programs & classes
core progressives
RESONANCE training collective
RESONANCE is a 5-month, non-performing training program for dancers who want to build their skills, explore their movement, and train alongside a consistent group of people.
The program supports dancers in building strong foundations through structured exploration of grooving, musicality, textures and dynamics, choreography, and creative movement/freestyle. Training is rooted in Hip Hop and Commercial styles, while taking a holistic approach to growth. Alongside dance training, we explore physical fitness and body awareness, introspection, and the personal development that comes from challenging ourselves, connecting with others, and growing as humans alongside our growth as dancers.
Back to Basics: Bootcamp
Back to Basics: Bootcamp is a technique-driven heels progressive rooted in the Back to Basics method, with an emphasis on strength, conditioning, and foundational mechanics. Training explores weight transfers, turning and momentum, three-dimensional movement, and stability and balance through intentionally progressive drills, with each week building on the last. Suitable for all levels, the program supports dancers in developing clarity, control, and confidence in upright heels movement.
rotating programs
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Using the Back to Basics method, these shorter progressives zoom in on one specific skill or concept at a time. Topics vary throughout the year, offering an opportunity to build deeper understanding and confidence in targeted areas of heels technique.
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Rooted in the Back to Basics method, this heels tech progressive focuses on floor mechanics, transitions, and movement safety. The program combines floor-specific conditioning and strength work with detailed attention to weight distribution, pathways to and from the floor, and controlled floor-based movement. Suitable for all levels, this program supports dancers in building strength, confidence, and efficiency in floor-based heels technique.
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A choreography-focused training space centred on creation, retention, and exploration.
The program supports dancers in learning new choreography each week, developing original movement through guided take-home assignments, and expanding performance and execution skills through creative exploration. Designed to challenge both the mind and body, Creative Lab helps dancers build stronger creative and execution vocabulary with intention and confidence.
Open to all styles, choreography is taught at an intermediate level.
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These intensives are focused on learning choreography, refining performance, and developing confidence on camera. Participants work toward a filmed final product while exploring execution, presence, and storytelling.
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Focusing on embodiment of rhythm and music, this progressive helps you find a natural groove in your body by becoming more comfortable with your base understanding of movement. You will learn how to bounce, rock, & wave through various parts of the body, sync your footwork with your groove, and follow the rhythm of any song.
Taught through the lens of grooving as a foundation of Hip Hop, this course is beneficial for anyone trying to find more ease and comfort moving in general.
drop-in classes
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Heels technique drop-ins that follow the Back to Basics method, designed to support targeted, intentional skill-building without a long-term commitment. While dance is always integrated and full-bodied, each class places focused attention on specific body parts, functional patterns, or concepts to reveal compensations, imbalances, and areas of support. By isolating elements one at a time, dancers can strengthen weak links and refine awareness - building a more balanced, efficient foundation that carries back into fully integrated movement.
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Want to dance with RESONANCE without committing to the full program? Our monthly drop-in classes offer a low-commitment, low-barrier way to experience our classes and dance with us.
Each class includes a guided warm-up followed by a commercial choreography or Hip Hop-based combo, taught at an intermediate level.
Classes are by donation, with a suggested donation of $15-$20. 100% of donations go toward our Access Fund, which helps provide scholarships and subsidized costs for dancers facing financial and/or systemic barriers to participating in the program.
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Dance-informed strength & conditioning:
Functional training designed to explore the athletic demands of dance through movement-based conditioning, strength work, stability training, and endurance development.Expect full-body workouts, music-driven movement, and training built specifically for dancers
Some previous experience with moderately intense exercise or strength & conditioning is recommended
workshops & community events
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Movement Education for Dancers
Knowledge-based workshops that blend education, discussion, and embodied awareness to help dancers train with more awareness, intention, and longevity. Topics can include: Functional core training, dance specific strength building, injury prevention, athletic development, and more. For dancers who want to better understand their body and how to train functionally.
Expect guided discussions, movement exploration, note taking, and practical tools you can immediately apply to your training.
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Friends of Dorothy
Free, community-centered monthly workshops exclusively for dancers who self-identify as 2SLGBTQIA+. Taught by rotating teachers from within the community, with the goal of providing access to high-quality training while prioritizing safety, representation, and collective care. Each month also highlights an organization or mutual aid initiative; attendees are invited to contribute, and Where We Land matches the total raised — allowing the class to collectively support causes that matter to the community. Studio space is generously sponsored by Glow Studios / Luminesque Dance.
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