Class Calendar

PDS offers classes:

Tuesdays 7-8:30 PM @ Mascher Space
Wednesdays 10-11:30 AM @ Mascher Space
Thursdays 7-8:30 PM @ & Space
Saturdays 1-2:30 PM @ & Space

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

Video by Rodney Murray.

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 $0 for NOTAFLOF.

How does PDS 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 and additional expenses.

Refund Policy

Class payments are non-refundable, but we can apply your payment towards any other class you would like to take! Please let us know via email before class starts in order to use your payment for another class in the future.

UPCOMING CLASSES

UPCOMING CLASSES

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #6)
Jun
9

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #6)

Sarah Jane El-Kassmi: Out of your head, into your body - Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, May + June 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Your Head, Into Your Body is a movement-based dance class series designed to help participants reconnect with their bodies as sites of joy, curiosity, and aliveness. In a culture that prioritizes productivity, cognition, and constant stimulation, many of us experience disconnection from physical sensation, pleasure, and spontaneous expression. This series offers an invitation to soften the grip of the mind and re-enter the body through music, play, repetition, and embodied exploration.

Rather than teaching choreography to be memorized, each class centers on guided prompts that encourage participants to listen inwardly and allow movement to arise organically. Practices include closing the eyes to heighten sensation, repeating simple or “mundane” movements to access flow state, allowing stretches to organically evolve into dance, and experimenting with opposite or unfamiliar movement pathways. Participants are encouraged to ask: What if I moved this way instead? What happens when I let the music move through me rather than trying to perform?

Joy is treated as both a practice and a birthright. Through smiling, jumping, shaking, and embodying the inner child, dancers are invited to remember the simple pleasure of being alive in a body. The series emphasizes presence over perfection, sensation over aesthetics, and freedom over form - creating a space where movement becomes a form of emotional release, self-trust, and embodied remembering.

LEVEL: Beginner- Intermediate

This is for all levels - the focus will be to connect to our bodies and find joy

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

INSTAGRAM: @serjaine

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #6
Jun
10

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #6

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques®
from $0.00

Wednesdays 10-11:30AM May and June 2026

Mascher Space

1170 S Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19146

DESCRIPTION:‍ ‍Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques® classes introduce and develop foundational movement principles, emphasizing increasing whole-self dancing, articulation and coordinated availability of the ball-and-socket joints, and moving with a dynamic center through the release and reengagement of musculature. All phrasework in SBT is spontaneously composed, so both the teacher and the student are practicing learning the phrase at the same time, generating repeatable phrases of increasing complexity with an emphasis on building trust in body intelligence more than "getting the steps right." We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. Spiral Body Techniques® (SBT) is the dance and movement framework developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan. This SBT® class series for Philly Dance Share will be taught by Kalila Kingsford Smith, a certified Essential Level SBT teacher. For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com

These classes are intended for intermediate contemporary dancers, with all levels welcome to participate, making mindful adjustments to suit their abilities. Long sleeves and/or kneepads recommended.

Masks will be optional

LEVEL: Intermediate

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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CJ Abeshaus- Contemporary 2000's Pop
Jun
11

CJ Abeshaus- Contemporary 2000's Pop

CJ Abeshaus- Contemporary 2000's Pop
from $0.00

Thursday 6/11
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION: Gosh I love it when we all move in-synch to early 2000s music! Class will start with a brief warm up to get us comfortable with funky shapes, facial expressions, and precise timing. We'll do some improv exercises across the floor to get into character and spend the bulk of class learning jazz/contemporary choreography to Gwen Stafani's The Sweet Escape!

LEVEL: Intermediate (We'll be moving quickly through choreography, but all levels of experience are welcome to come party with us! )

MASKING: Masks optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #7
Jun
13

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #7

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory
from $0.00

Saturdays in May + June 2026
1-3PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: What is an impulse? How does impulse become action? How do impulses generate more impulses? How do images (emotions, associations, thoughts, imagined realities, and embodied sensations) feed movement? How does movement, in turn, feed image?

In this series we will explore containers for improvisational movement that stimulate the imagination and cultivate curiosity. We will build psychosomatic awareness in the presence of others, building trust with one another so that we can move with more agency and freedom.

No performance experience is required. This practice finds a meeting point between theater, dance, ritual, and just being a regular human. Participants are encouraged to attend more than one session to develop familiarity with the exercises and build a strong group dynamic.

Masks optional.

LEVEL: Beginner

Class packages available!!
4 class package– $60
Full series package– $100


Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #7)
Jun
16

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #7)

Sarah Jane El-Kassmi: Out of your head, into your body - Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, May + June 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Your Head, Into Your Body is a movement-based dance class series designed to help participants reconnect with their bodies as sites of joy, curiosity, and aliveness. In a culture that prioritizes productivity, cognition, and constant stimulation, many of us experience disconnection from physical sensation, pleasure, and spontaneous expression. This series offers an invitation to soften the grip of the mind and re-enter the body through music, play, repetition, and embodied exploration.

Rather than teaching choreography to be memorized, each class centers on guided prompts that encourage participants to listen inwardly and allow movement to arise organically. Practices include closing the eyes to heighten sensation, repeating simple or “mundane” movements to access flow state, allowing stretches to organically evolve into dance, and experimenting with opposite or unfamiliar movement pathways. Participants are encouraged to ask: What if I moved this way instead? What happens when I let the music move through me rather than trying to perform?

Joy is treated as both a practice and a birthright. Through smiling, jumping, shaking, and embodying the inner child, dancers are invited to remember the simple pleasure of being alive in a body. The series emphasizes presence over perfection, sensation over aesthetics, and freedom over form - creating a space where movement becomes a form of emotional release, self-trust, and embodied remembering.

LEVEL: Beginner- Intermediate

This is for all levels - the focus will be to connect to our bodies and find joy

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

INSTAGRAM: @serjaine

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #7
Jun
17

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #7

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques®
from $0.00

Wednesdays 10-11:30AM May and June 2026

Mascher Space

1170 S Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19146

DESCRIPTION:‍ ‍Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques® classes introduce and develop foundational movement principles, emphasizing increasing whole-self dancing, articulation and coordinated availability of the ball-and-socket joints, and moving with a dynamic center through the release and reengagement of musculature. All phrasework in SBT is spontaneously composed, so both the teacher and the student are practicing learning the phrase at the same time, generating repeatable phrases of increasing complexity with an emphasis on building trust in body intelligence more than "getting the steps right." We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. Spiral Body Techniques® (SBT) is the dance and movement framework developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan. This SBT® class series for Philly Dance Share will be taught by Kalila Kingsford Smith, a certified Essential Level SBT teacher. For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com

These classes are intended for intermediate contemporary dancers, with all levels welcome to participate, making mindful adjustments to suit their abilities. Long sleeves and/or kneepads recommended.

Masks will be optional

LEVEL: Intermediate

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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GC Harper- The Upside Down
Jun
18

GC Harper- The Upside Down

GC Harper- The Upside Down
from $0.00

Thursday 11/20/2025 & 12/4/2025
7-8:30PM @ CHI Movement Arts Center
1316 S. 9th Street

DESCRIPTION: Inversions, handstands, cartwheels, bear crawls and more... upside down! This 2 class series is a workshop full of tools aimed at increasing comfort and control while upside down. Through a contemporary lens we will begin with strengthening exercises catered to taking weight on the hands, wrists, and shoulders. We will talk about fluid transitions and control to safely move in, out and through multiple types of inversions. There will be space to increase and decrease the intensity if desired. Come take a risk, play, experiment, and have fun upside down!


LEVEL: Participants should have basic comfort with being upside down and taking weight on the hands and shoulders (think short planks, push-ups, downward dog)

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #8
Jun
20

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #8

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory
from $0.00

Saturdays in May + June 2026
1-3PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: What is an impulse? How does impulse become action? How do impulses generate more impulses? How do images (emotions, associations, thoughts, imagined realities, and embodied sensations) feed movement? How does movement, in turn, feed image?

In this series we will explore containers for improvisational movement that stimulate the imagination and cultivate curiosity. We will build psychosomatic awareness in the presence of others, building trust with one another so that we can move with more agency and freedom.

No performance experience is required. This practice finds a meeting point between theater, dance, ritual, and just being a regular human. Participants are encouraged to attend more than one session to develop familiarity with the exercises and build a strong group dynamic.

Masks optional.

LEVEL: Beginner

Class packages available!!
4 class package– $60
Full series package– $100


Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #8)
Jun
23

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #8)

Sarah Jane El-Kassmi: Out of your head, into your body - Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, May + June 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Your Head, Into Your Body is a movement-based dance class series designed to help participants reconnect with their bodies as sites of joy, curiosity, and aliveness. In a culture that prioritizes productivity, cognition, and constant stimulation, many of us experience disconnection from physical sensation, pleasure, and spontaneous expression. This series offers an invitation to soften the grip of the mind and re-enter the body through music, play, repetition, and embodied exploration.

Rather than teaching choreography to be memorized, each class centers on guided prompts that encourage participants to listen inwardly and allow movement to arise organically. Practices include closing the eyes to heighten sensation, repeating simple or “mundane” movements to access flow state, allowing stretches to organically evolve into dance, and experimenting with opposite or unfamiliar movement pathways. Participants are encouraged to ask: What if I moved this way instead? What happens when I let the music move through me rather than trying to perform?

Joy is treated as both a practice and a birthright. Through smiling, jumping, shaking, and embodying the inner child, dancers are invited to remember the simple pleasure of being alive in a body. The series emphasizes presence over perfection, sensation over aesthetics, and freedom over form - creating a space where movement becomes a form of emotional release, self-trust, and embodied remembering.

LEVEL: Beginner- Intermediate

This is for all levels - the focus will be to connect to our bodies and find joy

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

INSTAGRAM: @serjaine

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #8
Jun
24

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #8

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques®
from $0.00

Wednesdays 10-11:30AM May and June 2026

Mascher Space

1170 S Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19146

DESCRIPTION:‍ ‍Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques® classes introduce and develop foundational movement principles, emphasizing increasing whole-self dancing, articulation and coordinated availability of the ball-and-socket joints, and moving with a dynamic center through the release and reengagement of musculature. All phrasework in SBT is spontaneously composed, so both the teacher and the student are practicing learning the phrase at the same time, generating repeatable phrases of increasing complexity with an emphasis on building trust in body intelligence more than "getting the steps right." We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. Spiral Body Techniques® (SBT) is the dance and movement framework developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan. This SBT® class series for Philly Dance Share will be taught by Kalila Kingsford Smith, a certified Essential Level SBT teacher. For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com

These classes are intended for intermediate contemporary dancers, with all levels welcome to participate, making mindful adjustments to suit their abilities. Long sleeves and/or kneepads recommended.

Masks will be optional

LEVEL: Intermediate

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Niaya Taylor- Beginner Hip Hop vibes w/ Ni
Jun
25

Niaya Taylor- Beginner Hip Hop vibes w/ Ni

Niaya Taylor- Beginner Hip Hop Vibes w/ Ni
from $0.00

Thursday 6/25
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION: Beginner Hip-Hop (All Levels Welcome!)

This class is for anyone ready to step in, vibe out, and learn the basics of hip-hop in a fun and supportive environment. We’ll focus on groove, confidence, and performance while keeping the energy high. No pressure—just good music, good vibes, and a great workout.

ADULT BEG HH with Niaya IS BACK! No experience needed! Just vibes, sweat & good time ! 🥳 It’s ALWAYS a party over here.


LEVEL: Beginner

Instagram: @soflynii

MASKING: Mask optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #9)
Jun
30

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #9)

Sarah Jane El-Kassmi: Out of your head, into your body - Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, May + June 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Your Head, Into Your Body is a movement-based dance class series designed to help participants reconnect with their bodies as sites of joy, curiosity, and aliveness. In a culture that prioritizes productivity, cognition, and constant stimulation, many of us experience disconnection from physical sensation, pleasure, and spontaneous expression. This series offers an invitation to soften the grip of the mind and re-enter the body through music, play, repetition, and embodied exploration.

Rather than teaching choreography to be memorized, each class centers on guided prompts that encourage participants to listen inwardly and allow movement to arise organically. Practices include closing the eyes to heighten sensation, repeating simple or “mundane” movements to access flow state, allowing stretches to organically evolve into dance, and experimenting with opposite or unfamiliar movement pathways. Participants are encouraged to ask: What if I moved this way instead? What happens when I let the music move through me rather than trying to perform?

Joy is treated as both a practice and a birthright. Through smiling, jumping, shaking, and embodying the inner child, dancers are invited to remember the simple pleasure of being alive in a body. The series emphasizes presence over perfection, sensation over aesthetics, and freedom over form - creating a space where movement becomes a form of emotional release, self-trust, and embodied remembering.

LEVEL: Beginner- Intermediate

This is for all levels - the focus will be to connect to our bodies and find joy

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

INSTAGRAM: @serjaine

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #6
Jun
6

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #6

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory
from $0.00

Saturdays in May + June 2026
1-3PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: What is an impulse? How does impulse become action? How do impulses generate more impulses? How do images (emotions, associations, thoughts, imagined realities, and embodied sensations) feed movement? How does movement, in turn, feed image?

In this series we will explore containers for improvisational movement that stimulate the imagination and cultivate curiosity. We will build psychosomatic awareness in the presence of others, building trust with one another so that we can move with more agency and freedom.

No performance experience is required. This practice finds a meeting point between theater, dance, ritual, and just being a regular human. Participants are encouraged to attend more than one session to develop familiarity with the exercises and build a strong group dynamic.

Masks optional.

LEVEL: Beginner

Class packages available!!
4 class package– $60
Full series package– $100


Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Natanya Apfelbaum- Healing Bellydance
Jun
4

Natanya Apfelbaum- Healing Bellydance

Natanya Apfelbaum- Healing bellydance
from $0.00

Thursday 5/14
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION: Like water, your body wants to move! This will be an introduction to the ancient and sacred art of bellydancing. The ethos of this class is that bellydance is an awakening of the natural movements of the body, and flows from the anatomy of bones, muscles and breath. Bodies need motion and much contemporary dis-ease comes from stuckness in the body-mind. Bellydance is an incredible medicine for dispelling this stuckness ~ bringing both sensuous flow and percussive movement to wake up and break up places that have been held for too long.

This class will be oriented to those who love to dance but have had a difficult experience of body, knowing that the best way to dance more is to show up and dance with whatever ability you have today.


Instagram: @dancingalive18
LEVEL: Beginner-Intermediate

MASKING: Masks optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #5
Jun
3

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #5

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques®
from $0.00

Wednesdays 10-11:30AM May and June 2026

Mascher Space

1170 S Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19146

DESCRIPTION:‍ ‍Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques® classes introduce and develop foundational movement principles, emphasizing increasing whole-self dancing, articulation and coordinated availability of the ball-and-socket joints, and moving with a dynamic center through the release and reengagement of musculature. All phrasework in SBT is spontaneously composed, so both the teacher and the student are practicing learning the phrase at the same time, generating repeatable phrases of increasing complexity with an emphasis on building trust in body intelligence more than "getting the steps right." We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. Spiral Body Techniques® (SBT) is the dance and movement framework developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan. This SBT® class series for Philly Dance Share will be taught by Kalila Kingsford Smith, a certified Essential Level SBT teacher. For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com

These classes are intended for intermediate contemporary dancers, with all levels welcome to participate, making mindful adjustments to suit their abilities. Long sleeves and/or kneepads recommended.

Masks will be optional

LEVEL: Intermediate

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #5) **SUBBED BY Tatiana Fakoukaki**
Jun
2

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #5) **SUBBED BY Tatiana Fakoukaki**

Sarah Jane El-Kassmi: Out of your head, into your body - Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, May + June 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Your Head, Into Your Body is a movement-based dance class series designed to help participants reconnect with their bodies as sites of joy, curiosity, and aliveness. In a culture that prioritizes productivity, cognition, and constant stimulation, many of us experience disconnection from physical sensation, pleasure, and spontaneous expression. This series offers an invitation to soften the grip of the mind and re-enter the body through music, play, repetition, and embodied exploration.

Rather than teaching choreography to be memorized, each class centers on guided prompts that encourage participants to listen inwardly and allow movement to arise organically. Practices include closing the eyes to heighten sensation, repeating simple or “mundane” movements to access flow state, allowing stretches to organically evolve into dance, and experimenting with opposite or unfamiliar movement pathways. Participants are encouraged to ask: What if I moved this way instead? What happens when I let the music move through me rather than trying to perform?

Joy is treated as both a practice and a birthright. Through smiling, jumping, shaking, and embodying the inner child, dancers are invited to remember the simple pleasure of being alive in a body. The series emphasizes presence over perfection, sensation over aesthetics, and freedom over form - creating a space where movement becomes a form of emotional release, self-trust, and embodied remembering.

LEVEL: Beginner- Intermediate

This is for all levels - the focus will be to connect to our bodies and find joy

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

INSTAGRAM: @serjaine

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #5
May
30

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #5

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory
from $0.00

Saturdays in May + June 2026
1-3PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: What is an impulse? How does impulse become action? How do impulses generate more impulses? How do images (emotions, associations, thoughts, imagined realities, and embodied sensations) feed movement? How does movement, in turn, feed image?

In this series we will explore containers for improvisational movement that stimulate the imagination and cultivate curiosity. We will build psychosomatic awareness in the presence of others, building trust with one another so that we can move with more agency and freedom.

No performance experience is required. This practice finds a meeting point between theater, dance, ritual, and just being a regular human. Participants are encouraged to attend more than one session to develop familiarity with the exercises and build a strong group dynamic.

Masks optional.

LEVEL: Beginner

Class packages available!!
4 class package– $60
Full series package– $100


Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Pheobe Ricker- Rubber Bands, Strings, and Springs
May
28

Pheobe Ricker- Rubber Bands, Strings, and Springs

Pheobe Ricker- Rubber Bands, Strings, and Springs
from $0.00

Thursday 5/28
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION: In this class, we will play with ideas of energy storage and release, repetition and reversal, winding and unwinding-- thinking of our bodies as rubber bands, strings, or springs. We will increase awareness of the paths our bodies are taking through time and space and follow these threads back and forth by breaking choreography into symmetrical "halves". This class will offer both a mental and physical challenge to dancers across a wide range of abilities as we reframe how to intuitively process timing, direction, and transitions.

Instagram: @phoebericker
LEVEL: Beginner-Intermediate

MASKING: Masks optional but encouraged.

Dancers will feel appropriately challenged as long as they are aware of the basic structure of a typical contemporary dance class (warm up, stretch, learning short combinations) and know their own bodies' limits. Advanced strength, flexibility, and technique are not necessary to succeed in this class. Modifications will be provided to dancers who need them.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #4
May
27

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #4

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques®
from $0.00

Wednesdays 10-11:30AM May and June 2026

Mascher Space

1170 S Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19146

DESCRIPTION:‍ ‍Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques® classes introduce and develop foundational movement principles, emphasizing increasing whole-self dancing, articulation and coordinated availability of the ball-and-socket joints, and moving with a dynamic center through the release and reengagement of musculature. All phrasework in SBT is spontaneously composed, so both the teacher and the student are practicing learning the phrase at the same time, generating repeatable phrases of increasing complexity with an emphasis on building trust in body intelligence more than "getting the steps right." We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. Spiral Body Techniques® (SBT) is the dance and movement framework developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan. This SBT® class series for Philly Dance Share will be taught by Kalila Kingsford Smith, a certified Essential Level SBT teacher. For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com

These classes are intended for intermediate contemporary dancers, with all levels welcome to participate, making mindful adjustments to suit their abilities. Long sleeves and/or kneepads recommended.

Masks will be optional

LEVEL: Intermediate

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #4)
May
26

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #4)

Sarah Jane El-Kassmi: Out of your head, into your body - Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, May + June 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Your Head, Into Your Body is a movement-based dance class series designed to help participants reconnect with their bodies as sites of joy, curiosity, and aliveness. In a culture that prioritizes productivity, cognition, and constant stimulation, many of us experience disconnection from physical sensation, pleasure, and spontaneous expression. This series offers an invitation to soften the grip of the mind and re-enter the body through music, play, repetition, and embodied exploration.

Rather than teaching choreography to be memorized, each class centers on guided prompts that encourage participants to listen inwardly and allow movement to arise organically. Practices include closing the eyes to heighten sensation, repeating simple or “mundane” movements to access flow state, allowing stretches to organically evolve into dance, and experimenting with opposite or unfamiliar movement pathways. Participants are encouraged to ask: What if I moved this way instead? What happens when I let the music move through me rather than trying to perform?

Joy is treated as both a practice and a birthright. Through smiling, jumping, shaking, and embodying the inner child, dancers are invited to remember the simple pleasure of being alive in a body. The series emphasizes presence over perfection, sensation over aesthetics, and freedom over form - creating a space where movement becomes a form of emotional release, self-trust, and embodied remembering.

LEVEL: Beginner- Intermediate

This is for all levels - the focus will be to connect to our bodies and find joy

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

INSTAGRAM: @serjaine

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #4
May
23

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #4

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory
from $0.00

Saturdays in May + June 2026
1-3PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: What is an impulse? How does impulse become action? How do impulses generate more impulses? How do images (emotions, associations, thoughts, imagined realities, and embodied sensations) feed movement? How does movement, in turn, feed image?

In this series we will explore containers for improvisational movement that stimulate the imagination and cultivate curiosity. We will build psychosomatic awareness in the presence of others, building trust with one another so that we can move with more agency and freedom.

No performance experience is required. This practice finds a meeting point between theater, dance, ritual, and just being a regular human. Participants are encouraged to attend more than one session to develop familiarity with the exercises and build a strong group dynamic.

Masks optional.

LEVEL: Beginner

Class packages available!!
4 class package– $60
Full series package– $100


Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Tessa Meehan- Back to Technique Basics
May
21

Tessa Meehan- Back to Technique Basics

Tessa Meehan-Back to Technique Basics
from $0.00

Thursday 5/21
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION: We’re bringing it back to your 2012 turns and progressions class. Think jazz class across the floor realness. We’ll start with a guided warmup to wake up and engage our muscles and joints and transition into across-the-floor work, focusing on jazz technique foundations including turns, progressions, jumps, and dynamic traveling phrases. Dancers can expect a mix of drills and combinations designed to build stability and power behind our fundamentals. This class is about refining technique while reconnecting with the joy of dancing by tapping into that nostalgic, high-energy feeling that made you fall in love with jazz in the first place. Come ready to move, groove, and leave with combinations that feel just as fun as they are challenging.


Instagram: @tessameehan


LEVEL: Beginner-Intermediate

MASKING: Masks optional but encouraged.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #3
May
20

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #3

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques®
from $0.00

Wednesdays 10-11:30AM May and June 2026

Mascher Space

1170 S Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19146

DESCRIPTION:‍ ‍Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques® classes introduce and develop foundational movement principles, emphasizing increasing whole-self dancing, articulation and coordinated availability of the ball-and-socket joints, and moving with a dynamic center through the release and reengagement of musculature. All phrasework in SBT is spontaneously composed, so both the teacher and the student are practicing learning the phrase at the same time, generating repeatable phrases of increasing complexity with an emphasis on building trust in body intelligence more than "getting the steps right." We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. Spiral Body Techniques® (SBT) is the dance and movement framework developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan. This SBT® class series for Philly Dance Share will be taught by Kalila Kingsford Smith, a certified Essential Level SBT teacher. For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com

These classes are intended for intermediate contemporary dancers, with all levels welcome to participate, making mindful adjustments to suit their abilities. Long sleeves and/or kneepads recommended.

Masks will be optional

LEVEL: Intermediate

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #3)
May
19

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #3)

Sarah Jane El-Kassmi: Out of your head, into your body - Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, May + June 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Your Head, Into Your Body is a movement-based dance class series designed to help participants reconnect with their bodies as sites of joy, curiosity, and aliveness. In a culture that prioritizes productivity, cognition, and constant stimulation, many of us experience disconnection from physical sensation, pleasure, and spontaneous expression. This series offers an invitation to soften the grip of the mind and re-enter the body through music, play, repetition, and embodied exploration.

Rather than teaching choreography to be memorized, each class centers on guided prompts that encourage participants to listen inwardly and allow movement to arise organically. Practices include closing the eyes to heighten sensation, repeating simple or “mundane” movements to access flow state, allowing stretches to organically evolve into dance, and experimenting with opposite or unfamiliar movement pathways. Participants are encouraged to ask: What if I moved this way instead? What happens when I let the music move through me rather than trying to perform?

Joy is treated as both a practice and a birthright. Through smiling, jumping, shaking, and embodying the inner child, dancers are invited to remember the simple pleasure of being alive in a body. The series emphasizes presence over perfection, sensation over aesthetics, and freedom over form - creating a space where movement becomes a form of emotional release, self-trust, and embodied remembering.

LEVEL: Beginner- Intermediate

This is for all levels - the focus will be to connect to our bodies and find joy

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

INSTAGRAM: @serjaine

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #3 *SUBBED BY EMMA HALPER*
May
16

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #3 *SUBBED BY EMMA HALPER*

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory
from $0.00

Saturdays in May + June 2026
1-3PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: What is an impulse? How does impulse become action? How do impulses generate more impulses? How do images (emotions, associations, thoughts, imagined realities, and embodied sensations) feed movement? How does movement, in turn, feed image?

In this series we will explore containers for improvisational movement that stimulate the imagination and cultivate curiosity. We will build psychosomatic awareness in the presence of others, building trust with one another so that we can move with more agency and freedom.

No performance experience is required. This practice finds a meeting point between theater, dance, ritual, and just being a regular human. Participants are encouraged to attend more than one session to develop familiarity with the exercises and build a strong group dynamic.

Masks optional.

LEVEL: Beginner

Class packages available!!
4 class package– $60
Full series package– $100


Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Natanya Apfelbaum- Healing Bellydance
May
14

Natanya Apfelbaum- Healing Bellydance

Natanya Apfelbaum- Healing bellydance
from $0.00

Thursday 5/14
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION: Like water, your body wants to move! This will be an introduction to the ancient and sacred art of bellydancing. The ethos of this class is that bellydance is an awakening of the natural movements of the body, and flows from the anatomy of bones, muscles and breath. Bodies need motion and much contemporary dis-ease comes from stuckness in the body-mind. Bellydance is an incredible medicine for dispelling this stuckness ~ bringing both sensuous flow and percussive movement to wake up and break up places that have been held for too long.

This class will be oriented to those who love to dance but have had a difficult experience of body, knowing that the best way to dance more is to show up and dance with whatever ability you have today.


Instagram: @dancingalive18
LEVEL: Beginner-Intermediate

MASKING: Masks optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #2
May
13

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #2

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques®
from $0.00

Wednesdays 10-11:30AM May and June 2026

Mascher Space

1170 S Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19146

DESCRIPTION:‍ ‍Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques® classes introduce and develop foundational movement principles, emphasizing increasing whole-self dancing, articulation and coordinated availability of the ball-and-socket joints, and moving with a dynamic center through the release and reengagement of musculature. All phrasework in SBT is spontaneously composed, so both the teacher and the student are practicing learning the phrase at the same time, generating repeatable phrases of increasing complexity with an emphasis on building trust in body intelligence more than "getting the steps right." We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. Spiral Body Techniques® (SBT) is the dance and movement framework developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan. This SBT® class series for Philly Dance Share will be taught by Kalila Kingsford Smith, a certified Essential Level SBT teacher. For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com

These classes are intended for intermediate contemporary dancers, with all levels welcome to participate, making mindful adjustments to suit their abilities. Long sleeves and/or kneepads recommended.

Masks will be optional

LEVEL: Intermediate

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #2)
May
12

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #2)

Sarah Jane El-Kassmi: Out of your head, into your body - Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, May + June 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Your Head, Into Your Body is a movement-based dance class series designed to help participants reconnect with their bodies as sites of joy, curiosity, and aliveness. In a culture that prioritizes productivity, cognition, and constant stimulation, many of us experience disconnection from physical sensation, pleasure, and spontaneous expression. This series offers an invitation to soften the grip of the mind and re-enter the body through music, play, repetition, and embodied exploration.

Rather than teaching choreography to be memorized, each class centers on guided prompts that encourage participants to listen inwardly and allow movement to arise organically. Practices include closing the eyes to heighten sensation, repeating simple or “mundane” movements to access flow state, allowing stretches to organically evolve into dance, and experimenting with opposite or unfamiliar movement pathways. Participants are encouraged to ask: What if I moved this way instead? What happens when I let the music move through me rather than trying to perform?

Joy is treated as both a practice and a birthright. Through smiling, jumping, shaking, and embodying the inner child, dancers are invited to remember the simple pleasure of being alive in a body. The series emphasizes presence over perfection, sensation over aesthetics, and freedom over form - creating a space where movement becomes a form of emotional release, self-trust, and embodied remembering.

LEVEL: Beginner- Intermediate

This is for all levels - the focus will be to connect to our bodies and find joy

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

INSTAGRAM: @serjaine

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #2
May
9

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #2

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory
from $0.00

Saturdays in May + June 2026
1-3PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: What is an impulse? How does impulse become action? How do impulses generate more impulses? How do images (emotions, associations, thoughts, imagined realities, and embodied sensations) feed movement? How does movement, in turn, feed image?

In this series we will explore containers for improvisational movement that stimulate the imagination and cultivate curiosity. We will build psychosomatic awareness in the presence of others, building trust with one another so that we can move with more agency and freedom.

No performance experience is required. This practice finds a meeting point between theater, dance, ritual, and just being a regular human. Participants are encouraged to attend more than one session to develop familiarity with the exercises and build a strong group dynamic.

Masks optional.

LEVEL: Beginner

Class packages available!!
4 class package– $60
Full series package– $100


Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Claire Natiez- surrendering
May
7

Claire Natiez- surrendering

Claire Natiez- surrendering
from $0.00

Thursday 5/7
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION: This class is a beginner-level, contemporary style class. We’ll begin with a warm up, some movement prompts, and then end with learning a bit of choreography. This class is open to any and everyone who loves moving, and is also a class for me to grow more comfortable with teaching <3


Instagram: @clairenatiez


LEVEL: Beginner-Intermediate

MASKING: Masks optional. Wear a mask if you have any cold symptoms (or stay home and rest).

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #1
May
6

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques® Class #1

Kalila Kingsford Smith- Spiral Body Techniques®
from $0.00

Wednesdays 10-11:30AM May and June 2026

Mascher Space

1170 S Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19146

DESCRIPTION:‍ ‍Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques® classes introduce and develop foundational movement principles, emphasizing increasing whole-self dancing, articulation and coordinated availability of the ball-and-socket joints, and moving with a dynamic center through the release and reengagement of musculature. All phrasework in SBT is spontaneously composed, so both the teacher and the student are practicing learning the phrase at the same time, generating repeatable phrases of increasing complexity with an emphasis on building trust in body intelligence more than "getting the steps right." We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. Spiral Body Techniques® (SBT) is the dance and movement framework developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan. This SBT® class series for Philly Dance Share will be taught by Kalila Kingsford Smith, a certified Essential Level SBT teacher. For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com

These classes are intended for intermediate contemporary dancers, with all levels welcome to participate, making mindful adjustments to suit their abilities. Long sleeves and/or kneepads recommended.

Masks will be optional

LEVEL: Intermediate

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #1)
May
5

Sarah-Jane El Kassmi: Out of Your Head, Into Your Body (Class #1)

Sarah Jane El-Kassmi: Out of your head, into your body - Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, May + June 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Your Head, Into Your Body is a movement-based dance class series designed to help participants reconnect with their bodies as sites of joy, curiosity, and aliveness. In a culture that prioritizes productivity, cognition, and constant stimulation, many of us experience disconnection from physical sensation, pleasure, and spontaneous expression. This series offers an invitation to soften the grip of the mind and re-enter the body through music, play, repetition, and embodied exploration.

Rather than teaching choreography to be memorized, each class centers on guided prompts that encourage participants to listen inwardly and allow movement to arise organically. Practices include closing the eyes to heighten sensation, repeating simple or “mundane” movements to access flow state, allowing stretches to organically evolve into dance, and experimenting with opposite or unfamiliar movement pathways. Participants are encouraged to ask: What if I moved this way instead? What happens when I let the music move through me rather than trying to perform?

Joy is treated as both a practice and a birthright. Through smiling, jumping, shaking, and embodying the inner child, dancers are invited to remember the simple pleasure of being alive in a body. The series emphasizes presence over perfection, sensation over aesthetics, and freedom over form - creating a space where movement becomes a form of emotional release, self-trust, and embodied remembering.

LEVEL: Beginner- Intermediate

This is for all levels - the focus will be to connect to our bodies and find joy

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

INSTAGRAM: @serjaine

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Ben Capp- Image &amp; Impulse Laboratory Class #1
May
2

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory Class #1

Ben Capp- Image & Impulse Laboratory
from $0.00

Saturdays in May + June 2026
1-3PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: What is an impulse? How does impulse become action? How do impulses generate more impulses? How do images (emotions, associations, thoughts, imagined realities, and embodied sensations) feed movement? How does movement, in turn, feed image?

In this series we will explore containers for improvisational movement that stimulate the imagination and cultivate curiosity. We will build psychosomatic awareness in the presence of others, building trust with one another so that we can move with more agency and freedom.

No performance experience is required. This practice finds a meeting point between theater, dance, ritual, and just being a regular human. Participants are encouraged to attend more than one session to develop familiarity with the exercises and build a strong group dynamic.

Masks optional.

LEVEL: Beginner

Class packages available!!
4 class package– $60
Full series package– $100


Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Rosemary Prendergrast- Emo night, but make it dance!
Apr
30

Rosemary Prendergrast- Emo night, but make it dance!

Rosemary Prendergrast- Emo night, but make it dance! 4/30/26
from $0.00

Thursday 4/30
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION: In this contemporary/modern class, we will start with a structured warm up, move on to some across the floor exercises, and learn some fun phrasework to finish out class. You can expect to travel, work on quick weight changes, maybe a little floor work, and some jumps! All while jamming out to emo/pop punk bangers from the 2000s!


LEVEL: Intermediate

MASKING: Mask optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Jimena Paz- Awareness Through Movement®/ Clases de bienestar para tu cuerpo y tu comunidad Class #8
Apr
29

Jimena Paz- Awareness Through Movement®/ Clases de bienestar para tu cuerpo y tu comunidad Class #8

Jimena Paz- Awareness Through Movement®/ Clases de bienestar para tu cuerpo y tu comunidad Wednesdays 10-11:30AM, March-April 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION: Move towards your well-being. Move towards your community’s well-being. We are living through challenging times, but what if caring for your body could also mean caring for the community around you? In the spirit of Ayni (reciprocity), join me for this series of Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement classes; 75% of proceeds (after paying for the space) go directly to Puentes de Salud, an incredible South Philly organization providing vital healthcare and support to our immigrant neighbors.

What is this class like? Think of this practice as a "reset" for your nervous system. By moving slowly and mindfully, you transform chronic tension and discomfort into movement that works in harmony with your whole body. It’s a gentle practice focused on ease, leaving you feeling centered, clear, and deeply refreshed. The session will conclude with space to share your experience, followed by an invitation to dance together. Let’s cultivate our interconnectedness and help one another stay healthy and resilient.

Open to All: This practice is as beneficial for those looking for beginner class as it is for performing artists seeking to refine their craft.

Preparation: You are encouraged to wear warm comfortable clothes that facilitate movement and bring a mat or blanket.

Format: Class consists of verbally guided instruction (bilingual English/Español). Movements are performed while lying on a mat, sitting, or standing to ensure comfort and accessibility.

WEBSITE: somatic-lab.org

LEVEL: Beginner-Intermediate

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested! 70% of proceeds from this class (after studio expenses) will go directly towards Puentes de Salud. If you are unable to attend class but still want to contribute to Puentes de Salud, click here to support their work!

MASK POLICY: Optional. Wear a mask if you have a cold.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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giving up (in/to/all/out) with Tor Breen, Class #9
Apr
28

giving up (in/to/all/out) with Tor Breen, Class #9

giving up (in/to/all/out) with Tor Breen- Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, March + April 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

in class, we might-
give up once and for all
give in to temptation
feel our muscles give out
give way to something else
give it our all

each week, i’ll offer opportunities for giving up through improvisational scores/predicaments/games, repetition tasks, and some choreographed moves. we’ll try really hard and give up really hard. we’ll learn about what happens right after the giving up. i expect to get sweaty, to be curious, to feel frustrated, to laugh.

LEVEL: Intermediate

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

MORE INFO: masks are optional but welcome. please reach out to Tor or to PDS with access needs or questions, including but not limited to covid-related needs. this series is shaped for people who have experience with improvisational scores and with learning set material, but it’s open to anyone who is interested! if you have questions about whether it would be a good space for you, please dm Tor on IG (@toebreen).

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Miss Gender- practice practice #8
Apr
25

Miss Gender- practice practice #8

Miss Gender- practice practice
from $0.00

Saturdays in March + April 2026
1-2:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: a place to practice your practice in space (with others)!

this class is an opportunity to be seen/to share practicing through movement, through conversation, and through self-reflection!

each class follows the same structure: welcome > verbal warm up > solo movement exploration > ideas across the floor > writing > show & tell > encore (ft. miss gender)

through each class we're co-conjuring a familiarity with being in transition, moving on, moving forward, changing our minds, sticking with our guts, and knowing what we feel, AND DOING WHAT WE FEEL LIKE! each class is a unique invitation to move through, whatever you're moving through, in space (with others)!

LEVEL: Intermediate


Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Olivia Jenna Brown- Moving With &amp; From Text
Apr
23

Olivia Jenna Brown- Moving With & From Text

Olivia Jenna Brown- Moving With and From Text 4/23/2026
from $0.00

Thursday 4/23
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION:
This open level practice lab will explore moving with and from text, utilizing poetry and prose to generate gestures and movement phrases. Through processes of close reading, deconstruction, and improvisation, participants will generate movement and writing both individually and collectively. Feel free to bring any text you would like to work with, whether your own writing or someone else’s. No movement or writing experience is necessary to participate!

All abilities welcomed, however the studio is up 3 flights of stairs. Please feel free to reach out to @oliviajennadance to inquire more about the class. Video dance phrase inspired by the poem "Poppies" by Mary Oliver.


LEVEL: Beginner-Intermediate

MASKING: Mask optional.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

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Jimena Paz- Awareness Through Movement®/ Clases de bienestar para tu cuerpo y tu comunidad Class #7
Apr
22

Jimena Paz- Awareness Through Movement®/ Clases de bienestar para tu cuerpo y tu comunidad Class #7

Jimena Paz- Awareness Through Movement®/ Clases de bienestar para tu cuerpo y tu comunidad Wednesdays 10-11:30AM, March-April 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION: Move towards your well-being. Move towards your community’s well-being. We are living through challenging times, but what if caring for your body could also mean caring for the community around you? In the spirit of Ayni (reciprocity), join me for this series of Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement classes; 75% of proceeds (after paying for the space) go directly to Puentes de Salud, an incredible South Philly organization providing vital healthcare and support to our immigrant neighbors.

What is this class like? Think of this practice as a "reset" for your nervous system. By moving slowly and mindfully, you transform chronic tension and discomfort into movement that works in harmony with your whole body. It’s a gentle practice focused on ease, leaving you feeling centered, clear, and deeply refreshed. The session will conclude with space to share your experience, followed by an invitation to dance together. Let’s cultivate our interconnectedness and help one another stay healthy and resilient.

Open to All: This practice is as beneficial for those looking for beginner class as it is for performing artists seeking to refine their craft.

Preparation: You are encouraged to wear warm comfortable clothes that facilitate movement and bring a mat or blanket.

Format: Class consists of verbally guided instruction (bilingual English/Español). Movements are performed while lying on a mat, sitting, or standing to ensure comfort and accessibility.

WEBSITE: somatic-lab.org

LEVEL: Beginner-Intermediate

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested! 70% of proceeds from this class (after studio expenses) will go directly towards Puentes de Salud. If you are unable to attend class but still want to contribute to Puentes de Salud, click here to support their work!

MASK POLICY: Optional. Wear a mask if you have a cold.

Optional $1 Donation to Cover Fees
$1.00

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!

View Event →
giving up (in/to/all/out) with Tor Breen, Class #8
Apr
21

giving up (in/to/all/out) with Tor Breen, Class #8

giving up (in/to/all/out) with Tor Breen- Tuesdays 7-8:30PM, March + April 2026
from $0.00

DESCRIPTION:

in class, we might-
give up once and for all
give in to temptation
feel our muscles give out
give way to something else
give it our all

each week, i’ll offer opportunities for giving up through improvisational scores/predicaments/games, repetition tasks, and some choreographed moves. we’ll try really hard and give up really hard. we’ll learn about what happens right after the giving up. i expect to get sweaty, to be curious, to feel frustrated, to laugh.

LEVEL: Intermediate

PAYMENT: Classes are pay-what-you-can, $15-$20 suggested!

MASKING: Masks will be optional.

MORE INFO: masks are optional but welcome. please reach out to Tor or to PDS with access needs or questions, including but not limited to covid-related needs. this series is shaped for people who have experience with improvisational scores and with learning set material, but it’s open to anyone who is interested! if you have questions about whether it would be a good space for you, please dm Tor on IG (@toebreen).

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Miss Gender- practice practice #7
Apr
18

Miss Gender- practice practice #7

Miss Gender- practice practice
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Saturdays in March + April 2026
1-2:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton St #302

DESCRIPTION: a place to practice your practice in space (with others)!

this class is an opportunity to be seen/to share practicing through movement, through conversation, and through self-reflection!

each class follows the same structure: welcome > verbal warm up > solo movement exploration > ideas across the floor > writing > show & tell > encore (ft. miss gender)

through each class we're co-conjuring a familiarity with being in transition, moving on, moving forward, changing our minds, sticking with our guts, and knowing what we feel, AND DOING WHAT WE FEEL LIKE! each class is a unique invitation to move through, whatever you're moving through, in space (with others)!

LEVEL: Intermediate


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$1.00

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Michelle Slavik- Spring into Movement 🌀
Apr
16

Michelle Slavik- Spring into Movement 🌀

Michelle Slavik- Spring into Movement 🌀
from $0.00

Thursday 4/16
7-8:30PM @ & Space
1021 Hamilton Street, Floor 3

DESCRIPTION: Class will blend modern and contemporary styles with the intention of finding joy in movement while also building warmth and strength in the body.

Class will encourage movers to find their authentic movement voice within improvisation and phrase work.

Modifications will be provided to make movement accessible for all.


LEVEL: Intermediate

Instagram: @michelle_slavik

MASKING: Mask optional.

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$1.00

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