Classes & Programs
CLASSES
De La Femme Company Class (Int)
Funkanometry SF Company Class (Adv)
*Click here to read reviews of our classes on YELP.com!
PROGRAMS
Performance Workshop – Season 8 info just posted!
PERFORMANCE COMPANIES
Funkanometry SF (professional company)
Project EM (all-male team)
De La Femme (all-female team)
The Odds (collegiate competitive team)
Funksters (youth performance team)
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This class is taught by the Executive Artistic Director of Funkanometry SF, Emerson Aquino. Students will focus on beginning techniques in groove, isolation, and basic hip-hop. Each class begins with a fun warm-up and stretch, and ends after learning approximately 4 eight counts of choreography. Emerson focuses on musicality and basic body movement while implementing a fun cardio-based workout at the same time.
Class is meant for beginners with little to no experience, but is also helpful for advanced dancers who are interested in improving their technique and execution. Music selection varies with each class but Emerson is best known for his up-tempo R&B and J-pop.
Class Info: Every Sunday from 5:30-7pm | $12 drop in rate
Location: City Dance | 10 Colton Street (Enter on Brady St) San Francisco, CA | www.citydance.org
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This is an Intermediate class meant to train dancers to potentially join Funkanometry SF’s all-female company, De La Femme. Class is open to both men and women, and is taught by the top female dancers of the Funkbrella, as well as other up-and-coming female dancers. Every Thursday features a different choreographer.
To stay updated with who is teaching each week, check our monthly calendar, or sign up for our weekly email list.
Class Info: Every Thursday from 8-9:30pm | $12 drop in rate
Location: City Dance | 10 Colton Street (Enter on Brady St) San Francisco, CA | www.citydance.org
Videos: Click here to subscribe to the De La Femme Youtube page
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Come dance and train alongside the company members of Funkanometry SF! This is an Advanced class catering to dancers with previous experience. The choreography is more intricate and is taught at a much quicker pace. Each Sunday features a different choreographer and dance style in order to improve the versatility of each student. Styles vary from urban groove, industry hip-hop, isolation, and house, to name a few.
To stay updated with who is teaching each week, check our monthly calendar, or sign up for our weekly email list.
Class Info: Every Sunday from 7-8:30pm | $12 drop in rate, $10 students (with valid student ID only)
Location: City Dance | 10 Colton Street (Enter on Brady St) San Francisco, CA | www.citydance.org
Videos: Click here to subscribe to the Funkanometry SF Youtube page
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FUNKSTERS TRAINING CLASS
Taking class is ESSENTIAL to a dancer’s growth, and we want to offer training through the Funkbrella to any young aspiring dancer willing to push themselves and learn. So even though you may not be dancing with the Funksters performance company (yet!), we want to help you get there, or meet any other dance goals you might have!
The Funksters Training Class will incorporate many fun, effective methods and exercises to better young dancers including but not limited to: stretching, drilling movement, learning different styles and pieces of choreography, learning and exercising retention, pick-up, performance… and much, much more. Also, members of the class will have the opportunity of being evaluated over time for possibly being invited to join the Funksters performance company!
Who it Serves? Young dancers (ages 18 and under) who want to train in hip-hop dance, and potentially join the Funksters Performance Team.
Who will teach? Krystle Pascua, Artistic Director of Funksters, will be overseeing each class. However, from time to time we will bring in different instructors from within the Funkbrella Dance Academy or other guest choreographers so that the dancers will be able to train in many styles of choreography.
How to Register: Download the registration form below, complete the info, and have your parent/guardian sign the Waiver. Then bring the forms and your $50 tuition with you to the first day of class!
Registration Forms:
Word document (fillable form)
PDF document
Class Info: Every Sunday from 5:30-7pm | $50/month tuition or $18 for a single drop-in class
Location: City Dance | 10 Colton Street (Enter on Brady St) San Francisco, CA | www.citydance.org
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The Performance Workshop (PW) seasonal program gives dancers the opportunity to experience firsthand the process of creating a Funkanometry SF medley. This 10-week session is led by two Funkanometry SF choreographers and concludes with a live performance in front of family and friends. Dancers will be challenged to retain choreography, learn staging, pick up a variety of dance styles, build character, and improve stage performance skills. This is a great way to train with Funkanometry SF choreographers and also to meet other talented dancers from around the Bay Area.
*FACT: Many dancers who begin their training with Performance Workshop go on to join the Funkbrella performance companies!
Who it Serves: Adult dancers (ages 18+) that are at a Beginner to Intermediate level of hip-hop dance and that are interested in improving their performance skills.
Program Info: **Please note the date change! Performance Workshop Season 8 will begin on Monday, June 21st, 2010. Be a part of the Funks SF Summer Sessions!
- Rehearsals every Monday from 7-10pm | Ends with a live performance in front of family and friends on August 22nd, 2010 at the Brava Theater in San Francisco
- $250 for a 9-week session (a total of 30+ hours of dancing!) | $100 to register (Pay in installments of $75 for next two months)
Season 8 Instructors:
- Emerson Aquino, Funkanometry SF Co-Founder and Executive Artistic Director. Emerson has extensive experience training beginning and advanced dancers to achieve their full potential, and his choreography is always fun, but challenging at the same time. Emerson has been directing Funkanometry SF for the past 7 years.
- Glory Mendoza - current Funkanometry SF Company Dancer and De La Femme
Lead Dancer. Glory was the former Artistic Director for Funksters and The Odds. Glory has been dancing for over 10 years, six of which have been with Funkanometry SF, and
she is skilled in teaching all levels of dance from Beginning to Advanced.
Registration:
FAQ - Have questions? Read our FAQ before you email us. Chances are, your question will be answered here!
TO REGISTER, go to this website and complete our online registration form (we’re trying to be green!)
www.funkbrella.com/pw8
Location: City Dance | 10 Colton Street (Enter on Brady St) San Francisco, CA | www.citydance.org
**2010 Workshop Schedule**
PW Season 8 (summer): June 21 – Aug 22nd, 2010
PW Season 9 (winter): Oct 4 – Dec 6th, 2010
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Summer Intensive (SI) is a 6-8-week program open to dancers ages 18 and under. The purpose of Summer Intensive is to bring together young dancers from all over the Bay Area to meet, bond, and share in their love of dance. Dancers learn basic hip-hop fundamentals, are challenged to increase their confidence and stage presence, and learn how to choreograph their own pieces. At the end of the summer, dancers perform their routines in front of family and friends at the annual Funkbrella Summer Sessions Showcase in SF!
For SI 2010, we will hold one 6-week intensive for 3 different skill levels: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced.
SESSION A: Beginning Hip-hop Intensive
Saturdays 12-3pm & Sundays 2-5pm
Ages 6-18 | $200 for a 6-wk session
Designed for young dancers with little to no experience with hip-hop dance. Instructors focus on technique and challenge students’ ability to pick up choreography.
SESSION B: Intermediate Hip-hop Intensive
Saturdays 3-6pm & Sundays 5-8pm
Ages 13-18 | $200 for a 6-wk session
Designed for young dancers who have had some experience in hip-hop dance and want a more challenging experience. Instructors focus on performance skills, stage presence, and building confidence. Instructors will also lead dancers through various exercises to teach them how to choreograph their own pieces, and do their own staging and blocking, to possibly be used at the end of the session show!
SESSION C: Funksters Leadership Program (Advanced)
**This session is only open to current Funksters company dancers that are graduating High School Seniors.
Sundays 4-6p & additional times during Session A & B, depending on which session you get assigned to work with.
$125 for a 6-wk session
Dancers will work one-on-one with a Funks SF dancer to build leadership skills and get teaching experience. Dancers will also assist with the other two sessions by leading dance exercises and teaching a piece of their own to the other SI dancers. They will put together an original routine to be performed at the Summer Sessions Showcase as a “goodbye” tribute to Funksters.
**TO REGISTER**
We’re going green! Fill out our ONLINE registration form:
http://www.funkbrella.com/si2010_reg
Spots are filled on a first come first serve basis,
but we must receive your full payment to reserve your spot.
**Download our FAQ Sheet:
http://www.funkbrella.com/docs/si2010_faq.doc
Who it Serves: Young dancers under the age of 18 that are at a Beginner to Intermediate level of hip-hop dance and want to spend their summer learning and performing hip-hop dance.
Program Info: Open to dancers 18 and under!
- Begins Saturday, July 17th, 2010
- End of the summer performance on Sunday August 22nd, 2010 at the Brava Theater in San Francisco.
- Rehearsal times listed above for each session.
- Cost: $200 for Session A or B. $125 for Session C. Make checks payable to ‘Funkanometry SF.’
Location: City Dance ANNEX | 1420 Harrison St (cross street is 10th), San Francisco, CA | www.citydance.org
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In Funkanometry SF, it is our belief that the art of dance has the power to uplift, inspire, and motivate youth to strive for higher goals in life. Our Funkanometry SF after-school programs seek to reach out to underprivileged Bay Area high school students by teaching them leadership skills through Hip-hop dance. Programs are led by Funkanometry SF Company Dancers.
Who it Serves: Young middle school and high school students around the SF Bay Area.
Program Info: To request an after-school program at your school, have your school activities coordinator email us at info@funkbrella.com. We’d be happy to work with you to develop a specialized curriculum that meets the needs of your student body.
Current Schools (2009-10):
Galileo High School, SF
Balboa High School, SF
Previous Schools:
Youth Empowerment School, Oakland (2008-09)
Philip & Sala Burton High School, SF (2008-09)
Martin Luther King Middle School, SF (2008-09)
Jefferson High School, Daly City (2009)
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To see a map of the area, click here.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From East Bay, South Bay, and Peninsula:
1) Take 101 North towards the Golden Gate Bridge.
2) Exit Mission Street and stay in the right lane.
3) Make a RIGHT at the exit onto Mission Street, then get into the left most lane.
4) Make a SHARP LEFT onto Otis Street, then get into your right most lane. Do not turn onto Van Ness Street.
5) Make a RIGHT on Brady Street.
6) Make a RIGHT on Colton Street. Park in the lot.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
City Dance is accessible by BART and Muni. The studio is within walking distance from both 16th Street Mission and Civic Center BART stations, but if your class ends late at night we recommend walking with a friend for safety.
PARKING
There is plenty of free parking in the lots in front of the studio.
