I’ve picked all Bay Area Dance week picks here, including Hoop the Flow’s Appreciation day tomorrow, Jill Parker‘s tribal belly class, and 5 rhythms on Thursday.

If you’re in NY, Dance Parade is hosting its International Dance Day fun-raiser tomorrow for its annual celebration of dance, down Manhattan’s 5th avenue.

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I’ve picked all Bay Area Dance week picks here, including Hoop the Flow’s Appreciation day tomorrow, Jill Parker‘s tribal belly class, and 5 rhythms on Thursday.

If you’re in NY, Dance Parade is hosting its International Dance Day fun-raiser tomorrow for its annual celebration of dance, down Manhattan’s 5th avenue.

Scroll for the classes I’ll be shooting to attend this week, not to mention including some poi perhaps, and a Temple of Poi performance sometime.

Off to pick up my collapsible hoop now!

Hoop Appreciation Day Saturday, April 24, 1-4 pm, Precita Park, San Francisco. Bring a hoop. Bring a friend. Hoop in the open. Free class starts 1.30pm. Give thanks to the hoop!

ODC School/Rhythm & Motion Dance Program

08:00 PM – 09:15 PM
Rhythm & Motion Dance Workout (EFR) with Nancy Rubin
Music + Movement + Spirit + Sweat
ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell St.
San Francisco
415-863-9830
www.odcschool.org
samantha@rhythmandmotion.com

Learn R&M choreography and understand the fundamentals of dance technique. It serves as an introductory class for new students and offers another way for ongoing students to deepen their R&M workout. New students pick any 3 classes free!
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ODC School/Rhythm & Motion Dance Program

05:30 PM – 07:00 PM
Beginning Contemporary with Natalie Greene
All ages. All levels. All welcome.
ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell St.
San Francisco
415-863-9830
www.odcschool.org
samantha@rhythmandmotion.com

Build the fundamentals of modern dance vocabulary. Develop core strength, articulation of the feet, balance, and articulation of the spine “off-center” in forward curves, side tilts, twists, and arches. New students pick any 3 classes free!
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12:00 PM – 01:15 PM
Rhythm & Motion Dance Workout (MR) with Jessica Lutes
Music + Movement + Spirit + Sweat
ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell St.
San Francisco
415-863-9830
www.odcschool.org
samantha@rhythmandmotion.com

Modern Rhythms offers our students a more lyrical approach to dance workout. Drawing on contemporary dance and set to music that crosses borders, Modern Rhythms is a fun, creative and accessible workout. All levels, all ages, all welcome. New students pick any 3 classes free!
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Thursday, April 29

Endless Waves

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
5 Rhythms Class
Experience the 5 distinct rhythmic patterns the body passes through while moving freely.
Studio Gracia
19 Heron St.
San Francisco
415-701-1300
www.movingcenterschool.com
info@movingcenterschool.com
All Ages

The 5Rhythms is a simple, powerful moving meditation that anyone can practice. There are no steps to follow, no choreography to learn, no way to do it wrong. The only requirement is a body that is still breathing, a heart that is still beating, and mind that is still curious!
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Saturday, May 1

cardio-tone

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Hip Hop
Great workout and great moves in this beginning level class!
cardio-tone
3813 24th Street
San Francisco
2766144308
www.cardio-tone.com
cardiotone24thstreet@gmail.com
Adult
Class

Hip Hop, cardio, dance.
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Saturday, May 1

ODC School/Rhythm & Motion Dance Program

01:00 PM – 02:15 PM
Tribal Belly Dance with Jill Parker
All ages. All levels. All welcome.
ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell St.
San Francisco
415-863-9830
www.odcschool.org
samantha@rhythmandmotion.com
Adult

Sunday, May 2

ODC School/Rhythm & Motion Dance Program

05:30 PM – 06:30 PM
Rhythm & Motion Dance Workout (FR)
Music + Movement + Spirit + Sweat
ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell St.
San Francisco
415-863-9830
www.odcschool.org
samantha@rhythmandmotion.com

According to this KQED article, In just a week or two it’s expanded to over 50,000 members . . . → Read More: Not so underground, “Secret San Francisco” still handy for foodies and yogis]]> I’ve been very low energy this week in the gray winter weather. In the meantime I’ve been enjoying the discussions on the new Secret San francisco Facebook board. People love underground stuff, yet nothing is very secret on this site.

According to this KQED article, In just a week or two it’s expanded to over 50,000 members with discussions on the best brunch in the city to the best cafe to read a book (I suggested Atlas Cafe for their sweet potato-beet pizzas, magazine selection, location and space)

The idea came from the Secret London group and expanded now to most major cities. I wish you could do detailed searches on it, but it’s fun regardless if you want to learn about Rusty Wells’ affordable yoga, like I do, discuss places to get a healthy mani-pedi (Polished Lounge, here I come), or suggest awesome hooping classes (Hoop The Flow in the Mission).

As far as secret food, Mission street food is as underground as it gets in the bay area. I learned about it through my journalist friend Gregory, who came over for blueberry kombucha recently and recently wrote a piece about “pop up” SF restaurants for the NY Times. Last Thursday Mission Street Food held a secret vegan benefit dinner for Food not Bombs and its next dinner is planned for the 28th. Chefs take over a Chinese restaurant and experiment once a week, with proceeds going to charity. Awesome!

I asked if they could have an event to benefit the Congo, but they mostly donate to hunger organizations. They’re looking for investors to give $500 to fund a restaurant that will give all proceeds to charity, in fact, but they don’t mention anything its focus being sustainable or plant-based.

I’m sure there’s tons of secret foodie stuff going on in the east bay too. To keep track of the smaller food carts throughout the area, Twitter and this calendar site help.

Let me know anything I missed : )