Classical Ballet Updated (Intermediate) is everything you love about traditional ballet class in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. We start with a 45 minute barre and move to center for graceful adagios, expansive waltzes, and flying grand allegro, sprinkled with friendly reminders to help you maintain the technique you’ve worked so hard to achieve. Rachel draws from a mix of ballet schools, including Vaganova and Cecchetti ballet technique.
Join professional dancer, DJ and vocalist Erick Nathan in a soulfully piercing contemporary choreography class for beg/int dancers. We can't tell you how excited we are to have him on the schedule - Erick somehow manages to fit us in in between his performances and touring schedule. Make it a point to take this class (offered only once a week) and be exposed to this level of performance artistry.
It's getting Hot in Herre! Become, grow and evolve. Break past your boundaries, reach out and GRAB IT. Experience the artistry of John James - unrestricted, uncensored and in full force. Sink your soul into emotive choreography that focuses on clean, fluid and intelligent movement. JJ's choreography is strong on musicality - requiring you to dance inside the music, not on top of it. Be a physical instrument in the orchestra: connect with the message, the groove...all of it.
We know you've heard about this class... and if you're reading this, you might as well go ahead and sign in. Come experience the choreographic imagination of Lauren Banks. Her Contemporary class uses ballet vocabulary (in parallel) to explore the body's communicative abilities. This class will help you become more aware of your body's inherently expressive nature. Inside Out provides a space for your body to express itself and guide you in recognizing the expressiveness of movement.
If Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Usher were your dance heroes, how might you move? Spend an hour with the King of Hearts, Jared (J-Roc) James and find out. Principal dancer and choreographer for Hip Hop Dance Sensation "Royal Flush", Jared's choreographic style is smooth, fluid, graceful and controlled. He will rock you on the groove, never missing a beat or a pop.
This ballet class is for the classical ballet enthusiast as well as the contemporary artist looking to strengthen their technique. Emily takes ballet incredibly seriously, but her class will never feel serious or boring. Class follows a traditional one hour and 30 minute format with the majority of class time conducted at the barre. Taught mainly in a liberal Cuban Russian method to modern and fun classical music, discover Emily’s unique and dynamic approach to connecting your body with ballet technique.
Step into the whimsical imagination of longtime Atlanta Tap Master Barry Thomas. The best description of this class would be to say it's Barry's Tap Class. But you might not have lived in Atlanta long enough to know about Barry's iconic dance career. So here's a description that won't really do this class justice... Really, you should just grab your tap shoes and come on over. But here goes: This is an Intermediate level class, using an eclectic mix of big band, swing, Broadway, pop, rock, and classical music.
