Dance with us THIS WEEKEND in Portland, OR

Rhythm & Motion is in Portland, Oregon this weekend!

Rhythm & Motion is thrilled to offer three chances to dance for FREE this month in Portland, OR at the beautiful Bodyvox Dance Center. Join R&M Director, Dudley Flores for R&M Fusion this weekend - September 23-25.

  • Friday, September 23, 6pm-7pm

  • Saturday, September 24, 10am-11am

  • Sunday, September 25, 10am-11am

We can't wait to meet the PDX community and share our joy and love of dance with everyone there. Come dance with us and help us share the love by telling a friend!

Free R&M Fusion *this Saturday* in Noe Valley

It's going to be a beautiful day to dance outdoors this Saturday at Noe Valley Town Square. Come join us for our monthly class, this Saturday the 24th at 4pm. Bring a friend and just show up! No pre-registration required.

Looking to dance outside more regularly? Our FREE Wednesday 11am R&M Fusion class in beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens continues through the month of October. Sign up here.

Come join us in the great outdoors!

New Rhythm & Motion Modern class starts this week

Starting Thursday, Sept. 22, join Katie Clay every Thursday for Rhythm & Motion Modern from 5:45-6:45pm at ODC.

We are thrilled to add another R&M Modern offering to the schedule and we look forward to seeing you in class!

Check out our full schedule for all 30 in-person, outdoor and online classes in the Bay Area and beyond. We can't wait to dance with you!

New Classes in SF, Berkeley and Santa Cruz

NEW R&M Fusion and Modern classes at ODC, Berkeley Ballet Theater and Motion Pacific in Santa Cruz

Get excited for four new in-person classes returning to our schedule! Come enjoy the flow of R&M Modern on Thursday evenings at ODC in San Francisco with Katie Clay, welcome back Rena Marie Guidry Sunday mornings at Berkeley Ballet Theater, and dance with Rebecca Setziol twice a week in Santa Cruz. 

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For those of you outside of the San Francisco Bay Area...

  • Our San Diego Sunday R&M Fusion class with Adriana Guevara and Michele Bigley is still going strong at the Dorothea Laub Dance Place.

  • Spread the word! R&M will be making an appearance in Portland, OR the weekend of September 23 to the 25th. Stay tuned for more info!

Check out our full schedule for all 30 in-person, outdoor and online classes in the Bay Area and beyond. We can't wait to dance with you!

R&M Fusion 101 - Learn the basics

Love R&M class but craving more information and a breakdown of fundamental steps? Have friends you'd like to introduce to R&M but they feel hesitant to jump into a Fusion class right away?

Join us for R&M Fusion 101: Sunday, September 11th and 18th from 11:15-12:45pm with Dudley Flores at ODC (SIGN UP HERE)

In R&M Fusion 101, we'll draw on a variety of dance forms and music styles found in the Rhythm & Motion Program to learn fundamental movement vocabulary, rhythms and techniques to help individuals build more confidence and find their personal style and flavor...all in a supportive, fun and high-energy learning environment. Be prepared to get sweaty and to learn why Rhythm & Motion has been named San Francisco's Favorite Dance Workout!

Dance Day at the Yerba Buena Gardens was SO MUCH FUN! We are so grateful to the hundreds of you that were able to join us on August 20 for a day of dance and community in the sun.

In a closing talk with her students, Aimee Rose stated it best, “Dance Day brought together some of the Bay Area’s finest teachers and dancers…and that includes all of YOU!”

Tremendous gratitude to all of the teaching artists, musicians and dancers who helped to create all the positive vibes at our outdoor dance center. You were the heart of this event! And deep thanks to the incomparable YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL for their partnership and the opportunity to co-present this event at the Gardens!

Did you miss this event, but want to dance outside at the Yerba Buena Gardens? Catch Rhythm & Motion's FREE class every Wednesday from 11am-12pm now through the end of October.

Perform with R&M for the ODC Block Party on July 31

Perform with R&M for the ODC Block Party on July 31

Rhythm & Motion is excited to help our partners at ODC celebrate their 50+ Anniversary with a community dance performance, kicking off their block party on July 31. It's been years since we've had to opportunity to perform together as a community...we cannot wait to kick off ODC's celebration by dancing with you!

How to take part:

  • Learn a dance to Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” with the video below from the comfort of your home, and/or see it live in select Rhythm & Motion Dance Workout classes from July 16-July 31.

  • Join us outdoors on July 31 at 12pm at the Dancing in the Street ODC 50+ Summer Block Party! Share your joy and love of dance and help inspire the neighborhood and the block party attendees to get up and bust a move. After we dance, enjoy the other festive sights and sounds the afternoon block party has to offer.

Everyone is welcome and no dance experience is required!
(Because at Rhythm & Motion, we believe anyone can dance!!)

What: R&M kicks off ODC’s 50+ Anniversary Block Party
When: Sunday, July 31. 12pm.
Where: 351 Shotwell St. (between 17th and 18th St) in SF

Save the Date - Saturday, August 20
FREE outdoor Dance Day at Yerba Buena Gardens

Rhythm & Motion is thrilled to partner with Yerba Buena Gardens Festival for an entire day of free outdoor classes at Yerba Buena Gardens on Saturday, August 20, from 10am - 3pm.

Enjoy the R&M classes you love, as well as Salsa, Bachata, Dancehall, Body Percussion, Contemporary Dance, Soul Line Dancing and more. Mid-day, join us for an open dance floor featuring live Cuban music by Bay Area quartet, Son Chévere.

Complete schedule of classes and musicians to come!

R&M on TV + performance opportunity + more

R&M featured on "Destination: SF" TV show

Did you see us on TV? Rhythm & Motion was featured on a recent episode of the CBS local series Destination: SF, a food and lifestyle program that highlights the best of what San Francisco has to offer!

The energy was buzzing in Studio B at the ODC Dance Commons during the 8 teacher team-taught R&M class held back in March. It was thrilling to see everyone shine on filming day and in the final segment that aired on May 14. Everyone represented R&M beautifully and we hope you enjoy what you see! Please feel free to leave a comment on the video and share this segment with friends.

Ready to dance with us in the studio, outside or online? See our schedule of over 24 weekly classes in San Francisco, Berkeley and now San Diego!

Read the rest of the June Newsletter here.

Ever onward and in community + New weekday morning classes and dance outside for free ☀

Reflecting on the past two years

The last two years have been filled with changes and challenges for everyone. At Rhythm & Motion, we've experienced our fair share, too. Two years after the March 2020 worldwide shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we reflect back on the journey so far, and how we've all adapted to stay connected and keep dancing. (Check out our video above.)

From wherever you join us, we are grateful to all of you for being a part of this global R&M movement. Because of your love and support, in all its many forms, Rhythm & Motion is still here today. For over 42 years, but especially in these last two, together, we have reaffirmed that Rhythm & Motion is more than an energizing dance class, it is indeed a beautiful community of people. Our deepest thanks to all of you.

This pandemic isn’t over by any stretch - but it is changing. We promise to continue to hold the space with you and to keep dancing through it all...ever onward and in community.

Read the entire April newsletter

Saturday Essentials + outdoor Yerba Buena Gardens classes are back!

Saturday Rhythm & Motion Essentials returns to ODC

Rhythm & Motion is excited to welcome Janet Roitz back to teaching Fusion Essentials IN PERSON at ODC. Come dance with her on Saturdays from 8:45am to 10am.

Fusion Essentials incorporates a broad range of movement and music styles from around the world and is a great format for anyone new to Rhythm & Motion, and/or, craving in-depth instruction about our high-energy choreography and techniques.

View our current full schedule of in-person and online classes in San Francisco and Berkeley. More classes will be added soon - stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy any of our 20 current classes...maybe try a new teacher or different time slot. Want to dance outside? We've got that too! We can't wait to dance with you!

Free Rhythm & Motion Fusion class
in Yerba Buena Gardens

Ready to feel the wind in your hair and the sun on your face? In partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Rhythm & Motion will be returning to the beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens with our popular free weekly outdoor dance classes, on Wednesdays from 11am-12pm. Join us for our first class of 2022 on Wednesday, March 16.

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Stay up to date on studio COVID-19 policies

The last month brought a whirlwind of vaccination and mask mandate changes in California. If your head was spinning, you were in good company.

Rhythm & Motion and our partner studios are committed to the health and safety of our dancers. ODC, LINES Dance Center and Berkeley Ballet Theatre all follow their own set of guidelines based on the unique needs of each location. Please check each studio's COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for the latest information. We are so grateful for your support and flexibility through all the changes.

More East Bay classes + Let's dance outside!

More Rhythm & Motion at Berkeley Ballet Theater

Ready for more Rhythm & Motion in the East Bay? Starting February 18, join Leigh Marz for in-person R&M Fusion classes every Friday at 9am at Berkeley Ballet Theater.
As a teacher, I’m interested in helping students to find space for dance in their lives—whether they are returning to dance after a hiatus or finding their way to dance for the very first time. - Leigh M.
Not able to make a weekday class? We've got you covered! Come dance in-person with Eyla Moore at BBT Saturdays at 9am.

We are excited to expand our class offerings at Berkeley Ballet Theater and we look forward to dancing with all of you who live and work in the East Bay!

Want the latest COVID-19 related news for classes at BBT? Visit their COVID-19 Policies & Updates page.

And, in case you missed it:
For dancers looking to take class in San Francisco, we've added a few more classes to our schedule at ODC:

For COVID-19 health and safety practices at ODC, visit their COVID-19 Operation Guidelines page.

View our current full schedule of in-person and online classes in San Francisco and Berkeley. More classes will be added soon - stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy any of our 20 current classes...maybe try a new teacher or different time slot. We can't wait to dance with you!

Free Outdoor Rhythm & Motion Fusion Class

Prefer to dance outside? Want open air dance inspiration? We're with you!

Come dance with us (for free!) outside in SF's beautiful Noe Valley. Thanks to our friends at Noe Valley Town Square, we are able to offer monthly outdoor R&M Fusion classes free to the public. Our next class is Saturday, February 19 at 4pm. Check out our website for the details and upcoming classes.

Coming soon: In partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, this March we will be returning to the beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens with our popular free weekly outdoor dance classes. We're also working together on some special events later this year. Stay tuned

Rhythm & Motion is adding more indoor and outdoor classes!

We're Adding More Rhythm & Motion Classes at ODC

After postponing new indoor class programming due to the recent COVID-19 surge, we are excited to announce that we will be adding more classes to our San Francisco schedule at ODC! To start, check out the return of these weekday offerings:

  • Mondays - 10am Fusion (In-Person) with Dudley Flores (starts Jan. 31)

  • Wednesdays - 5:45pm Fusion (In-Person) with Aimee Zawitz (starts Feb. 2)

  • Thursdays - 6pm Fusion (In-Person) with Ken Scott (starts Feb. 10)

And, in case you missed the news in our last newsletter, we now have another Rhythm & Motion Fusion Essentials class with Heather Bornfeld on Sunday mornings from 10:15-11:30am at ODC!

For all Rhythm & Motion classes at ODC: Consistent with guidance from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, face masks are required at all times indoors. Effective February 1, proof of "Up-to-Date" vaccination (which includes a booster, if eligible) is required for in-person activity. Learn more at odc.dance/reopening.

View our current full schedule of in-person and online classes in San Francisco and Berkeley. More classes are coming soon. In the meantime, find your favorites, discover new ones and dance in community from wherever you are. Hope to dance with you soon!

Free Outdoor Rhythm & Motion Fusion Class

Prefer to dance outside? Want open air dance inspiration? We're with you.

Come dance with us (for free!) outside in SF's beautiful Noe Valley. Thanks to our friends at Noe Valley Town Square, we are able to offer monthly outdoor R&M Fusion classes free to the public. Our next class is Saturday, February 19 at 4pm. Check out our website for the details and upcoming classes.

Coming soon: In partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, this March we will be returning to the beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens with our popular free weekly outdoor dance classes. We're also working together on some special events later this year. Stay tuned!

Happy New Year and R&M Class Updates

Rhythm & Motion 2022 Schedule Additions

Happy New Year, dancers!

New class alert! Join us Sunday mornings from 10:15 - 11:30am for in-person R&M Fusion Essentials with Heather Bornfeld. Heather taught a joy-filled class on Sunday, January 2, and is excited to keep the ball rolling! New to the Essentials format? Join us and get an invigorating dance workout while going deeper into the steps and fundamentals of Rhythm & Motion choreography.

We are excited to continue adding new programming while keeping an awareness of the ever-changing landscape of public health and safety. We are also committed to working with our partner studios and staying informed on the latest COVID-related guidance to keep you safe and dancing.

Due to the surge in COVID case rates, for now, we are postponing further additions to our weekly schedule. View our current full schedule of in-person and online classes and stay tuned for more classes being added to the schedule later this month.

photo by Shell Jiang

Free outdoor Rhythm & Motion class cancelled for January. Join us in February!

We've enjoyed dancing with many of you outside in San Francisco's Noe Valley Town Square for the past few months, and are excited to continue the party by offering free monthly weekend outdoor Rhythm & Motion Fusion classes in 2022.

Please note that January's free outdoor Noe Valley class has been cancelled. Our next free outdoor R&M Fusion class will be in February. Date TBA.

AND, stay tuned: In partnership with our friends at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, we will be returning to the beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens with more free weekly outdoor classes this spring!

Indoor Masking & Temporary Class Capacity Decrease at ODC

Thank you for your perseverance and dedication as we work hard to keep everyone moving both in the studio and at home. We can't do this without you!

Due to the surge of the Omicron variant in the Bay Area, we are allowing for more physical space between individuals in Rhythm & Motion in-person classes at ODC by temporarily further reducing R&M class capacities. Additionally, in alignment with the latest SFDPH health orders, well-fitted masks are now required in all indoor classes. We hope these practices will allow us all to brave this COVID surge safely while still dancing together. For a full list of ODC's COVID health and safety practices, click HERE.

And remember, if you are unable to join us in-person, select R&M classes are also available ONLINE. Let's stay connected!

Thank you for sticking with us! We can't wait to dance with you more in 2022!

Our Winter Holiday Schedule is here + dance outside!

Winter Holiday Schedule

Want to dance this winter holiday season? From December 24 through January 2, we are offering opportunities to dance and sweat with your extended dance family almost every day. IN-PERSON and ONLINE, we'll be here...26 classes with 11 different teachers. (Yes, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, too.) We look forward to connecting with you!

CLICK HERE: Winter Schedule 2021

This Saturday: Free Outdoor Rhythm & Motion Class

Our last free outdoor Rhythm & Motion class of the year in San Francisco's Noe Valley Town Square is this Saturday, December 18 at 4pm. Bring a friend and dress warmly! Hope to see you there!

Also, we've loved dancing with many of you outdoors in Noe Valley and we are excited to announce that we will continue with free outdoor classes once a month throughout 2022!

More Info

Instructor News

Live performances are back!

Check out Maggie Connard dancing in the hilarious musical romp, The Magic Lamp at the Presidio Theatre, through December 31. Fun for the whole family, The Magic Lamp turns the classic children’s tale of Aladdin on its head with magnificent costumes, musical parodies, dance, magic, and over-the-top silliness.

Special Thanksgiving Weekend Schedule

Without question, the last 21 months have been a rollercoaster ride and many of us have been feeling exhausted after such a wildly uncertain year and a half. Which is why it's been pretty magical to witness the healing power of dance in our classes. Dancing together online and in-person, with dancers from all over the globe, has been a tremendous gift and a reminder of the power and joy we experience through music, dance and community. Thank you to everyone for coming together to "dance it out" and recharge each other's batteries.

We are grateful to each and every one of you!

Special Thanksgiving Weekend Schedule

Rhythm & Motion believes that opportunities to dance should be available 365 days a year (well, when a pandemic doesn’t shut us and our studio partners down.) This Thanksgiving holiday, we have numerous opportunities to dance online and in-person and we are excited to continue this tradition with you. (All classes will be held at the ODC Dance Commons.*)

Thursday, November 25

  • 8:30am Rhythm & Motion Fusion: ONLINE and IN-PERSON with Clara Baldwin

  • 10:00am Rhythm & Motion Fusion: ONLINE and IN-PERSON with Jillian Wasick

  • 11:00am Rhythm & Motion Modern: ONLINE and IN-PERSON with Dudley Flores


Friday, November 26

  • 8:30am Rhythm & Motion Fusion: ONLINE and IN-PERSON with Maggie Connard

  • 10:00am Rhythm & Motion Fusion: IN-PERSON with Janet Roitz

  • 4:30pm Rhythm & Motion Modern: ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Jessica Lutes


Our regular class schedules will resume on Saturday, November 27th. We are working with our studio partners to offer classes over the winter holidays, too. Stay tuned for the complete schedule announcement next month.

*For classes at ODC, registration is required and opens 7-days prior to the class. Walk-ups cannot be accommodated at this time. Find out more about ODC's COVID-19 related policies and procedures.

photo credit: Shell Jiang

Did you know? Dance together!

The ODC Dance Commons offers a $16 household rate for online classes so that you and your household (2+ people) can take class together through one device from the comfort of your home. Want to dance but can’t make it to the studio? Want to introduce family and friends to your dance community online? Join us by using this fantastic option.

Instructor News

Live performances are back!

Check out Maggie Connard dancing in the hilarious musical romp, The Magic Lamp at the Presidio Theatre. Fun for the whole family, The Magic Lamp turns the classic children’s tale of Aladdin on its head with magnificent costumes, musical parodies, dance, magic, and over-the-top silliness.

MORE classes added to our schedule!

NEW classes with Rhythm & Motion:
weekend Fusion and weekday Modern

Great news - we are excited to announce that we will be offering two more Rhythm & Motion classes starting this month!

  • Sundays - 8:30am Fusion (In-Person and Online) with Katie Clay at ODC (beginning November 14)

  • Tuesdays - 12pm Modern (In-Person) with Jessica Lutes at ODC

Also, don't miss your opportunity to take one of our other R&M classes throughout the week. Check out our schedule and dance remotely, in the studio or outdoors with our fabulous teachers!

We can't wait to dance with you!

above right photo credit: Shell Jiang

Free R&M Fusion classes outside: two more classes added in Noe Valley!

We've loved dancing with many of you outdoors in San Francisco's Noe Valley and we are excited to announce the addition of two more classes! Come dance with us outside (for free) on Saturdays, November 13 and December 18 at 4pm at Noe Valley Town Square.

Hope to see you there!

Thank you to YBGFestival

We'd love to extend a tremendous thank you everyone who danced outside in community at the beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens since April! We had so much fun with all of you!

Thank you to the amazing Yerba Buena Gardens Festival for partnering with us to present these free dance classes. We look forward to working together again next season!

Thanksgiving schedule

Will you be in San Francisco for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? We will!
Stay tuned for our holiday in-person and online schedule for the weekend of November 25-28.