Set dancing is fun and easy to learn; this is not the performance style dancing you may have seen on "Riverdance." It is a social form of folk dancing that is very beginner friendly, but is also engaging enough to appeal to experienced dancers. So whether you are an experienced dancer looking to try something new, or an absolute beginner who wants to give dancing a try, this group may be for you. The dances are taught by well-known instructor Michael Murphy, whose teaching is welcoming, inclusiv …

Get together regularly to sing traditional music of the British Isles. I love to harmonize. Would love to have musicians join in. Learn some Gaelic, Irish, Welsh tunes in addition to English?

Well, let’s just dip our toe shoes into the water, here, and see if there’s any balletomania afoot, for a new meetup now. Amid the epoch of “Black Swan" at the movies, and with the Giants having won the World Series (yes, whipping through 32 fouetté turns is almost as hard as hitting a Lincecum fastball), and now the first book ever published about the entire history of ballet (“Apollo’s Angels,” by Jennifer Homans), and, ta-dah, most important of all, with the world-class San Francisco Ballet …

On the Third Saturday of each month there is a Barn Dance at the Sonoma Valley Grange Hall in the Springs (across Hwy 12 from Mary’s Pizza), 8 to 11. The caller teaches the reels and circle dances before the band fills the hall with joyous Irish and Bluegrass music, and then keeps calling---this is trauma-free dancing. Beginners, singles, and children are welcome-- note that the simplest dances are at the beginning so the evening starts easy and builds from there. Wear comfortable shoes. A donat …

These days, most of the dance clubs and social meetup groups are focused on music from the 80s and later, from hair metal to house to hip-hop to funk/R&B to DJ mashups and the like. What is missing is a group with an emphasis on live band music from oldies rock and roll, to classic 60s rock (the British invasion, beach music, folk and acid rock, etc.) through the more popular 70s rock (Eagles, Doobies, etc.) You know the kind of music I am talking about! Well, THIS IS IT! Dancing to live mus …

Meet new people, enjoy getting your exercise, dance to great live music – all at the San Francisco Contra Dance!  If you like to dance, you will love Contra dancing.  The most social type of dancing you can find - it is not necessary to come with a partner – everyone can and does ask everyone to dance.   A free beginner’s lesson precedes every dance, and all dances are taught. What you can expect at the San Francisco Contra Dance: Friendly people of all ages and persuasions – young and ol …