JOIN US FOR DANCE DAY 2026!
Art, culture, a party and a communal celebration, Yerba Buena Gardens Dance Day is a portal to a joyous dance-filled world! Presented in partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, YBG Dance Day transforms the Gardens into an outdoor dance center where participants can sample dance in a variety of forms and flavors with some of the Bay Area’s most talented teachers including: Rhythm & Motion Dance Workout, Bachata, Jazz Funk, Soul Line Dance and more. Whether you are new to dance or a seasoned professional, Yerba Buena Gardens Dance Day classes are open to everyone!
This year, Dance Day honors the life and legacy of Rhythm & Motion founder Consuelo Faust (1953-2025). We celebrate the spirit she championed – living the belief that anyone can dance and that dance has the power to bring people together in joy. Following the day of classes, there will be a celebratory music and dance performance that uplifts her vision and the vibrant SF Bay Area dance community she deeply loved and helped to nurture throughout her life. Performances will include works by: Carola Zertuche, Jill Parker, Elizabeth Soberanes, Tania Santiago, Amy Siewert, MJ’s Brass Boppers and more.
Sunday, October 11
10am-1:30pm Classes
2-3:30pm Performances
Yerba Buena Gardens
PERFORM WITH RHYTHM & MOTION
photo credit: Marie Hamel courtesy of ODC
We would love for you to join us for one (or both) opportunities to spread the love and joy of dance with your R&M community!
Please respond by Thursday, September 17.
WANT TO PERFORM AT YBG DANCE DAY?
October 11 - Perform at Dance Day 2026
2:00– 3:30pm
Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
As part of the Dance Day performances, R&M invites you to join us on the Yerba Buena Gardens’ Great Lawn which will serve as our stage for a community piece built from R&M routines and movement phrases you may recognize from class.
The piece will unfold in two sections. The first will be staged, structured choreography, and we're looking for folks who are excited to stretch their brains, learn staging and formations, and commit to remembering 6 minutes of choreography. The second 4-minute section opens things up in a more traditional R&M style, with a follow-along dance inviting the audience to move with us - a fitting close to a day built on Consuelo's belief that anyone can dance.
If you've ever wanted to learn a piece from start to finish and perform it with a community you love, this is your invitation.
WANT TO PERFORM AT NOE VALLEY TOWN SQUARE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY?
October 24 - Flash Mob at Noe Valley Town Square
6:30 - 8pm
Noe Valley Town Square
24th St., between Sanchez and Vicksburg
San Francisco, CA
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Noe Valley Town Square, home to our free monthly outdoor classes since 2022, with a flashmob performance of R&M's Pride Routine to Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)," followed by a follow-along disco dance for attendess to join in. This event will also honor District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman as he completes his term as supervisor and Board President.
We hope you will join us!
JOIN US FOR FREE R&M FUSION IN NOE VALLEY SEPTEMBER 26
Join instructor Maggie Connard on Saturday, September 26 at 4pm for our final R&M Fusion class of the season in beautiful Noe Valley Town Square.
Want more outdoor dance offerings? Come dance on select Wednesdays at 12pm from now through October in the heart of the City at the beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens.
Oh, and did we mention these classes are FREE? No pre-registration is required. Just show up!