SHADES SF DJs: Philip & Amber | Teachers: Amber (Special Topics) & Philip (Fundamentals)

Name: SHADES SF DJs: Philip & Amber | Teachers: Amber (Special Topics) & Philip (Fundamentals)
Start: 2026-06-01T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-01T23:00:00-07:00
Location: Polish Club

Schedule

Mon Jun 01 2026 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Polish Club | San Francisco, CA

💜🩷❤️🧡💛💚💙 June time at Shades!!! 💜🩷❤️🧡💛💚💙
**Special Topics w/ Amber Dawn**
Intuitive Alignment including Posts & Rides!! Join June classes to learn to align your center(s) for balance and counter-balance during rotational “posts” and “rides.”
No-fixed prerequisites for this class, but things to know that will help you feel successful:
-Some experience in both leading and following in Fusion partner dance.
-A basic understanding of anatomy and how your bones and muscles align.
-The ability to balance standing on 1 foot for at least 1 min.
𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥.
Week 1: Ease of Motion: Negotiating Alignment of your Center
We’ll learn to align our centers in this class, making stepping together in partnership extra smooth! Understanding our center and how it dynamically relates to and affects our partner will lay the conceptual understanding for the month.
*𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀!*
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
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄/ Philip Bell
Week E— 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: Lag & 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭: Pass (right side/left side)
𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝟕𝐩𝐦-𝟖𝐩𝐦
(Fundamentals and Intermediate run simultaneously in different rooms.)
𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝟖𝐩𝐦-𝟏𝟏𝐩𝐦
𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠:
$𝟏𝟑-$𝟐𝟓 for lesson and dance
$𝟏𝟎-$𝟐𝟎 for dance only
𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬. We would like to remove any possible stigma or concern from anyone who for any reason would like to join us without paying. 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡, 𝑛𝑜 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦. You can also opt to let us know at the door.
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𝗗𝗝𝘀:
Philip Bell
Fighting for your right to party.
Amber Dawn
As a DJ, Amber Dawn thrives on creating containers to foster connection through music and movement. She started DJing seven years ago, encouraged by her friends to share songs with fusion and ballroom dancers throughout the SF Bay Area and internationally. Amber especially loves playing dark, sensual, glitchy, and slow melty micro songs. Her unique skill as a DJ is reading the floor and adjusting to meet the dancers where they are. She values variety playing sets that take dancers on a journey through multiple genres of dance and music. She teaches Fusion, Micro, and Ballroom dance, donates her time to mentor new DJ’s, and is a neurodivergent advocate at www.neurodawnversity.com
www.neurodawnversity.com
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𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀:
Amber Dawn
Starting with creative movement classes at age three, Amber Dawn has danced across multiple stages and genres of dance throughout her life. She co-founded the first dance troupe at her high school. Forever learning, Amber has studied technique for years in many styles of movement & dance including: ballet, modern, jazz, belly dance, international ballroom, martial arts, Latin dances, swing dances, fusion, micro-fusion, and more! As a teacher, organizer, and DJ in the SF Bay Area, Amber thrives on creating containers to foster connection through music and movement. Amber has developed her own teaching style where she delivers geeky dance technique and creative experiences in ways that are connection based, playful, and accessible. You can contact her directly at www.neurodawnversity.com
www.neurodawnversity.com

Philip Bell
Dance like no one is watching, encrypt like everyone is.
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𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭
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
𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟
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.