dance education
Class & Program Choices
Keshet offers a wide variety of dance classes for different ages, levels, abilities, and schedules, both in-person and online!
Keshet’s Summer Dance Camp Series!
Keshet is offering dance camps this summer in a range of schedules and levels! Scroll down for more info, or register at the link to the right!
2023 Summer Session: June 6 – August 5, 2023
REGISTRATION OPEN & Ongoing
Summer Session 2023 Schedule HERE
Pricing: ALL class offerings include sliding scale pricing options to meet your budget needs
All class attendees and visitors to Keshet must remain masked while in the building. More info on our COVID-19 Safety Policies and Procedures can be found HERE.
Submissions are open for Keshet’s 27th Annual Spring Concert!
If you are a performer or parent of a performer, please fill out the form(s) below!
Apples and Oranges Spring Concert Paticipation Form (Ages 9-Adult)
Community Classes
Drop-In Youth Classes (Ages 2 – 17)
Class availability and times vary by season. For a current list of available classes and times please refer to the schedule at the top of the page.
Ages 2 - 3 l Creative Movement
Creative Movement brings young dancers together with one parent/guardian for exploring movement! This class will use movement games and prompts to focus on spacial awareness, musicality, and joy in dance.
Ages 4 - 5 l Ballet Basics
In this class, young dancers will explore the foundation of ballet technique. This class will include developmentally appropriate stretching, ballet positions, and movement exploration with a focus on the joy in moving with others.
Ages 6 - 8 l Ballet and Contemporary
Ballet and Contemporary Ages 6-8 is for young dancers wanting to explore the basics of ballet and contemporary dance. This class will focus on spatial awareness, musicality, and joy in movement.
Ages 9 - 12 l Ballet and Contemporary
Ballet and Contemporary Ages 9-12 is for dancers wanting to explore the basics of ballet and contemporary dance. This class will focus on spatial awareness, weigh placement, musicality, and joy in movement.
Ages 9 - 12 l Ballet
Ballet 9-12 class aims to equally challenge and excite dancers with the opportunity to refine and build upon basic ballet curriculum at the barre, in the center, and across the floor. This class will focus on strengthening the body, exploring artistry within ballet technique, and will strive to encourage dancers to set personal goals and aim for individual growth, all while remembering what it is like to move our bodies and dance with other people in-person again – with much fun and learning to come!
Ages 9 - 12 l Contemporary
Contemporary 9-12 is an exploratory class that will introduce and build on a variety of modern/contemporary movement practices to encourage students’ understanding of their bodies and the relationship to how and why they move.
Ages 13 - 17 l Teen Contemporary
This class will focus on a working knowledge of the basic vocabulary and basic concepts of contemporary dance technique.
Drop-In Multigenerational Classes
Class availability and times vary by season. For a current list of available classes and times please refer to the schedule at the top of the page.
Ages 13+ l Ballet Level 1
Ballet I is Keshet’s beginning ballet class, which includes an in-depth examination of the fundamentals of ballet. Warming up with the use of two hands on the barre, students will train rigorously, attempting plié, battement tendu, battement degagé, rond de jambe à terre, battement frappé, adagio, and grand battement combinations. Across the floor, students will learn basic means of ballet locomotion, port de bras, and allegro steps. The focus of this course is introducing the fundamentals and history of ballet while building body memory, alignment, and strength. Ballet I is perfect for novices or people wanting to focus on perfecting their technique.
Ages 15+ l Ballet Level 2
prior experience necessary
Adult Ballet II takes beginning ballet steps and interprets them in more advanced ways. Warming up with the use of one hand on the barre, students will train rigorously, mastering the plié, quickly memorizing complicated battement tendu, battement degagé, rond de jambe à terre, and battement frappé patterns, and performing développés and grand battements in proper alignment. In the center, students use ballet body positions to perform battement tendu and complicated adagio combinations. Students will dance pirouette combinations with consecutive turns across the floor. Allegro work will challenge students with basic petit and grand allegro combinations. Adult Ballet II is a challenge for dance novices and any level of dancer wishing to perfect basics and build strength.
Ages 13+ l Contemporary Level 1
Contemporary Level I is Keshet’s beginning contemporary class, which includes an in-depth examination of the fundamentals of contemporary. This class will be structured with a center warmup and floorwork, followed by technique exercises and traveling exercises. The focus of this course is introducing the fundamentals and vocabulary of contemporary while building body memory, alignment, and strength. Contemporary Level 1 is perfect for novices or people wanting to focus on perfecting their technique.
Ages 13+ l Contemporary: Special Topics
This multigenerational class is a series of movement workshops in which dancers get to learn a new topic each week. This class ranges from Contemporary technique to Mindfulness to Site Specific dance as students explore the expertise of a variety of Keshet instructors. All levels of experience are welcome.
| Date | Teacher | Class Topic |
| June 7th | Sonia | Choreography (all levels/ages) |
| June 14th | Paul | Mindful Movement with Sit |
| June 21st | Lara | Site Specific Composition |
| June 28th | Diana | Stretch Class |
| July 5th | No classes | |
| July 12th | Paul | Mindful Movement with Sit. |
| July 19th | Marissa | Improv |
| July 26th | Alana | Contemporary Class |
Ages 15+ l Contemporary Level 2
prior experience necessary
This class is for intermediate-advanced dancers. With an emphasis on a fusion of Graham and release technique, this class will push dancers to explore their physical limitations while searching for joy in their own movement. Areas of focus will be on weight shifting, floor work, dynamic shifts in quality of movement and musicality. The first half of class will be spent warming up and reviewing technique, and the second half will be spent experimenting with choreography.
Ages 15+ l Contact Improvisation
This series is inspired by the dance terminology of Contact Improvisation. CI is an open-ended exploration of the kinesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. It is a dance of intimacy (Physical closeness) and expression that involves exploration from one’s body to the next by using fundamentals of sharing weight, consent, touch, being kinetically aware, and finding a point of contact between you and your partner(s).
Each week will begin with a short guided class warm-up with the intention to bring people into their bodies and the dance, and then begin exploring the dance terminology of Contact Improv. It is free play with balance! All levels of experience are welcome!
Ages 17+ l Contemporary Level 1
Contemporary Level I is Keshet’s beginning contemporary class, which includes an in-depth examination of the fundamentals of contemporary. This class will be structured with a center warmup and floorwork, followed by technique exercises and traveling exercises. The focus of this course is introducing the fundamentals and vocabulary of contemporary while building body memory, alignment, and strength. Contemporary Level 1 is perfect for novices or people wanting to focus on perfecting their technique.
Ages 17+ l Ballet Level 2
prior experience necessary
Adult Ballet II takes beginning ballet steps and interprets them in more advanced ways. Warming up with the use of one hand on the barre, students will train rigorously, mastering the plié, quickly memorizing complicated battement tendu, battement degagé, rond de jambe à terre, and battement frappé patterns, and performing développés and grand battements in proper alignment. In the center, students use ballet body positions to perform battement tendu and complicated adagio combinations. Students will dance pirouette combinations with consecutive turns across the floor. Allegro work will challenge students with basic petit and grand allegro combinations. Adult Ballet II is a challenge for dance novices and any level of dancer wishing to perfect basics and build strength.
Other Classes
Class availability and times vary by season. For a current list of available classes and times please refer to the schedule at the top of the page.
Ages 6+ l Mixed Ability Classes
Keshet’s Mixed Ability classes focus on celebrating the expression of all individuals and all abilities in dance. While dancers of all abilities are welcome in all Keshet programming, Mixed Ability classes specifically integrate all mobility devices as well as all levels of physical and developmental abilities. In Mixed Ability classes, students are invited to move and express dance techniques together while discovering their unique movement possibilities.
Please see class schedule for full list of Mixed Ability Dance classes.
For those who want to join us from their home, we are still offering our Dance Party over zoom on Tuesdays from 5:45 -6:15pm! Email Angel@KeshetArts.org for more information.
Other terminology in the dance field for Mixed Ability Dance is integrated dance, inclusive dance, or adaptive dance.
“Dancing has changed my life because I feel like I don’t have a disability when I dance. On stage, I feel free, and I feel beautiful.”
-Tonya, 25
Ages 55+ l Fine Wine Dance
Dance for Older Adults: Fine Wine Dance (Moving FWD) – ages 55+
Keshet’s Fine Wine Dance (Moving FWD) class brings together individuals ages 55+ to explore movement and choreography as a community.
Learn the building blocks of contemporary dance choreography, including:
- body awareness
- space mapping
- movement qualities
- movement vocabulary
- performance elements
- improvisation techniques
Pricing
All Drop-In classes and class packages are offered on a sliding scale. Class purchases expire six months after purchase date.
| One Class $0 – $20 | 5-Class Package $0 – $95 | 10-Class Package $0 – $180 | 15-Class Package $0 – $255 |
Summer Dance Camp Series at Keshet!
Pre-Professional Program Immersion - Ages 10-18, June 19-23
Little Movers - Ages 4-5, July 17-21
A half-day camp designed just for the youngest dancers! Dancers will take Contemporary, Ballet, and Creative Movement classes. Dancers will perform short pieces that they have learned for their family and friends at the conclusion of camp on Friday, July 21st!
Monday, July 17 through Friday, July 21, 2023, half-days from 9:00am-12:00pm
$100-$200 sliding scale OR $45/day
Register your Little Mover HERE!
Dance Sampler - Ages 6-8, July 17-21
A half-day camp designed just for our growing dancers to sample various dance forms! Dancers will take Contemporary, Ballet, and Improvisation. Dancers will perform short pieces that they have learned for their family and friends at the conclusion of camp on Friday, July 21st! No experience necessary.
Monday, July 17 through Friday, July 21, 2023 half-days from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
$100-$200 sliding scale, OR $45/day
Register HERE!
Contemporary, Ballet, Choreography - Ages 9-12, July 24-28
Build the foundations of dance with classes in Contemporary and Ballet. This one-week camp will also include learning basic improvisational skills and choreography techniques. Dancers will perform short pieces for their family and friends at the conclusion of camp on Friday! No experience necessary.
Monday, July 24 through Friday, July 28, 2023, 9:00am to 4:00pm
$150-$300 sliding scale, OR $75/day
Register HERE!
Contemporary, Ballet, Choreography - Ages 13-18, July 17-28 (M-F)
Join us for our two week experience for dancers ages 13-18! Delve your mind and body into Contemporary and Ballet classes, and learn more about the art of making dances! Dancers will learn basic improvisational skills and choreography techniques, as well as exploring collaborations with others. Dancers will perform short pieces that they have learned and created for their family and friends at the conclusion of the two week experience. No experience necessary.
July 21-28, 2023, two weeks, Monday through Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm
$300-$500 sliding scale, OR $75/day
Register HERE!
Having Trouble Registering?
How to Register
- Select your class via our registration platform:
* For Drop-in Community Classes click HERE - Click the “sign up” button to the side of the class or series of your choice; use the calendar to advance to any dates in the future.
- Create an account with the dancer’s name (not a parent name). Create a separate account for each dancer/student.
- Choose your payment amount from the sliding scale options. All classes have options that range from full price to free.
If you need any assistance registering or have questions, we are happy to help you, please email frontdesk@keshetarts.org
or call us at 505-224-9808.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED!
Other Classes and Programs
Deep Dive Discovery (D3)
Classes
Our Deep Dive Discovery class series is for students whose schedules allow for them to attend the full series of classes within the D3 Series selected. Style, level and duration of D3 classes offered will change from session to session, based on instructors, schedules and other fun factors!
Guest Artist Popup Classes
Guest artist classes at Keshet Center for the Arts are typically given by specialty faculty or guest artists such as Makers who visit Keshet Center for the Arts to create work and often hold a class during their stay.
KP3: Keshet’s
Pre-Professional Program
(ages 8-18)
Keshet Dance offers Pre-Professional Dance Training in a variety of programs designed to develop well-rounded dancers. Experienced pre-professional faculty offer a diverse curriculum of contemporary dance, classical ballet, jazz, and hip hop.
With the discipline and confidence cultivated through Keshet Pre-Professional Dance Training, students are equipped to pursue careers as professional dancers, dance in higher education, or find success in other fields.
This season of Community Dance Classes is made possible in part with support by:
