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NEW SCHEDULE!

S P R I N G | 2 0 2 6

March 2 - May 20
Mondays + Wednesdays
9:30 - 10:30 AM & 10:35 AM - 12 PM

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

MARCH 2 + 4
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

MARCH 9 + 11
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Graham-based Modern with Shabaz Ujima
shackled feet DANCE, New Dialect

MARCH 16 & 18
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Contemporary Forms (3/16) + Contemporary Floorwork (3/18)
with Spencer Grady
MauveTaupe, PYDANCE

MARCH 23 + 25
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
PYDANCE workshop with Asia Pyron
artistic director & choreographer, PYDANCE

MARCH 30 + APRIL 1
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Horton-based Modern with Alex Winer
choreographer + freelance artist

APRIL 6 + 8
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Dogs Eat Wind (DEW)
No Parties for Bad Children choreographic research workshop
inspired by their latest work in process, participating dancers
work with DEW to explore movement and
writing prompts, character building,
personal instincts, alter egos, and collective games
to create “The Party”, an improvised
group performance at the culmination of each workshop

APRIL 13 + 15
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal (4/13)
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
Functional Patterns® with Meg Carvajal (4/15)
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Contact Improvisation with McKay House
Nashville Contact Improv, Garage Collective

APRIL 20 + 22
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Functional Patterns® with Meg Carvajal
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Improvisation & Contemporary Forms
with Emma Morrison
Garage Collective, PYDANCE, New Dialect

APRIL 27 + 29
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Contemporary Forms (4/27) + Contemporary Floorwork (4/29)
with Spencer Grady
MauveTaupe, PYDANCE

MAY 4 + 6
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Alexander Technique® with Betsy Hulton
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Contemporary Floorwork + Improvisation
with Amanda Reichert
Animata Arts, Garage Collective

MAY 11 + 13
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Duet Building with
Spencer Grady + Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe

MAY 18 + 20
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Gyrokinesis® Method with Phylicia Roybal
MauveTaupe, New Dialect
10:35 AM - 12 PM
Communal Research Practice with
Banning Bouldin
choreographer & artistic director, New Dialect