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Sun 1st
10:00am
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest dancer Mari Osanai is divided in three different modules: 1) Introduction to Noguchi Taizo Part One, 2) Noguchi Taizo Part Two, and 3) Movement Creation and Structure. Modules can be taken separately or together. However early registration and discounts are only open to those who plan on taking all the modules. This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted…

 
10:00am
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted performers, physical actors of all levels, ages, and capabilities. Within the whole duration of this LEIMAY Ludus Lab participants will explore fundamental elements of Noguchi Taiso (Noguchi Gymnastics). During the third module under the guidance of Osanai, participants will work on the creation of short individual and group pieces.   Dates:…

 
1:00pm
The Illegible Body in Performance (and Society)

The Illegible Body in Performance (and Society)

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko - anonymous bodies || art collective
Sunday, Feb 1 from 1-5pm The Illegible Body in Performance (and Society) Oftentimes considered to be confusing and/or a site of physically imposed violence and misunderstanding, the illegible body in the contemporary moment exists, simultaneously, within two psychic states: a state filled with futurity & experimentation and another overcome by externalized fear & perceived dissidence. Framed as part…

 
1:30pm
20th Anniversary Movement Sentence Choir

20th Anniversary Movement Sentence Choir

92Y Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)
Celebrate Dance Education Laboratory's 20th Anniversary. Facilitators: Summation Dance (Sumi Clements and Taryn Vander Hoop) with Sidra Bell (Sidra Bell Dance New York), Mike Esperanza (Bare Dance), and Kendra Portier (BAND Portier). Summation Dance will lead the world's first Movement Sentence Choir, inspired by Rudolf Laban's famous movement choirs. The choreographers will work with…

 
1:30pm
José Mateo Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Audition

José Mateo Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Audition

José Mateo Ballet Theatre
José Mateo Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Audition   February 1, 2015 1:30 – 3:00 pm for ages 14-22 DANY Studios 175 Eighth Ave. New York, NY   Summer Intensive: June 29 – July 31, 2015 at José Mateo Ballet Theatre, 400 Harvard, Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.     Excel beyond expectation and audition for José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive! For 28 years, José Mateo…

 
3:00pm
José Mateo Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Audition

José Mateo Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Audition

José Mateo Ballet Theatre
José Mateo Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Audition   February 1, 2015 1:30 – 3:00 pm for ages 14-22 DANY Studios 175 Eighth Ave. New York, NY   Summer Intensive: June 29 – July 31, 2015 at José Mateo Ballet Theatre, 400 Harvard, Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.     Excel beyond expectation and audition for José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive! For 28 years, José Mateo…

 
Mon 2nd
9:00am
BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance Audition

BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance Audition

BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance
Audition: Monday, February 2, 9am-12pm Invitation to Rehearsal: Friday, February 6, 10am–2pm This audition is by invitation. Please email bodystoriesfellion@gmail.com with resume, headshot, and video link (if available). We will respond accordingly with an audition appointment and location, within 9am-12p on 2/2/15. Please make yourself available for audition and invitation to rehearsal times. BodyStories:…

 
10:00am

Qi Gong: practicing being and seeing with Melanie Maar

Movement Research
In this class I offer space for a self nurturing, awake state, where we can explore and learn about principles of energetic and anatomic dynamics that can benefit people within their own practices and ways. I approach somatic, artistic and psychic as synergetic. We work with methods related to the 5 Element System like Iron Shirt, Sexual Energy Practices and Bagua Circling through image activation,…

 
10:00am

luciana achugar (Morning Class)

Movement Research
We will practice being in pleasure and giving our bodies a voice. A practice of growing a new body, as one would grow a plant; a utopian body; a sensational body; a connected body; an anarchic body; a body full/filled with pleasure, with love and with magic…………. with a brain that melted down to the flesh, the bones, the guts, the skin ... and with eyes that see without naming and see without…

 
10:00am
Advanced Ballet with Kyla Ernst-Alper

Advanced Ballet with Kyla Ernst-Alper

Brooklyn AirSpace
Advanced Ballet with Kyla Ernst-Alper at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 10-11:30am $18/$15 with our Ground Monthly Membership more info at brooklynairspace.com

 
10:00am
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest dancer Mari Osanai is divided in three different modules: 1) Introduction to Noguchi Taizo Part One, 2) Noguchi Taizo Part Two, and 3) Movement Creation and Structure. Modules can be taken separately or together. However early registration and discounts are only open to those who plan on taking all the modules. This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted…

 
10:00am
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted performers, physical actors of all levels, ages, and capabilities. Within the whole duration of this LEIMAY Ludus Lab participants will explore fundamental elements of Noguchi Taiso (Noguchi Gymnastics). During the third module under the guidance of Osanai, participants will work on the creation of short individual and group pieces.   Dates:…

 
10:00am

Adult Open Ballet Class

Astoria Fine Arts Dance
$15 drop-in class at Astoria Fine Arts Dance

 
12:00pm

Janet Panetta - Ballet for Contemporary Dancers

Movement Research
MON, TUES, THURS, FRI 12-2pm Gibney Dance Center 890 Broadway $17/class ($120 for an 8-Class Card, valid for one month and for this class only. MR Class Cards not applicable.) As a veteran of the American Ballet Theatre, Janet Panetta also has a broad experience of contemporary dance forms. She has trained dancers in many of the major American companies such as American Ballet Theatre, New York…

 
6:00pm
Yo-Dan-Nastics™  (blend of yoga, dance, and gymnastics)

Yo-Dan-Nastics™ (blend of yoga, dance, and gymnastics)

Keoni Movement Arts
Learn basic tumbling skills to enhance your choreography and audition skills. Yoga and dance based warm-up makes it easier to learn gymnastics moves. Price for 15-class session: $120; or, $30 for low-income dancers (conditions apply); or, volunteer for KMA and receive classes for free. Register by Friday, Oct. 3rd. Keoni Movement Arts mission is to expand access to the Movement Arts of Yoga, Dance…

 
6:00pm
6:00 - 7:15pm - LEVEL 1 Milonga

6:00 - 7:15pm - LEVEL 1 Milonga

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
6:30pm
ADVANCED Argentine Tango

ADVANCED Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course focuses primarily on creating the connection between partners, developing, bettering and enhancing your leading and following abilities necessary to improvise the dance. Now when you know most of the letters in alphabet we want you to be able to create words and sentences in a clear manner that your partner is able to understand.   You tango vocabulary will be enriched even more by…

 
6:30pm
Modern Technique with Jenny Rocha

Modern Technique with Jenny Rocha

Brooklyn AirSpace
Modern Technique with Jenny Rocha at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 6:30-8pm Tuesdays 10-11:30am $18/$15 with our Ground Monthly Membership more info at brooklynairspace.com

 
6:30pm
Solidarity Beyond Colored Pointe Shoes

Solidarity Beyond Colored Pointe Shoes

DANCE IQUAIL
    BLACK SWAN: Solidarity Beyond Colored Pointe Shoes A community discussion with 5 legendary ballerinas exploring of the importance of resilience as seen in the stresses on black artists, communities and institutions: Dance as an art form is uniquely placed to help organizations and individuals adapt and recover from the shock and stress of persistent racial segregation, diminished resources,…

 
7:00pm
Intermediate Corde Lisse - Aerial Rope

Intermediate Corde Lisse - Aerial Rope

Brooklyn AirSpace
Intermediate corde lisse (aerial rope) classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 7-8:30pm with Paul Hawxhurst $40/class class is limited to 4 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot.

 
7:00pm
Beginning Aerial Silks

Beginning Aerial Silks

Brooklyn AirSpace
Beginning aerial silks classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 7-8pm with Kyla Ernst-Alper Tuesdays 7-8pm with Shalva Wise $30/class class is limited to 6 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot

 
7:00pm
MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

Marcia Brooks/Various Works
Come perfrom with us in Southern CT, just 50 mins from Grand Central!! Inquire about our new Professional Dance Grant, designed for professional dancers on work hiatus or in transitional stage, who want to build connections. May include partial or full tuition coverage and/or travel stipend. Click on MiXt Co. PDG, enter contact info and type "PDG inquiry" in subject field and submit. We will contact…

 
7:20pm
7:20 - 8:35pm - LEVEL 2 Milonga

7:20 - 8:35pm - LEVEL 2 Milonga

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
8:40pm
8:40 - 9:55pm - LEVEL 3 Milonga

8:40 - 9:55pm - LEVEL 3 Milonga

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Milonga is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can…

 
Tue 3rd
8:30am
Pilates Mat with Amanda MacLeod

Pilates Mat with Amanda MacLeod

Brooklyn AirSpace
Pilates Mat classes with Amanda MacLeod at Brooklyn AirSpace Tuesdays 8:30-9:30am Thursdays 8-9am $16/$13 with our Ground Monthly Membership more info at brooklynairspace.com

 
9:00am
Free Open Session

Free Open Session

Dance To The People
FOLLOWING THE "NEW DANCE GROUP" FORMAT, WE'LL OFFER A THREE HOUR SESSION INCLUDING: 1 HOUR TECHNIQUE 1 HOUR IMPROV 1 HOUR CHOREOGRAPHIC PROCESS* Cameron McKinney will be teaching Loft Technique: This class will combine the grace of modern with the speed and fluidity and hip-hop and house dance. Phrases will involve every part of the body—whether in the air or on the ground. The class focuses…

 
9:00am
Pilates Tower Class

Pilates Tower Class

Elite Body Pilates
Open classes for small groups on Pilates Tower equipment www.EliteBodyPilates.net info@EliteBodyPilates.net 212-717-1302

 
10:00am

C O R E M O T I O N Inner Structure with Daria Faïn

Movement Research
This class focuses on the inner structure of the body. The foundation of the structural focus is the alignment of the body and its relation to gravity. These principles are put into practice by means of a system of exercises using Qi Gong principles and forms. These exercises include deep release of the abdominal and visceral area with breathing and a simple succession of postures, and movements that…

 
10:00am

Barbara Mahler-Klein Technique™

Movement Research
We are not just a body or a mind. We are unique individuals with spirit and intelligence. The work in class engages us in a process that facilitates change. We work to right the pelvis on top of the legs, with the deep connections closest to the bones, and free the upper body and spine to move with ease and expression. Working on the level of the bone, we can let go of unnecessary tensions and habits…

 
10:00am
Modern Technique with Jenny Rocha

Modern Technique with Jenny Rocha

Brooklyn AirSpace
Modern Technique with Jenny Rocha at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 6:30-8pm Tuesdays 10-11:30am $18/$15 with our Ground Monthly Membership more info at brooklynairspace.com

 
10:00am
The Underneath Body

The Underneath Body

Abrons Arts Center
Following in the somatic tradition, this class invites participants to tap into different ways of thinking about and experiencing their bodies. Durational improvisation will shape and inform participants’ self-perception. The practice may unlock new possibilities and depths to understanding one’s anatomy, state of mind, expression and physical reality. Participants should be open, curious and self-motivated. Teaching…

 
10:00am
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest dancer Mari Osanai is divided in three different modules: 1) Introduction to Noguchi Taizo Part One, 2) Noguchi Taizo Part Two, and 3) Movement Creation and Structure. Modules can be taken separately or together. However early registration and discounts are only open to those who plan on taking all the modules. This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted…

 
10:00am
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted performers, physical actors of all levels, ages, and capabilities. Within the whole duration of this LEIMAY Ludus Lab participants will explore fundamental elements of Noguchi Taiso (Noguchi Gymnastics). During the third module under the guidance of Osanai, participants will work on the creation of short individual and group pieces.   Dates:…

 
10:00am

Michelle Boulé (Morning Class)

Movement Research
We’ll ready our bodies for movement using guided improvisations and simple exercises based on my ongoing research in numerous somatic and energetic modalities. The intention is to create a maximally informed approach to dancing, a space of respectful and creative permission for everyone’s body, and a time to really let things move in all senses of the word. Class ends with the application of these…

 
10:00am

Adult Open Ballet Class

Astoria Fine Arts Dance
$15 drop-in class at Astoria Fine Arts Dance

 
12:00pm

Janet Panetta - Ballet for Contemporary Dancers

Movement Research
MON, TUES, THURS, FRI 12-2pm Gibney Dance Center 890 Broadway $17/class ($120 for an 8-Class Card, valid for one month and for this class only. MR Class Cards not applicable.) As a veteran of the American Ballet Theatre, Janet Panetta also has a broad experience of contemporary dance forms. She has trained dancers in many of the major American companies such as American Ballet Theatre, New York…

 
2:00pm

Pilates Mat Class for Dancers with Johanna S. Meyer

Movement Research
This class focuses on clear alignment, stabilizing the hypermobile body and a deep investigation of functional strength for dance. As dancers and somatic movers we need connected, consistent strength and support. We benefit massively from cross training, centering our minds and building an impeccable understanding of our vessel by balancing the extreme ranges of motion we perform on a daily basis.

 
3:00pm

Irene Dowd: Neuromuscular Preparation for Dance

Movement Research
Irene will teach selections of the material choreographed in response to her interaction with professional dancers and dance teachers in the past as well as new material she is creating now. These choreographies can be used as a very efficient warm-up for dance, as well as a musculo-skeletal conditioning program, neuro-muscular fine-tuning, and mental preparation for the greater awareness and expansiveness…

 
6:00pm
TERP teams up with NACHMO! - NOW FEB. 2nd!

TERP teams up with NACHMO! - NOW FEB. 2nd!

TERP Corp
Celebrate National Choreography Month with a TERP Demo! Meet new people. Break the ice. Bring your friends.  TERP stands for Totally Enveloping Real-time Play; it's a choreographic technology for a new kind of human interaction. TERP is a happiness machine! For more information about NACHMO, visit www.nachmo.org Learn more about TERP and share your experience at www.terptribe.com

 
6:00pm
6:00 - 7:15pm - LEVEL 1 Tango Vals

6:00 - 7:15pm - LEVEL 1 Tango Vals

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
6:00pm
Hula Mixed Level with Makalina

Hula Mixed Level with Makalina

Lotus Music and Dance
Hula Mixed Level with Makalina Tuesdays 6pm -7 pm Jan 13th - June 2015 Pearl Stuudios 500 8th Avenue 4th Floor  New York New York  8 Class Card : $160 (8 x $20=160)  Single Session - $25 This class will take beginning  students through the basic steps and terminology of Hula, the expressive and beautiful dance of Hawai'i. Cultural history and initial movements will be explained the…

 
6:15pm

Studies Project: Artists in K-12 Schools

Movement Research
Conceived by Diana Crum with panelists Lynn Brown, Donna Costello, Jessica Nicoll, and Jules Skloot What is the role of the dance teaching artist in schools? Many artists make a living by teaching grades K-12 in the NYC school system. Is their goal to share their artistic practice, the ideology behind their aesthetic, tools for making art, historical reference points, movement skills, or something…

 
6:30pm
BEGINNER Argentine Tango

BEGINNER Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course is meant for people who either never ever danced Tango or took few classes long time ago or took few lessons quite recently but are not sure what they know or if they are ready for next level.   It’s good to take this course to put all your information in order. You gain the necessary vocabulary and learn all the basic movements to be able to easily follow the explanations in Intermediate…

 
6:30pm
Beginning Lyra

Beginning Lyra

Brooklyn AirSpace
Beginning lyra (aerial hoop) classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm with Kyla Ernst-Alper $30/class class is limited to 6 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot.

 
6:30pm
Adult Pointe Class

Adult Pointe Class

Peridance
Pointe with Kat Wildish serves students at all levels of pointe technique, from beginners in their first time up in the shoes to seasoned professionals maintaining fundamentals. Starting with an intense barre warm-up series to strengthen deep muscles in the legs and feet, the class progresses slowly to center work and variation practice. A different piece of classical repertoire will be taught and…

 
7:00pm
Beginning Aerial Silks

Beginning Aerial Silks

Brooklyn AirSpace
Beginning aerial silks classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 7-8pm with Kyla Ernst-Alper Tuesdays 7-8pm with Shalva Wise $30/class class is limited to 6 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot

 
7:00pm
Ori Tahiti

Ori Tahiti

Lotus Music & Dance
Ori Tahiti Mixed Level with Carol Leogite Tuesday 7pm-8pm Starting Jan 20, 2015  Drop in $25 Classcard 8 Sessions - $160 ($20 per class) This class will teach you the basic movements of Tahitian Ori (dance) with a concentration on the Tahitian Otea(rapid Tahitian Dance style). Students will learn key steps and hand gestures performed to Tahitian drums and songs.

 
7:20pm
7:20 - 8:35pm - LEVEL 2 Tango Vals

7:20 - 8:35pm - LEVEL 2 Tango Vals

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
7:45pm
Advanced Lyra (aerial hoop)

Advanced Lyra (aerial hoop)

Brooklyn AirSpace
Advanced lyra (aerial hoop) classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Tuesdays 7:45-9:15pm with Jen Kovacs $40/class class is limited to 8 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot.

 
8:30pm
INTERMEDIATE Argentine Tango

INTERMEDIATE Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course furthers your knowledge about basic element of tango and extend your steps vocabulary, that can then used in improvisations. You will learn back and forward crosses, back and forward ochos and the difference between the two, giros to the left and right from front or back ochos, paradas and barridas, plus famous sandwich and mordida steps. The material is presented in very organized…

 
8:40pm
8:40 - 9:55pm - LEVEL 3 Tango Vals

8:40 - 9:55pm - LEVEL 3 Tango Vals

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
Wed 4th
10:00am

Body, Mind and Image with Karinne Keithley Syers

Movement Research
Body, Mind and Image: Classes will investigate experiential anatomy through the lens of Body-Mind Centering®, developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, focusing on specific systems of the body (skeletal, organ, nerves, fluids, glands), and imagery and the physical imagination through Ideokinesis and the work of Mabel Todd (The Thinking Body) as learned from and with Andre Bernard. We will explore qualities,…

 
10:00am

luciana achugar (Morning Class)

Movement Research
We will practice being in pleasure and giving our bodies a voice. A practice of growing a new body, as one would grow a plant; a utopian body; a sensational body; a connected body; an anarchic body; a body full/filled with pleasure, with love and with magic…………. with a brain that melted down to the flesh, the bones, the guts, the skin ... and with eyes that see without naming and see without…

 
10:00am

Adult Open Ballet Class

Astoria Fine Arts Dance
$15 drop-in class at Astoria Fine Arts Dance

 
12:30pm

Feldenkrais® with Jimena Paz

Movement Research
The Feldenkrais Method® studies the works of our nervous system and our ability to recognize and create movement patterns that are both more efficient and more pleasant. The method emphasizes awareness, distribution of effort/action through the whole self, expanding self-perception and our ability to carry out our intentions. This class is ideal for dancers and people from different backgrounds interested…

 
2:00pm

Alexander Technique with Emily Faulkner

Movement Research
Alexander Technique looks at the way we carry out our intentions. Often we use a process that is habitual, unconscious, and counterproductive. The technique offers a practice of staying open and alert in the moment, observing our familiar tensions and choosing to move without them. Beginning with the assumption that we are perfectly designed for movement and balance, we engage our mind to undo layers…

 
4:00pm

C O R E M O T I O N Contemplative Action with Daria Faïn

Movement Research
Using the Chinese 5 Element Theory and other cognitive principles we will explore individually and collectively the correlation between the organs, senses, emotions, and the propriety of the material space that surrounds us. This practice implements the development of performative languages for improvisation and composition as it bridges physical, emotional, energetical and intellect awareness. All…

 
6:00pm
6-week Beginner Tap Workshop

6-week Beginner Tap Workshop

The American Tap Dance Foundation
Beginner tapper looking to refine your skills? Join us for a new class! Thursdays 6:15-7:30 January 7, 14, 21, 28  2016 Feb 4, 11  2016 Slurp, Paddle & Roll! Taught by Susan Hebach at the American Tap Dance Foundation New workshop for Beginners   Explore “double time” paddle and roll technique, slurps, & riffs too!  And learn exercises to develop your technique, and get you to the next…

 
6:00pm
Weekly Wednesday Class Series

Weekly Wednesday Class Series

Trisha Brown Dance Company
TBDC offers a weekly class series from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Wednesday nights at Gibney Dance Center 280 Broadway.  Core principles of Brown’s work, whether aesthetic, compositional, or kinetic, are taught via the creative and physical practices of past and current TBDC dancers.  Each teacher offers a unique focus and range of personal experience related to their understanding of Trisha's choreographic…

 
6:00pm

Skinner Releasing Technique with Karl Anderson

Movement Research
SRT facilitates an enhanced awareness of our creativity. This imagery-based Somatic experience intuits ease and healing. Through improvisation and play, we delve deeper inside and shed our notions of style and aesthetics in favor of a more intense personal discovery. Students are encouraged to enter "feeling states" and explore the limitlessness of their multi-dimensional aliveness. SRT makes for a…

 
6:00pm
Integral Yoga

Integral Yoga

Abrons Arts Center
Integral yoga is a system of hatha yoga that is holistic. This class begins with centering and sound vibration, postures, guided deep relaxation, breathing practices and a brief meditation practice. Bringing students in touch with the physical and the subtle aspects of themselves, learn meditation through focusing on breath and body awareness. Non-competition is encouraged both individually and with…

 
6:30pm
Flex Fit: flexibility & conditioning for athletes, dancers, & circus artists

Flex Fit: flexibility & conditioning for athletes, dancers, & circus artists

Brooklyn AirSpace
Flex Fit classes with Kyla Ernst-Alper at Brooklyn AirSpace flexibility & conditioning for athletes, dancers, and circus artists. Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm $16/$13 with our Ground Monthly Membership more info at brooklynairspace.com

 
6:30pm

Contact Improvisation with Elise Knudson

Movement Research
Contact Improvisation is a partnering dance form. Skills such as rolling, releasing, giving and supporting weight, expanding range of spatial concentration, lifting, catching and falling all help one move with and through gravity, share weight in motion, and use momentum and flow in physical contact. These weekly classes, open to people of all levels of movement experience, are informed by the individual…

 
7:00pm
First Class $5 YOGA FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE

First Class $5 YOGA FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Come and escape from life’s stressors in this beginner Yoga class designed for everyday people. Learn to strengthen and stretch your body gently to improve overall physical and mental balance. Namaste…. Attire: Loose fitting, comfortable workout clothing. Bare feet or socks. Don't forget your Yoga mat! Wednesdays, 7-8pm $5 for your first class! Already took your first class? Bring a friend…

 
7:00pm
MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

Marcia Brooks/Various Works
Come perfrom with us in Southern CT, just 50 mins from Grand Central!! Inquire about our new Professional Dance Grant, designed for professional dancers on work hiatus or in transitional stage, who want to build connections. May include partial or full tuition coverage and/or travel stipend. Click on MiXt Co. PDG, enter contact info and type "PDG inquiry" in subject field and submit. We will contact…

 
7:30pm
Advanced Aerial Silks

Advanced Aerial Silks

Brooklyn AirSpace
Advanced aerial silks classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Wednesdays 7:30-9pm with Jen Kovacs $40/class class is limited to 8 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot.

 
Thu 5th
8:00am
Pilates Mat with Amanda MacLeod

Pilates Mat with Amanda MacLeod

Brooklyn AirSpace
Pilates Mat classes with Amanda MacLeod at Brooklyn AirSpace Tuesdays 8:30-9:30am Thursdays 8-9am $16/$13 with our Ground Monthly Membership more info at brooklynairspace.com

 
9:00am
Free Open Session

Free Open Session

Dance To The People
FOLLOWING THE "NEW DANCE GROUP" FORMAT, WE'LL OFFER THREE HOUR SESSIONS INCLUDING: 1 HOUR TECHNIQUE 1 HOUR IMPROV 1 HOUR CHOREOGRAPHIC PROCESS* This Thursday our Technique hour will be lead by Benedetta Capanna, dancer and choreographer, who will be coming from Rome, Italy.  Her training prepares the body to several levels of research, cultivating perception, creativity, sensibility and technical…

 
9:00am
Pilates Reformer Class

Pilates Reformer Class

Elite Body Pilates
Open small group Pilates Reformer classes www.EliteBodyPilates.net info@EliteBodyPilates.net 212-717-1302

 
10:00am

Barbara Mahler-Klein Technique™

Movement Research
We are not just a body or a mind. We are unique individuals with spirit and intelligence. The work in class engages us in a process that facilitates change. We work to right the pelvis on top of the legs, with the deep connections closest to the bones, and free the upper body and spine to move with ease and expression. Working on the level of the bone, we can let go of unnecessary tensions and habits…

 
10:00am

Michelle Boulé (Morning Class)

Movement Research
We’ll ready our bodies for movement using guided improvisations and simple exercises based on my ongoing research in numerous somatic and energetic modalities. The intention is to create a maximally informed approach to dancing, a space of respectful and creative permission for everyone’s body, and a time to really let things move in all senses of the word. Class ends with the application of these…

 
10:00am

Adult Open Ballet Class

Astoria Fine Arts Dance
$15 drop-in class at Astoria Fine Arts Dance

 
12:00pm

Janet Panetta - Ballet for Contemporary Dancers

Movement Research
MON, TUES, THURS, FRI 12-2pm Gibney Dance Center 890 Broadway $17/class ($120 for an 8-Class Card, valid for one month and for this class only. MR Class Cards not applicable.) As a veteran of the American Ballet Theatre, Janet Panetta also has a broad experience of contemporary dance forms. She has trained dancers in many of the major American companies such as American Ballet Theatre, New York…

 
4:00pm
Spiritual.Energy.Ballet

Spiritual.Energy.Ballet

Private Instructor
SEB is an uniquely designed class meant to restore, rejuvenate, and strengthen the mind, body, and soul. Combining the practices of yoga & Pilates with dance, concentrated breathing, and meditation. E-mail Richie.SEBNYC@gmail.com for more info and reservations.

 
6:00pm

Contact Improvisation - The Basics with Margaret Paek

Movement Research
SARAH KONNER WILL TEACH ON 2/19 and 2/26. Contact Improvisation, initiated by dancer Steve Paxton in 1972, is a dance practice that plays with the physics between bodies and gravity. Using partnering skills such as rolling, releasing, weight exchange, falling, lifting and catching, and expanding range of spatial choice, the practice helps one move within sensation and disorientation, access moveable…

 
6:00pm
Salsa

Salsa

Abrons Arts Center
Explore the origins of Palladium and Salsa styles from traditional Cuban Son or contra-tiempo. In addition to the steps of Contradanza, Danzón, Changuí, Son, Chachachá, and Bolero, students at every stage of their salsa development will learn rhumba, Conga, mambo, Mozambique, and Casino to broaden their Salsa repertoire. Teaching artist-Carlos Mateu

 
6:00pm
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest dancer Mari Osanai is divided in three different modules: 1) Introduction to Noguchi Taizo Part One, 2) Noguchi Taizo Part Two, and 3) Movement Creation and Structure. Modules can be taken separately or together. However early registration and discounts are only open to those who plan on taking all the modules. This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted…

 
6:00pm
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted performers, physical actors of all levels, ages, and capabilities. Within the whole duration of this LEIMAY Ludus Lab participants will explore fundamental elements of Noguchi Taiso (Noguchi Gymnastics). During the third module under the guidance of Osanai, participants will work on the creation of short individual and group pieces.   Dates:…

 
6:00pm
Beginner 1- Kathak with Pandit S.N. Charka Ongoing

Beginner 1- Kathak with Pandit S.N. Charka Ongoing

Lotus Music and Dance
Jan 15th - June 25, 2015 Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm 8 Partial Session Class Card:$160 Single Drop in: $25 Kathak is a North Indian classical dance form that originated in Hindu Temples and was influenced by the Persian and Moghul courts. In Sanskrit, Kathak means "to tell a story". In this class, students will be introduced to the 2 major aspects of Kathak: Abhinaya, the dance/acting of a story or…

 
6:30pm
BEGINNER Argentine Tango

BEGINNER Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course is meant for people who either never ever danced Tango or took few classes long time ago or took few lessons quite recently but are not sure what they know or if they are ready for next level.   It’s good to take this course to put all your information in order. You gain the necessary vocabulary and learn all the basic movements to be able to easily follow the explanations in Intermediate…

 
7:00pm
First Class $5! WEST AFRICAN

First Class $5! WEST AFRICAN

Dance Theatre of Harlem
West African dance is energetic and expressive. Students will study traditional rhythms and movements from West Africa with dancer, drummer, Master Teacher Zan Myers. Attire: Comfortable workout clothing and bare feet. Women should bring a Lapa (a large scarf or piece of fabric that can be tied around the waist).  Thursdays, 7-8pm Take your first class for only $5! Already took your first class?…

 
7:00pm
MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

Marcia Brooks/Various Works
Come perfrom with us in Southern CT, just 50 mins from Grand Central!! Inquire about our new Professional Dance Grant, designed for professional dancers on work hiatus or in transitional stage, who want to build connections. May include partial or full tuition coverage and/or travel stipend. Click on MiXt Co. PDG, enter contact info and type "PDG inquiry" in subject field and submit. We will contact…

 
7:30pm
BEGINNER Argentine Tango

BEGINNER Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course is meant for people who either never ever danced Tango or took few classes long time ago or took few lessons quite recently but are not sure what they know or if they are ready for next level.   It’s good to take this course to put all your information in order. You gain the necessary vocabulary and learn all the basic movements to be able to easily follow the explanations in Intermediate…

 
7:30pm
Barre a Terre

Barre a Terre

Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
Find your inner-strength; develop & improve alignment and technique; explore and learn how to efficiently use your body and your energy in a healthy way as instruments of your expression. Through this class, you can increase flexibility and strength, overcome physical difficulties and incorrect posture, and acquire physical awareness to help prevent injuries. Open to all levels of experience.

 
8:30pm
INTERMEDIATE Argentine Tango

INTERMEDIATE Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course furthers your knowledge about basic element of tango and extend your steps vocabulary, that can then used in improvisations. You will learn back and forward crosses, back and forward ochos and the difference between the two, giros to the left and right from front or back ochos, paradas and barridas, plus famous sandwich and mordida steps. The material is presented in very organized…

 
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