Class Calendar
We offer classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 – 8:30PM and on Saturdays from 1:00 – 2:30PM.
Classes are pay-what-you-can and no-one-turned-away-for-lack-of-funds. Please contact us if you have any questions about taking class! Please register for class online (by selecting the class). Scroll down for the class schedule in list form, or peruse through the calendar to the right!
Pricing
We use a pay-what-you-can-model (PWYC) where no one is turned away for lack of funds (NOTAFLOF).
Please register for class in advance! When registering, select your payment amount or NOTAFLOF.
How do we use class fees?
We use class fees to firstly, pay for the studio rental for the respective class and secondly, to compensate the teacher! Additional funds will be used for future studio rentals.
UPCOMING CLASSES
UPCOMING CLASSES
mikah simone/bd- I'm the Love of Your Life
Saturday May 3rd, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
I’m the love of your life is a contemporary technique dance class exploring the momentum that comes with loving and falling in love with yourself. Through this practice, we seek to somatically understand how the phrase “I am the love of your life” can be turned inward and become a tool in interrogating, observing, and unraveling the oppressive systems we’ve learned and continually perpetuate. Through personal reflection, we will individually use this somatic experience to understand both the questions as well as the ease of experiencing this kind of self love.
In this class we will begin with floorwork, explore and define momentum with a loose movement phrase and create solo phrases defining this feeling.
Masks encouraged.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
C. Woods: Soul Groove Flow- Class Series- Class #1
DESCRIPTION: This a contemporary series that focuses on the integration of House, West African, and floor work elements. We will ignite the power of our vessels with a fully embodied improvisation. Transmuting movement modes to meaningful applications to ground your mind and invigorate spirit. Let's flesh out rhythmic possibilities in luscious phrase work to scores of R&B, Soul and everything in-between.
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Lu Donovan: drone tones - repetition, relief, release- Class Series- Class #1
DESCRIPTION: the lowest hum. a buzz. going on and on and on and on and on. the part that holds a song together such that trilling frequencies may layer and flit atop. also a type of bee. a device of state surveillance. an annoying person.
each class in this series will dive into a different angle of droning research. themes include: a deep listening dance party, the anatomy of the ear, the physics of sound waves, the buoyancy of the hyoid bone, the bagpipe, resistance songs, tuning our bodies (as if we were to play a concerto)... and more. we’ll use both improvisation and set movement phrases to enter into long-form repetition scores, repeating repeating and repeating until the repetition itself tells us what to next layer onto ourselves and with each other.
LEVEL: all levels with openness to choreography (with modification options, both of the steps and of the learning process). if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email lu at ludonovan8@gmail.com.
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
Photo by Caitlin Chung.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
bee- Put Some Spring in Your Step
Saturday May 10th, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
Back at it again with an early 2000s block bangers hip hop class! We'll warm up, get in the groove, strut our stuff, learn a little ditty and keep it pushing. My main focus is to do movement that feels upbeat/energizing/fun/gets you out of your head/etc. So, if you're down to clown and be in community, come through!
Open Level (beginner-friendly)
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
C. Woods: Soul Groove Flow- Class Series- Class #2
DESCRIPTION: This a contemporary series that focuses on the integration of House, West African, and floor work elements. We will ignite the power of our vessels with a fully embodied improvisation. Transmuting movement modes to meaningful applications to ground your mind and invigorate spirit. Let's flesh out rhythmic possibilities in luscious phrase work to scores of R&B, Soul and everything in-between.
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Lu Donovan: drone tones - repetition, relief, release- Class Series- Class #2
DESCRIPTION: the lowest hum. a buzz. going on and on and on and on and on. the part that holds a song together such that trilling frequencies may layer and flit atop. also a type of bee. a device of state surveillance. an annoying person.
each class in this series will dive into a different angle of droning research. themes include: a deep listening dance party, the anatomy of the ear, the physics of sound waves, the buoyancy of the hyoid bone, the bagpipe, resistance songs, tuning our bodies (as if we were to play a concerto)... and more. we’ll use both improvisation and set movement phrases to enter into long-form repetition scores, repeating repeating and repeating until the repetition itself tells us what to next layer onto ourselves and with each other.
LEVEL: all levels with openness to choreography (with modification options, both of the steps and of the learning process). if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email lu at ludonovan8@gmail.com.
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
Photo by Caitlin Chung.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Corinne Jones- Snapdragon
Saturday May 17th, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
"when the sides of the flower are gently squeezed, the dragon's mouth appears to open and close"
In this improvisation practice, we will move through a series of scores that mimic the class's concept of "Snapdragon." With the support of guided prompts, your imagination is free to interpret the offerings and move your body as you wish. The desire is to create moments of awe, comfortable spontaneity, and play with your fellow gardeners.
Magic is in the room and everyone is welcome!
Themes include: making shapes, making faces, the flower moon, firecrackers,
gracefulness and deceit
Level: open to all
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
C. Woods: Soul Groove Flow- Class Series- Class #3
DESCRIPTION: This a contemporary series that focuses on the integration of House, West African, and floor work elements. We will ignite the power of our vessels with a fully embodied improvisation. Transmuting movement modes to meaningful applications to ground your mind and invigorate spirit. Let's flesh out rhythmic possibilities in luscious phrase work to scores of R&B, Soul and everything in-between.
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Lu Donovan: drone tones - repetition, relief, release- Class Series- Class #3
DESCRIPTION: the lowest hum. a buzz. going on and on and on and on and on. the part that holds a song together such that trilling frequencies may layer and flit atop. also a type of bee. a device of state surveillance. an annoying person.
each class in this series will dive into a different angle of droning research. themes include: a deep listening dance party, the anatomy of the ear, the physics of sound waves, the buoyancy of the hyoid bone, the bagpipe, resistance songs, tuning our bodies (as if we were to play a concerto)... and more. we’ll use both improvisation and set movement phrases to enter into long-form repetition scores, repeating repeating and repeating until the repetition itself tells us what to next layer onto ourselves and with each other.
LEVEL: all levels with openness to choreography (with modification options, both of the steps and of the learning process). if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email lu at ludonovan8@gmail.com.
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
Photo by Caitlin Chung.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Nella- GOO CLASS
Saturday May 24th, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
Working with "constructed situations” that can progress/peak through imagery, impulse, duration, and freedom! This class will be a series of improvisational practices aimed at individual and communal release/re-distribution of energy.
Inspired by music, tone, patterns, the nervous system, waveforms, spring, & more!
Level: intentionally open to all
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
C. Woods: Soul Groove Flow- Class Series- Class #4
DESCRIPTION: This a contemporary series that focuses on the integration of House, West African, and floor work elements. We will ignite the power of our vessels with a fully embodied improvisation. Transmuting movement modes to meaningful applications to ground your mind and invigorate spirit. Let's flesh out rhythmic possibilities in luscious phrase work to scores of R&B, Soul and everything in-between.
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Lu Donovan: drone tones - repetition, relief, release- Class Series- Class #4
DESCRIPTION: the lowest hum. a buzz. going on and on and on and on and on. the part that holds a song together such that trilling frequencies may layer and flit atop. also a type of bee. a device of state surveillance. an annoying person.
each class in this series will dive into a different angle of droning research. themes include: a deep listening dance party, the anatomy of the ear, the physics of sound waves, the buoyancy of the hyoid bone, the bagpipe, resistance songs, tuning our bodies (as if we were to play a concerto)... and more. we’ll use both improvisation and set movement phrases to enter into long-form repetition scores, repeating repeating and repeating until the repetition itself tells us what to next layer onto ourselves and with each other.
LEVEL: all levels with openness to choreography (with modification options, both of the steps and of the learning process). if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email lu at ludonovan8@gmail.com.
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
Photo by Caitlin Chung.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Isaac- East African Contemporary
Saturday May 31st, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
East African dance class inspired by the vibrant rhythms and traditions of East Africa! Dance to drum patterns of Ugandan, Kenya and Tanzanian. No experience needed—just bring your joy, your energy, and your love for dance. Come shake, stomp, and celebrate culture.
All levels!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
C. Woods: Soul Groove Flow- Class Series- Class #5
DESCRIPTION: This a contemporary series that focuses on the integration of House, West African, and floor work elements. We will ignite the power of our vessels with a fully embodied improvisation. Transmuting movement modes to meaningful applications to ground your mind and invigorate spirit. Let's flesh out rhythmic possibilities in luscious phrase work to scores of R&B, Soul and everything in-between.
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Lu Donovan: drone tones - repetition, relief, release- Class Series- Class #5
DESCRIPTION: the lowest hum. a buzz. going on and on and on and on and on. the part that holds a song together such that trilling frequencies may layer and flit atop. also a type of bee. a device of state surveillance. an annoying person.
each class in this series will dive into a different angle of droning research. themes include: a deep listening dance party, the anatomy of the ear, the physics of sound waves, the buoyancy of the hyoid bone, the bagpipe, resistance songs, tuning our bodies (as if we were to play a concerto)... and more. we’ll use both improvisation and set movement phrases to enter into long-form repetition scores, repeating repeating and repeating until the repetition itself tells us what to next layer onto ourselves and with each other.
LEVEL: all levels with openness to choreography (with modification options, both of the steps and of the learning process). if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email lu at ludonovan8@gmail.com.
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
Photo by Caitlin Chung.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
C. Woods: Soul Groove Flow- Class Series- Class #6
DESCRIPTION: This a contemporary series that focuses on the integration of House, West African, and floor work elements. We will ignite the power of our vessels with a fully embodied improvisation. Transmuting movement modes to meaningful applications to ground your mind and invigorate spirit. Let's flesh out rhythmic possibilities in luscious phrase work to scores of R&B, Soul and everything in-between.
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Lu Donovan: drone tones - repetition, relief, release- Class Series- Class #6
DESCRIPTION: the lowest hum. a buzz. going on and on and on and on and on. the part that holds a song together such that trilling frequencies may layer and flit atop. also a type of bee. a device of state surveillance. an annoying person.
each class in this series will dive into a different angle of droning research. themes include: a deep listening dance party, the anatomy of the ear, the physics of sound waves, the buoyancy of the hyoid bone, the bagpipe, resistance songs, tuning our bodies (as if we were to play a concerto)... and more. we’ll use both improvisation and set movement phrases to enter into long-form repetition scores, repeating repeating and repeating until the repetition itself tells us what to next layer onto ourselves and with each other.
LEVEL: all levels with openness to choreography (with modification options, both of the steps and of the learning process). if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email lu at ludonovan8@gmail.com.
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
Photo by Caitlin Chung.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
C. Woods: Soul Groove Flow- Class Series- Class #7
DESCRIPTION: This a contemporary series that focuses on the integration of House, West African, and floor work elements. We will ignite the power of our vessels with a fully embodied improvisation. Transmuting movement modes to meaningful applications to ground your mind and invigorate spirit. Let's flesh out rhythmic possibilities in luscious phrase work to scores of R&B, Soul and everything in-between.
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Lu Donovan: drone tones - repetition, relief, release- Class Series- Class #7
DESCRIPTION: the lowest hum. a buzz. going on and on and on and on and on. the part that holds a song together such that trilling frequencies may layer and flit atop. also a type of bee. a device of state surveillance. an annoying person.
each class in this series will dive into a different angle of droning research. themes include: a deep listening dance party, the anatomy of the ear, the physics of sound waves, the buoyancy of the hyoid bone, the bagpipe, resistance songs, tuning our bodies (as if we were to play a concerto)... and more. we’ll use both improvisation and set movement phrases to enter into long-form repetition scores, repeating repeating and repeating until the repetition itself tells us what to next layer onto ourselves and with each other.
LEVEL: all levels with openness to choreography (with modification options, both of the steps and of the learning process). if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email lu at ludonovan8@gmail.com.
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
Photo by Caitlin Chung.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
C. Woods: Soul Groove Flow- Class Series- Class #8
DESCRIPTION: This a contemporary series that focuses on the integration of House, West African, and floor work elements. We will ignite the power of our vessels with a fully embodied improvisation. Transmuting movement modes to meaningful applications to ground your mind and invigorate spirit. Let's flesh out rhythmic possibilities in luscious phrase work to scores of R&B, Soul and everything in-between.
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Lu Donovan: drone tones - repetition, relief, release- Class Series- Class #8
DESCRIPTION: the lowest hum. a buzz. going on and on and on and on and on. the part that holds a song together such that trilling frequencies may layer and flit atop. also a type of bee. a device of state surveillance. an annoying person.
each class in this series will dive into a different angle of droning research. themes include: a deep listening dance party, the anatomy of the ear, the physics of sound waves, the buoyancy of the hyoid bone, the bagpipe, resistance songs, tuning our bodies (as if we were to play a concerto)... and more. we’ll use both improvisation and set movement phrases to enter into long-form repetition scores, repeating repeating and repeating until the repetition itself tells us what to next layer onto ourselves and with each other.
LEVEL: all levels with openness to choreography (with modification options, both of the steps and of the learning process). if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email lu at ludonovan8@gmail.com.
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
Photo by Caitlin Chung.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sara Herrera: VAMO! Let's go! Class Series- Class #9
DESCRIPTION: A feel good shake your bidi bidi bom bom dance class geared towards all who need to let loose while learning some technique and choreography. Class will always begin with a communal dance party as we welcome each other into the space, followed by a set warm up, across the floor grooves and ending with an upbeat combo. Bring your magical energy and desire to learn as there's guaranteed hip isolations with a side of "and 1!" SO, VAMO!
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
MORE INFO:
modifications will always be given so you can continue to get down on the get down
new combo every two weeks
spanglish for the soul from this Philly loving Tejanita
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sarah Messenger- Sweat, Sway, and Shake a Leg
Saturday April 26th, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
In this class we'll start with a 30(ish) minute long warm-up of continuous movement to get us WARM, introduce movement vocabulary, and connect us intimately to the music and our bodies. After that we'll dive right into a fun fast combo that challenges musicality, consistency of pathways, and stamina. If you like a fun sweaty class with challenging choreography, this one is for you!
This isn't a floor work class but there will be a little bit of floor work, so knee pads and covered shoulders are suggested.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced but all movement can be modified
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Tamar Gutherz: Movement Improvisation Lab | Group—Solo—Contact and the space in between | Class #4
Movement Improvisation Lab | Group—Solo—Contact and the space in between with Tamar Gutherz
DESCRIPTION: This is a lab space where each class will focus on a different seed. We will begin each session with some physical research and then see how this quality develops over time, in relation to the group, and in contact with others. Each body with their own unique abilities and body intelligence, each body as a force of nature, both influencing and influenced by the environment.
LEVEL: Intermediate
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sara Herrera: VAMO! Let's go! Class Series- Class #8
DESCRIPTION: A feel good shake your bidi bidi bom bom dance class geared towards all who need to let loose while learning some technique and choreography. Class will always begin with a communal dance party as we welcome each other into the space, followed by a set warm up, across the floor grooves and ending with an upbeat combo. Bring your magical energy and desire to learn as there's guaranteed hip isolations with a side of "and 1!" SO, VAMO!
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
MORE INFO:
modifications will always be given so you can continue to get down on the get down
new combo every two weeks
spanglish for the soul from this Philly loving Tejanita
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
mik- roadkill, rigor mortis, resurrection
Saturday April 19th, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
we’re all dying! in this class we’ll be moving in and out of contact with ourselves, the floor and each other while thinking about death, dying and being in the constant process of dying while presently living. throughout we’ll explore death (the action, our thoughts, fears and emotions behind it, etc.) through conversation, improvisation, abstraction, connection and phrase material. we’ll play and maybe mourn, grieve, find comfort/discomfort, find lightness/heaviness?
Level: open to everyone regardless of movement experience, but a portion of class will be learning phrase material, in which case some experience may make that more comfortable. if you have any specific questions, reach out to mik directly via instagram or email (mik.phillips01@gmail.com)
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Tamar Gutherz: Movement Improvisation Lab | Group—Solo—Contact and the space in between | Class #3
Movement Improvisation Lab | Group—Solo—Contact and the space in between with Tamar Gutherz
DESCRIPTION: This is a lab space where each class will focus on a different seed. We will begin each session with some physical research and then see how this quality develops over time, in relation to the group, and in contact with others. Each body with their own unique abilities and body intelligence, each body as a force of nature, both influencing and influenced by the environment.
LEVEL: Intermediate
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sara Herrera: VAMO! Let's go! Class Series- Class #7
DESCRIPTION: A feel good shake your bidi bidi bom bom dance class geared towards all who need to let loose while learning some technique and choreography. Class will always begin with a communal dance party as we welcome each other into the space, followed by a set warm up, across the floor grooves and ending with an upbeat combo. Bring your magical energy and desire to learn as there's guaranteed hip isolations with a side of "and 1!" SO, VAMO!
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
MORE INFO:
modifications will always be given so you can continue to get down on the get down
new combo every two weeks
spanglish for the soul from this Philly loving Tejanita
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
five two dance company- Contemporary Partnering
Saturday April 12th, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
We will start with a warm-up focused on alignment and stacking for partnering in contemporary forms, move on to partnering drills in the center and across the floor, and end with a final combo incorporating dynamic relationships and partnering skills explored throughout the class. Dancers of all partnering experiences are welcome and will be encouraged to research both basing and flying. Modifications are always offered to foster an inclusive, safe movement space! five two co-directors Sophie (she/her) and Olivia (she/her) will be leading the class ✨✨
Level: intermediate/advanced
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Tamar Gutherz: Movement Improvisation Lab | Group—Solo—Contact and the space in between | Class #2
Movement Improvisation Lab | Group—Solo—Contact and the space in between with Tamar Gutherz
DESCRIPTION: This is a lab space where each class will focus on a different seed. We will begin each session with some physical research and then see how this quality develops over time, in relation to the group, and in contact with others. Each body with their own unique abilities and body intelligence, each body as a force of nature, both influencing and influenced by the environment.
LEVEL: Intermediate
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sara Herrera: VAMO! Let's go! Class Series- Class #6
DESCRIPTION: A feel good shake your bidi bidi bom bom dance class geared towards all who need to let loose while learning some technique and choreography. Class will always begin with a communal dance party as we welcome each other into the space, followed by a set warm up, across the floor grooves and ending with an upbeat combo. Bring your magical energy and desire to learn as there's guaranteed hip isolations with a side of "and 1!" SO, VAMO!
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
MORE INFO:
modifications will always be given so you can continue to get down on the get down
new combo every two weeks
spanglish for the soul from this Philly loving Tejanita
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Olivia Mohsen Al Samadi- Embody, Adapt, Create: Playful Approaches to Phrasework
Saturday April 5th, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
Join Olivia for a dynamic and exploratory movement experience that invites you to engage with her choreographic and improvisational practices in a way that feels personal, playful, and spacious.
We’ll begin with guided improvisational prompts drawn from Olivia’s creative process to gently warm up body and mind, encouraging you to make your own choices and explore agency in movement. From there, we’ll move through set sequences to prepare for more dynamic patterns, building the awareness and physicality needed for what comes next.
To close, you’ll learn a choreographed phrase, with space to shape it through your own choices. While we’ll start from the same foundation, dancers are encouraged to explore unique interpretations — shifting dynamics, adding personal detail, and playing with affect and intention. Think of this part as "trying on" Olivia’s movement style like playing dress-up: fully embody it, adapt it, or leave parts behind — all approaches are welcome.
This class centers individual experience within a shared space and welcomes movers of all backgrounds. Modifications and personal choices are supported throughout. Please note that while movement sequences are rooted in modern dance techniques and were created with intermediate to experienced dancers in mind, you are encouraged to engage with them in a way that feels right for you.
Come ready to explore, play, and move with curiosity!
All proceeds will be donated to the Philadelphia chapter of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to healing the wounds of war and occupation in the Middle East.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Tamar Gutherz: Movement Improvisation Lab | Group—Solo—Contact and the space in between | Class #1
Movement Improvisation Lab | Group—Solo—Contact and the space in between with Tamar Gutherz
DESCRIPTION: This is a lab space where each class will focus on a different seed. We will begin each session with some physical research and then see how this quality develops over time, in relation to the group, and in contact with others. Each body with their own unique abilities and body intelligence, each body as a force of nature, both influencing and influenced by the environment.
LEVEL: Intermediate
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sara Herrera: VAMO! Let's go! Class Series- Class #5
DESCRIPTION: A feel good shake your bidi bidi bom bom dance class geared towards all who need to let loose while learning some technique and choreography. Class will always begin with a communal dance party as we welcome each other into the space, followed by a set warm up, across the floor grooves and ending with an upbeat combo. Bring your magical energy and desire to learn as there's guaranteed hip isolations with a side of "and 1!" SO, VAMO!
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
MORE INFO:
modifications will always be given so you can continue to get down on the get down
new combo every two weeks
spanglish for the soul from this Philly loving Tejanita
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
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Corinne Jones- pp
Saturday March 29th, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
This class is a playground!
In this improvisation practice, we will create in real-time using scores and games. All movement will flow from your own imagination and interpretation.
It will be silly, it will be surprising, and you will be peacefully situated in the present moment inhale, exhale
Let's pretend, pose, pause, and party!
Themes include: patterns, cycles, flora, fauna, and magic.
Come shapeshift with me.
*please feel free to bring a journal*
open to all
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
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Tamar Gutherz: Feed the Floor- Class #4
DESCRIPTION: We'll start with some guided imagery and Tai Chi-inspired exercises. We'll use our weight as inspiration and dropping the weight as an impetus for movement. Exploring different ways of moving in & out of the floor through the lens of a simple warm-up phrase. I’m interested in Figure 8 patterns that naturally exist in our bodies. How can we recycle this energy to spiral in and out of the floor, and move effortlessly through space? What is the right amount of energy / tone needed to protect ourselves from the floor and recycle our momentum? How do we generate momentum? How do we control it?
We'll investigate the relationship between our core and extremities. Where does my center stop and start? How is my breath related to that? We'll experiment with sequential spines versus compact, concentrated ones-- and gauge what is needed in each moment. We’ll experiment with off balances, riding waves of momentum, and visit some light inversions. We will practice a loving yet loose relationship to form and practice feeding the floor as we move through space.
LEVEL: Intermediate
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sara Herrera: VAMO! Let's go! Class Series- Class #4
DESCRIPTION: A feel good shake your bidi bidi bom bom dance class geared towards all who need to let loose while learning some technique and choreography. Class will always begin with a communal dance party as we welcome each other into the space, followed by a set warm up, across the floor grooves and ending with an upbeat combo. Bring your magical energy and desire to learn as there's guaranteed hip isolations with a side of "and 1!" SO, VAMO!
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
MORE INFO:
modifications will always be given so you can continue to get down on the get down
new combo every two weeks
spanglish for the soul from this Philly loving Tejanita
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Colby Calhoun- DIY DIVA DRAMA DANCE CAMP
Saturday March 22nd, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
an embodied ramp thru becoming the dancing diva that you always want(ed) to be. or maybe, more of a commentary on being in progress - but if that commentary was a dance class, and if dance class was gossiping w/ girls !!! and if gossiping w/ the girls was like across the floor ! ??? a physical practice of just moving on anyway.
come to jump and roll and play ! contemporary lyrical afro jazz fusion diva broadway broadway broadway be who you wanna be BARBIE GIRL style !
Level: class will include/encourage the option for physical and charismatic rigorousness. class will feel most familiar for dancers comfortable with intermediate/advanced jazz and contemporary dance vocabulary, however the space is open & WELCOMING to all that are willing to being in process/progress (in public).
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
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Tamar Gutherz: Feed the Floor- Class #3
DESCRIPTION: We'll start with some guided imagery and Tai Chi-inspired exercises. We'll use our weight as inspiration and dropping the weight as an impetus for movement. Exploring different ways of moving in & out of the floor through the lens of a simple warm-up phrase. I’m interested in Figure 8 patterns that naturally exist in our bodies. How can we recycle this energy to spiral in and out of the floor, and move effortlessly through space? What is the right amount of energy / tone needed to protect ourselves from the floor and recycle our momentum? How do we generate momentum? How do we control it?
We'll investigate the relationship between our core and extremities. Where does my center stop and start? How is my breath related to that? We'll experiment with sequential spines versus compact, concentrated ones-- and gauge what is needed in each moment. We’ll experiment with off balances, riding waves of momentum, and visit some light inversions. We will practice a loving yet loose relationship to form and practice feeding the floor as we move through space.
LEVEL: Intermediate
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sara Herrera: VAMO! Let's go! Class Series- Class #3
DESCRIPTION: A feel good shake your bidi bidi bom bom dance class geared towards all who need to let loose while learning some technique and choreography. Class will always begin with a communal dance party as we welcome each other into the space, followed by a set warm up, across the floor grooves and ending with an upbeat combo. Bring your magical energy and desire to learn as there's guaranteed hip isolations with a side of "and 1!" SO, VAMO!
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
MORE INFO:
modifications will always be given so you can continue to get down on the get down
new combo every two weeks
spanglish for the soul from this Philly loving Tejanita
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Nella- GOO.2
Saturday March 15th, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
Another iteration of GOO CLASS; continuing our work with "constructed situations", imagery, impulse, duration, and freedom! This class will be a series of improvisational practices aimed at individual and communal release/re-distribution of energy.
Inspired by music, inclusivity, physical mediums, sci-fi, nature, & more! GOOGOO!!!
teacher proceeds donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF)
open to all
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
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Tamar Gutherz: Feed the Floor- Class #2
DESCRIPTION: We'll start with some guided imagery and Tai Chi-inspired exercises. We'll use our weight as inspiration and dropping the weight as an impetus for movement. Exploring different ways of moving in & out of the floor through the lens of a simple warm-up phrase. I’m interested in Figure 8 patterns that naturally exist in our bodies. How can we recycle this energy to spiral in and out of the floor, and move effortlessly through space? What is the right amount of energy / tone needed to protect ourselves from the floor and recycle our momentum? How do we generate momentum? How do we control it?
We'll investigate the relationship between our core and extremities. Where does my center stop and start? How is my breath related to that? We'll experiment with sequential spines versus compact, concentrated ones-- and gauge what is needed in each moment. We’ll experiment with off balances, riding waves of momentum, and visit some light inversions. We will practice a loving yet loose relationship to form and practice feeding the floor as we move through space.
LEVEL: Intermediate
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sara Herrera: VAMO! Let's go! Class Series- Class #2
DESCRIPTION: A feel good shake your bidi bidi bom bom dance class geared towards all who need to let loose while learning some technique and choreography. Class will always begin with a communal dance party as we welcome each other into the space, followed by a set warm up, across the floor grooves and ending with an upbeat combo. Bring your magical energy and desire to learn as there's guaranteed hip isolations with a side of "and 1!" SO, VAMO!
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
MORE INFO:
modifications will always be given so you can continue to get down on the get down
new combo every two weeks
spanglish for the soul from this Philly loving Tejanita
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
DANCE DANCE FOR LIBERATION: Community Teach-In on Organizing and PACBI with Dancers for Palestine
March 8th, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue in West Philly
There will be tea and cookies!*
Members of the Dancers for Palestine Lead Organizing Team will share our organizing strategy, successes and challenges in organizing the dance field, and the role of arts and culture in the movement for Palestinian Liberation. We will talk about our attempts to move the dance field into more significant, material solidarity with Palestine through the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). We will address the dance field’s specific histories and dynamics when it comes to organizing, as well as what dance can teach us about organizing within any discipline or community. We’ll answer questions and brainstorm with attendees about their specific struggles and curiosities, including Philadelphia-specific organizing tactics and potential targets for PACBI campaigns.
Dancers for Palestine (D4P) is an autonomous group of dance workers who organize in solidarity with the global movement for Palestinian liberation. Formed during Israel’s genocidal attack on Gaza beginning in 2023, D4P seeks to both cohere and create a dance community which is vocal and active in its support of the Palestinian people.
D4P is a local and international endeavor with a core organizing group in NYC and an ever expanding network of dancers and organizers working toward a dance field free from complicity in genocide, imperialism, white supremacy, and all systems of oppression. D4P’s work has included protest and direct action, political education events, art-based fundraising, and campaigns to move dance institutions into alignment with the Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and against repressive anti-boycott policies.
To join the movement, email dancersforpalestine@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @dancers_for_palestine
Co-sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace-Philadelphia, Mascher Space Cooperative, Philly Dance Share, Vox Populi, La La Lil Jidar, and Yogis for Palestine.
Accessibility
*This is a masked event. Please wear a KN95 mask (or better). You can remove your mask briefly to drink or eat. Please keep in mind that the venue is a mask-optional space, so there might be people passing through the space to attend a yoga class or receive therapy who will not be masked.
Childcare is available upon request.
Studio 34 is a sober space.
Studio 34 is up one flight of stairs.
The first part of the event from 12pm - 1:30pm will be livestreamed for those who are not able to attend in-person. The livestream link will be sent to all registrants the day before the event.
Tamar Gutherz: Feed the Floor- Class #1
DESCRIPTION: We'll start with some guided imagery and Tai Chi-inspired exercises. We'll use our weight as inspiration and dropping the weight as an impetus for movement. Exploring different ways of moving in & out of the floor through the lens of a simple warm-up phrase. I’m interested in Figure 8 patterns that naturally exist in our bodies. How can we recycle this energy to spiral in and out of the floor, and move effortlessly through space? What is the right amount of energy / tone needed to protect ourselves from the floor and recycle our momentum? How do we generate momentum? How do we control it?
We'll investigate the relationship between our core and extremities. Where does my center stop and start? How is my breath related to that? We'll experiment with sequential spines versus compact, concentrated ones-- and gauge what is needed in each moment. We’ll experiment with off balances, riding waves of momentum, and visit some light inversions. We will practice a loving yet loose relationship to form and practice feeding the floor as we move through space.
LEVEL: Intermediate
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Sara Herrera: VAMO! Let's go! Class Series- Class #1
DESCRIPTION: A feel good shake your bidi bidi bom bom dance class geared towards all who need to let loose while learning some technique and choreography. Class will always begin with a communal dance party as we welcome each other into the space, followed by a set warm up, across the floor grooves and ending with an upbeat combo. Bring your magical energy and desire to learn as there's guaranteed hip isolations with a side of "and 1!" SO, VAMO!
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
MORE INFO:
modifications will always be given so you can continue to get down on the get down
new combo every two weeks
spanglish for the soul from this Philly loving Tejanita
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!
Shosh- tectonic translation
Saturday March 1st, 2025
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
Tectonic Translation
In this class we will move work big and to small, finding the inner workings of our body and build proprioception !! 🏞️
This all levels class will be primarily improv based practices and finish out with a short combination where we will pull from the lexicon of movement we created in our improvisation !!
Live ambient music by Luxia ❣️
All levels
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*CANCELLED* mik + tor, building preparedness (mapping, touching, holding), Class Series- Class #8
DESCRIPTION:we’re researching preparedness through movement practices and through engaging with prepper culture - worlds are ending (in new ways and old) and we want to be prepared emotionally, communally, physically. this series will use modalities of improvisation, contact and weight sharing, phrase work, and group scores/rituals to explore the inherent time it takes to build relationship and intimacy, to learn skills, and to embody real and imagined worlds with rigor. together we’ll explore concepts of making and following maps, slow dancing, constructing and tearing down; we might even make a lyrical routine, just for fun.
LEVEL:classes will be largely improvisational, but some will have phrase work components. this series is open to all movement backgrounds, and we’ll try to give you a heads up on any experience considerations for specific classes within the series. if you have questions about this please reach out to mik or tor!
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
COVID PROTOCOLS: Masks required.
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Rodney Murray Moveable Bodies Class Series- Class #8
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jennesa elise lincke- with the wind
Saturday February 22nd, 2024
1-2:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street
derived from contemporary forms, and dually powered by individual presence and collective breath; this class will create space to negotiate opportunity and obligation. generating various states of airflow through a communal warm up, introspective improvisation, and phrase (re)construction, we'll explore the call to both duty and desire.
open level
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mik + tor, building preparedness (mapping, touching, holding), Class Series- Class #7
DESCRIPTION:we’re researching preparedness through movement practices and through engaging with prepper culture - worlds are ending (in new ways and old) and we want to be prepared emotionally, communally, physically. this series will use modalities of improvisation, contact and weight sharing, phrase work, and group scores/rituals to explore the inherent time it takes to build relationship and intimacy, to learn skills, and to embody real and imagined worlds with rigor. together we’ll explore concepts of making and following maps, slow dancing, constructing and tearing down; we might even make a lyrical routine, just for fun.
LEVEL:classes will be largely improvisational, but some will have phrase work components. this series is open to all movement backgrounds, and we’ll try to give you a heads up on any experience considerations for specific classes within the series. if you have questions about this please reach out to mik or tor!
PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!
COVID PROTOCOLS: Masks required.
As part of this new fancy website, we lose 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction! Help us cover this by making an optional $1 donation every time you register for class!
Thank you!