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✨ Welcome Back! Grand Reopening of Down 2 Dance at Sweets Ballroom ✨A PARTNER DANCE PLAYGROUND FOR THE SOUL 💫Join us for our Fourth Sunday Fusion Dance Party — where ALL dance forms are welcome and the community comes alive on the dance floor.💛 Limited $5, $10 and Freaking Free Tickets!! Support community dance and help it thrive!🕒 Schedule: • 3:00 PM – Warm-up Dance Class Brigitte Wittmer • 3:30–5:30 PM – Dance Party with DJ Bae Bay &amp; DJ Quintessence 🎶 • 5:30 PM – Live Looping Cello Performance by Abe Finkelstein 🎻Live Interactive Painting by Katy AtchisonChiropractic &amp; Bodywork by Jos SevinDessert Bar by Maya LightTea Service by Aliss ShantiLovingly held at the Sweets Ballroom, a historic 8,000 sq. ft. dance floor ready for the renaissance of partner dance from the 1920's. This month the focus in on Soul. Motown. Neo Soul. Funk! The music that makes your face smell stinky cheese and smile, the music that takes your heart on a journey and inspires your core to connect to the dance. Stay connected to updates @down2dancethetown on insta or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline" href="https://partiful.com/e/LbV9oTCwNZfCuLFahSz7">https://partiful.com/e/LbV9oTCwNZfCuLFahSz7</a>Come move, connect, and celebrate the return of D2D in this beautiful space. Bring your friends, your energy, and your love for dance!Let’s make magic together ✨Brigitte Wittmer Brigitte is a movement guide, dance artist, and somatic leadership coach whose work bridges Brazilian Zouk, contemporary dance, and conscious movement practices.Her approach — Liquid Leading — guides movers beyond fixed patterns into authentic movement, deep listening, and real-time connection. Whether you've never danced before or have years of partner dance experience, her spaces welcome the full range of who you are.She works with the body's architecture and nervous system states to help movers access genuine presence rather than learned choreography, supporting dancers in meeting each moment as it actually is.With over 20 years of experience and a nomadic life between Switzerland, Brazil, and the U.S., her work bridges cultures, movement traditions, and ways of expressing — creating spaces where anyone can find their own way in.DJ Quintessence is a master of the intentional dance journey crafting diverse and musically nuanced acts. As a dancer herself whose life has been transformed by the practice, Quintessence always plays for the party she wants to be at. Her work often defies genre, weaving through a great many of them throughout the journey in delightfully surprising ways. As she’s a multi-disciplinarian with extremely broad taste, you’ll never get the same experience with DJ Quintessence twice. With emotional depth, Quintessence melds crescendos and climaxes that interplay with rest and reflection. She’ll make you move, make you melt, take you to places beyond words, and leave you wanting more.She is also a resident DJ in partnership with The Omni Movement, a progressive partner dance studio, located in Oakland. You’ll most commonly find her playing for Fusion Dance, Brazilian Zouk, or West Coast Swing around the Bay Area, though she also holds passion for her unique take on club-style EDM. A committed DJ and organizer of renegade outdoor dance parties, her heart is in the music. Find her wherever you stream your tunes. DJ Bae Bay will be bringing beats from the bay and beyond, she is a vibrant creative force with a passion for rhythm and an ear for eclectic sounds. She witch-crafts musical journeys, blending slow and sensual grooves with upbeat, bass-driven beats.She is a lifelong dancer and the creative force behind Down 2 Dance. With over 20 years of experience as a fusion dancer, she brings a rich tapestry of partner dance and solo dances to her movement art. From soul-driven, funk fabulous, infectious hip hop, bassy sexy and sassy vibes to global sounds, each set allows a diversity of styles to explore on the dance floor and. Melt into the magic and get ready for a journey!&nbsp;Based in the heart of Oakland, DJ Bae Bay is all about bliss, booty shaking, connection and celebrating life, bringing together dancers of all backgrounds. Get ready to experience the soundtrack for shaking what your&nbsp;mama gave you, where every beat invites you to express yourself, connect your partner and the dance floor. Let’s GO!Maya’s Kitchen Witchin' is a small-batch, heart-led kitchen devoted to creating organic, gluten-free treats that feel as good as they taste. Each dessert is thoughtfully crafted using high-quality, whole ingredients and naturally sweetened with maple syrup, dates, honey, and coconut sugar. Rooted in intention and a love for nourishment, these offerings blend indulgence with mindfulness, bringing a little magic into every bite.

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Gracious supporter, thank you!! With your support we can keep this dance thriving!!!

D2D Patron

You know what it takes to bring the awesome to the dance floor *and* help sustain community! Thank you!!

Dance Savant

We get it, so many options!! For those that wait until the weekend, we got room for you too!!!