Our low-cost, ongoing, drop-in classes and workshops are led by established, progressive dance artists. During Covid-19, Movement Research is offering mostly FREE online classes through Zoom.
- 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 body practices, designed to expand one’s understanding and efficient use of the body. Classes are suitable for professional dancers and non-dancers alike.
[Virtual] BodyMind Dancing™Martha Eddy |
Mon, Jan 4 – Jun 28 | 6:00pm–7:00pm |
[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] Qi GongLaurel Atwell |
Fri, Feb 5 – Jun 25 | 10:00am–11:30am |
[Virtual] ReleasingYvonne Meier |
Mon, Mar 1 – Apr 19 | 10:00am–11:00am |
[Virtual] Alexander TechniqueEmily Faulkner |
Wed, Mar 17 – Apr 28 | 9:00am–10:00am |
[Virtual] Feldenkrais®Tasha Taylor |
Wed, Apr 7 – Apr 28 | 12:30pm–1:30pm |
[Virtual] ReleasingJulie Mayo |
Mon, Apr 26 – May 24 | 10:00am–11:00am |
[Virtual] Pilates Mat Class for DancersJohanna S. Meyer |
Tue, May 18 – Jun 29 | 9:00am–10:00am |
Morning Classes
Morning Classes were once held everyday at 10am, but now happen throughout the week at various times of day. Classes offer the opportunity to experience an artist Faculty's movement practices, investigations, histories. Classes may include somatic, improvisation, and movement phrase exercises. If dance experience is recommended, it will be denoted on the class webpage.
[Virtual] Morning Technique LaboratoryJoanna Kotze |
Tue, Mar 30 – Apr 27 | 10:30am–12:00pm |
[Virtual] small space morning classVicky Shick |
Thu, Apr 1 – May 27 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
[Virtual] Resiliency Motions, Decisive ActionsZavé Martohardjono |
Mon, May 3 – May 24 | 11:15am–12:45pm |
[Virtual] mapping pleasure in my/your bodyJasmine Hearn |
Tue, May 4 – May 11 | 10:30am–12:00pm |
[Virtual] Channels of FeelingJustin Cabrillos |
Fri, May 7 – May 28 | 1:00pm–2:15pm |
[Virtual] mapping pleasure in my/your bodyJasmine Hearn |
Tue Jun 1 | 10:30am–12:00pm |
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 ClassPatrick McGrath |
Wed, Apr 14 – Apr 28 | 11:30am–1:00pm |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassAmanda Kmett'Pendry |
Wed, May 5 – May 19 | 10:30am–12:00pm |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassKimberly Fulmer |
Wed, May 26 – Jun 9 | 10:30am–12:00pm |
[Virtual] Trisha Brown Dance Company ClassCecily Campbell |
Wed, Jun 16 – Jun 30 | 10:30am–12:00pm |
Dark Room Ballet
Hosted by Movement Research, Dark Room Ballet is taught by Krishna Washburn and designed specifically for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people.
Click to learn about upcoming classes:
[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class
[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class
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 |
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.
[Virtual] Moving Bodies in FrameAndrea Lerner |
Fri, Mar 5 – Apr 23 | 1:00pm–2:30pm |
[Virtual] BodyPortals/ CuerpxPortalesMarielys Burgos Meléndez |
Mon, Apr 5 – Apr 27 | 11:15am–12:45pm |
MELT
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.
Locations
Our classes and workshops are located in a variety of studio spaces across New York.