Zumba, Zumba, Zumba. What is this Zumba and what's the big craze? Zumba Fitness is the latin-inspired, international music, cardio-dance fitness workout. It's fun. It's easy. It allows you to DITCH the Traditional Workout and just enjoy yourself...join the party while toning and strengthening your body. Plus your exposed to various flares of latin and ethnic music and dance. Why should you choose to learn Zumba Fitness with instructor Nadine? Well.. Nadine's a licensed Zumba instructor whose cla …

The purpose of this group is to bring together dancers and zoukeros and share the passion of Zouk! Now this group will include Kizomba lovers too. Come join sexy Zouk dance classes and Zouk/ Kizomba dance parties.  If you don't know the dances, come learn. They are beautiful, fun, sexy and a nice change up from the usual Latin dancing. Come dance and learn the sexy, partner dance from Brazil called Zouk Lambada! Join us for classes, parties and dances at events in SF, the Bay area and Northern C …

We’re a group of fun and friendly individuals that enjoy conversations in Spanish, Portuguese, and Portuñol, as well as cultural events. Become a member and immerse yourself into both languages and cultures, have fun and make tons of friends! We welcome all levels of either Spanish or Portuguese, from intermediate to native. Coming events for our members include: Portuñol Happy Hours: Conversations en Español & Português. Live music performances: Rock en Español, Samba, Flamenco, Tango, Andean, …

Kizomba is a beautiful and sensual partner dance, originally from Angola, which is taking the world by storm. For experienced dancers, it is an exciting breath of fresh air. The basics are comfortable to slip into, yet, the dance is challenging enough to keep anyone dancing it for years to come. This also makes Kizomba perfect for anyone wanting to enter the world of dance. A beginner can enjoy the pleasure of social dancing much quicker than with other types of partner dances. Kizomba was deriv …

dedicated to promoting authentic  popular social dances: cuban danzon, son, and casino;brazilian samba, bossa nova, lambada and forro; colombian cumbia, vallenato and porro; american lindy hop/swing, jump/rock'n'roll ,disco/hustle and social foxtrot; reggae; calypso/soca;reggaeton;beguine; bachata and merengue; zouk;puerto rican plena and danza; mexican polca and vals;argentine tango and milonga; and others. we meet weekly to learn the dances and go out several times a month to practice to live …

This is for all people that want to learn and appreciate Afro-Latin culture through dancing, lessons and events in the South Bay

This group is for everyone in the San Francisco Bay Area interested in Brazilian Samba dance, Brazilian music, Brazilian culture and all classes and events related to that. This is the network bringing the Brazilian and American dance and music communities together for one common purpose - to enjoy Brazilian dance, music and culture! Let's share the joy (alegria) and passion of Samba with each other and our communities. People who should join this meetup are those interested in: Samba, Dance, Br …

Meet other local salsa dancers, would (and should) be salsa dancers, and everyone out to have a great time enjoying San Francisco Salsa Dance, Nightlife, Classes and Social Events. This is the largest Salsa Meetup in the area, and we host some fantastic, fun, and social events around the San Francisco Bay Area. You DO NOT need to know how to salsa! We are a super friendly group, open to EVERYONE who even thinks they MIGHT be interested in Salsa Dance. You show up, we'll take care of the rest …

We are a Latinas Women's group in the East Bay interested in friendship, socializing, networking and supporting each other. Open to all who are new to the bay, those who were born and raised here, and everything in between.  This group is for those who want to expand their circle of friends with other Latinas who can share and relate to their life experiences, goals and interests.

Have you always wanted to learn Salsa but have felt scared to take the plunge? Do you feel like you need more passion, sensuality, and confidence in your life? I am so excited to announce Salsa in the City, a new Women's Coaching Group focused on you, salsa dancing, and asserting your feminine power! The first half of the evening will consist of learning about confidence, self-assertion, boundaries, and communication skills. The second half of the evening we will move to the dance floor, to enjo …

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Bienvenido! Tom Lewis & I specialize in teaching Argentine tango to beginners and to people who have never danced before. We are passionate about tango and both of us have other professions but tango is central to our lives. I am Camille Cusumano, author of Tango, an Argentine Love Story, a memoir of a "woman who loved, lost, got mad, and decided to dance." I quit my day job in 2005 and went to live in Buenos Aires, where I danced tango, wrote, lived. and loved like never before. I experienced t …

Join us for all of our Meetup activities in the SF Bay Area and even the remottest part of the earth. The Bay Area Nightlife Meetup is the perfect way to meet new friends in a fun, sexy and non-intimidating atmosphere. What you should expect: Parties, After-parties, After-party breakfast, Dance Classes and Workshops for the Absolute beginners! Salsa, Bachata Merengue, Chachacha and more! No dance experience necessary! The idea here is to have an absolute fun. We also host parties and o …

Meet others who are interested in Bay Area local Bachata happenings. Discuss the night clubs, dance spots, Festivals, dancers, workshops, socials, and studios, hot (and not) in town.

Saw that it's difficult to meet other Colombians in the bay area and wanted to create a group where Colombians in the San Francisco Bay Area can meet up. Non Colombians are welcome if you just like our culture. Happy Hours, Hikes, BBQ's, Parties or Museum days. Basically anything we set our minds to. En un palabra cosas que son chéveres. See you soon. EVENT HOST GUIDELINES Members and Co-hosts, If your throwing a meetup you must provide instructions on how members can find one another.  At …

ABOUT US We are a group of people living in the Bay Area who are passionate about everything related to Brazilian culture. This group started in 2006, in the past 4 years we've grown to over 900 members! Our group is quite diverse, and we have meetings in San Francisco, the East Bay, the South Bay and San Jose. We welcome new members and are excited to meet new people, make new connections, and sharing common interests. We meet periodically to speak and improve our Portuguese (or for our native …

If you're queer in the bay area and you love salsa music/dance, then you've found your tribe! Welcome to our online clubhouse!!! This is your place to voice your ideas, find out about events, meet like-minded peeps, and plot universal domination ;) just kidding! If there's a salsa event you know about that you'd like to attend with some fun and friendly folks, post it here! Very likely someone else wants to go too! Musicians want to jam with other queers? Post it! Want to invade a straight club …

Do you love contemporary, funk, and smooth jazz performers like Grover Washington Jr, Rick Braun, Richard Eliot, Jeff Golub, Wayman Tisdale, Chieli Minucci, Brian Culbertson, Euge Groove, Dave Koz, Chuck Loeb, Eric Darius, Keiko Matsui, Marc Antoine, Acoustic Alchemy, Chuck Mangione, Marcus Miller, and Spyro Gyra? Then you’ve come to the right place! This is a jazz category that isn’t well represented in the Bay Area. I’m forming this Meetup group so that jazz fans like us can get together an …

Hector Reyes is the founder and director of the MamboNova dance company. His great love of music and dance led him to becoming a competitive salsa dancer and training under some of the most distinguished instructors in the field. Having studied a variety of different styles of dance, Hector decided to start developing his own unique style to take his talent and skill to the next level. You can now learn this passionate style of dance thanks to the lessons provided by our dance company. Hector te …

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This Meet-Up is for beginners.  You don't have to read music, sing, or improvise AND you don't need a drum.  There are no prerequisites.  I will teach you your part and I will make you successful! This is a great activity where adults and children (9 and older) can participate as equals and it is just plain FUN! Of course, you don’t have to be members of a family to participate. We will be learning specific ensemble pieces, which I will teach you.  From September through January, we will work wi …

Family Drumming Time: 2nd and 4th Sundays, September-June, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Location: The Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Room 6 NOTE: We are taking a break for the summer.  June 9 will be our last meeting until September. Directions: Go to www.uucpa.org/main/location.html for reliable directions. Driving directions from the south on the commercial maps such as Google and Map Quest are wrong and will lead you astray. Director: Kathy Parment …

Paint Dancing events are created so you can have fun openly expressing yourself in two different mediums - AT ONCE! That's Right! PAINTING and DANCING (at the same time). And, a portion of the proceeds helps support local food banks. Watch some Paint Dancing videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF09B34FE51B3199 We supply the non-toxic paint, brushes, paper, and great music (Latin, Pop, Dance Hits, World, Rock, R&B, Classical, Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Electronica and mor …

The Bay Area has been missing a good fun and safe environment  for Christian Singles to meet, do activities and dance. DJ Nix and I used to go to a lot of dances and events put on by the Christian Singles Newsletter and other organizations years back and had met many new friends. We've  decided to put together both of our gifts and talents to bring back that passion that God gave us, and that's to create a fun and safe environment to dance and meet other Christian Singles. We have created PG (Pr …

Zumba is a fusion of Latin and International music and dance movements that create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness program. The routines feature hypnotic latin choreography infused with a little bit of African dane, Bhangra, and a hip hop flair- fitness - classes interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the entire body. You can burn from 600 to 1000 calories per hour depending on how much effort you put in. With Zumba Classes you will achieve a …