This summer I will be teaching at several different studios and programs in Fort Worth, performing in Addison, and taking class and getting together with dancers all across the Metroplex. If you’re down for that, then read on to find out how we can dance and move together this summer!

June 1-12* – Texas Ballet Theater Adult Ballet Classes

Wednesdays – Beginner/Intermediate Ballet, 9:30-10:45
Fridays – Beginner Ballet, 9:30-10:45

Both classes tend to be a range of levels and ages, but all are welcome.  If you are brand new to ballet I’d recommend joining me for the Friday class to start, or going to the Absolute Beginner classes on Saturdays at 1PM. If ballet is old hat for you, know that I tend to teach to the level of the individuals in the clas, but for the morning classes I give a longer barre and offer minimal jumping. Morning classes don’t fit in your schedule? TBT has a ton of classes in the evenings Monday through Thursday beginning June 8, and they also offer a ballet boot camp the first week in June. Learn more about classes and rates here.

*Morning classes will resume in late July.

Tuesday evenings in June and July, starting June 9

Modern/Contemporary Class, 7:15-8:15 Texas Ballet Theater Studios

If ballet barre sounds boring to you, I hope you’ll join me for modern/contemporary class on Tuesday nights.  We’ll start with a warm up, move across the floor, and then finish with a movement combination. If you used to dance but haven’t taken class in a while this would be a great way to jump back in! Learn more about classes and rates here.

Open Level Barre, Smart Barre Express, Smart Stretch & Restore, and Smart Cardio – Smart Barre

I’ll continue my normal barre schedule all through the summer at the Camp Bowie, Bluebonnet, and Cityview studios but this summer I’ll also start teaching express (a 30 minute version of our open level class), Smart Stretch & Restore (a 25 minute stretch and relaxation class), and Smart Cardio (a 55 minute, high intensity class using many exercises found in our open level classes but at a faster pace and with emphasis on a cardiovascular workout). I’m excited to teach new things, and I hope to see you at the barre! Find out studio schedules and when I’m teaching. 

Select Dates, June and July, FurtherDance on the move

If you’re an advanced, experienced, or professional dancer over the age of 18 in the Metroplex, we’d love to have you join us for our class series, FurtherDance on the move. FurtherDance Fort Worth is the organization I co-lead, and we desire to see more opportunities for dancers in DFW, part of that is offering affordable classes from great teachers. We are still developing this series (I’ll post when we finalize all details), but right now we have classes scheduled in June with Elizabeth Gillaspy (ballet professor at TCU and noted choreographer) and Anna Marie Ewert-Pittman (director of Ewert & Company). Find out more!

Four Seasons: recomposed – imPULSE dance project, July 25 and 26, 2015

I’m performing with imPULSE dance project at the Addison Theatre Centre this summer! I’m excited to premiere a new work by our director, Asia Waters, based on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. I’m also premiering some new choreography, danced to pieces, a dance based on the fairy tale, The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Find out more here!

Two great companies are offering dance experiences (classes, performances, improv jams, etc.) In July and August. I’m hoping to participate with these two groups for at least part of their offerings. Keep an eye on Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth for their July series of performances and jams at the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth. In August you can join Big Rig Dance Collective for their Co-Op weekend of dance. I love that these companies have such a big desire to #dancelocal!

Wow, that’s a lot of dance!  And I’m also honored to teach modern classes at the Texas Ballet Theater School’s junior and senior summer intensives!

I hope you get some chances to dance this summer! Maybe I’ll see you in class?