This dynamic class blends the grounding, rhythmic, and culturally rooted movement of Umfundalai with the energy and freedom of House dance.

The Inclusive Creative Movement Workshop is for people with a disability and people without a disability. We believe that the art form of dance is accessible to everyone. We believe that everyone can dance and that dance is for everyone.

A community conversation platforming the cultural moment in the intersectional Latinx dance community facilitated by David Herrera, Artistic Director/Choreographer of David Herrera Performance Company and Director of Latinx Hispanic Dancers United.

A dance workshop with festival artist Tori Cristi (Whacking Los Angeles) for emerging, pre-professional, and professional movement artists to participate. Audiences and non-dancers are welcome to observe. 

Freedom Movement Therapy (FMT) is a somatic mindful movement system designed for both community-based programming and university-level dance education, supporting dancers and movers in developing greater body awareness, emotional regulation, and expressive range through embodied practice. Rooted in Hip Hop movement culture and grounded in martial arts foundations, FMT blends breath work, sensation-based awareness, rhythmic training, and guided improvisation.

Join BraveSoul Movement dancers as they practice collective freestyling—exchanging movement ideas and shaping composition in real-time.  This is a facilitated movement session rooted in Hip Hop and Street dance practices, but open to all dancers who want to vibe, play, and connect through movement.

This freestyle-centered workshop draws from House and Chicago Footwork foundations, focusing on breaking down steps and grooves to create new variations while sharpening rhythmic phrasing and musicality.

A Hip Hop fusion workshop centered on groove, musicality, and choreography inspired by street dance foundations

“Evolving from the Bop, Swing, and the Jitterbug, Chicago Stepping has made its mark in black culture and art. Stylized by intricate steps, dance partnership, and smooth movements, Chicago Stepping provides a space for connection and liberation at the same time.“ Shaun Ballentine — aka Mr. Effortless — is teaching a basic eight count for Chicago Style Stepping as well as how to connect with a partner.

In this class, dancers will learn fundamentals and techniques of body movement in the context of learning Salsa choreography. This class will explore Afro-Latin body movement and Salsa footwork. We will dance a Latin warm-up, do technique-based exercises, and learn an energetic combination.

Sharon and Brandon will teach an introductory lesson in Country Two-Step, a welcoming partner dance that has a vibrant and growing scene in Chicago. Attendees will learn everything they need to get on the dance floor, along with finding local places to dance and the bands that play two-steppable tunes.

A focus on the Umfundalai 7 that will explore the basics of the technique, sharing stories, and contexts for each movement to emphasize the importance of history and community.

“Femme DOWN!” creates a space where dancers can create their own standards of beauty, power, freedom, and artistic expression. Dancers will experience a choreography-based class that channels the movement and feminine influences of dances styles such as: Hip Hop, Vogue, Jazz, Heels, Dancehall/Afro and HBCU Majorette, while leaving space for dancers to do what we love most without all the pressure — DANCE!

Warm up your arms, hands, and fingers for this special add-on to the Friday Class Series with K-Pop choreographer Spella teaching her signature style of a combination of Tutting and Waacking.

Oftentimes when we think of a ballet class - we accept that we will be expected to go through the standard/traditional ballet barre, center, and across-the-floor combinations. This class encourages a pause for inquiry and conversation to check in with what we are doing and why we are doing it. While this class will incorporate ballet vocabulary, the progression and approach of the class will be non-traditional

This workshop considers states of dissociation and alienation felt in the body and produced in the social realm. We will use durational group improvisation and seek to consciously embody divergence and opposition. We will explore registers of disconnection, dissonance, and detachment in our movement. We will lose focus and use attention, assemble a method to make our oppositions physical, and build a group scene by giving form to these impulses in close proximity.

This Afro-Contemporary workshop will explore the movement aesthetics found in Dunham Technique and Chicago House.

Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria Tom Tom, a founding member of Westsyde Lifestyle, will take you on a journey of learning, discovery, growth, and culture.

Rivera invites to join in a celebration of community and to explore your individuality through this Latin Jazz inspired workshop fusing elements of Latinx diaspora with jazz and contemporary techniques.

Join us for this special workshop to learn Latin Jazz choreography. Expect smooth, lyrical movements informed by African, Latin, Jazz, and contemporary dance.

This class will explore African and contemporary movement styles in conjunction through movement exploration and choreography.

This Sildance/Acrodanza movement workshop led by Silvita Diaz Brown will expand body malleability, strength, playfulness, and self-expression.

This workshop draws from Textile Dances, a series of kinetic fabric works devised by Rachel Damon over the last 10 years. Abstract motions drive and follow the textiles, stemming from modern dance, martial arts, and needlecraft choreographies. Expand your kinesphere as you loft and drag weighted textiles made through a process called arm knitting. Wrap yourself in a cocoon of comfort, then swirl and stretch as we twist space together.

The "Relaxation Exploration" workshop allows participants to move through different modes of relaxing, giving every mover a chance to examine new, deep relaxation techniques.

Hip-Hop meets Dancehall Workshop is an Afro-Caribbean and Hip-Hop movement MASHUP of music, community ritual, social dance, and FIYAH energy led by Leyda "ProFeSOL" Garcia!

Uses of the Erotic: Burlesque as Power is a movement based workshop that explores burlesque movement as a vehicle to explore and awaken one’s erotic, a sense of deep satisfaction.

Join Joey Martinez for this workshop focused on learning how to break free of the notion of performance and create a casual space where both art and humanity can coexist.

Join Sirr Tmo, a professional Chicago footwork dancer with nearly 20 years of experience, for an immersive session that will focus on mastering form, understanding musicality, and developing your own footwork vocabulary. Participants will explore foundational moves like the west side ghost, south side two-step, bangs, dribbles, drops, spins, breakdowns, and combos, including left-to-right patterns to build symmetry in movement.

This Masterclass led by Kuchipudi artist Kasi Aysola will explore the fundamental concepts of the Kuchipudi style. Kuchipudi hails from Andhra Pradesh and is steeped in a rich tradition of theater, music, and movement. Participants will be introduced to basic techniques in movement and emotive aspects.