SHADES SF DJs: Philip & Amber | Teachers: Amber (Special Topics) & Philip (Fundamentals)
Schedule
Mon Jun 01 2026 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Polish Club | San Francisco, CA
**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 โpostsโ and โrides.โ
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.
๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ.
Week 1: Ease of Motion: Negotiating Alignment of your Center
Weโll 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.
*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/ Philip Bell
Week Eโ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต: Lag & ๐๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ: Pass (right side/left side)
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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๐๐๐:
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 DJโs, and is a neurodivergent advocate at www.neurodawnversity.com
www.neurodawnversity.com
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๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
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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๐๐จ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ
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
๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐
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.
Where is it happening?
Polish Club, 3040 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110-3227, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
















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