Summer Dance Series at Fisherman's Wharf | September Schedule

Rae Studios is proud to be the 2025 programming partner of the Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District to provide FREE Summer Dance Series classes to the historic landmark. Outdoor classes will feature rotating dance classes on Saturdays from 11am - 1pm. Classes offered will range from Hip Hop, Bollywood Fusion, K-Pop, Salsa, and more! All classes offered will be free and easy to follow. We encourage all participants to sign up in advance to help the instructor prepare for a successful class. Classes begin Saturday, June 7th. See you at the Wharf!

Hosted By:

• Rae Studios | @raestudiossf
• Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District | @fishermanswharf

Featured Instructors:

ANNA BOLENDER | @annaalexbee

DIAMOND JARRELL | @dia.mondgenesis

JESSICA RAE | @jraesf

MALIVA RAJ | @malvika718

OCHE VALLEJOS | @_oche13

OLIVIA PIPER | @analyze.release.create

SARA TEMPLETON | @coqui.sf

TASHI COWAN | @tashitheeterminator_

September Class Schedule:

Saturday, September 6th, 2025

• 11:00am | Salsa w/ Sara
• 12:00pm | Reggaeton w/ Sara

Saturday, September 20th, 2025

• 11:00am | Salsa w/ Sara
• 12:00pm | Reggaeton w/ Sara

All Fisherman's Wharf classes are outdoors at 2820 Taylor St, San Francisco CA 94133. Located at the Crab Wheel Plaza.

MUNI:

F Line stops right in front of the Crab Wheel

Cable Car:

Both PH and PM cable turnaround are 5 minute walk

Parking:

Pier 39 Parking Garage

$12/hour (maximum daily rate of $60)

Bistro Boudin | Dine in and receive 2 hours of free parking

Restrooms are accessible right next the location or at Boudin

For all Rae Studios indoor classes, please go to our SIGN UP page

Meet our instructors below:

Sara Templeton

@coqui.sf

Salsa (All Levels)

Reggaeton (Beginner)

Sara is a choreographer, teacher, and dancer born and raised in San Francisco. She started her professional hip-hop career at sixteen, dancing with Culture Shock S.F. and L.A. and guest performing with independent artists throughout the Bay Area. While earning her dance degree at Loyola Marymount University, Sara expanded her training to include ballet, modern / contemporary, and dunham technique, and also began a focused re-engagement with salsa and other Latin dances connected to her Puerto Rican heritage. It was during this time that Sara truly honed in on her passion for choreography and teaching, and the ways in which the intelligence of different dance techniques could cross pollinate for the benefit of the artist. During her hip-hop performance career Sara worked alongside notable artists Allan Frias and Jesse Lee Santos, and did commercial work with musical groups Blue Boy and Spanish Fly. Locally Sara has performed and presented work at Dance Mission Theater and ODC, and is blest to have trained with exceptional Bay teachers such as Janice Garrett, Robert Moses, Robert Dekkers, Brett Conway, and others. Currently Sara is choreographing the Center Repertory Company’s Spring 2023 musical production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights.

Class Descriptions:

Salsa (All Levels)

Salsa is a Latin dance, associated with the music genre of the same name, which was first popularized in the United States in the 1960s in New York City. Salsa is a partnered dance where the lead takes the follower through a series of spins and turn patterns to music. Salsa's tempo ranges from about 60 bpm (beats per minute) to around 130 bpm, although most dancing is done to music somewhere between 80 and 120 bpm.

Reggaeton (Beginner)

Reggaeton is a hybrid dance form built from salsa, dancehall, and hip-hop influences. It reflects the musical and cultural journey of Jamaican migrants across the Caribbean (especially Puerto Rico, which is credited with creating 'mainstream' Reggaeton) towards Latin American and the United States. Reggaeton blends Jamaican music influences of reggae and dancehall with those of Latin America, such as Bomba and Plena, as well as that of hip hop. Reggaeton focuses on strong and sensual hip movements (commonly known as dancing 'perreo') and often incorporates Hip-Hop grooves and Latin dance technique. In this class, students will learn choreography to gain an understanding of the genre and its associated terminology.