: * Provide a clear, confident foundation with purposeful, timely leads. * Listen and collaborate, creating space for your follower’s expression. * Respond to musical or movement cues, and recover connection smoothly when things don’t go as planned. For everyone: * A well-balanced dance conversation, where both partners contribute to the music, movement, and shared space. * Greater confidence in your movement, presence, and ability to express yourself authentically. Dancers can choose a primary role or switch roles throughout class, allowing everyone to explore both sides of the conversation and deepen their connection to the dance. 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒘/ 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒂 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝟕𝐩𝐦-𝟖𝐩𝐦 (Fundamentals and Intermediate run simultaneously in different rooms.) 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝟖𝐩𝐦-𝟏𝟏𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠: $𝟏𝟑-$𝟐𝟓 for lesson and dance $𝟏𝟎-$𝟐𝟎 for dance only 𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬. We would like to remove any possible stigma or concern from anyone who for any reason would like to join us without paying. 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡, 𝑛𝑜 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦. You can also opt to let us know at the door. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 𝗗𝗝𝘀: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝑲𝒆𝒏𝒚𝒂 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒍 🟣 Kenya Soul, hailing from the Bay Area, draws inspiration from a rich tapestry of hip hop, Lindy Hop, blues, and occasionally anime. His teachings are rooted in improvisation, connection, and musicality, breathing life into stories through movement. He seeks to build bridges between divergent communities through shared artistic language, which is how he found his home in Fusion. His Black-experience-centered philosophy sits at the heart of all of his and Pomona's lessons. Together, they create a clear, play-focused, and light-hearted teaching environment where students are often surprised with their own creative prowess. 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒂 Natalie started her dance journey in 2016 with Waltz & Irish Ceili before stumbling upon Fusion Dancing. She loves creating eclectic sets that bring people in, finding new ways to entertain the floor, and taking dancers on a musical adventure 🎶 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒊 𝑵𝒂𝒚𝒖𝒏 Tali is a full-time dancer and performer with a passion for both solo and partner dance styles. While she has primarily taught and performed solo dance for almost 2 decades, she has delved deeper into partner dance over the past four years, starting with Lindy Hop and then Tango and Zouk. Tali believes that everyone can dance and views dance as a profound way to connect with ourselves and others. Currently, she teaches Zouk at Omni Studios, Pilates and Franklin method privately and numerous forms of solo dance. She is a passionate teacher and lifelong student, dedicated to creating space for exploring the transformative power of movement. 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒂 Natalie started her dance journey in 2016 with Waltz & Irish Ceili before stumbling upon Fusion Dancing. She has dabbled in a variety of other dances as well but continues to do Fusion, Waltz, and Irish Ceili the most. Natalie enjoys exploring the overlap of different dances because no matter how different the dances seem there’s always some similarities. 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 Shades San Francisco strives to create a safer space for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment or unsafe behavior of any kind. Read our full Code of Conduct here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WPnirFGgGhPf81BaSxu1BA7VnT-tLGGq9t5PsAsSnjA/edit?usp=sharing 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟 1. In order to attend, you need to be vaccinated with at least one COVID vaccine. 2. By attending Shades you agree to the following: - You do not have any signs of illness (covid or otherwise) currently or in the days leading up to the event. - You agree to report to [email protected], or message Andrew or Shastine immediately if you test positive for COVID within four days of the event.