6-Week Intro Series
PRICING:
Tier 1 – $117 ($19.50/class) | Tier 2 – $135 ($22.50/class) | Tier 3 – $153 ($25.50/class)
Fall I Session: September 16 through October 26 (registration is closed)
Fall II Session: November 4 through December 17 (register below)
Intro Series I features engaging classes taught by our talented Teaching Artists, allowing students 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.
REGISTER BELOW
To express interest in a sold-out class, please fill out this form and we will reach out if a spot has opened up.
IMPORTANT NOTE
After purchase, you should receive two emails, one with the purchase receipt and one email confirming which Intro Series you signed up for. If you have not received both emails, you are not confirmed and should reach out via email to adultprograms@mmdg.org to verify your registration.
Description: 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.
Intro to Hip-Hop I
January 11 - February 15, 2025 | Saturdays 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Dalphe Morantus
Description: This series of classes is designed for absolute beginners, teaching students the rudimentary movements that are the foundation for classical modern dance to live musical accompaniment. Students will focus on contractions, spirals, basic floor work, and elemental concepts of space, time and force. They will also build core strength and flexibility in a fun and encouraging environment.
Intro to Modern I
January 11, 2025 | Saturdays 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Chris Heller
Description: For absolute beginners with relatively little experience, this class is the perfect introduction to the basics of jazz dance. Born out of African dance, American tap dance, ballet, and theater, jazz dance is inherently related to popular music and has evolved alongside it. A great place for beginners to gain an understanding of syncopated rhythms, body isolations, and precision in a fun, friendly and exciting environment.
Intro to Jazz I
January 9 - February 13, 2025 | Thursdays 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Kristina Bermudez
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.
Intro to Samba & Afro-Brazilian I
January 2 - February 6, 2025 | Thursdays 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Quenia Ribeiro
Description: 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.
Intro to Contemporary I
January 7 - February 11, 2025 | Tuesdays 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Adult Faculty Bianca Medina
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.
*No class Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 20th*
Intro to Ballet I
January 6 - February 17, 2025 | Mondays 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Audrey Borst
Description: 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.
Intergenerational West African Series
January 9, 2025 - December 19, 2024 | Thursdays 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Danielle Criss