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Dance Films of SF Spotlights a Unique Film Genre with their Annual Festival

November 23, 2022 The Guardsman San Francisco dance film, Roxy Theatre, Lucasfilm Premiere Theater, Catherine Clark Gallery, Delancey Theater, The Brava Theater, dance, film, film festival, Dancing

From detailed feature documentaries to engaging short films, the SF Dance Film Festival offers something for dance enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

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Computer Science Student Fights for Social Justice Through Dance

September 9, 2020September 16, 2020 The Guardsman Eleni Balakrishnan, Emmy Uwimana, Rwanda, art, hackathon, dance, facebook, Fort Mason, homelessness, social justice, CCSF Collective

City College student Emmy Uwimana is resilient in overcoming his personal struggles, and uses the power of dance to advocate for social justice.

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This Saturday! 10th Annual Community Dance Collage

October 16, 2017February 25, 2020 The Guardsman Bay Area Community Colleges, Workshops, dance, culture, performance, Campus Life

Come celebrate 10 Years of a Day of Dance, Saturday, October 21, 2017 on the Third floor of the Wellness Center

Twinkle your toes at September dance workshops

September 15, 2016February 25, 2020 The Guardsman art, dance, culture, Michaela Payne

The dance department will kick off the fall semester—and twirl, slide and hop—with two September workshop nights featuring Romanian dance and Argentine tango.

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Cinco de Mayo marked by festive celebration

May 13, 2015February 25, 2020 The Guardsman Latino, City College of San Francisco, Cinco de mayo, CCSF, Cinco, mission, mayo, music, salsa, Ekevara Kitpowsong, mexican, students, Germán Contreras, student, Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco, Mission Center, Radio Habana Social Club, city college, Latin America, Mission Neighborhood Centers, dance

By Ekevara Kitpowsong Mid-day salsa dancing on San Francisco’s Valencia Street? What better place to celebrate this year’s “Cinco de

San Francisco trolley dancers land at City College

October 17, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman dance, strong pulse dance crew, CCSF, J-Church, students, Church Street, student, Page Turn, director, trolley dances, performance, Audience, dancers, trolley, ocean campus, trolley dance, muni, artistic, san francisco, Kim Epifano

By Mary Strope The Guardsman On a foggy, windswept Friday, members of City College’s Strong Pulse dance crew donned brightly-colored

Streets burst with community and cultural pride

October 2, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman student, festival, show, rosario, exhibition, cultural, mama art cafe, calindra, san francisco, excelsior, former, art, outer mission, dance, performance, CCSF, street, mission, sunday streets, music, sunday, community, streets

An estimated 8,000 people spill onto the streets for Excelsior District’s own Sunday Streets festival By Calindra Revier The Guardsman

Contemporary show challenges myths of female experience

September 19, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman Beth, this, Wilmurt, city college, is, dance, choreographed, education, physical, mission, christy, girl, funch, show, theatre, contemporary, performance, myth, dancers, female, PJ Harvey, experience

Story by Elisa Parrino The Guardsman “This is the Girl,” a new dance show choreographed and directed by

Spotlight: Student Louie Gutierrez gives back to the community

September 5, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman show, May Day, The Roseland Report, Day of the dead, KBBF, Vigil, 89.1, community, KBBF 89.1, march, radio show, Cesar Chavez, coyolxauqui, radio, Louie, day, city college, Gutierrez, alex, dance, aztec, neito, journalism, aztec dancing, immigration

By Charles Innis The Guardsman City College alumni and returning student Louie Gutierrez has been serving

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Mystique, experimentation at dance festival

July 5, 2012February 25, 2020 The Guardsman mission district, art, dance, odc, review

By Peter Hernandez and Sara Bloomberg The Guardsman Spaghetti-flinging girls in pretty white dresses, tabletop Serbian dances, and dancers pausing

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Crowded dance show makes case for tolerance

May 4, 2012February 25, 2020 The Guardsman dance, Peter Hernandez

Tango dancers, belly dancers, B-boys and B-girls, cheerleaders, and even children shared the stage at City College’s “Making It,” a collection of nearly two dozen dance pieces.

Dance Celebration draws public to Wellness Center

October 24, 2008February 25, 2020 The Guardsman wellness center, ocean campus, dance

City College’s dance classes convened in the Wellness Center on Oct. 18 to host a night celebrating a new era of dance at the Wellness Center. Students and residents alike paired up to salsa with latin dance band Mazacote on the new North Plaza, while others took an introductory lesson on the Feldenkrais method taught by Jean Elvin.