Children's Classes - Healthy dance for a healthy child
Barefoot Studios offers age appropriate dance activities which develop the intellectual and physical abilities of your child in a safe, caring, and lively environment. Click here for details.

Ballet for Adults
A contemporary, somatic approach to professional training in classical ballet emphasizing movement, dynamic alignment and correct muscular usage and initiation.

Barefoot Beat
Feel the beat through your bare feet. Get down into the ground and feel the sound. Move your body and the rest will follow. For the dancer in all of us, Barefoot Beat celebrates the joy of movement. Instructor Marla Simms draws from primitive dance of varied cultures and modern dance to guide you through progressions of movement exploration to the music and beats of West Africa and beyond. The movements are chosen carefully to maintain safety and accessibility of all body types, levels of experience, and ages. Balanced by mindful stretching to increased range of motion and aerobic conditioning, this class is for everyone and for everyone to enjoy.

Berimbau
The single string Brazilian musical bow. Classes in construction of the instrument and rhythmic techniques are available as workshops and by special arrangement. Please contact us with inquiries.

Blister Youth Ensemble
Development of student choreography and improvisational performance skills for local and regional performance venues. Contact us for more information.

Body/Mind/Breath
Through visualization and gentle movement sequences students explore the connections between body, mind and breath to allow themselves to become more fully energized, dynamic movers. Instruction is informed by Bartenieff Fundamentals, Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique, Pilates, Yoga, Butoh, and voice training.

Capoeira
The athletic and exhilarating Afro-Brazilian martial/dance/music/acrobatic/ritual “art of survival” accompanied by live percussion music and singing. Students learn all aspects including movement, ritual, music, and socio-cultural significance. For more information: History, Moves, Rituals, Songs.

Church of Perpetual Motion
All ages Dance Jam every other Sunday from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Drop in anytime. The Church of Perpetual Motion begins January 13, 2008. Facilitated by Tracey and Katie.
Tuition: $3 children ages 3 - 12 (Children must be accompanied by adult supervision);
$5 Teens/Adults ages 13 on up.
Jan. 13, Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 24, Mar. 9, Mar. 23, Apr. 6, Apr. 20

Contact Improvisation
Points of physical contact provide the starting point for movement improvisation and exploration. Techniques include: weight transfer, counter balance, rolling, falling, suspension and lifting. Appropriate for all levels and ages 13 & up.

Contemporary Modern Dance
Professional training in an athletic style of contemporary dance evolved from classic modern dance styles (Humphrey, Cunningham, Horst, Lewitzky, Graham, Taylor, Dunham), classical dance (ballet, Javanese, Chinese), traditional Afro-Brazilian forms (Capoeira, Maculelê) and movement analysis (Laban, H’Doubler).

Creative Movement
Participants explore Improvisation as the craft of instant choreography/performance by learning the fundamentals of choreography through the manipulation of Body, Space, Time, Energy and Form. Students prepare and perform short studies and participate in peer constructive critiques of each other’s work. Techniques of contact improvisation will also be utilized.

Floor Barre
Floor Barre and Pilates both enhance the connection between the physical, mental, and spiritual body. By using the floor as a base, the class integrates dance techniques and Pilates mat exercises to help to re-align the body, increase flexibility, and strengthen the core muscles. Please bring your own mat.

Jazz Dance (13 years-Adult)
Blending elements from ballet, modern, and jazz into a classical jazz dance style, the class focuses on proper alignment and technique, isolations, stretching, movement through space, and choreography.

The Physical Actor
Actors utilize movement analysis of body, space, time, and energy to explore movement and alignment as emotional character signifiers.