"Because there is no one right way... to dance, or to live."

DanceJam is an all-ages, alcohol-free dance event in San Diego that meets every Friday night from 9pm-midnite. And there is usually a dance class that starts at 8pm. We dance to a wide variety of music that a live DJ spins for us (including world beat, classics, fusion, trance, house, etc.).

DanceJam was started almost twenty years ago. Our community has been growing strong ever since. Our mission is to provide an open space where you can bring your authentic body out into the open, and simply move. You are welcome to come meet and dance with others or, you can simply come and do your own thing.

The weekly barefoot boogie is preceded by an hour class, from 8-9pm. Usually, this is a Contact Dance Improvisation class. On the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month, there is an improvisational jam that includes live musical accompaniment. This is a great way to become familiar with improvisation.


Watch a video clip of a special Goddess dance jam (special in that there were extra lights):

http://movingarts.net/images.html


"Just Dance!
Gonna be Okay da da doo doo mmm
Just Dance Spin that Record Babe
da da doo doo mmm
Just Dance, Gonna Be Okay, d-d-d-dance
Dance Dance, just, j-j-just Dance!"

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  • February 3 at 8:00 PM, 49 Dancers attended

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    Delicious, ecstatic, provoking, joyful.

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    Cathartic, but the height of aloofness. Zero eye contact. And I fucked up my back.

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  • January 27 at 8:00 PM, 31 Dancers attended

    Dance Jam: Approaching Butoh
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  • January 20 at 8:00 PM, 17 Dancers attended

    Dance Jam: Contact Improv
    Class description: Contact Improv with Lisa Frank Building on CI principles and skills, we will take partnering dances across the floor and around the space. Class... Learn more

  • January 13 at 8:00 PM, 25 Dancers attended

    San Diego Dance Jam
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San Diego, CA 92104
Founded Sep 1, 2009
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