
6-Week Intro Series
This Summer I session begins June 26th and the last class ends August 5th. The Summer II session registration will open during the first week of the Summer I session.
This series of classes is designed for absolute beginners looking to explore dance.
Intro Series I features engaging classes taught by our talented Teaching Artists, giving students an opportunity to confidently start from scratch and master the fundamentals of a particular dance style in a progressive 6-week series.
Intro Series II is designed for students who have taken Intro Series I or are beginners with relatively little experience who want to continue to explore dance. Students have an opportunity to master next level fundamentals of a particular dance style in a progressive 6-week series.
Intro Series I
Summer I: June 26 – August 2, 2023
Genre Options: Cunningham, Waacking, Contemporary
Intro Series II
Summer I: June 29 – August 5, 2023
Genre Options: Ballet, Hip-Hop, Tap
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this series is a perfect introduction to Cunningham Technique, a form of training designed to create strength and flexibility of both the body and the mind. Clarity of movement in the torso and legs is emphasized with these areas of the body used either in coordination or opposition to one another. You will learn about spatial awareness through exercising changes of direction, rhythmic precision, and dynamic movement in a fun and non-competitive environment with live musical accompaniment.
Price: See Class Rates, Policies, and Dance Center Information
Suggested attire:
- Comfortable clothing in which you can easily move
- Bare feet, or socks.
Intro to Cunningham
June 26 - July 31, 2023 | Mondays 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
- Teaching Artist Alexandra Berger
For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this series is a perfect introduction to the basics of Waacking in a fun and non-competitive environment. Waacking is a dance style focused on overhead arm isolations, two-stepping, and creating shapes and poses above and around the head in a fast-moving style. Its origin lies in disco-funk LGTBQ+ underground nightclubs.
Price: See Class Rates, Policies, and Dance Center Information
Suggested attire:
- Comfortable clothing in which you can easily move
- Sneakers.
Intro to Waacking
June 27 - August 8, 2023 | Tuesdays 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
- Teaching Artist CocoMotion
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.
Price: See Class Rates, Policies, and Dance Center Information
Suggested Attire:
- Comfortable clothing in which you can easily move
Intro to Contemporary
June 28 - August 2, 2023 | Wednesdays 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Teaching Artist: Jazmine Dugall
This series of classes is designed for students who have taken Intro to Ballet or are beginners who have relatively little experience with Ballet and want to continue learning. 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 class is a perfect place to continue your education in the fundamentals of ballet in a non-competitive, fun environment with live musical accompaniment.
Suggested attire:
- Comfortable clothing in which you can easily move
- Ballet slippers, socks, or bare feet
Intro to Ballet II
June 29 - August 3, 2023 | Thursdays 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
- Teaching Artist Cara Surico-Howell
This series of classes is designed for students who have taken Intro to Hip-Hop or are beginners who have relatively little experience with Hip-Hop dance and want to continue to explore. This is a great place to develop and sharpen your skills in the basics of hip-hop dance including freestyle, popping, and locking in a non-competitive, fun environment.
Price: See Class Rates, Policies, and Dance Center Information
Suggested Attire:
- Comfortable clothing in which you can easily move
- Sneakers
Intro to Hip-Hop II
July 1 - August 5, 2023 | Saturdays 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Teaching Artist Jillian Amadi Roberts
This series is designed for people who have taken Intro to Tap I or have little experience with tap dance. You will further develop your skills in rhythm, syncopation, and musicality in a fun and non-competitive environment.
Price: See Class Rates, Policies, and Dance Center Information
Suggested attire:
• Comfortable clothing in which you can easily move
Intro to Tap II
July 1 - August 5, 2023 | Saturdays 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
- Teaching Artist Yuka Kameda