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Sun 1st
7:30pm
2015 Joyce Season

2015 Joyce Season

Parsons Dance
Parsons Dance returns to The Joyce Theater with David Parsons' New Work set to music by the legendary Allen Toussaint. Featuring NYC premieres by Robert Battle & Trey McIntyre plus Parsons' masterwork "Caught." 

 
8:00pm
Sundays on Broadway

Sundays on Broadway

Cathy Weis Projects
Cathy Weis Projects announces the winter season of Sundays on Broadway, an ongoing series featuring film screenings, performances, readings, and all manner of gatherings on Sunday evenings, January 25–March 29, 2015. All events are free and open to the public.  Sundays on Broadway grew out of The Salon Series, a project started by choreographer and video artist Cathy Weis in 2003 that featured…

 
8:00pm
Never Before, Never Again - a new improv festival

Never Before, Never Again - a new improv festival

Triskelion Arts
Triskelion Arts Presents... Never Before, Never Again January 29 – February 1, 2015 at 8pm at Triskelion Arts 118 N. 11th Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11249 TICKETS: $16 / nbna2015.brownpapertickets.com Triskelion Arts is pleased to present the inaugural production of Never Before, Never Again. This new festival celebrates the moment of invention as it explodes from the unknown with a cadre…

 
8:45pm
FALL TO RISE starring Desmond Richardson

FALL TO RISE starring Desmond Richardson

Vinyl Foote Productions
Vinyl Foote Productions Presents The Feature Film FALL TO RISE starring Katherine Crockett, Desmond Richardson and Daphne Rubin-Vega at the Film Society of Lincoln Center for the Dance On Camera Film Festival Feb. 1, 2015 8:45pm Walter Reade Theater 165 W 65th St. NYC www.falltorisefilm.com

 
Mon 2nd
6:00pm
Yo-Dan-Nastics™  (blend of yoga, dance, and gymnastics)

Yo-Dan-Nastics™ (blend of yoga, dance, and gymnastics)

Keoni Movement Arts
Learn basic tumbling skills to enhance your choreography and audition skills. Yoga and dance based warm-up makes it easier to learn gymnastics moves. Price for 15-class session: $120; or, $30 for low-income dancers (conditions apply); or, volunteer for KMA and receive classes for free. Register by Friday, Oct. 3rd. Keoni Movement Arts mission is to expand access to the Movement Arts of Yoga, Dance…

 
6:00pm
6:00 - 7:15pm - LEVEL 1 Milonga

6:00 - 7:15pm - LEVEL 1 Milonga

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
6:30pm
ADVANCED Argentine Tango

ADVANCED Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course focuses primarily on creating the connection between partners, developing, bettering and enhancing your leading and following abilities necessary to improvise the dance. Now when you know most of the letters in alphabet we want you to be able to create words and sentences in a clear manner that your partner is able to understand.   You tango vocabulary will be enriched even more by…

 
6:30pm

Black Swan: Solidarity Beyond Colored Pointe Shotes

Dance Iquail panel discussion
Dance Iquail, in partnership with Dance/NYC and the Harlem Arts Alliance, will present a free panel discussion titled "Black Swan: Solidarity Beyond Colored Pointe Shoes," which will examine how dance as an art form can help organizations and individuals deal with the importance of resilience and the stress of racial segregation and diminished resources.   The distinguished panel includes dance historian…

 
6:30pm
Modern Technique with Jenny Rocha

Modern Technique with Jenny Rocha

Brooklyn AirSpace
Modern Technique with Jenny Rocha at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 6:30-8pm Tuesdays 10-11:30am $18/$15 with our Ground Monthly Membership more info at brooklynairspace.com

 
6:30pm
Solidarity Beyond Colored Pointe Shoes

Solidarity Beyond Colored Pointe Shoes

DANCE IQUAIL
    BLACK SWAN: Solidarity Beyond Colored Pointe Shoes A community discussion with 5 legendary ballerinas exploring of the importance of resilience as seen in the stresses on black artists, communities and institutions: Dance as an art form is uniquely placed to help organizations and individuals adapt and recover from the shock and stress of persistent racial segregation, diminished resources,…

 
7:00pm
Intermediate Corde Lisse - Aerial Rope

Intermediate Corde Lisse - Aerial Rope

Brooklyn AirSpace
Intermediate corde lisse (aerial rope) classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 7-8:30pm with Paul Hawxhurst $40/class class is limited to 4 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot.

 
7:00pm
Beginning Aerial Silks

Beginning Aerial Silks

Brooklyn AirSpace
Beginning aerial silks classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 7-8pm with Kyla Ernst-Alper Tuesdays 7-8pm with Shalva Wise $30/class class is limited to 6 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot

 
7:00pm
MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

Marcia Brooks/Various Works
Come perfrom with us in Southern CT, just 50 mins from Grand Central!! Inquire about our new Professional Dance Grant, designed for professional dancers on work hiatus or in transitional stage, who want to build connections. May include partial or full tuition coverage and/or travel stipend. Click on MiXt Co. PDG, enter contact info and type "PDG inquiry" in subject field and submit. We will contact…

 
7:20pm
7:20 - 8:35pm - LEVEL 2 Milonga

7:20 - 8:35pm - LEVEL 2 Milonga

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
8:40pm
8:40 - 9:55pm - LEVEL 3 Milonga

8:40 - 9:55pm - LEVEL 3 Milonga

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Milonga is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can…

 
Tue 3rd
6:00pm
TERP teams up with NACHMO! - NOW FEB. 2nd!

TERP teams up with NACHMO! - NOW FEB. 2nd!

TERP Corp
Celebrate National Choreography Month with a TERP Demo! Meet new people. Break the ice. Bring your friends.  TERP stands for Totally Enveloping Real-time Play; it's a choreographic technology for a new kind of human interaction. TERP is a happiness machine! For more information about NACHMO, visit www.nachmo.org Learn more about TERP and share your experience at www.terptribe.com

 
6:00pm
6:00 - 7:15pm - LEVEL 1 Tango Vals

6:00 - 7:15pm - LEVEL 1 Tango Vals

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
6:00pm
Hula Mixed Level with Makalina

Hula Mixed Level with Makalina

Lotus Music and Dance
Hula Mixed Level with Makalina Tuesdays 6pm -7 pm Jan 13th - June 2015 Pearl Stuudios 500 8th Avenue 4th Floor  New York New York  8 Class Card : $160 (8 x $20=160)  Single Session - $25 This class will take beginning  students through the basic steps and terminology of Hula, the expressive and beautiful dance of Hawai'i. Cultural history and initial movements will be explained the…

 
6:15pm

Studies Project: Artists in K-12 Schools

Movement Research
Conceived by Diana Crum with panelists Lynn Brown, Donna Costello, Jessica Nicoll, and Jules Skloot What is the role of the dance teaching artist in schools? Many artists make a living by teaching grades K-12 in the NYC school system. Is their goal to share their artistic practice, the ideology behind their aesthetic, tools for making art, historical reference points, movement skills, or something…

 
6:30pm
BEGINNER Argentine Tango

BEGINNER Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course is meant for people who either never ever danced Tango or took few classes long time ago or took few lessons quite recently but are not sure what they know or if they are ready for next level.   It’s good to take this course to put all your information in order. You gain the necessary vocabulary and learn all the basic movements to be able to easily follow the explanations in Intermediate…

 
6:30pm
Beginning Lyra

Beginning Lyra

Brooklyn AirSpace
Beginning lyra (aerial hoop) classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm with Kyla Ernst-Alper $30/class class is limited to 6 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot.

 
6:30pm
Adult Pointe Class

Adult Pointe Class

Peridance
Pointe with Kat Wildish serves students at all levels of pointe technique, from beginners in their first time up in the shoes to seasoned professionals maintaining fundamentals. Starting with an intense barre warm-up series to strengthen deep muscles in the legs and feet, the class progresses slowly to center work and variation practice. A different piece of classical repertoire will be taught and…

 
7:00pm
Beginning Aerial Silks

Beginning Aerial Silks

Brooklyn AirSpace
Beginning aerial silks classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Mondays 7-8pm with Kyla Ernst-Alper Tuesdays 7-8pm with Shalva Wise $30/class class is limited to 6 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot

 
7:00pm
Ori Tahiti

Ori Tahiti

Lotus Music & Dance
Ori Tahiti Mixed Level with Carol Leogite Tuesday 7pm-8pm Starting Jan 20, 2015  Drop in $25 Classcard 8 Sessions - $160 ($20 per class) This class will teach you the basic movements of Tahitian Ori (dance) with a concentration on the Tahitian Otea(rapid Tahitian Dance style). Students will learn key steps and hand gestures performed to Tahitian drums and songs.

 
7:20pm
7:20 - 8:35pm - LEVEL 2 Tango Vals

7:20 - 8:35pm - LEVEL 2 Tango Vals

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
7:30pm
Tango Teachers Training

Tango Teachers Training

Ultimate Tango
If you always dreamed about becoming a teacher, and better yet - Argentine Tango teacher - your time had arrived! WE ARE LOOKING TO FILL 4 TEACHING POSITIONS at Beginner Level. For that we have created comprehensive Tango Teachers Training meant for those who have teaching charisma, want to spread Tango around and share their Tango passion with the newcomers by introducing them to Tango community. Tango…

 
7:45pm
Advanced Lyra (aerial hoop)

Advanced Lyra (aerial hoop)

Brooklyn AirSpace
Advanced lyra (aerial hoop) classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Tuesdays 7:45-9:15pm with Jen Kovacs $40/class class is limited to 8 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot.

 
8:30pm
INTERMEDIATE Argentine Tango

INTERMEDIATE Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course furthers your knowledge about basic element of tango and extend your steps vocabulary, that can then used in improvisations. You will learn back and forward crosses, back and forward ochos and the difference between the two, giros to the left and right from front or back ochos, paradas and barridas, plus famous sandwich and mordida steps. The material is presented in very organized…

 
8:40pm
8:40 - 9:55pm - LEVEL 3 Tango Vals

8:40 - 9:55pm - LEVEL 3 Tango Vals

Argentine Tango Classes NYC
We assume you know that in Milongas we actually dance to 3 different musics: Tango, Milonga and Vals. And no - Vals is not a faster and happier Tango. It definitely is faster, and definitely happier, but has its own steps, its own musicality and its own rules. You have two choices - you can start to learn all 3 types of Tango at the same time. It will be difficult, but rewarding. a??Or: You can start…

 
Wed 4th
6:00pm
6-week Beginner Tap Workshop

6-week Beginner Tap Workshop

The American Tap Dance Foundation
Beginner tapper looking to refine your skills? Join us for a new class! Thursdays 6:15-7:30 January 7, 14, 21, 28  2016 Feb 4, 11  2016 Slurp, Paddle & Roll! Taught by Susan Hebach at the American Tap Dance Foundation New workshop for Beginners   Explore “double time” paddle and roll technique, slurps, & riffs too!  And learn exercises to develop your technique, and get you to the next…

 
6:00pm
Weekly Wednesday Class Series

Weekly Wednesday Class Series

Trisha Brown Dance Company
TBDC offers a weekly class series from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Wednesday nights at Gibney Dance Center 280 Broadway.  Core principles of Brown’s work, whether aesthetic, compositional, or kinetic, are taught via the creative and physical practices of past and current TBDC dancers.  Each teacher offers a unique focus and range of personal experience related to their understanding of Trisha's choreographic…

 
6:00pm

Skinner Releasing Technique with Karl Anderson

Movement Research
SRT facilitates an enhanced awareness of our creativity. This imagery-based Somatic experience intuits ease and healing. Through improvisation and play, we delve deeper inside and shed our notions of style and aesthetics in favor of a more intense personal discovery. Students are encouraged to enter "feeling states" and explore the limitlessness of their multi-dimensional aliveness. SRT makes for a…

 
6:00pm
Integral Yoga

Integral Yoga

Abrons Arts Center
Integral yoga is a system of hatha yoga that is holistic. This class begins with centering and sound vibration, postures, guided deep relaxation, breathing practices and a brief meditation practice. Bringing students in touch with the physical and the subtle aspects of themselves, learn meditation through focusing on breath and body awareness. Non-competition is encouraged both individually and with…

 
6:30pm
Flex Fit: flexibility & conditioning for athletes, dancers, & circus artists

Flex Fit: flexibility & conditioning for athletes, dancers, & circus artists

Brooklyn AirSpace
Flex Fit classes with Kyla Ernst-Alper at Brooklyn AirSpace flexibility & conditioning for athletes, dancers, and circus artists. Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm $16/$13 with our Ground Monthly Membership more info at brooklynairspace.com

 
6:30pm

Contact Improvisation with Elise Knudson

Movement Research
Contact Improvisation is a partnering dance form. Skills such as rolling, releasing, giving and supporting weight, expanding range of spatial concentration, lifting, catching and falling all help one move with and through gravity, share weight in motion, and use momentum and flow in physical contact. These weekly classes, open to people of all levels of movement experience, are informed by the individual…

 
7:00pm
First Class $5 YOGA FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE

First Class $5 YOGA FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Come and escape from life’s stressors in this beginner Yoga class designed for everyday people. Learn to strengthen and stretch your body gently to improve overall physical and mental balance. Namaste…. Attire: Loose fitting, comfortable workout clothing. Bare feet or socks. Don't forget your Yoga mat! Wednesdays, 7-8pm $5 for your first class! Already took your first class? Bring a friend…

 
7:00pm
MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

Marcia Brooks/Various Works
Come perfrom with us in Southern CT, just 50 mins from Grand Central!! Inquire about our new Professional Dance Grant, designed for professional dancers on work hiatus or in transitional stage, who want to build connections. May include partial or full tuition coverage and/or travel stipend. Click on MiXt Co. PDG, enter contact info and type "PDG inquiry" in subject field and submit. We will contact…

 
7:30pm
Advanced Aerial Silks

Advanced Aerial Silks

Brooklyn AirSpace
Advanced aerial silks classes at Brooklyn AirSpace Wednesdays 7:30-9pm with Jen Kovacs $40/class class is limited to 8 students. sign up at brooklynairspace.com to reserve your spot.

 
Thu 5th
6:00pm

Contact Improvisation - The Basics with Margaret Paek

Movement Research
SARAH KONNER WILL TEACH ON 2/19 and 2/26. Contact Improvisation, initiated by dancer Steve Paxton in 1972, is a dance practice that plays with the physics between bodies and gravity. Using partnering skills such as rolling, releasing, weight exchange, falling, lifting and catching, and expanding range of spatial choice, the practice helps one move within sensation and disorientation, access moveable…

 
6:00pm
Salsa

Salsa

Abrons Arts Center
Explore the origins of Palladium and Salsa styles from traditional Cuban Son or contra-tiempo. In addition to the steps of Contradanza, Danzón, Changuí, Son, Chachachá, and Bolero, students at every stage of their salsa development will learn rhumba, Conga, mambo, Mozambique, and Casino to broaden their Salsa repertoire. Teaching artist-Carlos Mateu

 
6:00pm
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest teacher Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab with guest dancer Mari Osanai is divided in three different modules: 1) Introduction to Noguchi Taizo Part One, 2) Noguchi Taizo Part Two, and 3) Movement Creation and Structure. Modules can be taken separately or together. However early registration and discounts are only open to those who plan on taking all the modules. This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted…

 
6:00pm
LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY Ludus Lab with butoh dancer Mari Osanai

LEIMAY
This LEIMAY Ludus Lab is open to dancers, body-rooted performers, physical actors of all levels, ages, and capabilities. Within the whole duration of this LEIMAY Ludus Lab participants will explore fundamental elements of Noguchi Taiso (Noguchi Gymnastics). During the third module under the guidance of Osanai, participants will work on the creation of short individual and group pieces.   Dates:…

 
6:00pm
Beginner 1- Kathak with Pandit S.N. Charka Ongoing

Beginner 1- Kathak with Pandit S.N. Charka Ongoing

Lotus Music and Dance
Jan 15th - June 25, 2015 Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm 8 Partial Session Class Card:$160 Single Drop in: $25 Kathak is a North Indian classical dance form that originated in Hindu Temples and was influenced by the Persian and Moghul courts. In Sanskrit, Kathak means "to tell a story". In this class, students will be introduced to the 2 major aspects of Kathak: Abhinaya, the dance/acting of a story or…

 
6:30pm
BEGINNER Argentine Tango

BEGINNER Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course is meant for people who either never ever danced Tango or took few classes long time ago or took few lessons quite recently but are not sure what they know or if they are ready for next level.   It’s good to take this course to put all your information in order. You gain the necessary vocabulary and learn all the basic movements to be able to easily follow the explanations in Intermediate…

 
7:00pm

RIOULT Dance NY performs Bach Dances at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

RIOULT Dance NY
RIOULT Dance NY, a leading American modern dance company with a classic sensibility, performs Bach Dances, a series of works set to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach on Thursday, February 5 at 7:00pm, Friday, February 6 at 7:00pm, and Saturday February 7 at 7:30pm at the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at: 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556. DeBartolo…

 
7:00pm
Soaking WET Dance Series

Soaking WET Dance Series

Soaking WET
The Soaking WET dance series, produced by David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin, presents two different programs, two performances daily, showcasing both emerging and established choreographers, at the intimate West End Theater, February 5-8.   Program A features short works by choreographers Racy Brand, Tina Croll, Jennifer Edwards, Garnet Henderson, and Hanna Q Dance Company.   (Thur-Sat at 7 PM; Sun…

 
7:00pm
First Class $5! WEST AFRICAN

First Class $5! WEST AFRICAN

Dance Theatre of Harlem
West African dance is energetic and expressive. Students will study traditional rhythms and movements from West Africa with dancer, drummer, Master Teacher Zan Myers. Attire: Comfortable workout clothing and bare feet. Women should bring a Lapa (a large scarf or piece of fabric that can be tied around the waist).  Thursdays, 7-8pm Take your first class for only $5! Already took your first class?…

 
7:00pm
MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

MiXt Co. - Winter 2015 season

Marcia Brooks/Various Works
Come perfrom with us in Southern CT, just 50 mins from Grand Central!! Inquire about our new Professional Dance Grant, designed for professional dancers on work hiatus or in transitional stage, who want to build connections. May include partial or full tuition coverage and/or travel stipend. Click on MiXt Co. PDG, enter contact info and type "PDG inquiry" in subject field and submit. We will contact…

 
7:30pm
BEGINNER Argentine Tango

BEGINNER Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course is meant for people who either never ever danced Tango or took few classes long time ago or took few lessons quite recently but are not sure what they know or if they are ready for next level.   It’s good to take this course to put all your information in order. You gain the necessary vocabulary and learn all the basic movements to be able to easily follow the explanations in Intermediate…

 
7:30pm
Barre a Terre

Barre a Terre

Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
Find your inner-strength; develop & improve alignment and technique; explore and learn how to efficiently use your body and your energy in a healthy way as instruments of your expression. Through this class, you can increase flexibility and strength, overcome physical difficulties and incorrect posture, and acquire physical awareness to help prevent injuries. Open to all levels of experience.

 
7:30pm
Chez Bushwick Presents: 2Night Show February, Chez Bushwick AIR’s

Chez Bushwick Presents: 2Night Show February, Chez Bushwick AIR’s

Chez Bushwick, Inc.
Chez Bushwick offers three-month residencies dedicated to fostering the creation, development, and performance of new work by both emerging and mid-career choreographers. Artists in residence are provided rehearsal space, monthly peer forums, and a culminating performance to support the creative process.   Woman-In-Progress – Catchweight/Glass Heart Catchweight/Glass Hearts examines relationships,…

 
8:30pm
INTERMEDIATE Argentine Tango

INTERMEDIATE Argentine Tango

Ultimate Tango
This course furthers your knowledge about basic element of tango and extend your steps vocabulary, that can then used in improvisations. You will learn back and forward crosses, back and forward ochos and the difference between the two, giros to the left and right from front or back ochos, paradas and barridas, plus famous sandwich and mordida steps. The material is presented in very organized…

 
8:30pm
Soaking WET Dance Series

Soaking WET Dance Series

Soaking WET
The Soaking WET dance series, produced by David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin, presents two different programs, two performances daily, showcasing both emerging and established choreographers, at the intimate West End Theater, February 5-8.   Program A features short works by choreographers Racy Brand, Tina Croll, Jennifer Edwards, Garnet Henderson, and Hanna Q Dance Company.   (Thur-Sat at 7 PM; Sun…

 

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