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AfroBeats Dance Workout with AfroContIgbo (North)
AfroBeats music makes us want to dance. We lead and you follow. Easy dance routines with squatting postures, gestures, and steps becomes our fun way of cardio and strength training. -
AfroBeats Dance Workout with AfroContIgbo (North)
Get up and dance to AfroBeats music, where we lead and you follow. Learn easy dance routines while having a fun workout with the whole family. -
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Ballet 1 (Southwest)
Enjoy elegant fitness at its best learning classical ballet techniques while developing core strength, flexibility and balance. Perform warm-ups and basic positions, and work on center combinations. Receive individual corrections for alignment and positioning. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. -
Ballet 2 (Southwest)
Continue to improve your classical ballet techniques and further develop your core strength, flexibility and balance. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. -
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Ballroom Dance 1 (Southwest)
Learn a dance repertoire that will give you confidence on the dance floor. Dancing is fun and exciting and provides many health and social benefits. Class covers the Swing, Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, Tango and Samba. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. -
Belly Dance 1 (Seward)
Improve your coordination, musicality, and core strength and flexibility while learning the basic steps of belly dance. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants. -
Belly Dance 1 (Southwest)
Learn belly dance technique and movements through basic steps, isolations and layering. Choreography will also be taught that you can perform for friends. Online dates and times correct. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. -
Belly Dance 2 (Northeast)
Improve your coordination, musicality and core strength and flexibility while learning intermediate steps of belly dance. Materials fee is used to purchase a set of 2 1/4 inch finger symbols to keep. If you already have cymbals, please select the price option without the materials fee. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants. -
Capoeira (Ella Baker)
Discover the art of Capoeira, a dynamic Afro-Brazilian martial art that blends movement, music, and culture. In this class, you’ll learn basic kicks, escapes, and flowing sequences that build strength, flexibility, and rhythm. This class is all levels, no experience is necessary, come ready to move, have fun, and connect with a supportive community while exploring the history and traditions of Capoeira. -
Capoeira (North)
In this Capoeira class, students will embark on an exciting journey through the rich history, culture, and physical practice of Afro-Brazilian Capoeira. Throughout the 12-week program, students will learn the fundamentals of Capoeira, starting with the ginga, which is the foundational movement that gives Capoeira its fluid, rhythmic quality. Students will also be introduced to basic kicks and defenses, developing their agility, coordination, and balance while learning essential movements for both attack and defense. In addition to the physical aspect, students will explore the history of Capoeira and the lineage of the Afro-Brasilian Capoeira Association, gaining insight into its cultural significance and the resilience of Afro-Brazilian traditions. They will also learn about the rules and etiquette of Capoeira, which emphasize respect and community. Musicality is a crucial component of Capoeira, so students will engage with traditional Capoeira music, learning how to play instruments such as the berimbau and pandeiro, as well as how to sing and clap to accompany the movements. This fosters rhythm, teamwork, and a deeper connection to the art form. Beyond the technical skills, students will build strength, flexibility, and stamina in a fun and invigorating way, working within a supportive community atmosphere. The program will culminate in a Capoeira Demonstration where students can showcase what they have learned, combining movement, music, and energy in an exciting display of their progress. This class offers students the opportunity to challenge themselves physically, mentally, and culturally, all while having fun and building confidence. -
Cardio Latin Dance Workout (Washburn at Las Estrellas)
This Latin dance workout proves you can get your heart rate up while shaking your hips and shimmying your shoulders. -
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Dances for Wedding Receptions (Northeast)
Gain a Useful Set of Moves that can translate across dances, and learn essentials for the waltz, swing, salsa, and club dancing. Register with a partner, cost is per person. -
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Dances for Wedding Receptions (Washburn at Justice Page)
Gain a useful set of moves that can translate across dances, and learn essentials for the Waltz, Swing, Salsa and Club dancing. Register with a partner. Tuition is per person. -
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Dances for Wedding Receptions (Washburn)
Gain a useful set of moves that can translate across dances, and learn essentials for the Waltz, Swing, Salsa and Club dancing. Register with a partner. Tuition is per person. -
Latin Dance: Bachata (Roosevelt)
Whenever you go out Salsa dancing, you will often hear Bachata music! Originally from the Dominican Republic, it is now worldwide. The steps are even a bit easier than Salsa so this is a great place to start learning Latin dance! Registration is for one person; partners must register separately. Partners (non-gender specific) are encouraged for this class but not required. This class fills quickly; dance partners should register around the same time to ensure they get into class together. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants. -
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Line Dancing (Southwest)
Line dancing is individuals dancing in unison to predetermined music in predetermined patterns. Individuals will not dance with a partner, nor have physical contact with other dancers. Feel energized as you dance to fun popular music from several decades and genres of music. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. -
Salsa Dance 1 (Roosevelt)
This 6 week series will take you from step one to being ready for the dance floor! We will learn a lot and have fun! Registration is for one person; partners must register separately. Partners (non-gender specific) are encouraged for this class but not required. This class fills quickly; dance partners should register around the same time to ensure they get into class together. Wear shoes without too much traction, or socks are fine for class too. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants. -
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Salsa Dance 2 (Roosevelt)
Prerequisite Salsa 1 or approval from the instructor. We will continue from the building blocks that were formed in Salsa 1, in a fun and safe environment. Sign up with a partner or rotate with partners in class! Registration is for one person; *partners must register separately. *This class fills quickly; dance partners should register around the same time to ensure they get into class together. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants. -
Social Dances Past & Present (Southwest)
Popular social dances from 1907 to today will be taught considering the conventions of their time. Discover how the electronic world is changing the way we dance and how we teach, view and learn the popular dances of the day like the American Tango and Waltz, Big Apple, line dances and contemporary social hits as well. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. -
Storytelling in Modern Dance (Roosevelt)
Storytelling in Modern Dance will explore the power of this expansive style to tell stories – to share and express human emotions with both fellow dancers and an audience. Basic foundations and techniques of Modern Dance, such as body alignment, weight transfer, expansion/contraction, and floorwork, will be learned and practiced each class. These will translate into short movement phrases that will be built upon collaboratively. Improvisation is another important tool for expression and storytelling in dance. Participants will play “dance games” intended to cultivate free form movement and set aside insecurities and preconceived ideas about what dance should or shouldn’t be. Over the course of the class, dancers—with guidance from the instructor—will create a short piece, highlighting stories held by individuals, as well as a collective story developed as a community. This class welcomes dancers of any and all skill levels and dance experience. Join me in sharing stories, space, and movement through the lens of Modern Dance! If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. -
Swing Dance: West Coast (Southwest)
Have great fun learning this playful version of swing dance with its many turns, spins and variations. Receive numerous physical and mental health benefits from dancing and learning to dance! No need to sign up with partner. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.Waitlist -
Tap Dance 1 (Ella Baker)
Learn basic steps and tap routines suitable for beginners and those with little experience. Tap shoes preferred.