Archive: Workshops, Intensives, Master Classes, and Open Houses

Balanced Body® Pilates Mat 3: Enhanced Mat and Props
Enhanced Pilates Mat completes the Mat training by adding rings, rollers, bands and balls to the traditional Mat exercises. In addition, Enhanced Mat includes functional exercises for the upper and lower body expanding the Mat work beyond the core to develop whole body strength and flexibility. The Balanced Body Programming System is introduced to make class design easy, effective and fun. Adding props to a mat class makes them more dynamic, creative and accessible and clients love toys!

February 7-9
Friday 4:00-8:00pm, Saturday 11:30am-6:00pm, Sunday 9:30am-4:30pm
Instructor: Matthew Hodge-Rice
Prerequisites: Movement Principles, Mat 1 and 2
Fee: $499 plus $60 materials, $549 after January 18

Explore new dance styles with your friends! Classes include Family Dance and Dance a Story for younger dancers. Dancers ages 7+ (second grade and older) can take Dance & Photography and Variety Dance Camp—bring a lunch and take both for a full day of dancing! In this year’s Variety Dance Camp, students will learn Modern and Improvisation with Blake Nellis, Hip Hop with Waswa Kalema, and Jazz with Kathleen Pender.

Monday, February 17
Family Dance: 9:15-10:00 am, Ages 1 to 6 with caregiver, $15 
Dance a Story: 10:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-3:00pm, Ages 4 to 7, $30
Dance and Photography: 9:30am-12:00pm, Ages 7 to 18, $45
Variety Dance Camp: 12:30-4:30pm, Ages 7 to 18, $75

Join us for a day of free classes at Zenon Dance’s Winter Open House! This is a great chance to get a sneak peek at some of the classes in the Winter Session, running January 6-March 16, at no cost to you. Class card discounts will also be available the week of the Open House. Let’s dance!

Open House: Saturday, January 4
10:00am: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace
10:30am: Horton Based Modern with Anna Pinault
11:00am: Musical Theater Jazz with Xan Mattek
11:30am: Contemporary Floorwork with Anna Pinault
12:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug
12:30pm: Yoga Stretch and Strength with Nina Ebbighausen
1:00pm: Beginning Ballet with Erin Landers

Pre-registration is encouraged but not required.
All classes are in person, and all levels are welcome!

Open House Discounts – January 1-6 only
20% off single-class fall enrollment code: OHENROLL
$10 off one 10-class card code: OH10OFF

We’re kicking off 2025 with a new class at Communal Studio. Check it out!

So Divine Class: Experience transformation as you explore the dynamic fusion of Africa and Asia, through embodied storytelling of fan dance, for a powerful practice that honors and celebrates the body, the feminine and the soul. This session is designed to help womxn reconnect with their sensuality, strength, and storytelling through embodied movement while honoring and respecting the ancient traditions and roots of neo-burlesque and Afro-Asian fusion. Customized fans are included.

January 8-29: Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00pm

Sign up here!

GYROKINESIS® for Adults is a 6-week workshop that will start with breathing patterns and progress into motions that mobilize the spine through arching, curling, bending, spiraling, and waving. Connecting with the breath, the movement starts to feel like a dance: oxygenating the circulatory system, stimulating the nervous system, and opening the body. Exercises are done on chairs/stools and in standing and lying positions.

Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45pm
January 8-February 12
Cost: $90

Online registration is required. For more information about Wendy and to register, click here.

The Dancing Together Workshop is a child and parent/caregiver Creative Movement class.

This 6-week workshop is designed for children ages 2-4 and their parent/caregiver who are interested in a shared movement experience that engages the senses of curiosity and play. Both child and caregiver will participate in developmentally appropriate movement exercises incorporating elements such as effort, shape, and tempo. Music will play an essential role in the class, as students will be asked to respond to sounds and make sounds themselves. Participants will be encouraged to join at their own comfort level with the understanding that observation is often the best form of learning with younger children. This class will give children and caregivers the opportunity to learn more about themselves and one another through the art form of dance.

Saturdays, 9:00-9:45am
January 18-February 22 and/or March 15-May 3, with no classes on April 5 and 12.

Online registration is required.

Are you ready to step away from grief and stress and take a restorative journey toward joy, healing, and connection? Join us for the Moving Towards Joy workshop, a powerful 90-minute experience that combines movement, introspection, and journaling to guide you toward a more joyful and peaceful self. No prior dance experience is needed. Come as you are, and let’s move towards joy together.

Tuesday, January 14
6:30-8:00pm

Price: $50, includes a leather-bound Threads journal
Instructor: Karen Charles

Connect with Your Body: Explore the connection between stress, trauma, and the body. Identify physical areas where tension is held and gain insight into your emotional landscape through journaling.

Embrace Joyful Movements: Discover the healing power of movement with guided exercises inspired by Resma Menakem’s primal body movements. Create and share movement phrases that evoke joy, releasing trapped emotions.

Journal for Healing: Use the provided journal to process your journey towards a more joyful and peaceful place. Document your insights, reflections, and newfound clarity.

Come dance with us to celebrate one year at Communal Studio!

Free Early Bird Dance Party
6:00-9:00pm
New Years Eve

FYI: There may be some explicit lyrics in the music and some twerking.

Friday, January 3
6:30-8:00pm
Center for Performing Arts, Studio 105w – next to 38th Street entrance

This event is open to people of all ages and abilities. Enjoy being present in the moment, responding to other dancers, finding new ways of moving, and discovering form as it emerges during this fun evening of creative movement. We’ll begin with an informal warm-up, then improvise together based on movement ideas offered by participants. 

Come to move, to dance, to observe, or some of each!

Suggested donation $5-$15. No one turned away for lack of funds.