as listed

Afro-Caribbean
May 18: CANCELED!
Adv Ballet
May 20: Sam Black

Gyrokinesis
May 16: Lauren Puente

Stretch & Core Strengthening
May 18: Theo Boguszewski

10:00AM-12:00PM

Monday - Friday

Designed for the advanced and professional dancer, students will focus on technique and placement, while emphasizing musicality.

Instructors:
Lauren Grant (Mondays)
Ashley Tuttle (Tuesdays)
Kelly Slough (Wednesdays & Fridays)
David Leventhal (Thursdays)

7:00-8:30PM

Mondays

Beginning Ballet involves barre work, center exercises and movement combination. Students will focus on technique and placement, while emphasizing musicality.

Instructor: Kelly Slough

6:30-8:00PM

Tuesdays:
April 30 -
June 4

Ballet involves barre work, center exercises and movement combination. Students will focus on technique and placement, while emphasizing musicality. No dance experienced required.

Instructor: Elisa Osborne

$78 for six-class series.
($14 drop-in rate. No registration necessary.)

7:00-8:30PM

Thursdays & Fridays

Beg/Int Ballet advances your technique and confidence. It involves barre work, center exercises and movement combination. Students will focus on technique and placement, while emphasizing musicality.

Instructor: Ashley Tuttle

11:30AM-1:30PM

Saturdays

Dancers in this class continue to work on technique, proper alignment, musicality and use of space.

Instructor: Various Instructors (please refer to the monthly calendar)

7:30-9:00PM

Mondays
Starting April 8

Simonson Technique created and developed by master teacher Lynn Simonson is an organic approach to movement that prepares the body to dance in a way that is anatomically intelligent and somatically aware. The goals of Simonson Technique training are to eliminate the pre-disposition to injury from previous mis-alignment patterns, develop and support the body in a way that allows efficient and free movement, and, to experience the joy of dance with longevity and wellness. A teacher of Simonson Technique recognizes that each student is unique. Rather than ask students to fit a pre-described ideal, they are guided and taught as to what is anatomically correct for their bodies. Hailed as an intelligent and logical method to prepare the body for dance, the Simonson Technique has received recognition throughout the world since 1970 and is taught by certified faculty in 20 countries worldwide.

Instructor: Laurie De Vito

6:30-8:00PM

Tuesdays

Appropriate for both recreational dancers and professionals, this class provides students with an opportunity to explore movement drawn from a variety of contemporary styles in a fun environment that helps students develop musicality, technical proficiency and a sense of confidence. Technical exercises are designed to engage and gently challenge students' minds and bodies, while across-the-floor phrases emphasize dynamic specificity and full-bodied fluidity.

Instructor: David Leventhal

7:00-8:30PM

Wednesdays:
May 1 -
June 5

Modern Dance for beginners involves elements of floor work, center exercises, and combinations while emphasizing the weight of the body and its relationship to space and gravity. Students work on strength, flexibility and coordination.

Instructor: Chelsea Lynn Acree (MMDG Company Member)

$78 for six-class series.
($14 drop-in rate. No registration necessary.)

8:00-9:00PM

Wednesdays

Gaga is a movement language developed by Ohad Naharin in Israel to help dancers (and non-dancers alike) reconnect to the way they move. Teachers guide the participants using a series of evocative instructions that build one on top of the other. Rather than copying a particular movement, each participant in the class actively explores these instructions, discovering how he or she can interpret the information and perform the task at hand. Open to all experience levels.

Instructor: Lee Sher

6:30-8:00PM

Thursdays

Beg/Int Adult Modern dance builds upon a basic foundation of modern dance. The class focuses on technique, coordination, and musicality with an emphasis on traveling through space.

Instructor: Lesley Garrison (MMDG Company Member)

10:00AM- 12:00PM

Fridays
Starting May 3

This class is a super physical sensation-based articulation of form via improvisation, imagination and heavily nuanced set material. Class begins with filtering our formal techniques with an active creative practice that encourages trust and choice-making. We will take ownership of our unique eccentricity, beauty, and darkness. We will cultivate the permission to reveal, explore, and revel in the effort and joy. We will gather to regenerate, discover, challenge, and applaud. We will dance via little physics and loud ways; sweat and move until we cannot.

Instructor: Kendra Portier

6:00-7:15PM

Fridays

Gaga is a movement language developed by Ohad Naharin in Israel to help dancers (and non-dancers alike) reconnect to the way they move. Teachers guide the participants using a series of evocative instructions that build one on top of the other. Rather than copying a particular movement, each participant in the class actively explores these instructions, discovering how he or she can interpret the information and perform the task at hand.

Instructor: Lee Sher

6:30-7:30PM

Mondays:
April 29 -
June 10
*No Class on May 27*

Based on the exercises developed by Joseph H. Pilates, students in the Beginning Pilates Mat workshop will begin to develop muscle tone with an emphasis on range of motion, alignment and intensive work on abdominial muscles.

Instructor: Elisa Osborne

$78 for six-class series.
($13 drop-in rate. No registration necessary.)

7:00-8:00PM

Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays

ZUMBA® is a dance-based fitness class using international music and steps – Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Swing, Tango, Samba, Reggaeton (Latin/Funk), and more. Nonstop energetic routines feature intervals with fast and slow rhythms in addition to resistance training. No partner or previous dance experience required. Recommended attire includes comfortable workout clothes and sneakers with non-marking soles.

Instructors:
Kimberly Roberts (Mondays & Fridays)
Danielle Connolly (Thursdays)

6:00-7:00PM

Tuesdays

Mind Body Dancer®, as developed by TaraMarie Perri, is an alignment-based, breath-focused style of yoga for anybody interested in cultivating sustainable pathways of the body and mind. Classes are thoughtful and detailed, educational and expressive, as they flowingly pair energetic imagery and anatomical themes. Warming up, foster the breath as the meeting ground for physical and mental clarity. Continue with steadily paced postures to build heat and safely connect to each pose's benefits. To round out a comprehensive Mind Body Dancer yoga class, find grace in transitions between stillness and wind down with restorative postures and mind relaxation techniques. New practitioners create stable foundations, experienced yogis refine and re-connect, and those in between explore and experiment within the range of your body and mind's remarkable capacity. www.mindbodydancer.com

Instructor: Elise Marafioti

7:00-8:00PM

Tuesdays

In this Awareness Through Movement® class, students will learn a direct and effective means for healing pain, while also improving posture, flexibility and coordination. Classes are non-competitive and students move according to their own comfort level and progress at their own rate. The emphasis is on sensory learning. The lessons are of benefit to everyone wishing to move with greater comfort and ease.

Instructor: Rebecca Davis

7:30-8:30PM

Tuesdays/
Thursdays

Get ready to work muscles you didn't realize you had. Kukuwa Dance Workout® immediately has you moving your arms, waist, hips, and legs to a blend of African soukous and West African rhythms. This low-impact, high-energy class is designed to target your cardiovascular system, improve your fitness level and pump fun through your veins. You can burn up to 1000 calories in a 60-minute KDW® class. Open to participants at all fitness and dance levels.

Instructor: Cassandra Nuamah
 

9:00-9:45AM

Wednesdays &
Saturdays

Wake up your body with a 45-minute open level morning yoga strech class! With an emphasis on the breath, this class is a relaxing way to rid yourself of any aches and pains by stretching the major muscle groups of your body, such as your hips, hamstrings, back and shoulders.

Instructor: Nicole Restani

Take Core Strengthening afterwards and pay $14 for both classes!

9:45-10:30AM

Wednesdays &
Saturdays

Invigorate your body with a 45-minute open level yoga core strenthening class. In this workout we will focus on toning muscles of the abdomen, as well as the back, chest and pelvis muscles.

Instructor: Nicole Restani

Take Stretch beforehand and pay $14 for both classes!

6:00-7:00PM

Wednesdays

The exercises created by Joseph H. Pilates use muscle control, breathing techniques, imagery and postural alignment to strengthen the entire body. There is an emphasis on range of motion, as well as intensive work on abdominal muscles.

Instructor: Blossom Crawford

7:00-8:00PM

Wednesdays

The exercises created by Joseph H. Pilates use muscle control, breathing techniques, imagery and postural alignment to strengthen the entire body. There is an emphasis on range of motion, as well as intensive work on abdominal muscles.

Instructor: Blossom Crawford

6:00-7:00PM

Thursdays:
May 9 -
June 13

GYROKINESIS® is a fluid non-weight-bearing yoga for the spine and focuses on opening up the joints and muscles from the inside outward, through movement. Starting in a seated posture, the class warms up with gentle spinal motions in all directions: arching, curling, spiraling, & tilting, utilizing an active breath to slowly deepen the action. Adding in the legs and then moving to the floor, the class gets in touch with every part of the body with a focus on expansion through strength in the core. GYROKINESIS®, as the non-machine format of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®, is gentle enough for a non-mover, yet can work deep enough for a very active individual, providing an excellent form of cross-training for dancers and non-dancers.

Instructor: Alexandra Berger

$78 for six-class series.
($13 drop-in rate. No registration necessary.)

7:00-8:00PM

Tuesdays:
May 21 -
June 5

Beginning Tap Dance introduces students to basic tap dance technique focusing on rhythm and musicality.

Instructor: Michela Marino Lerman

$78 for six-class series.
($13 drop-in rate. No registration necessary.)

7:00-8:00PM

Thursdays

Students at the Beginning/Intermediate level work on tap dance technique, focusing on rhythm and musicality.

Instructor: Derek Roland

7:00-8:30PM

Mondays:
May 6 -
June 17
*No Class on May 27*

Jazz/Hip-Hop Dance introduces students to syncopated rhythms, body isolations, and classic jazz/hip-hop moves.

Instructor: Wayne Daniels

$78 for six-class series
($14 drop-in rate. No registration necessary.)

7:00-8:30PM

Mondays:
Mar. 11-
June 10

This 15-session workshop will provide students with the opportunity for creativity, personal expression, and growth. The workshop will explore the interaction between dance, music, costuming, and staging. Students will learn choreography, musicality in relationship to movement, and dance techniques including spinning, styling, and partner work. The workshop will conclude with a performance of original dance choreography by MMDG faculty members Andre and Cindy Degas at the Mark Morris Dance Center.
There will be a meet & greet on Monday March 4 at 7PM. Come and meet the instructors and bring any questions you may have.
Note: Character shoes for women, leather sole shoes for men are recommended. Street shoes not allowed.

Instructor: Cindy Dowden & Andre Degas

$215

Pre-registration required.

6:00-7:30PM

Mondays

West African Dance (Djembe) focuses on dances from West Africa (e.g. Senegal, Mali) that are danced to Djembe drums.

Instructor: Mouminatou Camara

6:30-8:00PM

Wednesdays

This class focuses on the folkloric belly dances and classical rhythms of North and East Africa.

Instructor: Arianna al Tiye

7:00-8:30PM

Wednesdays

This class focuses on breaking down and practicing the basic Samba step, which is treated as three separate dances in one. Starting with a warm-up that focuses on isolation, stretching and strengthening in a safe and effective way with special attention to breathing and proper alignment, students are encouraged to "think with" specific parts of the body in order to capture the feeling and rhythm of the music. The last half of the class is dedicated to choreography which is Leticia's unique blend of samba, Afro Brazilian, afoxé, and axe movements. This class is for anyone who loves Brazilian music, would like to improve their body awareness, and/or wants to learn to do the basic samba and other Brazilian movements with a true feel and attention to rhythm.

Instructors:
Leticia Taylor

7:00- 8:30PM

Wednesdays

West African Dance (Djembe) focuses on dances from West Africa (e.g. Senegal, Mali) that are danced to Djembe drums.

Instructor: Mouminatou Camara

7:00-8:30PM

Thursdays:
April 25 -
May 30

Salsa covers the basics of salsa dancing in the traditional New York On 2 style. Classes will include stretching, body isolation, and styling techniques. Focus will be on open shines (footwork) and basic partner work skills. Previous dance experience and partner not required. Note: Character shoes for women, leather sole shoes for men are recommended. Street shoes not allowed.

Instructor: Cindy Dowden & Andre Degas

$78 (individual) for six-class series.
$130 (couples rate) for six-class series.
($14 drop-in rate for Individuals. No registration necessary.)

6:30-8:00PM

Fridays

Afro-Haitian Dance describes a movement style rooted in traditional Haitian folklore. Celebrating life, beauty, and the power of culture, this open level dance class focuses on developing each participant's relationship to polyrhythm and percussion. Open to all experience levels.

Instructor: Adia Whitaker

3:00-5:00PM

Saturdays

This class unites dance, rhythm, and song. It creates an environment and dance community that nurtures, heals, renews, and inspires the body and spirit. The class was listed in New York magazine's "The Best of New York", New York Confidential, and was also written up in New York Woman's "Time Out". Open to all experience levels.

Instructor: Pat Hall

3:00-4:30PM

First Saturdays of every month

Members of The New York Baroque Dance Company will teach classes covering dance forms found in dance suites of the late 17th and 18th centuries. Live music will accompany every class. No previous experience required. Please wear flexible dance shoes; no street shoes are allowed. Casual dance/excercise clothing is recommended.

Instructor: members of The New York Baroque Dance Company

First Saturdays of every month: 3:00-4:30PM

2:30-3:30PM

New Session Coming Soon!

A gentle combination of basic Yoga, Pilates and dance, this class is aimed at developing core strength, flexibility and greater mind-body awareness as well as giving you a chance to connect with your baby and other new moms. Reduced joint stability due to recent pregnancy and tenios areas from baby carrying are taken into account. 6 week-6 month old babies are welcome and there is no pressure or expectation for them to "behave" in a certain way. Please bring a receiving blanket

Instructor: Amber Star Merkens

$90 for six-class series.