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Although Stanford University is continuing with academic instruction, the kind of gathering that occurs with social dancing is still prohibited.
These groups and events are also affected. Please consult them to see whether and how they are operating during this time.
Please also consult:
We will update this website when social dancing is once more safe and permitted.
Last updated: 2020 September 14.
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What's On This Page
This page contains information about, and links to, other dancing at Stanford.
Dancebreak's focus is on the dancing anchored by Richard Powers's classes, and thus is mainly about partnered social dancing. But there are many other forms of dance at Stanford — partnered and not; social, performative, and competitive — and we want to be connected to them, too, and help you find those other groups and activities.
Entries on this page are always verified, with the latest date of verification noted for each entry.
Social Dance Community
These entries are either directly tied to or have strong affinity with Richard Powers's classes and his social dance community.
- Richard Powers resources:
Social dance classes 2020-09-14
Social dance resources 2020-09-14
Ettiquette, teaching & DJ tips, musings 2020-09-14
- Student dance groups:
Dancebreak (us 😊) 2020-09-14
→ practica for Richard's classes, weekly multi-style social dancing
Big Dance 2020-09-14
→ annual all-night dance (Spring Quarter)
Viennese Ball 2020-09-14
→ annual formal dance (Winter Quarter)
Student Dance Groups
These entries are for student dance groups that may be tied (perhaps only loosely) to Richard Powers's social dance community.
- Social dance parties and classes:
Stanford Swing 2020-09-14
→ swing dance (also: their Facebook page)
Swingtime 2020-09-14
→ swing dance (also: their Facebook page)
Los Salseros De Stanford 2020-09-14
→ salsa, bachata
General
These are general dance resources at Stanford.
Stanford Partner-Dance Coalition Facebook Group 2020-09-14
→ partner dancing announcements
Department of Theater & Performance Studies 2020-09-14
→ includes the Dance Division & Richard Powers's classes
Stanford Arts Dance Directory 2020-09-14
→ all officially-recognized Stanford dance resources
Off Campus
These are off-campus dance resources in Palo Alto and the wider San Francisco Bay Area, which Stanford dance community members have been known to use.
- Social dancing and dance classes:
- Palo Alto:
Friday Night Waltz 2020-09-14
→ weekly multi-style social dancing
Wednesday Night Hop 2020-09-14
→ weekly swing dancing
- South Bay Area:
Alberto's 2020-09-14
→ regular salsa, bachata (Mountain View)
- Wider San Francisco Bay Area:
9:20 Special 2020-09-14
→ weekly Lindy Hop (San Francisco)
East Bay Waltz 2020-09-14
→ weekly multi-style social dancing (Berkeley)
Lindy On Sproul 2020-09-14
→ weekly swing dancing (Berkeley)
Lindy In The Park 2020-09-14
→ weekly swing dancing (San Francisco)
PEERS 2020-09-14
→ monthly multi-style period-themed dance parties (Alameda)
- Palo Alto:
- Performance groups:
Danse Libre 2020-09-14
→ 19th & early 20th century exhibitions in period costumes