New Year 2026 Class Schedule 🎉
- RAE Crew
- 2 days ago
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Updated: 1 day ago
Thank you to our community for a beautiful winter season and memorable 2025!
Here's to a dynamic year ahead. As we head into 2026, let's continue training, building community and becoming our best selves through dance & movement.
Introducing our 2026 winter schedule starting January 1st. This season we are thrilled to bring you a revamped class schedule featuring our dynamic instructors from across the Bay Area. This year our focus is training and building up amazing dancers by bringing a well rounded schedule to support those at any point on their respective dance journeys. Join us as we introduce new initiatives like our Foundations program and start to build solid road maps for dancers through our classes., With that we are also excited to enter our 3rd year of FREE dance classes at UN Plaza. Here's to another year of fun, community, growth and inspiration. 2026, here we come! 🎉
Thank you to our past instructors who will no longer be teaching at Rae Studios. We at Rae Studios always value our instructors and honor their growth as they continue to transition in life. For veteran and new teachers starting January 1st 2025, we are excited to start another season celebrating and highlighting your craft. Let's continue to support our local teachers this year by showing up ready to create new and memorable experiences. Just a reminder, every little action goes a long way. Bring a friend to class, write a testimonial, share your experience on your social channel or just tell an instructor about your gratitude. Most importantly, enjoy yourself. Rae Studios is here to build, educate and create.
Now, let's welcome to our Winter 2026 Instructor Roster! ❤
In-Studio Class Schedule | Effective Jan. 1st - Mar. 31
UN Plaza Class Schedule | Effective Jan. 1st - Mar. 31st
🎉 INTRODUCING OUR NEW INSTRUCTORS STARTING JANUARY 2026🎉
Florence Wang (she/her)
Contempoary [Int/Adv]
Monday, 6:30pm (In-Studio)
Florence Wang was raised in Columbia, SC, and has been dancing for the past 19 years. Although her primary focus is contemporary, she began her dance journey in classical ballet at the age of 3 at the UofSC Ballet Conservatory, and then later auditioned and joined the Columbia City Jazz Conservatory (CCJC) company where she trained in ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, and jazz, and competed in conventions–including but not limited to–Nuvo, Jump, 24/7, and Adrenaline. She went on to attend Duke University where she joined Defining Movement Dance group (Duke’s premier multicultural dance group) and Devils en Pointe (Duke’s premier ballet company). In Spring 2020, she helped co-found Duke’s first and only contemporary dance group, Embodiment Contemporary Dance. While serving as president and co-founder, she helped choreograph, lead weekly classes, and teach collaborative workshops for four years. She was also an active member in the Duke Dance department and had her works presented in multiple university dance shows and graduated with a minor in dance. She is super excited to share her love for dance and explore contemporary dance movement in her class!
TiAna Hester (she/her)
Hip Hop [Intermediate]
Monday, 6:30pm (In-Studio)
Hip Hop [Int/Avd]
Monday, 7:45pm (In-Studio)
It looks like you may have a little dancer” - as her mother would tell the story about what the doctor said during her ultra sound. TiAna- in the womb, with the heel of her foot in her mouth, was literally born to dance. In just the small city of Antioch, California at Delta Ballet Academy, TiAna started training recreationally at just eight years old in Hip Hop with LaTonya Watts. She then started training in ballet, as it became a requirement for her to continue with a competitive team. Her ballet teacher expressed to her mother, that there was no way it was her first time training in that style.
It was then that she knew dance was not just a “talent” that she had picked up, but a Gift. TiAna continued to expand her training in other styles such as jazz, lyrical, and contemporary. At the age of twelve, she started competing and traveling as a dancer. She continue to pursue her career through out high school, and started teaching dance once she graduated, in 2008.
In 2012, TiAna moved to New York City to pursue her dance career. She grew tremendously, training at studios like Broadway Dance Center, Alvin Ailey, PeriDance Center, and Brickhouse NYC. She has worked with well known artists; Sevyn Streeter, Justine Skye, Nikki Tino, Demi Grace, and more. TiAna has Choreographed, danced backup, and hosted classes for music labels like Atlantic Records, and Def Jam. While pursuing her dance career, she picked up a love for fitness and established a name for herself as a fitness instructor. TiAna “Your favorite instructor” Hester has been featured in the New York Times, New York Post, Shape Magazine, and Harper’s Bazaar as #4 of the Top 20 Fitness Instructors of New York. In 2019, she brought her expertise back home and has continued to learn and teach as a professional dancer. TiAna is grateful to have trained under so many well known choreographers from the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York such as, Corey Action, Allen Frias, Matthew J. Day, Denzel Chisholm, Jerry “curls” Paulino, Antonio “Tony” Jefferson, and more! She has taught and choreographed for over 15 dance studios, and hopes to be able to continue move with purpose, on purpose, and share her visions with the world.
Kimaya Rane (she/her)
Bollywood Funk Choreo [Intermediate]
Wednesdays, 7:45pm (In-Studio)
You will always find Kimaya dancing whether in class or at her work. A Seattle native, she grew up dancing all different styles including Bollywood and Kathak. She continued dancing recreationally as part of her college hip-hop team and began teaching when she moved to SF. Her absolute favorite thing about teaching has been creating Bollywood Fusion choreography that melts hip-hop movements with Bollywood flair to bring her favorite aspects of the two together. She likes to make her choreography fun and intricate but also accessible so that everyone can have fun in class!
Raymond Huang (he/him)
Shuffle [Beginner]
Saturdays, 11:00am (at UN Plaza)
Raymond is a San Francisco native who began his journey as a raver, finding in the rave scene a safe space to express himself both artistically and emotionally. In February 2025, he was introduced to the shuffling community, where he discovered a deeper and more intimate way to connect with others and with the music. Now, he hopes to create the same kind of safe environment that once supported him, one where students can express themselves beyond the venue, foster a sense of community, and teach others the joy that dance has brought to his life.
Joz Clark (she/her)
Shuffle [Beginner]
Saturdays, 11:00am (at UN Plaza)
Joz started dancing in high school with a school sponsored company that exposed her to a wide variety of styles. From cultural, contemporary, character, hiphop, jazz and more dance held a special spot in her heart. With renewed inspiration and the support of close friends she relaunched her dance journey with an emphasis in Shuffle in 2024.
Tim Marl (he/him)
Jazz Funk [Intermediate]
Saturdays, 12:15pm (In-Studio)
Tim Marl is a choreographer, director, and performer with over a decade of experience shaping the Pacific Northwest dance community. For six years, he served as the Dance Director for Rogue Society Dance Company, where he led the creation of a sold-out Portland production.
Tim’s choreographic voice was further honed during his eight years with the Van De Veere Dance Company, where he crafted hip hop routines and supported dancers through technique, motivation, and detailed cleaning. He also spent four years teaching at Vega Dance+Lab, developing hip hop and jazz funk choreography and guiding dancers in both artistry and precision.
As a performer, Tim has appeared in numerous Portland productions, including Bold, Bad, and Beautiful, Artistry in Motion, OZ, and the Brain Grant Foundation showcase at the Moda Center. His work has extended into fashion shows, college productions, and community events.
Tim has trained in hip hop, jazz funk, contemporary, modern, ballet, African, and waacking. Tim brings a deep commitment to community, creativity, and collaboration. His work blends storytelling, musicality, and dynamic movement, reflecting a lifelong dedication to dance as both an art form and a shared experience.
Simran Suri (she/her)
BollyX [All Levels]
Sundays, 11:00am (In-Studio)
Born and raised in India, Simran grew up with Bollywood dance as an essential part of her life. From learning classical styles in school to participating in numerous competitions, dance has always been her most natural form of joy and expression. Known for lighting up the moment music starts, she strives to create experiences where others can feel that same sense of freedom, happiness, and connection.
After moving to San Francisco three years ago, her relationship with dance deepened even further. She immersed herself in local classes, began sharing Bollywood dance with people from diverse cultures, and performed at community events and senior homes. Introducing others to the beauty and energy of Bollywood has been one of the most fulfilling parts of her journey.
Eventually, she began teaching BollyX for Rae and YMCA San Francisco, and every time she brings vibrant Bollywood spirit, positivity, and community to dancers of all levels.
Her goal is to cultivate a welcoming space where everyone can move, celebrate, and experience the joy of Bollywood together.
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