Nia at Dance Place San Diego

Monday, Sep. 7:
No class.
Happy Labor Day!

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SEPTEMBER!
Heads up for schedule changes!
I'm discontinuing the Thursday class at Dance Place.
I encourage you, if you prefer to dance in person, to join me in my home-studio.

I will not be offering classes on the following dates:
Monday, Sep. 7 (Labor Day)
Saturday, Sep. 12 (Rosh Hashanah)
Monday, Sep. 21 (Yom Kippur)

September Classes (All times Pacific):

Mondays @ 5 pm - RSVP requested by Sunday at 6.
No class September 7 or 21.

Wednesdays @ 11:30 am

Saturdays @ 10 am
No class September 12.

All classes are hybrid—join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. Great sprung wood floor, AC, and space to the side if you'd like to be off-camera. Plus, you get to see Rafiki!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

Monday 8/31, at 5 pm: Dance Baby Dance
RSVP requested by Sunday, 6 pm

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

This week's classes: 8/26-8/29

No class this Monday.

Wednesday 26th @ 11:30 am: Rafiki

Thursday 27th @ 10:30 am - IN PERSON ONLY: Rafiki
at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road, studio 204

Saturday 29th @ 10 am: Dance, Baby, Dance

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

TODAY! Wednesday Aug 19, 11:30 am (Pacific)- Resonance
(on Zoom or in my home studio)
A routine to all-string music created by Christina Mae Wolf.

"Resonance is at the heart of human consciousness"
A beautiful centering routine by Christina Mae Wolf, to all-string music.

For "Resonance," Christina Mae Wolf found string music by exciting young artists like Lindsey Stirling. At the end of this fabulous video, Lindsey talks about the Landfill Harmonic Orchestra—teens from the slums of Paraguay who made instruments out of things they found in landfills!—who played with her.

Coming up:
Thursday at 10:30 am - Resonance
IN PERSON ONLY
at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road, Studio 204

Saturday at 10 am: Passage to India
(on Zoom or in my home studio)

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward

Lindsey Stirling - Transcendence (Orchestral Version) This song is on the Target edition of my album.http://www.target.c...

Coming up: Heads Up!
I’m teaching on Monday, Aug. 3. Last class before my trip!
Then no classes until Wednesday, Aug. 19.

Monday Aug 3rd, at 5 pm: Resonance
RSVP requested by Sunday 6pm.

"Resonance is at the heart of human consciousness"
A beautiful centering routine by Christina Mae Wolf, to all-string music.

For "Resonance," Christina Mae Wolf found string music by exciting young artists like Lindsey Stirling. At the end of this fabulous video, Lindsey talks about the Landfill Harmonic Orchestra—teens from the slums of Paraguay who made instruments out of things they found in landfills!—who played with her.

Lindsey Stirling - Transcendence (Orchestral Version) This song is on the Target edition of my album.http://www.target.c...

August Classes (All times Pacific): Friendship

I want to honor friendship by weaving the routine "Rafiki" through his month. And let's dedicate our practices to beloved friends.

Mondays @ 5 pm
RSVP requested by Sunday at 6.
No classes Aug. 10 or 17.

Wednesdays @ 11:30 am
No classes Aug. 5 or 12.

Thursdays @ 10:30 am IN PERSON ONLY
at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road
No classes Aug. 6 or 13.

Saturdays @ 10 am
No classes Aug. 8 or 15.

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill.There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

This week's classes: 7/29-8/1

Wednesday 29th @ 11:30 am: We’ve entered the sign of Leo, so we’re doing Lioness!

Thursday 30th @ 10:30 am - IN PERSON ONLY: Lioness
at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road, studio 204:

Saturday Aug 1st @ 10 am: Nachamu / Comfort

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

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One of the movement forms we draw on in Nia is modern dance. Martha Graham is present in our exploration of the body's core—pelvic movements, rib isolations. She's in our angular shape-making; in fall and recovery and playing with contrasts and floor play. She's there when we use movement to express emotion!

"Graham’s use of the torso, that body part capable of forcefulness and sensuality, was no accident. It is the place from which power emanates. In the Graham technique, every fall is an excuse to rise." Gia Kourlas, New York Times

Nia today at 5 pm (Pacific): Mary’s Grace
Celebrating Mary’s birthday!

Coming up:
Wednesday @ 11:30 am: Mayim Chayim (Water of Life)

Thursday @ 10:30 am - IN PERSON ONLY: Mayim Chayim
at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road … in Studio 200 this week:

Saturday @ 10 am: Nachamu / Comfort

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

Classes this week:
For Pride weekend, I’m doing Rise Up—songs about standing up for justice

Wednesday 15, at 11:30 am: Rise Up

Thursday 16, at 10:30 am, IN PERSON ONLY: Rise Up
Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Rd., Studio 204

Saturday 18, at 10 am: Rise Up

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.