Contemporary Dance Classes

Classes fuse a variety of modern techniques and current dance styles. They are based on the philosophy that dance is an expressive art form, as individual as the dancer.

I. Beginner (6+)
B: First year of contemporary- A perfect transition class from creative dance towards more dance technique.

A: Second year of contemporary- An introductory technique class balanced with creative dance elements. Also good for beginners age 7+.

II. Beginner/Advanced Beginner (8+)
A continuation of the foundational elements of dance technique. Beginning students welcome.

III. Beginner/Advanced Beginner (10+ beginner)
A class designed to develop basic dance technique and expressive movement. Good for students with a year or two of experience, or age 10+ beginners.

IV. Adv Beg./Intermediate (10+ w placement)

V. Intermediate (Teen w Placement)

Beginner/Adv Beg. (teen/adult)
A class designed for beginners and dancers with some general dance background to develop contemporary technique. Experience not needed, but helpful.

Intermediate/Advanced (16+/adult)
A contemporary technique class for dancers with more than three years of experience.

Open-Level (teen/adult)
A multi-level technique class for the adult student. Beginners welcome.

Winter Contemporary Dance

Contemporary classes will be taught in a hybrid format for winter term with in-person sessions when possible and live zoom sessions when not.

*Remote only options available for all contemporary classes. (Cont. I TBD.) Those choosing "live zoom only" will receive a 20% discount.

I. Beginner (6+) @ $113
Session: 1/21-3/18
Thurs 3:00-3:45pm

II. Beginner/Advanced Beg. (8+) @ $115
Session: 1/21-3/18
Thurs 4:00-4:55pm

III. Beginner/Advanced Beg. (10+) @ $117
Session: 1/19-3/16
Tues 5:00-6:00pm

IV. Advanced Beginner/Intermediate (10+ w placement) @ $119
Session: 1/18-3/15
Mon 4:30-5:35pm

V. Intermediate (Teen w Placement) @ $121
Session: 1/22-3/19
Fri 4:55-6:05pm

Beginner/Adv Beg. (teen/adult) @ $121
Session: 1/19-3/16
Tues 6:15-7:25pm

Int./Advanced (16+/adult) @ $124
Session: 1/18-3/15
Mon 7:15-8:30pm

Weekly Class Schedule

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Dress Code

Contemporary IB & IA: See Creative Dance class dress code

Contemporary II, III, IV & V: Black leggings and solid colored tops (Downtown Dance shirts are okay.) Barefeet or dance "paws".

All teen/adult contemporary classes: Comfortable, non-restrictive dance wear. Not too baggy. Bare feet or dance "paws".

Hair: Hair should be up, away from the face and out of the eyes. Those without hairbands can purchase one from the studio.