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 2023 fundraising goal is $30,000.

Please support our mission and operations by donating to our Go Fund Me, here: https://gofund.me/2dbf59b2

Our Dances

Mondays

Explore West Coast Swing with Tim Kenny (6pm-11pm)
Ilê Axé Capoeira with Nathanael Morais and Laura Bai (7pm-9pm)

Tuesdays

Closed

Wednesdays

Modern Western Square Dance with Oaktown 8s (7pm-9pm)
ALIXIR DANCE (a freeform ecstatic dance with renowned DJs) with Donna Carroll (7:30pm-9:30pm)
Ilê Axé Capoeira with Nathanael Morais and Laura Bai (7pm-9pm)

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 women, trans inclusive, and allies partner dance with Texas Rose Dance (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)

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.