Adult Classes

This class uses pop music to disrupt the atmosphere of traditional ballet classes. All experiences, gender expressions, and bodies are welcome as we tap into the strength and precision that ballet can develop.

This class is centered around the exploration of Black and Afrocentric movement such as, Afrobeats, Hip-Hop, Step, Majorette, Baltimore/Jersey Mix and more.

Contact Improvisation holds a class during the first hour of each session to help newcomers and experienced dancers alike develop and deepen their skills and understanding of Contact Improvisation. This leads into a jam. The 2-hour jam is a safe space for spontaneous dance connections. On the first Sunday of each month we practice an “Underscore,” a kind of combined class and jam that takes up the entire session. People of all levels of movement experience are welcome. 

Influences of classical technique are fused with contemporary and improvisational movement practices while we explore floorwork, inversions, weight shifting, and partnering.

Learn different Cuban popular and social dances such as Cuban Son, Casino and a lively and fun group dance called Rueda de Casino. Popularly known as “Cuban salsa.”

This open-level Dance Conditioning class, based on the American Barre Technique and informed by the instructor’s dance experience, is designed to strengthen, tone, and support the body for dance and everyday movement. Students will engage in targeted exercises to improve alignment, posture, and muscle awareness while learning basic anatomy in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Note: Please bring a yoga mat as they are not provided.

Heels dance class at Dance Place will be an amazing and innovative dance experience. Classes will focus on building confidence and allow dancers to discover new possibilities about their dance journey. All classes will focus on movement across the floor and choreography that welcomes dancers from all levels and backgrounds. Dancers are encouraged to have experience dancing in their choice of heels prior to taking class. 

In this high-energy Jazz class, we will explore directional facings, rhythm, test your endurance, and center our focus on the performance value while also moving in and out of the floor. We will be using both Jazz and Contemporary concepts as inspiration for this class.

This intermediate/advanced class explores the energy of pop, hip hop, and R&B culture with sharp and sustained musicality, expressive sass, and intentional performance quality. Dache guides dancers through dynamic choreography that highlights accents, lyrics, and technical finesse, offering a bold, high energy space to move, perform, and grow.

Experience a wide range of dance and movement techniques including Laban/Bartinieff, Horton, Social Dance and Yoga, using floorwork, gesture phrases and combinations.

Scheduled Visiting Artist Master Classes and Intergenerational Family Classes. Check back here for the latest updates for visit danceplace.org/classes-workshops

This 60-minute class will be focusing on getting in touch with your body through deep stretching. We will work on body isolations, and movement combinations so you can move with more confidence and sass.

And of course when carnival calls, you’ll be answering with a smile 🙂

This series brings together a diverse and multi-talented group of women artists who embody Hip Hop in the DMV. Pulling from their cultural roots and stories of transformation within Hip Hop culture, these artists will share Hip Hop dance as a form of community connection, soul connection, and joy. This series is open to all levels and experiences!

Explore the richness of African Dance traditions from Guinea, Mali and Senegal.