Modern Dance
Modern dance is a concert dance form that arose out of ballet in the early 20th century. Our classes are accompanied by live music and draw from a variety of classical and contemporary techniques. Students begin with a warm-up that combines floorwork and standing center exercises, focusing on skill-building with proper technique, musicality, and spinal articulation; followed by sequencing steps in the center and across the floor, as well as the development of improvisation and composition skills.
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Image description: Two dancers are in a crouched pose, leaning to side and extending the other leg. Their arms mimic their legs with one side bent and one side straight.
Photo by Rosalie O Connor.
Image description: Three students and a teacher have their arms raised and are facing front, leaning their bodies to create a diagonal line from their fingers to their toes.
Photo by Amber Star Merkens.
Image description: Three dancers are facing the side with one foot in front of them and one foot behind. Their legs are bent and their backs are curved.
Adaptive Modern Dance Level 2
February 8 - January 25, 2025 | Saturdays 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
- Assistant Teaching Artist Kailey McLaughlin
Adaptive Modern Dance Level 1
February 8 - June 14, 2025 | Saturdays 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
- Assistant Teaching Artist Kailey McLaughlin
Student Company II Modern | Audition Only
February 7 - June 13, 2025 | Fridays 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Aria Roach
- Accompanist Greg Gonzalez
Student Company I Modern | Audition Only
February 8 - June 14, 2025 | Saturdays 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Billy Smith
- Accompanist Tracy Yang^
Contemporary Modern Level 5 | Advanced Teen Modern
September 17, 2024 - January 21, 2025 | Tuesdays 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Rachel Hettinger
- Accompanist Ryan Wolfe
Beginner Teen Modern
September 17, 2024 - January 21, 2025 | Tuesdays 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Mary Seidman
- Accompanist Dominique Gagné^
Modern Level 3
September 19, 2024 - January 23, 2025 | Thursdays 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Amy Ashley*
- Accompanist Yukiko Konishi^
Modern Level 2
September 16, 2024 - January 27, 2025 | Mondays 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Aria Roach
- Accompanist Gregory Nissen
- Assistant Teaching Artist Tatiana Lovera
Modern Level 1
September 17, 2024 - January 21, 2025 | Tuesdays 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Abby Dias
- Accompanist Andreas Brade
Modern Fundamentals B
September 19, 2024 - January 23, 2025 | Thursdays 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Julia Ramirez
- Accompanist Andrew Millar
- School Faculty Suzanne Appoleon
Modern Fundamentals B
September 21, 2024 - January 25, 2025 | Saturdays 9:15 am - 10:00 am
- Current Teaching Artists Mary Seidman
- Accompanist Patrick Gallagher
- Assistant Teaching Artist Joshua White
Modern Fundamentals A
September 16, 2024 - January 27, 2025 | Mondays 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Aria Roach
- Accompanist Gregory Nissen
- Assistant Teaching Artist Tatiana Lovera
Modern Fundamentals A
September 17, 2024 - January 21, 2025 | Tuesdays 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Abby Dias
- Accompanist Andreas Brade
- Assistant Teaching Artist Safiya Vanterpool*
Modern Level 4 | Intermediate Teen Modern (ages 13-18)
September 16, 2024 - January 27, 2025 | Mondays 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Current Teaching Artists Aria Roach
- Accompanist Gregory Nissen