SPOTLIGHT: Jazz Funk (Beg/Int) with Sassi Fran & Eliza Viera

Description:

Sassi Fran and Eliza Viera are teaming up for a February beginner/intermediate jazz funk spotlight! This two-hour workshop will cover roughly one minute of choreography, with an emphasis on performance quality, camera awareness, and clean, intentional lines.

Both Sassi Fran and Eliza are Rae Studios jazz funk and K-pop instructors who have founded K-pop cover groups in San Francisco. After teaching back-to-back Monday classes, they quickly realized they’re often on the same wavelength: sharing similar dance backgrounds, movement sensibilities, and creative instincts (plus, they’re very cute)!

In 2026, they’ll be leaning into a more vogue-influenced style after taking a vogue intensive together, and will be co-leading a jazz funk performance workshop in April. This February spotlight is your chance to get a sneak peek at how that fusion comes to life. 👯‍♀️

Workshop Details:

Featured Instructors:

SASSI FRAN | @hello.sassi.fran

ELIZABETH VIERA | @shiny.eliza

Date: Sunday, February 15th, 2026

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tickets:

• $35 Early Bird
• $25 Member's Discount

Registration is required for this event. Please note that all sales for specialty classes are final. No refunds will be given for missed or forfeited classes.

Style Description:

Jazz Funk dance, a super-set of Jazz and influenced by the Hip Hop dance style. This style of dance is usually fast-paced pointed gestures and quick movements. In this class, you will learn the basic knowledge of jazz and hip hop foundations while learning short, but quick paced combos emphasizing on feminine movements.

Suggested Wardrobe: Loose fitting pants or shorts, comfortable t-shirts or tank tops with a sports bra. Sneakers.

Meet Your Instructor(s):

Elizabeth (she/her) is a lifelong dancer with over 25 years of experience. She began her training in competitive jazz, tap, and ballet, building a strong technical foundation that continues to shape her performative style. While she’s explored many genres over the years, she found her true love in jazz-funk, K-pop, and musical theater — styles that let her fully embrace character, storytelling, and expression.

Now based in San Francisco, Elizabeth brings a bright, energetic presence to everything she does. She is the creative director of the Baybaes, a casual K-pop cover group, and an avid weightlifter. She blends artistry and athleticism in her approach to dance, with a focus on helping people feel strong, confident, and at home in their bodies — wherever they are in their movement journey.

Sassi Fran (she/they) was born in San Francisco but raised in Las Vegas. Fran started dancing at the age of 4 doing tap and ballet. Throughout childhood and adolescence they added in other styles such as jazz, hip hop, street jazz, Hula, Tahitian, and Maori. At the age of 18, Fran moved back to their birthplace of San Francisco to study art in a BFA program for sculpture at San Francisco Art Institute. Although their studies were in visual arts, they always hungered for dance.

Fran began dancing with many dance groups in San Francisco such as Bay Area Flash Mob, Sexitude, and Bay Area Dancers. In addition to teaching around the San Francisco Bay Area, Fran is also a local drag performer! Sassi Fran incorporates K-Pop into many of her drag performances and hosts a quarterly Queer K-pop Dance Party/drag show to continue spreading the joys of K-Pop music and dance.

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