Welcome to Dancebreak!

A room full of dancers.

What is Dancebreak?

Dancebreak is a social dancing club for the Stanford community, featuring a variety of dance styles with a focus on waltz and swing! Come learn how to dance, hang out with our campus’s largest social dancing crew, practice styles taught in Richard Powers’s Social Dance class series, learn new moves, and have fun with us. No dance experience or partner needed.

We dance every Monday night, but the location and time are subject to change—the best way to keep up is through our mailing list. Join us for social dancing, classes, snacks, and community!

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Dancebreak will be in various locations, 7:00-10:00 PM on Mondays this summer. After August 10th we will move to Koret Pavilion. Check the table below for the most up-to-date locations!

If you don’t know how to dance, we teach lessons every week! See the list of workshops for details, or take a peek at the schedule for the next few weeks below. Check out our FAQ if you have more questions!

Upcoming Lessons and Dances

No need to come with a partner—we rotate partners often in class! Each lesson is followed by a two-hour DJed dance social with free pizza for Stanford Students!

Here are the next month of events! (See the full calendar for the rest of the quarter.)

TimeLocationDescriptionCategory
7/6
7:00 PM–8:00 PM
Rains HaciendaCross-Step Waltz (Akshay Smit and Suse)Beginner Workshop
7/6
7:00 PM–8:00 PM
Rains HaciendaWeird Waltzing (Ness & Akshay Srivatsan)Intermediate Workshop
7/6
8:00 PM–10:00 PM
Rains HaciendaSocial Dance (Samuel and Audrey Lee)Social Dance
7/13
7:00 PM–8:00 PM
West Coast Swing (Joseph and TBD)Beginner Workshop
7/13
8:00 PM–10:00 PM
Social Dance (Joseph and Jason)Social Dance
7/20
7:00 PM–8:00 PM
Rains HaciendaZouk (Brando)Beginner Workshop
7/20
8:00 PM–10:00 PM
Rains HaciendaSocial DanceSocial Dance
7/27
7:00 PM–8:00 PM
Lesson
7/27
8:00 PM–10:00 PM
Social DanceSocial Dance

Beginner lessons (bolded) are for everyone—no dance experience necessary! Practice what you learned by staying for the dance social, immediately after the beginner lesson.

Intermediate lessons are for those who already know the basics and want to learn new skills or just get more practice!

More Info

Dances

We do all sorts of social dances, including these (click the links to see videos):

Waltzes/PolkasSwing/Club DancesLatin DancesLine DancesChoreographies
Rotary WaltzWest Coast SwingSalsaTokyo PolkaCross-Step Mixer
Cross-Step WaltzLindy HopCha-ChaBus StopShim Sham
Viennese/Fast WaltzFusionTangoBarbieBohemian National Polka
PolkaNightclub 2-StepBachataNight FeverRomany Polka
SchottischeHustleMerengueShiversDawn Mazurka