Several Dancers Core opened a studio in 1986 on the Square in Downtown Decatur where the company rehearses and which is offered to the local artists and community organizations for events and classes.
Please visit Dance Source Houston for information on Houston dance classes.
The classes currently offered in our Atlanta studio include a wide variety of dance and movement styles. Please contact the instructors listed on the schedule for detailed information about their classes.
Class descriptions:
Awareness Through Movement® classes consist of ingenious, gentle movement sequences designed to bring mobility, ease and efficiency to all forms of physical activity through heightened awareness of how the body - and the mind - can function together as an integrated whole. "Feldenkrais has studied the body in movement with a precision that I have found nowhere else." - Peter Brook, Film and Stage Director
Classes meet Monday nights for 8-week sessions in spring, summer, fall and winter, and for a 5-week holiday session in December/January. Cost is $130 for 8 weeks (advance registration); $140 (late registration); or $18 (single class). Classes are open to adults.
Beginning Salsa: This ongoing class is open to any adult and to adolescents with family permission. The cost is $10 per class. A discount is available if paying in advance for a month of classes. Audi Lopez-Rice teaches this class with an emphasis on rhythm, basic steps, and turns. Students may start on any Monday. Audi teaches Puerto Rican style and club style so you become comfortable with both. Pre-registration is helpful but not necessary. No partner needed.
Improvers Salsa: This ongoing class is open to any adult and to adolescents with family permission. The cost is $10 per class. A discount is available if paying in advance for a month of classes. Audi Lopez-Rice teaches this class with an emphasis on partner connections and leadable patterns for social dancing. Pre-registration is helpful but not necessary. No partner needed.
Floor Play Dance Class: The dance taught on Fridays varies each month: we are rotating thru rumba, salsa, waltz, swing, two-step, cha cha, foxtrot and tango. Instructor is Shirley Adams but occasionally we have guest instructors for special workshops. Check the calendar at www.comeoutdancing.com for details. This class is suitable (and fun) for all levels of dancers but format is designed for beginners. Class is informal and welcoming of new dancers, whether single or in couples. Same gender couples always welcome. Everyone learns some simple steps and gets some friendly folks with whom to practice their new skills. Pre-registration is helpful but not necessary. The cost is a sliding scale of $5 to $12 per person, depending on your ability to pay.
Beginner Flamenco Cursillo: No experience necessary. Adults & teens learn flamenco movement basics through technique, and choreography.
Basic Bellydance Technique: This class includes instruction in rhythms, 48 basic movements, transitioning between these moves, traveling, appropriate arm positions, working with music and warm ups and cool downs. These moves are solid basics for any bellydance style- Tribal, Egyptian, Turkish, etc...Taught by the director, Ziah, and members of Awalim, this class is appropriate for all ages. Drop-in rate is $15/class or $96 for a session, student discounts apply.
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian movement form that incorporates elements of martial arts and dance with percussion, song, acrobatics, cleverness, and cunning. At its core, capoeira is about community and self-expression. It is a dynamic art form for people of all ages that develops creativity, physical fitness, cultural awareness, self-confidence, and music! The second most popular sport in Brazil, capoeira is practiced in nearly every country in the world.
Beginning Belly Dance: This class is designed for those with little or no belly dance experience. During the course, students will learn basic belly dance technique and in some six-weeks sessions, actually integrate the learned technique into a short, choreographed routine. This class is lots of fun and will also have you break a sweat—or two! Throughout the course, Samora also teaches students about the history of the dance and about Middle Eastern music and culture. Classes are taught in a six-week session, which costs $60.
Intermediate Belly Dance: This “belly boot-camp” class is for belly dance students who are familiar with basic technique, traveling and some standard prop use. This class is a choreography-based class where Samora will teach intermediate and advanced technique, traveling steps and prop use through choreography. The class is fast-paced and lots of fun. Classes are taught in a six-week session, which costs $60.
