Shawl-Anderson Dance Center

2025 Camp Schedule

Welcoming Movers of All Ages

Shawl-Anderson Dance Center (SADC) is a Berkeley institution, proudly serving the community since 1958. Offering dance classes for all ages and styles, SADC fosters an inclusive environment for movers of every background. In addition to its rich history of providing dance education, the studio also supports local artists, serves as a rehearsal and performance space, and partners with various community organizations.

Mission

Shawl-Anderson Dance Center (SADC) builds and supports a vital and inclusive community for movers of all ages and styles. Founded in 1958, SADC provides dance education, institutional support for artists, a performance and rehearsal venue, and partnerships with other community-based organizations.

Vision

SADC shares in the work of re-imagining and creating equitable and positive spaces for expression in the East Bay.

Racial equity is at the core of SADC’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. Shawl-Anderson Dance Center (SADC) is unpacking, examining and addressing its history as a white-founded and white-led organization. The organization and its employees, board and community members are actively working to dismantle oppressive systems and structures that impact programming, hiring, and access. We are providing space, voice, and a home for BIPOC students and artists to have meaningful experiences in dance as students, teachers, staff, board members, choreographers, performers, and audience members. SADC will continue to be a place for dancers of all backgrounds to feel welcome, seen, valued, and uplifted by the organization
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SADC believes that the work of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility should be a part of all aspects of the nonprofit organization - from hiring processes to dance styles on the schedule to performance opportunities. Key work in 2024 includes: to feel welcome, fully seen and able to show up as their whole selves in the process of dancing, teaching, learning and creating. Your can explore some of our recent initiatives below, showcasing how we are actively supporting this vision.