San Francisco Ballet "Mr. Tomasson has accomplished the unprecedented: He has pulled a so-called regional company into the national ranks, and he has done so by honing the dancers into a classical style of astonishing verve and purity. San Francisco Ballet under Helgi Tomasson's leadership is one of the spectacular success stories of the arts in America." In May 1995, San Francisco Ballet hosted 12 ballet companies from around the world for UNited We Dance: An International Festival. The festival commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, which took place at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing
Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area season before folding. The Bay Area has yet to have a franchise in WPS' effective successor, the current National Women's Soccer League. San Francisco Deltas was a charter member of North American Soccer League to play at the Kezar Stadium in 2017. The Deltas beat the New York Cosmos 2-0 to win the Soccer Bowl 2017, but folded after the season. Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area The San Francisco Bay Area, which includes the major cities of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, hosts seven major league sports franchises, as well as several other professional and college sports teams,