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Afro Cuban Modern Dance

Instructor: Noibis Licea
Sundays 3:00 - 4:30pm
Afro-Cuban Modern Dance is a dynamic fusion of North American Modern Dance

Afro Flow Yoga™ with Leslie Salmon Jones

February 16-17
Afro Flow Yoga™ infuses electrifying dance movements of the African Diaspora flowing with a meditative yoga sequence of gentle yet powerful stretches.

Afro-Cuban

Instructor: La Mora
Wednesdays 6:00pm
Immersion in the beat, rhythms and overall feeling of the Afro-Cuban style.

Broadway Jazz Performance Workshop with Sue Samuels

Instructor: Sue Samuels
February 3 - March 24
If you have always dreamed of dancing on stage, here’s a chance to challenge yourself with a top-notch choreographer, improve your performing skills and learn a Broadway Style Jazz Dance.

Capoeira

Instructor: Tiba
Fridays 7:30pm
Simple moves and techniques that train in this Afro-Brazilian art form.

Hip-Hop 4 Kids Series

Instructor: Keith Alexander
January 6 - May 12
Learn the fundamental Hip-Hop moves including basic body isolations, precision, performance quality and choreography.

Hip-Hop Performance Workshop with Pavan Thimmaiah

Instructor: Pavan Thimmaiah
February 6 – March 27
Pavan will help students have a better understanding of Hip-Hop and Funk Styles such as popping and locking while incorporating them into a unique stage performance.

Horton Performance Workshop with Iquail Johnson

Instructor: Iquail Johnson
January 19 - March 13
Enhance your Horton experience by performing the choreography you learn as part of the Performing in NY Showcase

Kat Wildish Performing in NY Experience

Instructor: Kat Wildish
February 18 - March 27
Join Kat Wildish as she provides the teaching methods of sound classical technique and a journey into the art of classical ballet.

Masala Bhangra Workout®

Instructor: Sarina Jain
Mondays 8:00pm / Saturdays 10:35am
Overall toning, body conditioning to build endurance, stamina and balance.

Modified Schedule for Christmas Eve


New York Salsa 101

Instructor: Ahtoy WonPat-Borja
Tuesdays 6:30pm
Move comfortably and confidently to Latin rhythms, transitioning into fundamental salsa footwork, while taking a unique approach to partner work.

Open Haitian Folkloric

Instructor: Peniel Guerrier
Sundays 2:00pm
Enhance the energy and flow of traditional forms of Haitian dance with beautiful, vivid body shapes.

Open Middle Eastern / Bellydance

Instructor: Samara
Saturdays 5:00pm
Emphasis on body alignment, stretches and isolations which will evolve into fluid and rhythmic movements.

Pilates Mat Fusion

Instructor: Neil Totton
Sundays 10:00am
Incorporates the proper alignment and stability principles of Pilates into a balanced, efficient, total-body conditioning class.

Pointe

Instructor: Kat Wildish
Wednesdays 11:45pm / Saturdays 6:15pm
Serving all levels of pointe technique, from beginners to seasoned professionals maintaining fundamentals.

Power Ashtanga Yoga

Instructor: Irini Res
Wednesdays 7:30pm / Fridays 7:30 / Sundays 5:00pm
Synchronizing the breath with a progressive series of poses to produce intense internal heat and detoxification.

Powerful Body Pilates

Instructor: Sarita Allen
Saturdays 9:35am
This class strengthens the core of your body, internally to externally. Develop and tone your muscles through the use of standard Pilates principles.

Samba / Afro-Brazilian

Instructor: Quenia Ribeiro
Saturdays 4:00pm
This is an open level Brazilian dance class that incorporates its Afro-Brazilian roots and the rhythms of Brazilian Samba.

SharQui - The Bellydance Workout®

Instructor: Sharon Zaslaw
Thursdays 6:30pm
An urban, aerobic method that gets your heart pumping, feeds the soul and celebrates the body.

Spirit of Carnaval Workshop

Instructor: Quenia Ribeiro
February 17
Explore the different styles of dance and rhythms of Carnaval from Rio De Janeiro to Salvador Bahia, Brazil.

Teen Extension

Instructor: Alison Mixon
Winter/Spring Term: Jan 6 - May 12
Teens explore Ballet, Hip-Hop, and Contemporary Jazz. (ages 12-17). No placement audition or prior dance experience required.

West African

Instructor: Maguette Camara
Fridays 6:00pm
Body, mind and spirit combine in an energetic union of music, dance and oral tradition.

Zumba® Fitness

Instructor: Samuel Salazar
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 12:30pm / Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6:30pm / Mondays, Wednesdays at 6:00pm / Saturdays at 11:35am & 6:00pm / Sundays at 10:00am & 11:30am
Zumba® Fitness is a feel-happy workout that combines a motivating fusion of Latin and International music.

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