About Us

Queer Dance Austin is an LGBTQ+ and ally inclusive space for the purpose of providing a comfortable and safe space to learn social dance for EveryBODY! If you want to lead, follow or both, this is a great place to learn however you wish. The goal is to provide weekly classes and soon, once a month or every other month dance parties where we can socialize, dance, perform or see performances by Queer dancers.

Check out the Calendar for upcoming classes by QDA. Published on Meetup under the same name. We have also listed classes that are inclusive and taught by other queer instructors where you can participate. 

Ricki Anaya (she/her) is a Full-time Realtor in Central Texas and loves to social dance. She first started learning in Sacramento, CA  as a follow but also as a leader just in case her dance partners, friends, family, girlfriend did not know how to lead. This lead to accidentally becoming a dance teacher for many years including a cable public access TV show called Salsa Dance Now. Ricki is currently working on a book: Queer Dancer where she talks about the power of queer dance but also the challenges and discrimination she faced. Ricki has been part of the Queer community since 1990 (when she came out) and loves this project as a form of community building, exercise and JOY!! Don't we all need more joy in our lives??