DANCE EDUCATION SERIES dates
1st semester: September 16th - December 13th, 2024
FALL BREAK: November 25th - 29th, 2024
WINTER BREAK: December 16th, 2023 - January 31st, 2025
2nd semester: February 3rd - May 9th, 2025
SPRING BREAK: March 24th - April 4th, 2025
2nd semester Registration opens for new students 12/16/2024
SHOWS
ART OF MOVEMENT: SATURDAY, APRIL 19tH - Columbia Center for the Arts, HooD River
Select Dance Education classes have the option to perform at this privately organized collaborative show.
community Celebration fundraiser: SATURDAY, May 17tH: 2:00-3:30pm - The Grange, white salmon
A chance to watch each other perform and celebrate the end of the dance year!
Dance education series schedule
MONDAY
3:30 - 4:15pm /// 6-8 Kids Beginner Irish with Carlye - An upbeat class for young movers that focuses on building foundational Irish dance skills like rhythm, body awareness, and simple choreography that dancers will use across dance styles in their future dance adventures.
4:20 - 5:05pm /// 8-10 Kids Irish I with Carlye - This is our next level Irish class for young dancers who know their basic steps, or older beginners. This class continues to build the technical foundation used in Irish dance, emphasizing rhythm and musicality to upbeat traditional tunes, and encourages self expression.
4:20 - 5:20pm /// Irish II (invite only/hard shoes required) - This is our upper level Irish class for dancers who know advanced steps & have been developing their technique in the genre for several years. This class continues to build on the foundation used in Irish dance, emphasizing rhythm and musicality to upbeat traditional tunes, and encourages self expression.
5:30 - 6:40pm /// 17+ Adult Lyrical with Carlye - An elegant adult choreography class that makes you feel longer + stronger in your body & more confident in your life. This class meets you where you're at on your movement journey and is suitable for all dance & fitness levels.
TUESDAY
4:30 - 5:15pm /// 10+ Kids Hip Hop with Nika & Ali - An inviting dance class for kids focusing on hip hop choreography that will boost body awareness, build confidence, and spark joy.
5:20 - 6:10pm /// TEAM with Nika - An invite-only performance based class for advanced dancers focusing on Jazz Funk & Hip Hop choreography, stage presence, and dancing as a unified group. For performance bookings, email us!
6:15 - 7:10pm /// Adult Hip Hop/Jazz with Nika - A sassy adult choreography class that will make you feel longer and stronger in your body and more confident in your life. We split the semester between Hip Hop & Jazz, for the first half focusing on Hip Hop & the second, focusing on Jazz. Movement is medicine! Come join the party.
WEDNESDAY
3:30 - 4:15pm /// 4-5 Kids Creative Dance with Allan & Gracen - This is a perfect class for young daners to explore the magic of dance. We focus on fun and positivity through stories, songs, and games. Dancers take this class independent of caregivers.
4:25 - 5:10pm /// 6-8 Kids Creative Dance & Drama with Allan & Gracen - Explore the magic of dance & drama as we focus on fun and positivity through the fusion of dance, theater, stories, songs, and games.
6:30 - 7:25pm /// 17+ Adult Belly Dance with Colette - Explore the beautiful art of belly dance through choreography and combos that incorporate fluid undulations, dynamic hip work, and serpentine arms. Each class includes warm up drills to provide a strong foundation for the movements presented. Bring a scarf or shawl for your hips and wear comfortable clothing that shows the movements of the hips & torso. Showing your belly is optional!
DANCE EDUCATION SERIES COST
$50 one-time non-refundable registration fee per class per year
$200 tuition per semester, per class /// 2 semesters per year with summer term being stand alone & separate
$25 per dance edu. class drop-in (when not sold out)
Scholarships available. Apply here.
POP UPS & EVENTS
Salsa Shines con Laura /// Saturday, April 26th: 4:00-5:30pm - This is an open-level dance class covering footwork patterns, arm styling, rhythm and musicality, and a short choreography. In salsa and other Latin dances, the term “shines” refers to solo dance exercises and combinations. While these are practiced individually in this class, you can use them when you’re out social dancing. No partner is needed for this class, but you can definitely bring your bestie!
New to salsa? This class can be a great introduction to the basic footwork, common turns, and different body frameworks for varied Latin dances. Have experience with salsa? Come anyway to practice posture, increase timing, and enhance styling! No matter your background, the goal remains the same: exploring more tools for self-expression and connection!
DROP IN CLASS SCHEDULE
MONDAY
12:00pm /// Stretch & Strength with Carlye
TUESDAY
12:00pm /// Power Barre with Christa Joy
WEDNESDAY
7:00am /// Power Barre with Christa Joy
5:30pm /// Sunset Burn with Madz
THURSDAY
6:00pm /// Dance Fitness with Nika (DFN)
FRIDAY
8:30am /// InBody with Clare
12:00pm /// Step+ with Nicole
SUNDAY
9:30am /// Dance Fitness with Nika (DFN)
10:45am /// Beginner Pole with Tay
11:45am /// Intermediate Pole with Tay
DROP IN CLASS COST
First class $5 (get code by signing up for our newsletter here & then using the code from our welcome email at checkout!)
10-Class Pass: $140 /// $14 per class /// 120 day expiration
5-Class Pass: $75 /// $15 per class /// 90 day expiration
Drop-In: $17
Pole Dance Drop-In: $30 (up to 3 people will be in class)
First Pole class $10 with code POLE10 at checkout!
*A NOTE ON OUR business model*
With our profit-sharing business model, NK STUDIOS provides a space for creatives to offer uplifting classes to our community in a way that is financially sustainable. We do not operate on a pay-per-hour model. When you attend a class, the majority of your payment goes to the instructor. Our rates reflect the experience of our instructors, the time & energy required to create & teach epic classes, as well as the costs associated with running an arts-based brick & mortar in a small town. Thank you for supporting us by attending class & bringing your friends! We love to see you & are excited to foster more dance, art, movement, and community in the Gorge.