The Beat

7.7 / 10

Dance studio School

Dance and movement classes accessible to all ages with an emphasis on adult education. The Mission: The Beat, Berkeley Performing Arts Center (BPAC) is a non-profit educational and public benefit organization focused on using dance, music and other vehicles of creative expression as a means for community and leadership development. The Beat – BPA Read moreC offers the East Bay community at large, young people, adults, seniors, children and families the opportunity to learn diverse dance art forms – salsa, tango, hip hop, jazz, Latin dance, samba, zydeco, ballet and rhythm tap – creating pathways of creativity that lead to a sustained sense of accomplishment, direction, physical fitness and cultural community building. Program Description: Our programs are focused on a series of dance and movement classes accessible to all ages with an emphasis on adult education. Our unique orientation towards dance and arts education is focused on developing a strong sense of community and cultural exchange within our classes. The broad array of dance forms provides exceptional opportunity for students to learn about the various cultures that have seeded such diverse forms as salsa, samba, ballet, tango, yoga, musical theatre and jazz/blues. The East Bay community, a part of the larger San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa counties is home to myriad arts and culture organizations in which the BPAC will be an active member. The Beat-BPAC will offer a comprehensive contribution to the various organizations focused on different types of dance and cultural experiences. Our mission is to provide the highest quality, diverse educational dance and cultural experience for our students seeking cultural understanding and skill development within different dance and artistic forms. Our stakeholders include adults, school-aged children, senior citizens, former dancers, body movement aficinados and all those interested in exploring the connection between movement, dance and expression. Our non-profit organization provides an all-encompassing program of dance as a vehicle for cultural creativity and artistic expression. We hold classes seven days a week during various times of the day. We currently have a cadre of more than a dozen instructors teaching a myriad of dance forms. Our instructors and class leaders are some of the most talen Update description

Address:

2560 9th St, Ste 119
Berkeley

Telephone:

+15108432328

Web site:

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