Adult Dance & Movement

Adaptive Dance
Teen/Adult | Ages 13+
Wednesday, 3:50-4:25pm

Adaptive Tap
Teen/Adult | Ages 13+
Wednesday, 3:30-3:50pm

Summer Adaptive
Teen/Adult | Ages 13+

Enjoy the art of ballet, including posture, line, balance, strength, and musicality.

Adult Ballet Intermediate
Monday, 5:30-6:30pm

Adult Ballet Int/Adv
Tuesday, 9:30-10:45am

Summer Gentle Adult Ballet
Ages 18+
T
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Fee: $95
Instructor: Pat Graf 

This new class offering is for adults of all abilities and ages who wish to explore a variety of movement and dance. Dance style changes with each session— Fall is Modern and Winter is Latin Jazz! This class does not perform in recital or have costumes.

MODERN DANCE | AGES 18+ Wednesdays, September 8–January 17 from 7:00–7:45 pm

LATIN JAZZ | AGES 18+ Wednesdays, January 19–May 16 from 7:00–7:45 pm

Cardio Dance is a fun, upbeat class that doesn’t require any prior dance experience. This class offers simple, repetitive choreography that is specific to each song, and many of the movements can be modified to the individual’s level. The same set of the songs, along with the choreography, is used throughout the session, allowing you to focus on getting your groove (and sweat) on!

Students may enroll for whole 16-week session, or purchase a punch card for 8 classes for $82. Unused punches on card may not be carried over to next session.

CARDIO DANCE | AGES 18 + Thursday, 6:00–6:45 pm

Summer Cardio Dance | Ages 18+
Thursday, 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Fee: $71
Instructor: Bre Poliak

This class will focus on building strength to support dancer technique. It will incorporate exercises to develop stamina, reinforce alignment, and strengthen the muscles dancers use to gain power in movement.

Dress requirement: athletic clothing, tennis shoes, mat recommended.

Punch cards will be available to give more flexibility in your schedule!

Experience all foundational ballet has to offer with adaptations for the new, returning, injured or mature dancer.

Dress requirement: comfortable, athletic attire. Ballet slippers are recommended, but socks will work too

Summer Gentle Adult Ballet
Ages 18+
T
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Fee: $95
Instructor: Pat Graf 

Explore Hatha yoga and somatic strength training for conditioning and resiliency. This practice is supportive to all levels. Find steadiness/ease while learning to trust your body, integrate, protect your joints, increase core stabilization, build strength, flexibility, and body awareness. Somatic learning means slowing down and sensing the movement from the inside out to build awareness. Students may enroll for whole 16-week session, or purchase a punch card for 8 classes for $110.

Recommended: a sticky mat, strap, block, and blanket for this class.

AGES 16+ Wednesday, 7:45–8:45 pm

Whether you're new to tai chi or strengthening your practice, join certified instructor Mark Tomlinson for this gentle, low-impact class. Tai chi is a powerful form of movement that supports both physical and mental well-being. Regular practice can improve balance, flexibility, body awareness, and overall health, while also helping to reduce stress. Especially beneficial for older adults, tai chi offers a good way to stay active and may help lower the risk of falls. All experience levels welcome.

Tap includes warm-up exercises that increase control, coordination, and rhythm; across the floor exercises that teach dynamics, phrasing, and musicality; and extended rhythmic phrases and improvisation exercises. The goal is to develop tap dancers that are equally strong musicians, dancers, and performers.

Dress requirement: Comfortable clothing (no jeans). Tap shoes.

Summer Intermediate/Advanced Tap
Ages 18+
M
5:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Fee: $71
Instructor: Arcelia Y. Rivera

Latin Dance is for adults of ages and all abilities. Explore Latin footwork, including rhythms of Salsa, Cha-cha, and Bachata. No partnering necessary, yet after learning the rhythms you can enjoy jumping into a Latin dance party.

Dress requirements: comfortable clothes for movement and tennis/jazz shoes

Summer Latin Dance | Ages 18+
W
5:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.
Fee: $78
Instructor: Meredyth Kramschuster

Contemporary dance is a modern art form that infuses methods of ballet, jazz, and modern, creating a fluid style of movement that encourages self–expression. It explores dynamic movements and music that can be unconventional, abstract, and deeply artistic. Students will participate in a warmup, series of across–the–floor combinations, and a culmination of choreography.

Dress requirement: athletic clothing, bare feet, socks, or turners

Summer Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary
Ages 14+
Th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fee: $95
Instructor: Betsy Anderson

Jazz dance classes at the Phipps will explore style, energy, and variety in both classical and contemporary jazz styles. Jazz dance is technical, dynamic, and heavy on musicality. Jazz training will develop strength, correct alignment, flexibility, rhythm, and expression in dancers. Classes will begin with a warmup then work on skills and combinations in center and across–the–floor to upbeat music.

Dress requirement: leotards or athletic clothing, jazz shoes or turners

Summer Intermediate/Advanced Jazz
Ages 14+
Th
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Fee: $95
Instructor: Betsy Anderson

Hip hop dance is high–energy, diverse, urban, complex, and always evolving. It is a modern art form with roots in ancient African dance styles. Students will explore elements of popping, locking, breaking, and freestyle movements that are heavy on dynamic changes and rhythms. Classes will feature a warmup, across–the–floor combinations and choreography to current pop and hip–hop music artists.

Dress requirement: Athletic clothing, clean tennis shoes

Summer Beginning/Intermediate Hip Hop
Ages 18+
M
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Fee: $71
Instructor: Arcelia Y. Rivera