7:20 pm by Savannah Cooper
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this series is an introduction to tap dance fundamentals. This is a great place to begin developing your skills in rhythm, syncopation, and musicality in a fun and non-competitive environment.
7:19 pm by Savannah Cooper
For beginners with relatively little experience, this series is an introduction to Hip-Hop fundamentals. This is a great place to begin developing your skills in the basics of Hip-Hop dance including freestyle, popping, and locking in a non-competitive, fun environment.
7:15 pm by Savannah Cooper
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this class is the perfect introduction to the fundamentals of contemporary dance. The beginning of an exploration of the totality of movement and form, as well as storytelling, dynamic rhythms and energetic release. This is a great series to develop your skill set in contemporary dance elements in a non-competitive, fun environment.
7:13 pm by Savannah Cooper
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this series is an introduction to Samba & Afro-Brazilian dance fundamentals. This is a great place to begin developing your skills in the basics of Samba in a non-competitive, fun environment.
7:10 pm by Savannah Cooper
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this series is an introduction to ballet fundamentals. It will consist of developing skills at the barre and center, as well as traveling exercise across the floor. You will gain a better understanding of terminology, alignment, balance, artistry, sequencing, and space. This series is a perfect place to begin your education of the fundamentals of ballet in a non-competitive, fun environment with musical live accompaniment.
7:08 pm by Savannah Cooper
This series of classes is designed for students who are beginners with relatively little experience with Heels, a dance style performed while wearing high heeled shoes. This series is a great step to begin developing the movement and skills that are the foundation for Heels dance in a non-competitive and fun environment.
12:47 pm by Savannah Cooper
mbrace the wisdom of your body and move with ease, grace, and vitality. This somatic movement class is designed to engage your whole body through gentle, mindful exercises that enhance flexibility, balance, and overall well-being. With intentional movements, breathwork, and relaxation techniques, you’ll release tension, improve mobility, and rediscover the joy of moving freely.
Class will be accompanied by affirmative, upbeat, and restorative music. We will affirm the wisdom of our bodies, foster resource sharing and build social connections. No prior experience is needed—just a willingness to explore movement in a way that feels natural and nourishing. All movements can happen seated or standing. Feel free to bring water
11:37 am by Savannah Cooper
West African Dance explores the fundamentals of West African culture and tradition through music and dance. The musicality, traditions, and various techniques introduced in these classes will connect with dance techniques of Africa and its diaspora including, but not limited to, the dances of Mali, Guinea, and Senegal, afrobeat, afro house, and more. Students learn to execute polyrhythmic patterns and practice multiple types of call & response cues performed both verbally and physically. Our intergenerational classes welcome dancers of all ages to explore the use of weight, body isolations, and dancing with the drummer.
7:01 pm by Laura
Join us for GagaLab Summer 2025 in New York: 6 days of intensive physical research, with a sense of plenty of time for process and discovery. Rooted in Ohad Naharin’s evolving movement language, GagaLab offers a framework to develop your artistry while connecting to your skills, imagination, and passion to move. Awaken your senses and turn on your engines in morning Gaga/dancers classes. Then apply Gaga tools to Naharin’s renowned, challenging choreography in daily repertory sessions, and deepen your understanding of Gaga in afternoon metodika classes.
The GagaLab is intended for professional dancers and advanced dance students age 18+.
Dates: August 11-16, 10:00 am – 4:00 p.m. each day (*August 13 & 15 will finish at 4:30 p.m., and August 16 will finish at 2:00 p.m.)
Location: Mark Morris Dance Center 3 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Faculty: TBA
Fees:
Application fee: $50 (non-refundable), due at the time of application
Tuition:
$720 early bird – apply in full by May 11, pay in full by May 19
$790 regular – apply after May 11 until our program is full
Tuition is due within 1 week of acceptance.
Application: To apply, complete the following 3 steps:
We will not consider any incomplete applications and will not review your application until the application fee has been paid. If your application fee is paid under a different name, notify us at gagalab@gagapeople.com
Accepted dancers will be invited to register via Mark Morris Dance Center’s system within 2 weeks of applying. Tuition is due within 1 week of notification in order to reserve your spot.
If you have questions, please email gagalab@gagapeople.com with the subject line: GagaLab NY.
Accessing the Mark Morris Dance Center: At the Mark Morris Dance Center, visitors of all ages, with and without disabilities, share space and resources. We commit to ensuring all staff and guests have a positive and safe experience. For more information on the Dance Center’s policies and guest expectations, please the Visit the Dance Center page.
Additional Resources: Application & Registration Procedures Terms & Conditions – including cancellation policy. Please communicate any cancellations to gagalab@gagapeople.com
5:51 pm by Laura
This class will offer a space for considerations on the ways innovation and improvisation are primary rituals that build tradition across various Black cultures. André M. Zachery, artistic director of Renegade Performance Group will lead participants in a movement lab structured class, in collaboration with four Black/POC sound artists, that dig into the continuous relationship between movement and sound in the African Diaspora. The class will hold a strong emphasis on generating non-verbal language and connection. Movement tasks, phrase work, sonic generation and conversation will center around contemporary Black cultural practices.