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WINTER/SPRING 2023 SEASON: JANUARY 8-JUNE 3

SCDT's classes are open to all levels of experience. No prior experience required!

See the full WINTER/SPRING 2023 schedule (including youth classes!) HERE >>>>

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ADULT CLASS LOCATION UPDATE:
STARTING MARCH 8, 2023 ALL WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT: 

The Arts and Industry Building,
221 Pine St #245, Florence, MA 01062
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This is only for the following classes: 
Wednesdays 9-10:30am Hawley St. Ballet Class  
Fridays, 10-11:30am Int/Adv Contemporary Practices.

ADULT PROGRAM WEEKLY SCHEDULE - WINTER/SPRING 2023 
(class descriptions below)

All times Eastern Time (New York, NY)
ALL CLASSES ARE DROP IN! at 33 
Hawley Street, NORTHAMPTON MA in A.P.E.'s Workroom ( lower level )
ALL CLASSES REQUIRE MASKS 

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• Hawley Street Ballet IN-PERSON classes 
• SCDT Adult Program IN-PERSON classes

MONDAY
6:30 - 8:00PM    ADULT BEGINNER MODERN More info here / REGISTER HERE

WEDNESDAY
9:00 - 10:30AM   Contemporary Ballet (open level) More Info here / REGISTER HERE

FRIDAY
10:00 - 11:30AM    CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUES More info here / REGISTER HERE


SATURDAY
10:30 - 12:00PM   Contemporary Ballet (open level) More Info here / REGISTER HERE

SUNDAY
2:00 - 3:30PM   COUNTERTECHNIQUE More Info here / REGISTER HERE


SCDT is proud to participate in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between the Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector, by broadening accessibility to cultural programming.

EBT and WIC cardholders get a 50% discount for all SCDT programming. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.
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ADULT PROGRAM CLASS DESCRIPTIONS - FALL 2022

ADULT BEGINNER MODERN
Mondays, 6:30-8:00pm Eastern Time

Beg/Int Modern is a gentle movement class open to all; absolute beginners welcome. Drawing from traditional and contemporary forms, we will warm ourselves and practice full, unapologetic embodiment. Class will include phrasework, improvisation, and follow-along exercises to help us cultivate buoyant, adaptive bodies. We will sweat, stretch, and condition. 

TEEN/ADULT CONTEMPORARY BALLET (open level)
Wednesdays, 9-10:30am and Saturdays, 10:30am-12:00pm


Students will be invited into contemporary approaches to ballet techniques that include kindness, rigor, coordination, curiosity, and specificity.  Together, we will deepen physical exploration and expand knowledge of movement vocabulary.  In these classes, dancers will learn and increase familiarity with ballet terminology, and apply anatomical information for maximized freedom within form, function, and joy.

Experiential and Somatic approach to Ballet.

Open to all levels who want to train together in a supportive environment. This program is for anyone who loves ballet, especially the people whom ballet has left out. Reimagine the standard components of a ballet class and prioritize joy, generosity, play, mutual admiration, and virtuosity.

ADVANCED CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUES

Fridays, 10-11:30am with rotating teachers

This morning technique class is an intermediate/ advanced highly physical class working towards a grounded and direct approach to movement, infused with somatic principles and experiential improvisations. We will focus on the volume and weight inside the body and its relationship to the floor, bring awareness to the feet, spine, and pelvic floor, encourage the feeling of release in the limbs, and articulate falling and suspending off-center. Class work explores sensation, instinct, and the inherent musical phrasing inside the body. Open to all ages with previous experience.

COUNTERTECHNIQUE
Sundays, 2-3:30pm with Maya Laliberte

In Countertechnique classes, dancers are introduced step-by-step to the va­rious tools – making sure, however, that the priority always lies with experiencing and enjoying the difference in moving, rather than first having to understand the tools intellectually. Classes are therefore very accessible, and can be taught to participants of all levels. Dancers are encouraged to be pro-active in discovering connections and solutions, to be less concerned with judging themselves and to work in a healthy way with regard to body and mind. Throughout the process dancers increasingly become their own teachers, allowing them to practice and progress even at times when a teacher is not available!
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COVID-19 SAFETY: 

SCDT is holding LIVE and IN-PERSON adult programming this winter/spring!
SCDT classes are a fun and safe place to move your body, build community, express personal choice and have LOADS OF FUN!
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COVID safety protocols will be strictly followed. Masks are required of all participants at ALL TIMES while in the Hawley St. building, and class sizes will be limited to allow for social distancing.

Learn more about our COVID-19 safety policies and find updates HERE >>>>

Questions? Call or email our adult program coordinator Jen: +1 (413) 695 1799 //  jenscdt@gmail.com

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