Online Adult Dance & Fitness Classes

Dancewave Virtual Adult Classes now offer a flexible payment structure to ensure that our classes remain a dynamic, accessible and equitable opportunity for all. Our new format features a rotating monthly class schedule, providing you with exciting seasonal offerings and a diverse roster of Teaching Artists. Classes are accessible with your free Zoom account. Please register no less than 30 minutes before class begins – classes with less than 5 students registered at the beginning of class may be subject to cancellation.

Dancewave Adult Classes take place weekly Mondays through Fridays for four weeks at a time. Each new monthly schedule will be announced two weeks in advance, with a week-long Flash Sale where you can sign up for our Unlimited Monthly Class Card (see details below).

Our new virtual class format is designed to keep you connected, moving and having fun at home all week long! Join our Mailing List to get the latest updates:



NEW: Sliding Scale Pricing

Dancewave’s new pricing model is designed to respond to our community’s changing needs. To that end, we have identified three price options to provide financial flexibility and support, while ensuring access to our programming:

Base Price: $10/single class
Subsidizes a portion of the real costs associated with producing our quality classes.

Discount Price: $5/single class
If the base price proves cost-prohibitive, we invite you to use our $5 off discount code 5OFF2020 during checkout. Available for single drop-in classes only.

Sustainer Price: $15/single class
For those who are able to pay more, you are invited to add a $5 donation to your class purchase during checkout. Your donations help to sustain our programming by covering a greater portion of the real costs associated with producing these quality classes.

Additional donations beyond your class purchase support Dancewave’s affordable programming and Teaching Artist engagements organization-wide.

$60 MONTHLY UNLIMITED CLASS CARD
If you love to move and try new styles of dance, then this is the option for you! Unlimited Class Cardholders benefit from the ease of paying for class just once per month. Unlimited Monthly Class Cards are available for purchase on a limited time frame each month. Try our Unlimited option during one of our upcoming Flash Sales and simply email us to cancel or renew. Join our Adult Classes Mailing List to be notified when Unlimited Monthly Class Cards become available for purchase.


Join us at the Dancewave Center! 1 WEEK ONLY: In-person Youth & Adult Classes

Giving Tuesday is December 1st. Join us as we open our doors for in-person classes, offered in honor of this global generosity movement. All proceeds from these $10 donation-based classes go to Dancewave’s Fall Fundraiser (consider adding on an extra $5 donation to further your gift!). Maximum 8 students per class to maintain social distancing, with all other COVID-19 Health & Safety Policies in place. Click here to learn more and register.

NOVEMBER ADULT CLASS SCHEDULE:

MONDAYS 7:00-8:00pm EDT: JAZZ/MUSICAL THEATER with JESSA ROSE

Taught by Jessa Rose
REGISTER DROP-INS:
Jazz is an inclusive joyful style that incorporates dance technique and social dance within its lineage. Jessa’s class blends jazz, musical theater, and storytelling, and shares both the technical steps and their origins. Class pacing and level are tailored to who is in the room for class, though options for intermediate dancers will be provided. Get your body moving with a guided warmup series (isolations, lunges, a plie/bend/balance sequence, and crunches). Then, we move into learning a combination that will expand over several classes. Please welcome Jessa, a new teaching artist to Dancewave! Jessa Rose (BA, MA) is a musical theater dancer and K-12 dance teacher. Open to all levels; no prior dance experience is necessary.


DECEMBER ADULT CLASS SCHEDULE:
NO CLASSES DECEMBER 23-JANUARY 3 – CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK

MONDAYS 7:00-8:00pm EDT: AFRO FUSION with PIA MONIQUE MURRAY

Taught by Pia Murray
REGISTER DROP-INS:
Enjoy the lively sounds of Reggae and Soca music as we jump, wine and mashup the dancehall! Pia Monique Murray leads you through exciting choreography featuring a variety of movements from Dancehall, Reggae and Soca. Open to all experience levels – just be ready to sweat!



TUESDAYS 7:00-8:00pm EDT: DAILY DEFUSION with MADELINE WARRINER

Taught by Madeline Warriner
REGISTER DROP-INS:
A fusion of movement, mobility, and mindfulness. Combining cardiovascular exercise, strength training, yoga asana, Pilates, and mindfulness practices, Madeline’s DeFusion classes take a holistic approach to mental and physical health. Daily DeFusion provides a variety of accessible classes that fuse different modalities of movement, mindfulness, and mobility practices into one daily practice.



WEDNESDAYS 7:00-8:00pm EDT: IMPROV with LEAH WILKS

Taught by Leah Wilks
REGISTER DROP-INS:
Deepen your unique sense of movement exploration! Improv with Leah is designed for dancers of all levels to enjoy and unwind from the week. Join improvisational dance maker Leah Wilks for a fun, communal, contemporary dance experience and a chance to connect with others through movement.



THURSDAYS 7:00-8:00pm EDT: BARRE VIDA with AUTUMN OFTEDAL

Taught by Autumn Oftedal
REGISTER DROP-INS:
Barre Vida is a total body workout open to people of all fitness levels. It is a low cardio and intense toning class that works to elongate the muscles while burning fat. Occasional props are used to improve posture, give muscle definition, increase flexibility, and encourage weight loss. Each class is choreographed to a specific playlist to help motivate and give that extra musical push. Barre fitness targets the smaller muscles that often get lost in regular cardio or boot camp classes such as the oblique muscles, transverse abdominals, triceps, inner thighs, and gluteus. Class consists of demanding rigorous muscle targeted exercises, though all movement levels are welcome. Be prepared to push yourself! Use a mat!

FRIDAYS 7:00-8:00pm EDT: HIP HOP with ALICIA HUTCHINSON

Taught by Alicia Hutchinson
REGISTER DROP-INS:
Hip Hop is a fun and highly energetic class for all dancers. Learn basic Hip Hop vocabulary, rhythms, musicality, phrasing and choreography to popular hip hop music, then get the chance to perform longer phrases that incorporate these moves. This popular class is a fun way to increase confidence through movement. All interested in Hip Hop are welcome to this class, choreography is built throughout class and can be modified to challenge beginner and more advanced dancers alike!

ABOUT OUR ADULT PROGRAM:

At Dancewave, everyone is invited to dance!
All of our teachers create a community in class that is supportive and non-competitive. We are committed to providing opportunities for students to engage with a diverse range of movement styles. Taking class at Dancewave is about the joy of moving, building confidence, and learning together in an environment that celebrates individual expression and creativity. Please find in each class description our notes in bold about what level of experience and preparation is suggested to best enjoy the class. All classes held via Zoom.

COVID-19 Reopening
The health and safety of our community is a top priority. All of our classes will be taking place virtually until further notice. We appreciate your patience and support through this time, and invite you to check our website regularly for updates about our reopening plan, or subscribe to our Adult Classes mailing list for updates.

We invite you to STAND WITH DANCE!
As a non-profit organization, we depend on the support of our community to enable programming and opportunities for adults, youth, senior citizens and vulnerable populations. If you love dancing with us and want to help sustain our resources and efforts, please consider making an additional donation:



COVID-19 RELIEF RESOURCES:

We are committed to supporting our dance and teaching artist community. Our teaching artists are paid a fair wage for their work teaching online classes at Dancewave. Please visit our list of Resources for Dance Artists affected by COVID-19. We are closely monitoring community news and making regular updates. Have a new lead on a COVID-19 relief resource? Email us additional resources any time with subject line “COVID-19 Relief Resource” and we’ll add it to the list. Thanks for your support!

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