SHADES SF DJs: Valkyrie & Ren Teachers: Pomona & Kenya (Intermediate) & Tali (Fundamentals)

*** Masks are optional. 𝑽𝙖𝒄𝙘𝒊𝙣𝒂𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏𝙨 𝙖𝒓𝙚 𝙧𝒆𝙦𝒖𝙞𝒓𝙚𝒅.*** ** 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀! ** 𝖭𝖾𝗐 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗁 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖻𝗒 𝖯𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗒𝖺! 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄/ 𝗣𝗼 & 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝖩𝗈𝗂𝗇 𝖯𝗈 & 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗒𝖺 (𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗀𝖺𝗂𝗇!) 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗁 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗅-𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗌 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖾 𝗋𝗈𝗈𝗆 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖽𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋. 𝖯𝗈'𝗌 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝖻𝗌𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖿𝗎𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗒𝗓𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝖿𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗁𝖾𝗇𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝖾𝗌. 𝖶𝖾’𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗄 𝖽𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝖼𝗒𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖽𝗒𝗇𝖺𝗆𝗂𝖼𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗃𝖺𝗆 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗐𝖽 𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝗍𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗎𝗉. 𝖶𝖾'𝗅𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒'𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗎𝖾𝗌, 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗄 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗑𝗂𝖾𝗍𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗅𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝖾𝗍 𝗀𝗈, 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗎𝗉 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗇. 𝖨𝗍'𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿𝖿 – 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗉𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗌𝗈 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝖺𝗒 “𝗒𝖾𝗌” 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆𝗌𝖾𝗅𝗏𝖾𝗌. 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄/ 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗶 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: 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗲 🎶 𝗥𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗯𝘆 Hello! I'm a queer, POC human who loves good vibey music that carries a steady beat, and just enough polyrhythmic layering to allow for playful dance banter between you and your partner. Dancing, facilitating, and DJ'ing Fusion is my favorite thing to do in life, so I'm happy to share my favorite tunes with y’all. I have a pretty broad pallet ranging from Afrobeats to Neo-tango to Fusion classics and I love giving the floor the occasional challenge and keeping y'all ready for something new. Hope you like what I have to offer 😉 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗣𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 Pomona grew up dancing Lindy Hop on the west coast of Canada (but sneaking out of her parents' place in high school to go to ​blues and fusion parties). She pulls inspiration from a multitude of unexpected places: ​contact ​improvisation, ​clowning​,​ and her experience working in the film industry as a dancer. Her dance is playful, rhythmic and raw, with an emphasis on improvisation, and a deep allegiance to musicality and expression. 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. 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. 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.