FALL 2024 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Enroll now for SADC's 16-week (Aug-Dec) semester!
Creative Movement | Modern | Ballet | Hip-Hop | Jazz | Conditioning
YOUTH
PROGRAM
SADC promotes engaged learning with a focus on creative practices and rigorous training in a welcoming community.
Our skillful teaching artists are committed to developing reflective and creative dancers who care about community and develop an awareness of the whole body and whole person.
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Whether you are a teen just starting to dance, a child exploring movement and play, or a young person pursuing a dance dream, we welcome you to the SADC community.
YOUTH SEMESTER CLASSES
We offer classes in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hip-hop, Majorettes, Dance with Me/Family Dance, and more for students 2-18! All youth classes require full semester enrollment.
We are now enrolling for our Summer semester.
August 19 - December 15, 2024
16-weeks
TBA January-May 2025
20-weeks
July 8 - August 4, 2024
4-weeks
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Financial Aid
If you are looking to apply for financial aid, please review our financial aid page for all details and instructions on how to apply.
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Trial Classes
Trial classes are available before committing for the entire semester. All trial classes are $25. If you decide to join, your total tuition will be prorated to reflect missed classes, and this trial fee. Trial classes become available to book on Monday, August 12. To book, please first create an account with us, then email your youth@shawl-anderson.org with your desired classes.
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Registration Questions?
(510) 214-2955
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SADC# : SADC Main Center
2704 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley CA 94705
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BANDALOOP: BANDALOOP STUDIOS
1601 18th St at Mandela Parkway, Oakland CA 94607
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CONTACT OUR YOUTH TEAM
Jill Randall
Director of Artistic Prg & Staff Support
​Programmatic questions / level placement
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Bianca Cabrera
Director of Education & Operations /Interim Youth Prg Coordinator
youth@shawl-anderson.org / (510) 214-2955
Enrollment questions / financial aid
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BALLET
Ballet at SADC emphasizes proper technique, strength, musicality and expression through movement. Our program is designed to support beginning to advanced dancers; if a child or teen is excited about ballet, we are excited to teach them.
Our faculty aims to move beyond stereotypes related to ballet, teaching children in a manner that is engaging, challenging and age-appropriate. We attend to the physical, intellectual and emotional development of each dancer based on current wisdom around care for the body and mind through dance practice.
HIP-HOP
Hip-Hop classes at SADC start with hip-hop culture, history, and various forms and styles of hip-hop dance. Classes explore both the fundamental movement vocabulary as well as hybrid newer forms. Dancers learn to create and collaborate with classmates and to explore their own expressive voice through free styling and cyphers. Hip-hop is a vibrant form with rhythmic footwork, challenging floor moves, and stylized and specific gestures and arms. Hip-Hop at SADC gives students a window into the origins, history and evolution of various street styles that inform today’s contemporary and popular dance cultures.
JAZZ
Jazz is a diverse form that is known for its strong dynamic energy, distinct vocabulary and stylized movement with roots in social dance and popular music. Jazz at SADC is based on contemporary movement with a classical jazz foundation. Class incorporates elements of ballet, which helps students build a strong technical base. Technique is paired with choreography that cultivates an expressive emotional style. Jazz provides excellent training for aspiring actors and musical theater performers due to its performative and dramatic focus.
MODERN
Modern dance explores the concepts of space, time and energy. Improvisation and composition are paired with a rigorous technical foundation to build strength, foster creativity and encourage freedom of movement. Beginning level students explore the roots and basics of modern dance. As students progress, they engage with the more challenging and contemporary aspects of the form including floorwork, inversions, partnering, release, performance quality and more. Our staff attends to the physical, intellectual and emotional development of each student based on current wisdom and care for the body and the mind through dance practice.