Details

 

Where: Lake Merritt Dance Centre, 200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610 .

Room: Auditorium

Cost: $15 drop in. $65 for 5 weeks, $52 for 4 weeks, $39 for a 3 week series.

Ages: Very broad range of ages from teens to 80's, the average probably being in the 30's, 40's and 50's.

Accessibility: Lake Merritt is a wheelchair and scooter accessible venue, with elevator, ramps and accessible bathrooms. No sign language facilities.

Contact: 510.430.8820
zoe@tripthelightfantastic.org

Wesite: www.tripthelightfantastic.org

Sundays: www.dancingwiththequeers.com

Taught by Zoe Balfour

LGBTQ, All levels Line Dancing with Texas Rose.

Dancing, one of the most fun ways to get fit, socialize and learn a new skill. Bring someone who hasn't been before to a 'trip the light' Monday class and they get their first class for free (when you sign up for the month)!

April/May 2020

Monday Classes: April/ May

6:00 - 7:00: LGBTQ All levels line dancing class, online

No partner needed.

7:30 - 8:30: To be continued after SIP

This class is being offer at overwhelming demand. This is for people who have the basic patterns and want to go to a new level and returners who want more moves and technique. Come and learn in a supportive same sex group of dancers and try out one of the favorite social dances.

This is a friendly and fun class that will take you through all kinds of fun moves and turns, and give you lots of practice in leading and following. Come and learn in a supportive group of dancers of all ages. No partner needed. These classes are always really fun and vibrant and a great place to improve your dancing. This class will take beginning moves and add variations to them.

 

 

 

 

Beginning TBA plus 6.30 - 7.30

7.30 -8.30 Intermediate TBA

 

 

Trip the Light Performance Groups have been going on for a number of years and are the current US champions. We have participated in events like Gay Games (silver medal'06), Sundance Stompede, Pride Parade & Stages, Baile Con Migo, Queer Ballroom, Trip the light fantastic friday dances. Sistahs' Steppin in Pride, Ballroom Competitions in Sacramento and in April Follies( winner 08) & California Dreaming (winner'07and '08) competitions here in the Bay Area. The Outgames in  Copenhagen, Denmark where the the formation team won a gold and a bronze medal in country western group dance and ballroom show dance in 2009. We came 5th in the world at the Paris Gay Games in 2018. Check them out www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6uMmEt3aco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUoDH1jfSU4

Trip the light fantastic will start working with a new performance group next year. This is always an exciting process of a group getting to know each other and working together on a project for 3/ 6 months and then getting to perform at the end of it. During this time you will learn a huge amount of technique, some great choreography and feel the warmth and support of creating something beautiful with a group of other queer people.