C O M M U N I T Y
C L A S S E S
September 21 - November 18
Mondays + Wednesdays*
9:30 - 10:30 AM & 10:35 AM - 12 PM
*SPECIAL WORKSHOP with URBAN BUSH WOMEN, Thursday 10/15
Morgan Park Recreation Center in Germantown
411 Hume St, Nashville, TN 37208
Join us for a brand new series of somatic and contemporary movement sessions led by Nashville’s most innovative choreographers and instructors, and in a whole new format!
This spring, thanks to major support from Metro Parks Dance, we’re offering 2 classes each morning. The day begins with a somatic warm up like Gyrokinesis® or Alexander Technique® to align and attune our minds and bodies, followed by a contemporary movement class like contact improvisation, floor work, or choreographic research, where dancers can deepen their creative practice and express themselves through movement.
Folks of all skill levels and backgrounds, ages 16+, are welcome to join in one or both sessions.
Methods include Gyrokinesis®, contemporary forms, guided improvisation, Alexander Technique®, floor work, contact improvisation, contemporary partnering, Graham and Horton-based modern, choreographic research and more.
Come connect and collaborate with the Nashville dancing community in a warm and welcoming environment!
TUITION
DROP INS
$4 drop in - warm up 9:30 - 10:30 AM
$10 drop in - contemporary practice 10:35 AM - 12 PM
$14 drop in for BOTH sessions 9:30 AM - 12 PM
CLASS CARDS
$80 10-class card
BIPOC + seniors
$4 drop in
$30 10-class card
No pre-registration is required to attend. Walk ups are welcome.
Drop ins + class cards are purchased at the door and are valid for all Metro morning classes year round.
SCHEDULE + ARTIST LINE UP
all classes meet Mondays + Wednesdays*
9:30 - 10:30 AM & 10:35 - 12 PM
*except for our special Dance for Every Body workshop with URBAN BUSH WOMEN on Thursday, 10/15
SEPTEMBER 21 + 23
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Dogs Eat Wind (DEW)
Using improvisational scores and
choreography from DEW’s repertory this
workshop opens an interplay between
emotional and physical precision
SEPTEMBER 28 + 30
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Contemporary Forms with Lenin Fernandez
independent artist, New Dialect
OCTOBER 5 + 7
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Contemporary Floor Work with Spencer Grady
MauveTaupe, PYDANCE
OCTOBER 12
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Communal Research Practice with Banning Bouldin
artistic director & choreographer, New Dialect
NO CLASS OCTOBER 14
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
10:30 - 12 PM
special workshop: Dance for Every Body with URBAN BUSH WOMEN
OCTOBER 19 + 21
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Alexander Technique with Betsy Hulton
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Contemporary Forms with Amanda Reichert
Animata Arts, Garage Collective
OCTOBER 26 + 28
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Alexander Technique with Betsy Hulton
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Graham-based Modern with Gabrielle Willis
Nashville Ballet, independent artist
NOVEMBER 2 + 4
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Contact Improvisation with McKay House
Nashville Contact Improv, Garage Collective
NOVEMBER 9
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Contemporary Floor Work with Spencer Grady
NO CLASS NOVEMBER 11
NOVEMBER 16 & 18
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
PYDANCE workshop with Asia Pyron
choreographer & artistic director, PYDANCE