Adult Hip Hop (1 hour): Can YOU kick it? Yes you can! Adults deserve to have fun, too, and you’ll find loads of it in The Center’s NEWEST hip hop class. You’ll also find excellent instruction, a supportive, inclusive environment, and a fresh way to practice self-care. Come to laugh, come to sweat, come to learn moves that will mortify or inspire, depending on your audience. Start the week on the right foot in Adult Hip Hop: Monday evenings from 7:15-8:15 PM. 

Ballet Foundations (75 minutes): The Center’s beginner ballet class for teens and adults! Ballet Foundations offers an engaging, effective way to enliven both the body and the mind, one Monday evening at a time. Gain strength, flexibility and mobility and grace! No prior experience necessary. Ballet slippers recommended; bare feet welcome. 

Balance and Repose: an Alexander Technique Group Class (1 hour): Repose can be powerful. In this morning movement class, students will focus on ease, awareness, and balance using the principles of the Alexander Technique. Class will uncover habitual patterns and clear the way for more freedom, creativity, and poise. Movement structures will draw from modes such as dance, yoga, Bartenieff Fundamentals (developmental movement patterning), and more. With conscious care, students will engage with their world with less stress and greater overall function. For more information, visit instructor Kate Martel’s website. 

Book and Bar(re): a combination book club, dance party and cocktail hour. A short but robust dance warm up followed by light stretching, adult beverages and low-stakes literary discussion. Each class culminates in a group improv inspired by the evening’s literary analysis (character dynamics, tone, theme, structure….it’s all fair game). BYOBook, BYOBottle…We’ll provide the Barre. Hilarity guaranteed.

Adult Tap (1 hour): Tap into your playful side! In The Center’s inaugural tap class for adults, you’ll develop a working movement vocabulary in one of Broadway’s most beloved and enduring dance styles! Flex your mental muscles along with those in your legs, and get ready to make some noise! No experience necessary; we’re here to have FUN! 

Power Barre (1 hour): Unlock your inner strength in Power Barre, a barre class for adults of all fitness levels. This full-body workout combines the grace of ballet with the power of Pilates and strength training, delivering a low-impact yet highly effective program. Thoughtfully designed movement sequences (primarily performed with the support of a ballet barre) target all major muscle groups, helping to sculpt toned, functional muscles. Whether you’re looking to challenge your body or simply enjoy a fun, energizing workout, our barre class provides a fast-paced, efficient workout for POWERFUL results. Join us today and feel the transformation—both inside and out!

Weekly Flex (1 hour): A ballet-inspired workout designed to develop core strength, lengthen muscles, improve posture and increase stamina. Barre exercises provide a meditative strengthening and toning routine, then it’s down to the mat for some Pilates-based floorwork. Uptempo cardio dance rounds out the hour. Each component of Weekly Flex can be practiced throughout the week, wherever/whenever the mood strikes.

Gentle Yoga (1 hour): This is a welcoming class for beginners and for anyone wanting to open their body with breath and easeful movement. We will stretch, move into beginner asana with props to adjust to your own needs, and then restore with restful poses in the last part of class. All bodies are always welcome. Come move and breathe and roll easefully into your healthier self.

Flow Yoga (1 hour): This class is best for those familiar with yoga, but is open to all bodies and levels. It will be only moderately vigorous. We will stretch and breathe, opening your body to the practice, then begin a warming flow to increase energy and strength. I will provide modifications, adjustments or alternative poses according to your body’s needs so that you are always safe. These are difficult times we are in. When we ground ourselves and build confidence in our capacity to reach and work, we contribute to the potential for change in the world. I will invite mindfulness into the class and into the cues to connect our spirit, mind and bodies.

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