!!!!!WEEKLY SCHEDULE!!!!

  • MONDAYS

    4-7pm // COMPANY REHEARSAL

  • TUESDAYS

    5-6pm // CONTEMPORARY DROP-IN

    6-7:30pm // BALLET COHORT

  • WEDNESDAYS

    5:30-6:30pm // BALLET DROP-IN (all levels)

    7:30-9:30pm *2nd WEDNESDAYS* // Fringe! (Queer 2-step)

  • THURSDAYS

    5:30-7pm // CONTEMPORARY COHORT

  • FRIDAYS

    9:30-10:30am // BEGINNER BALLET DROP-IN

    11-11:45am // STRENGTHENING DROP-IN

    12-1pm // QUEER BALLET DROP-IN

    1-2pm // BEGINNER CONTEMPORARY DROP-IN

    8-11pm *4th FRIDAYS* // Monthly Céilí

  • SATURDAYS

    10-11:30am // COMPANY CLASS

    11:30-1pm // COMPANY REHEARSAL

UPCOMING

UPCOMING

Join us for an Afro-dance workshop!

March 21. 6-8pm. Beginner friendly!

Mercy is a local artist and an Afro-house dance/artist who blends Afrobeat, Afrohouse, dancehall, and Kizomba dance styles, which bring the diaspora vibrant and energetic dances from Africa. The dances blend traditional African movements with modern urban styles, with a combination of body isolations, intricate footwork, and rhythmic expression that tell a story. The dance workshop is great for anyone; no dance experience needed.

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Setting the Score: Dance Scoring with Stevi Rose

March 28. 11am-3:30pm.

Scoring is a way of creating dance & performance by designing a structured set of cues, actions, & conditions that shape how movement & events unfold. Rather than fixing choreography in advance, a creative framework is designed to allow for improvisation and emergent forms to arise in real time, coordination choice, timing, and relationship between dancers and space. This experimental workshop will teach principles & methods for using scoring in the creation of dance & art.

Donations accepted. Suggested $20-$60. No one turned away for lack of funds! All proceeds will be donated to La Resistencia.

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  • 8 weeks of Ballet, for true beginners

    Wednesdays 6:45-8:15pm | April 22 - June 10 with Lauren | Sliding scale $180-225 with payment plan option |

    This series is suitable for TOTAL beginners with zero dance or movement background. Learn form & terminology at a slow pace with repetition. Let your new skills & your strength build week after week in a learning community! Emerge from the program ready to immerse in ballet drop-in classes with confidence. Please reach out with questions or access needs.

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^*DROP IN CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

ALL DROP-INS ARE 1 HOUR & REQUIRE NO PRE-REGISTRATION.

  • TUESDAYS @ 5:00 (intermediate)

    FRIDAYS @ 1:00 (beginner)

    $17-25 sliding scale

    Warm up --> across the floor drills for joint conditioning and mobility --> choreography sequence! In this class we explore an array of choreographic styles, finding flow through the introduction of new textures, musicality, and movement qualities.

    *Physical prompts may include getting up and down from the floor repetitively, as well as bearing weight on our hands/wrists and knees. Knee pads or wrist braces have been helpful for some students! Modifications are available.

  • CURRENTLY PAUSED.

    $17-25 sliding scale

    This class introduces floor work tricks and sequences along with principles of modern dance. Pants and/or knee pads are helpful! We typically have some extra at the studio. This class involves learning to build "rolling surfaces" between your body and the floor, some of which may result in bruising or calluses. Each sequence has several "off-ramps" so students can work towards the next level at their own pace while gaining the necessary strength and coordination. This is an all levels class best suited for intermediate movers.

  • CURRENTLY PAUSED.

    $10-16 sliding scale.

    A guided, full body deep-stretch for dancers looking to gain strength and flexibility while honoring their joints, with sensitivity to any injuries.

  • FRIDAYS @ 12PM

    $17-25 sliding scale

    In this weekly technique ritual we study and practice the best parts of classical technique within a joy-centered & injury preventative space. This will include terminology, musicality, and alignment. Suitable for beginners and trained dancers: this is an all levels class.

  • FRIDAY @ 9:30AM

    $17-25 sliding scale

    Foundational dance skills: allignment & terminology. This class starts from complete scratch and fine tunes the basics. Suitable for total beginners with little or no dance training history.

  • CURRENTLY PAUSED.

    Improvisational games, movement prompts, composition exercises. Learn to harness your skills and creativity to tell a story or channel emotion with movement.

-ONGOING COHORTS-

ADULT BALLET — classical technique, but injury preventative and non-competitive. Tuesdays 6-7:30pm

ADULT CONTEMPORARY —stretching & conditioning, modern dance principles, improv skills, choreography exploration. Thursdays 5:30-7pm

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STUdio GUIDLINES

  • WHERE?

    Moving Parts Dance is located at 302 Columbia Street in downtown Olympia. Park in front, enter through the side door!

  • When?

    Arrive to class 5-15 minutes prior to start time to allow for time to pay, stretch, and settle in

  • Wear

    Tight, stretchy layers comfortable for movement. Secure your hair and remove large jewelry pieces. Please no body oils or fragrances!