SHADES SF DJs: Kenya & Leah | Teachers: Natalie (Special Topics) & Tali (Fundamentals)
Schedule
Mon May 25 2026 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Polish Club | San Francisco, CA
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*** Masks are optional. ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐
.***๐๐๐ช ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค
*๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต!* ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐พ๐ค๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ/ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ซ๐
๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ.
๐๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉโ๐ด Special Topics ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด:
-๐๐ต ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ต 6 ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ
-๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ.
-๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต.
Throughout May we will be taking a deep dive into West Coast Swing! Whether youโve never experienced WCS or youโve dabbled in it previously itโll be the ideal space for dancers to explore WCS and expand past the basics.
Week 4:
Coming soon!
*๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐!*
Each week the fundamentals lesson will include the bare minimum you need to step out onto the dance floor as well as a specific concept and skill. There are 6 weeks of content, weeks A thru F
๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐/ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ถ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ป-- Week D-- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต: ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ & ๐๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ: ๐๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐จ๐.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐๐ฉ๐ฆ
(Fundamentals and Intermediate run simultaneously in different rooms.)
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐๐๐ฉ๐ฆ
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
$๐๐-$๐๐ for lesson and dance
$๐๐-$๐๐ for dance only
๐๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ. We would like to remove any possible stigma or concern from anyone who for any reason would like to join us without paying. ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐โ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐โ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก, ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ. You can also opt to let us know at the door.
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Kenya Soul, hailing from the Bay Area, draws inspiration from a rich tapestry of hip hop, Lindy Hop, blues, and occasionally anime. His teachings are rooted in improvisation, connection, and musicality, breathing life into stories through movement. He seeks to build bridges between divergent communities through shared artistic language, which is how he found his home in Fusion. His Black-experience-centered philosophy sits at the heart of all of his and Pomona's lessons. Together, they create a clear, play-focused, and light-hearted teaching environment where students are often surprised with their own creative prowess.
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As a kiddo in Colorado, Leah DJed the Living Room for her sister and graduated to whole-house parties in the Pacific Northwest in 2010. She's since DJed for fusion and blues events across the U.S. and Europe. Leah curates sets that are luscious and heart-opening, transporting dancers from tender spaciousness to cipher-inducing, celebratory release. She enjoys learning the musical and cultural bridges between genres and drawing them out by drawing the songs together. She taps into the emotional and somatic longings of the room โ gently cracking open the party like a glow stick. Currently based in Victorville, CA, she treasures the once familiar opportunity to connect with dance family in the big cities.
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Natalie started her dance journey in 2016 with Waltz & Irish Ceili before stumbling upon Fusion Dancing. She has dabbled in a variety of other dances as well but continues to do Fusion, Waltz, and Irish Ceili the most. Natalie enjoys exploring the overlap of different dances because no matter how different the dances seem thereโs always some similarities.
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Tali is a full-time dancer and performer with a passion for both solo and partner dance styles. While she has primarily taught and performed solo dance for almost 2 decades, she has delved deeper into partner dance over the past four years, starting with Lindy Hop and then Tango and Zouk. Tali believes that everyone can dance and views dance as a profound way to connect with ourselves and others. Currently, she teaches Zouk at Omni Studios, Pilates and Franklin method privately and numerous forms of solo dance. She is a passionate teacher and lifelong student, dedicated to creating space for exploring the transformative power of movement.
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Shades San Francisco strives to create a safer space for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment or unsafe behavior of any kind. Read our full Code of Conduct here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WPnirFGgGhPf81BaSxu1BA7VnT-tLGGq9t5PsAsSnjA/edit?usp=sharing
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1. In order to attend, you need to be vaccinated with at least one COVID vaccine.
2. By attending Shades you agree to the following:
- You do not have any signs of illness (covid or otherwise) currently or in the days leading up to the event.
- You agree to report to [email protected], or message Andrew or Shastine immediately if you test positive for COVID within four days of the event.
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Where is it happening?
Polish Club, 3040 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110-3227, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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