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Morning Classes

Happening throughout the week at various times of day, Morning Classes offer the opportunity to learn a Teaching Artist’s movement practices, investigations, and histories. This movement experience may include somatic practices, improvisation techniques, and movement phrase exercises. If dance experience is recommended, it will be indicated in the description of the class.


This Fall season, Morning Classes are taught by:

  • Gerald Casel
  • Wendell Gray II
  • Vicky Shick
  • Paul Singh
  • Jordan Demetrius Lloyd
  • Nia Love
  • Jennifer Nugent

Check the calendar for a full listing of Morning Classes

Upcoming classes

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Morning Class

Wendell Gray II

Mon, Sep 29 - Dec 1, 2025

A black man lays on the ground mid movement with a smile. He is surrounded by two other dances. Photo by Nicole Miller
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Morning Class

Gerald Casel

Fri, Oct 3 - Oct 31, 2025

Gerald, a brown-skinned Filipino dancer, is wearing yellow shorts and a maroon tank top with the word LOVE emblazoned on it. He is kicking his right leg forward and stretching his right arm back. Photo by Julie Lemberger.
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Morning Class

Vicky Shick

Tue, Oct 7 - Nov 18, 2025

A photo from Vicky Shick's workshop for MELT 2023. Dancers move close to each other. In the center a dancer wearing purple pants stands with knees bent. One hand rests on their upper thigh while their torso spirals following the movement with their other arm forming a curve. Their short orange hair whips around their face. Photo by Rachel Keane
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Morning Class

Paul Singh

Thu, Oct 23 - Nov 13, 2025

Paul, on the right in the burgundy shirt, holds the arm of Jack Blackmon, on the left, while they look directly at each other. Photo by David Gonsier.
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Morning Class

Jennifer Nugent

Dec 2 - Dec 18, 2025

a white woman with a shaved head, wearing blue sweatpants and a black and gray shirt, moves through phrase material, leaning into right hip, left leg lifted and bent, elbows bent while the right swings forward and the left arm swings back. Photo by Rosa Wolff.

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