Dance Rental Space at Lake Merritt in Oakland

Lake Merritt Dance Organizer's Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit that gives dance organizers and dancers a home for their communities in Oakland.
Our space located at 200 Grand Ave at the Veteran's Memorial Hall.

Our mission is to provide affordable, beautiful dance space to community-based dance groups in Oakland.

Lake Merritt Dance depends on community support to remain viable. Our 2024 fundraising goal is $30,000.

Please support our mission and operations by donating here: tinyurl.com/supportLakeMerrittDance

Our Dances

Mondays

Explore West Coast Swing with Riley Crozier (6pm-11pm)
Ilê Axé Capoeira with Nathanael Morais and Laura Bai (7pm-9pm)
Queer Choir

Tuesdays

Closed

Wednesdays

Modern Western Square Dance with Oaktown 8s (7pm-9pm)
Ilê Axé Capoeira with Nathanael Morais and Laura Bai (7pm-9pm)
Popular social dance classes with Oakland Queer Dance Studio (6:30pm-8:45pm)

Thursdays

Lindy Hop with The Breakaway (6:30pm-10:30pm)

Friday

Closed

Saturdays

Cuban Salsa with Rueda Con Ritmo (First Saturdays)
Contra Dance with Circle Left (First Saturdays, 7pm-10pm)
Queer country-western dance for women, non-binary people, and trans people. Starlight Strut (Second Saturdays, 6:30pm-10:30pm)
Tango with Tangonation (Third Saturdays, 6:30pm-10:30pm)
West Coast Swing with Lakeside Swing (Second Saturdays, 7:30pm-11:00pm)
West Coast Swing - LGBT and friends with SwingOut (Third Saturdays, 7pm-11pm)
Blues Dancing with Breakaway Blues (Third Saturdays 6:30pm-11pm)

Welcome to:

Breakaway
Blues

A monthly Blues Dance on 3rd Saturdays
Intermediate lesson 6:30-7:45
Beginner lesson 8:00-9:00
Dance 9:00-11:00

Visit https://breakawayswing.square.site/blues
for tickets

Interested in Renting Space?

We have 6 different rooms available at Lake Merritt Dance on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with a varying amount of availability. You will need to inquire for rates and room availability below.

We have other times and locations available, but here are the priority times we are looking for long term renters for right now.

Monday: Hall
Wednesday: Ballroom and Lounge
3rd Saturday: Hall 1

Submit rental inquiry form

Our policies are as follows