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Adv. Beg./ Int. Samba / Afro-Brazilian

Instructor: Quenia Ribeiro
Tuesdays 7:30pm
This class is for people who want to expand their knowledge about Samba / Afro-Brazilian dance.

Advanced Beginner Afro-Cuban

Instructor: La Mora
Wednesdays 6:00pm - 7:30pm & Fridays 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Sway to the rhythms of Cuba, while building strength and agility.

Advanced Beginner Ballet

Instructor: Kat Wildish
Mondays, Wednesdays 10:00am & 7:30pm Fridays 10:00am
Reinforce the seven movements in dancing and the ballet vocabulary while building upon basic fundamentals.

Advanced Beginner Dunham

Instructor: Joan Peters
Saturdays 3:00pm - 4:30pm
This class concentrates on building strength, flexibility, and the ability to undulate your torso and hips fully and rapidly.

Advanced Beginner Hip-Hop

Instructor: Robin Dunn
Tuesdays 7:30pm - 9:00pm / Wednesdays 7:00pm-8:30pm
This course builds upon techniques learned in Absolute Beginner Hip-Hop.

Advanced Beginner Jazz

Instructor: Sheila Barker
Fridays 6:30pm
This class emphasizes on breaking down turns, leaps, placement, connecting movement so it flows, which will bring your technique to the next level.

Advanced Beginner Sabar

Instructor: Babacar M’Baye
Mondays 6:30-8:00pm
Highly energetic class expanding on the traditional movement. Incoportates a lot of hip twisting, jumping, arm swinging and high knee lifting.

Advanced Beginner Theatre Dance

Instructor: Vic DiMonda
Tuesdays 7:45pm / Saturdays 4:30pm
Basics of technique and alignment through a ballet-based warm-up and specific context and setting for each week's combination.

Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Ballet

Instructor: Kat Wildish
Saturdays 4:30pm
Build from techniques and vocabulary used in beginning level classes.

Beginner Capoeira EXTRA

Instructor: Tiba
Thursdays 7:15pm - 9:15pm
This unique combination class starts with 1 hour of Beginner Capoeira class and transitions into the intermediate level for the next hour.

Contemporary Dance

Instructor: Michael Leon Thomas
Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:30pm
Improve harmony of movement by incorporating a series of non-stop combinations.

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