Garba classes, beginner and intermediate
Real choreography, in a circle, taught from zero. No experience needed, said loudly.
Upcoming classes
Pick a date and book it. No form to fill in, no waiting to hear back — you'll have a spot before you close the tab.
No classes on the schedule right now.
New dates open as each session is set. Tell us you want in and we'll email you the moment booking opens — enough people in the room is what schedules a session.
Tell us you want inGarba Groove classes are where you meet people, make friends, and build a circle you go to Navratri with. Two levels, beginner and intermediate, taught from zero, no experience needed. Every class is $25, no packs required.
Pick your level. Or grow through both.
Beginner: Rhythms & Spins. Where everyone starts, including the people now leading the circle. The core garba steps, the claps, the spins, taught from zero at a pace that assumes nothing. If you've never danced a step of garba, this room was built for you.
Intermediate: Grace & Barrels. The steps get faster, the sequences get longer, and it starts to feel less like following and more like flowing. Dancers usually move here after some beginner classes, or land here fast if they've danced any style before.
Every level is open to every background. You don't need to be Gujarati, or Indian, or a dancer. You need one free evening.
The format: a circle first, sweat included
The choreography draws from garba as it's danced in Surat, Gujarat, with a Mumbai and Bollywood-influenced flavor layered in. Classes build in short, high-energy rounds of steps and sequences with quick resets in between, so each move repeats enough to stick, and your heart rate climbs along the way.
Here's the honest part: the workout is real, and you'll feel it the next morning. But nobody stays for the calories. You stay because the circle learns together, laughs at the same mistimed claps, and notices when you're not there. Come for the people. The rest finds you.
What to expect in a class
- A warm welcome. Someone greets you at the door, first-timers get placed next to a friendly regular, and instruction starts from wherever the room is.
- Steps, built up in layers. Each sequence starts slow, then rides the music up to full speed. You'll be moving with the circle inside the first ten minutes.
- The circle does the work. Everyone faces in, so you're never dancing at a mirror or hiding in a back row. Nobody learns alone, so nobody's bad alone.
- A real finish. You leave sweaty, louder than you arrived, and with a step you didn't have an hour ago.
Wear anything you can move and spin in; flexible shoes or barefoot both work. Bring water. That's the whole kit.
When and where
Classes run in seasonal sessions. The current schedule:
The next session window is being finalized. Join the waitlist and you will hear first when dates land.
Every session runs at one venue in Santa Clara — see how far that is from you. Between sessions, the waitlist is how the next one gets scheduled: enough signups, and the classes keep coming.
Pricing
Drop-In
- No commitment, no pack required
- Come whenever fits your week
- Nothing to expire
Every class is $25, no packs, no bundles, nothing to expire. Come as often as you like, whenever you like.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need dance experience to join?
No. Most people arrive never having done a full garba, and plenty have never danced anything at all. Beginner classes start from zero, and the circle format means you're always following the room, never performing for it. If you have danced before, any style, you'll pick up the choreography fast.
Which level should I start at?
Beginner, almost always, and there's no shame in it: it's where the people now at the front of the circle started. If you've danced other styles seriously or grew up doing garba, try a beginner class first anyway; the format and taali structure are worth one session, and moving up after that is quick.
Can I mix beginner and intermediate classes?
Yes. Come to whichever level fits your week; there's no pack to track or lock you into one level.
What should I wear?
Anything comfortable you can spin and move in. Flexible shoes or barefoot both work; most people dress like they would for any dance or fitness class. Save the chaniya choli for Navratri.
Do classes run all year?
Classes run in seasonal sessions today. The path to more is the waitlist: when enough people in a city sign up, the classes keep coming after the season. Add your name and you'll hear the moment new dates land.