Steppin' Out Dance Studio
Steppin' Out Dance Studio, 697 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110
About
Steppin' Out Dance Studio offers classes in tap, ballet, jazz, tumbling, contemporary, hip hop, creative movement, Creative Movement, and danceABILITY. Students take part in an end-of-year performance that is held at Riordan High School Theatre.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Pre-registration for currently enrolled fall families begins December 29, 2025; registration opens to newsletter subscribers and the general public on January 5, 2026; spring classes run February 1–May 31, 2026; end-of-year performances take place May 30–31, 2026
Steppin' Out Dance Studio began in 1995, evolving out of the historic Betty May Dance Studios, which served children of the Mission District since the 1930s. The studio has been named a San Francisco Legacy Business in recognition of 30 years enriching the community and is one of eleven businesses honored in 2025.
Angela Rose Dorantes is the current owner and director of Steppin' Out Dance Studio. She founded Steppin' Out Dance with Avilee Goodwin in 1995 and became the studio’s sole director in 2010. Angela studied tap, ballet, jazz, and tumbling at Betty May Studio with teachers Eileen Baldwin, Avilee Goodwin, June Sturn, and Betty May. She trained with Jacques d’Amboise and Emily Keeler with the Event of the Year’s 1986 Jump Team at the San Francisco Opera House and under Elvia Marta at San Francisco School of the Arts, where she received the S.O.T.A. Dance Achievement Award in 1993. Since 1994, Angela has worked as the dance director for Kid Stock Inc., a musical theater program for children, and in 2001 she trained the Pop Warner Brown Bombers dance team, which placed 3rd in the 2001 National Dance competition. She has performed with a number of Bay Area dance troupes. Angela completed Foundation training with Shana Meyerson in spring 2013 and is certified through mini yogis to teach yoga to children ages 3–11.
According to its mission statement, Steppin' Out Dance Studio offers young people a place to learn dance technique, improve grace, poise, self-esteem, and gain performance experience in a nurturing atmosphere, and gives children and young adults an outlet to express themselves freely through dance. The studio serves the children and young people of the neighborhood and the Mission District.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Pre-registration for currently enrolled fall families begins December 29, 2025; registration opens to newsletter subscribers and the general public on January 5, 2026; spring classes run February 1–May 31, 2026; end-of-year performances take place May 30–31, 2026
Steppin' Out Dance Studio began in 1995, evolving out of the historic Betty May Dance Studios, which served children of the Mission District since the 1930s. The studio has been named a San Francisco Legacy Business in recognition of 30 years enriching the community and is one of eleven businesses honored in 2025.
Angela Rose Dorantes is the current owner and director of Steppin' Out Dance Studio. She founded Steppin' Out Dance with Avilee Goodwin in 1995 and became the studio’s sole director in 2010. Angela studied tap, ballet, jazz, and tumbling at Betty May Studio with teachers Eileen Baldwin, Avilee Goodwin, June Sturn, and Betty May. She trained with Jacques d’Amboise and Emily Keeler with the Event of the Year’s 1986 Jump Team at the San Francisco Opera House and under Elvia Marta at San Francisco School of the Arts, where she received the S.O.T.A. Dance Achievement Award in 1993. Since 1994, Angela has worked as the dance director for Kid Stock Inc., a musical theater program for children, and in 2001 she trained the Pop Warner Brown Bombers dance team, which placed 3rd in the 2001 National Dance competition. She has performed with a number of Bay Area dance troupes. Angela completed Foundation training with Shana Meyerson in spring 2013 and is certified through mini yogis to teach yoga to children ages 3–11.
According to its mission statement, Steppin' Out Dance Studio offers young people a place to learn dance technique, improve grace, poise, self-esteem, and gain performance experience in a nurturing atmosphere, and gives children and young adults an outlet to express themselves freely through dance. The studio serves the children and young people of the neighborhood and the Mission District.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
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