New Fitness Classes: Ballet, Zumba, Ballroom and More

Ah-Lan Dance is now offering drop-in fitness classes for children and adults throughout the week!  Just come when you can and take these classes when they fit into your schedule.  No memberships needed!

We are currently offering classes in: Pre_Ballet_Ah_Lan_Dance

  • Zumba (children and adult classes)
  • Chinese Dance for Exercise (adult classes)
  • Ballet (children and adult classes)
  • Modern Dance (children classes)
  • Hula Hoop (children and adult classes)
  • Latin Ballroom (adult classes)

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Introducing the New Ah-Lan Dance Logo

Our thanks to Slimgim Designs for creating the new Ah-Lan Dance logo. It really embodies the spirit and joy of dance!
Orange Ah-Lan Dance Logo

It has already come to represent Ah-lan Dance.  It welcomes and inspires everyone every time they enter the new studio and it graced the back of the dancers as they performed Zumba at the San Francisco Library Chinese New Year Performance.  Being so prominent it was important, that it really represented us and captured the spirit of dance.  It came as no surprise that Slimgim Designs could embody our essence so well, since it is owned by our very own ballet teacher, Kari Gim.

Thanks Kari!

You can find out more about Slimgim Designs and Kari’s amazing design talent online at: slimgim.com

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by | February 15, 2014 · 10:46 pm

Thank You for Making the Gala a Success!

Dear All,

Picture from the dance drama

Chaityn Isaacson-Brewster and An Hoang as the Bride and Groom in a Yunnan Wedding

A big congratulations to all our dancers who worked so hard, and to our parents, who showed such support and brought the wonderful audiences for our shows!  I heard so many great compliments about our show.  The audience liked our dances, music, costumes, stories, and props.  Some of the audience traveled long distances from other cities to see our performance.  It is so overwhelming to hear so many “excellent,” “extraordinary,” “wonderful,” “spectacular”, “fantastic…”  These good words are for all of you!  Everyone contributed, and we succeeded!  A big thanks to everyone!

Please have a look at this article in the Albany Patch.

-Love Ah-Lan!

Audience, Performer, and Parent Comments

We welcome you to add your own thoughts in the comments section below.

Thank you for creating such a beautiful dance performance this year!   Everyone that I spoke to loved the entire show and in particular the Wedding dance drama.  It was a spectacular and beautiful show!  It was also wonderful to see the development of all your dancers and in particular your high school student dancers.  Their dance was so impressive and powerful!  Wow!  We always appreciate the range of choreography including the dances that challenged and showed the strengths of your dancers.  Thank you also for creating a warm and supportive dance community for all our children.  This is just one of the wonderful gifts you share as a teacher and as an artistic director.  Congratulations!
-Parents Michele Ku and Yuki Nagase

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Our Upcoming Gala: A Yunnan Wedding

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Poster of Ah-Lan Dance 2013 Gala Performance

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New This Year: Solano Stroll Showcase

Sword Dance- Fia JumpingSunday September 8th 2013

We are excited to announce that this year we will be performing at  The Solano Stroll, the East Bay’s largest street fair! – Sunday September 8th 2013

Come help us celebrate and enjoy a showcase of our most exciting dances.

You can find us on the stage in the courtyard at Solano and Peralta.
We will be performing from 2-3pm and 4-5pm.

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Summer Instructor Spotlight: Ikolo Griffin

To celebrate the start of our second session of summer camp we are spotlighting one of our instructors, Ikolo Griffin, who is teaching his “Just Turns” workshop to the students this summer.

From the age of eight, Ikolo trained at the San Francisco Ballet School, taught by renowned master teachers from around the world. He has danced professionally for over twenty years with San Francisco Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Joffrey Ballet, Smuin Ballet, and the San Francisco Opera, among others.

His dancing and teaching speaks for itself.  Watch this clip from our June show to see an inspiring turning variation and learn the four fundamentals of turning.  Re-watch it whenever you want to work on your turns.

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