Cardio Wednesdays | Shuffle with Kylie Ireland & Christian Moran

Rae Studios is proud to be the 2025 programming partner of the San Francisco Recreation & Parks, OEWD, and BRV; providing FREE CLASSES to the Union Square Neighborhood to increase equity and access to dance & wellness for all ages, abilities, and levels. Cardio Wednesday will feature outdoor cardio dance classes provided by Rae Studios on Union Square Plaza (Across the street to Macy’s). Classes offered will range from DRENCHED! (A Rae Studios Signature class), BollyX, Shuffle, and Salsa. All classes offered will be free and easy to follow. We encourage all participants to sign up in advance to help the instructor prepare for a successful class. We are thrilled to be a part of this amazing new addition to the Union Square neighborhood. See you on the square!

Hosted By:

• Rae Studios | @raestudiossf
• San Francisco Recreation & Parks | @sfrecpark
• Office of Economic & Workforce Development | @sfoewd
• Beiderman Development Ventures

Union Square Class Program (February-April):

Every Wednesday 5pm - 6pm on the Union Square Plaza

Every 1st Wed: DRENCHED! A signature Rae Studios Cardio Dance Class (All dance genres, all levels)

Every 2nd Wed: BollyX

Every 3rd Wed: Shuffle

Every 4th Wed: Salsa Styling (No partners needed)

All classes are outdoors at 234 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Located between Hyde Street and Market Street.

BART:Get off at Powell Street Station. Take the exit A1 towards Powell Street, Cable Car / Union Square. From the cable car turnaround, walk up Powell Street towards Union Square

MUNI: Buses, #2, #3, #8, #8AX, #8BX, #30, #38, #38R, and #45 all stop within a block or two from Rae Studios.

Metro Subway: T line (stop at Geary) or J, K, M, and N (stop at Powell)

Caltrain: Exit 4th Street then take either buses #30 and #45 (stop at Stockton St & Sutter St), #31 (stop at Cyril Magnin & Market St), or Metro Subway T Line (Stop at Geary)

BollyX (Class Description):

Shuffle originated in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1980’s and was danced in the club scene to Electronic Dance music. Over the years shuffling has taken the world by storm from clubs to festivals. Shuffling is known to be inclusive, liberating, spiritual, free of judgment, and true expression. Shuffle Dance connects you with the music you love in a special way. In this class students will learn basic shuffle skills like the running man, and the T-step, while also learning to incorporate their own stylistic movements.

Meet our Instructors below:

Xavy ( he/him ) started break dancing in early ages in ES. Studied business administration which was not fulfilling then Moved to San Francisco the Bay Area 2012 discovered shuffle dance during pandemic Joined SFBADM ( Bay Area Dance Movement ) 2021 where learned and adopted shuffle as part of his life,learning from talented shufflers across  California . Actually pursuing a DJ dream,but also sharing  Shuffle dance style in the Bay Area, so grateful and expecting to grow as a shuffle teacher at RAE STUDIOS . Aiming to build a strong foundation and variations of shuffle steps focusing on transition points and flow styles toward better freestyle on the dance floor. Friendly , Fun , Focus ( FFF) Instagram: @xavyzoomies

Kylie (she/her) is a performing artist from southern California now living in San Francisco. Main disciplines including aerial, flow arts, acrobatics, contortion, and shuffle dance! Her 12+ year background is in circus arts which originated in a youth program she was a part of. In high school she started teaching and performing professionally, after graduating studied kinesiology for 2 years, and then moved to Santa Cruz,CA in 2020 to pursue the performing arts. In Santa Cruz is where Kylie discovered shuffling and committed to learning the dance style. Kylie found shuffle dance through videos online, and although she didn’t yet consider herself a dancer, was mesmerized. She loved how people would mix multiple dance styles into shuffling and thought she could do the same with her background. As it slowly began to take a big place in her life it surprised her how much passion she had for this dance. She hopes to show others how much of a positive influence shuffling can have on their mental and physical health. Kylie has performed at birthday parties, festivals, clubs, weddings, community, and corporate events! She feels grateful to be a part of RAE and her goal is to get shuffling into studios as a recognized dance style, give beginners an accessible place to learn, and create more professional opportunities for shuffle dancers. Learning to shuffle has a huge positive impact on her life and she hopes she can share that impact with others. Along with RAE Kylie also teaches at the Hive SF, Acrosports, and SF pole & dance.

instagram: @kyliecircus

website: https://www.kyliecircus.com/

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