La Mezcla is a professional dance company and community-based performance and arts training program based in San Francisco. La Mezcla develops and presents live theater productions, local and national tour dates, community performances, and virtual concerts that feature Tap Dance, Son Jarocho, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and live music. Our dance education program is rooted in artistic training, decolonial history, and cultural contexts. We offer classes, workshops, and assemblies in Tap dance, Zapateado Jarocho, and Afro-Caribbean traditions for participants of all ages and levels. La Mezcla’s community training and engagement program, “Connecting Communities,” offers free and donation-based workshops with local and international culturally-based dance artists, rhythmic improvisation sessions, and grant training sessions with local and national funders. We offer paid internships for youth of color who are interested in the dance and performance field and paid training to young women of color who are interested in pursuing roles in dance company administration and production.