Our low-cost, ongoing, drop-in classes and workshops are led by established, progressive dance artists, frequently those seminal in the contemporary field of movement and other arts disciplines, which attract local, national and international students.
In the wake of Covid-19, Movement Research is offering FREE online classes through Zoom. Sign up for classes by following the registration link on individual class pages. Our Calendar offers a week-to-week view of online class offerings.
- Movement Research online programming is FREE, and we welcome donations of any size on our "Support" tab ^ Thank you!
- Classes are open-level. New to a movement class? Welcome! Take a moment to review the class description and the faculty bio before class starts.
- New to Zoom? So are we. Review our MR Zoom Class Etiquette Guidelines posted on a class webpage before class begins.
Our Classes
Physical Inquiry and Somatic Practices
A series of ongoing, weekly drop-in classes based in a variety of modalities and body practices, designed to expand one’s understanding and efficient use of the body. Classes are suitable for professional dancers and non-dancers alike and are held throughout the year at Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center through a partnership with Gibney Dance, and at the historic Eden’s Expressway, and at Movement Research studios at 150 First Avenue. All classes $14 unless otherwise noted. MR Class Cards are applicable at Eden's Expressway, and Movement Research only.
[Virtual] BodyMind Dancing™Martha Eddy |
Mon, Jan 4 – Jun 28 | 6:00pm–7:00pm |
[Virtual] Pilates Mat Class for DancersJohanna S. Meyer |
Tue, Jan 12 – Jan 26 | 9:00am–10:00am |
[Virtual] Feldenkrais®Tasha Taylor |
Wed, Jan 13 – Jan 27 | 12:30pm–1:30pm |
[Virtual] Klein Technique™/Stretch and PlacementBarbara Mahler |
Thu, Jan 14 – Jun 24 | 1:00pm–2:15pm |
[Virtual] Pilates Mat Class for DancersEmma Fitzsimmons |
Tue, Feb 2 – May 11 | 9:00am–10:00am |
[Virtual] Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy®Jaime Ortega |
Tue, Feb 2 – Jun 29 | 1:00pm–2:30pm |
[Virtual] Feldenkrais®Rebecca Davis |
Wed, Feb 3 – Feb 24 | 12:30pm–1:30pm |
[Virtual] Qi GongLaurel Atwell |
Fri, Feb 5 – Jun 25 | 10:00am–11:30am |
[Virtual] Pilates Mat Class for DancersJohanna S. Meyer |
Tue, May 18 – Jun 29 | 9:00am–10:00am |
Improvisational Forms
Movement Research hosts a variety of classes in improvisational forms. Weekly Contact Improvisation classes take place in the evenings at Eden's Expressway and Gibney Dance 280 Broadway. The Underscore, developed by Nancy Stark Smith, is held monthly at Eden's Expressway on every second Sunday and led by a rotating roster of Underscore Facilitators. On Saturday mornings, K.J. Holmes leads Athletics of Intimacy, which explores dancing through the improvisational lenses of somatics, contact improvisation, and perceptual composition.
[Virtual] The Athletics of IntimacyK.J. Holmes |
Sat, Jan 16 – Jun 26 | 11:00am–1:00pm |
Morning Classes
Daily morning classes are held at 10am and led by a rotating roster of Movement Research faculty. All classes $14. MR Class Cards are applicable.
Trisha Brown Dance Company Class
In the wake of COVID-19, Movement Research partners with the Trisha Brown Dance Company to host a $10 online weekly Company Class through Zoom taught by a rotating cast of current and former company members.
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassMariah Maloney |
Wed, Jan 13 – Jan 27 | 10:30am–11:45am |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassJamie Scott |
Wed, Feb 3 – Feb 17 | 10:30am–11:45am |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassLaurel Jenkins |
Wed Feb 24 | 10:30am–11:45am |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassVicky Shick |
Wed, Mar 3 – Mar 17 | 10:30am–11:45am |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassMarc Crousillat |
Wed, Mar 24 – Apr 7 | 10:30am–11:45am |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassPatrick McGrath |
Wed, Apr 14 – Apr 28 | 10:30am–11:45am |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassAmanda Kmett'Pendry |
Wed, May 5 – May 19 | 10:30am–11:45am |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassKimberly Fulmer |
Wed, May 26 – Jun 9 | 10:30am–11:45am |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassCecily Campbell |
Wed, Jun 16 – Jun 30 | 10:30am–11:45am |
Janet Panetta Ballet for Contemporary Dancers
Janet Panetta teaches Ballet for Contemporary Dancers four days a week ongoing. She has trained dancers in many of the major American companies such as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown, as well as many European companies such as ROSAS and Pina Bausch.
Our Workshops
Workshops
Workshops assist the pursuit of deeper levels of exploration into new dance processes, techniques, and ways of thinking and working, for faculty and students alike. Workshops are scheduled during MELT (Summer and Winter Intensives), in conjunction with the Movement Research Festival and at various times throughout the year.
MELT
[Virtual] Winter 2021 MELT
January 4-22
Registration is OPEN!
About MELT: Movement Research’s Winter and Summer intensives featuring the most innovative teachers and creators in dance today. Workshops include technique, composition, somatic practices, and improvisation as well as non-studio topics like lighting design, reading groups, and “movie” nights.
[Virtual] MELT – Making*Queering*DancingThomas F. DeFrantz |
Jan 18 – Jan 22 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
[Virtual] MELT – Topf TechniqueJaime Ortega |
Jan 18 – Jan 22 | 1:00pm–3:00pm |
[Virtual] MELT – TRY/INGTRY Team: Ishmael Houston-Jones, Keith Hennessy, Snowflake Towers (Yoeme, Mayan), jose e. abad, Kevin O’Connor |
Jan 18 – Jan 22 | 4:00pm–5:30pm |
Locations
Our classes and workshops are located in a variety of studio spaces across New York.