Nia at Dance Place San Diego

Coming up: Heads Up!
I’m teaching on Monday, Aug. 3. Last class before my trip!
Then no classes until Wednesday, Aug. 19.

Monday Aug 3rd, at 5 pm: Resonance
RSVP requested by Sunday 6pm.

"Resonance is at the heart of human consciousness"
A beautiful centering routine by Christina Mae Wolf, to all-string music.

For "Resonance," Christina Mae Wolf found string music by exciting young artists like Lindsey Stirling. At the end of this fabulous video, Lindsey talks about the Landfill Harmonic Orchestra—teens from the slums of Paraguay who made instruments out of things they found in landfills!—who played with her.

Lindsey Stirling - Transcendence (Orchestral Version) This song is on the Target edition of my album.http://www.target.c...

August Classes (All times Pacific): Friendship

I want to honor friendship by weaving the routine "Rafiki" through his month. And let's dedicate our practices to beloved friends.

Mondays @ 5 pm
RSVP requested by Sunday at 6.
No classes Aug. 10 or 17.

Wednesdays @ 11:30 am
No classes Aug. 5 or 12.

Thursdays @ 10:30 am IN PERSON ONLY
at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road
No classes Aug. 6 or 13.

Saturdays @ 10 am
No classes Aug. 8 or 15.

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill.There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

This week's classes: 7/29-8/1

Wednesday 29th @ 11:30 am: We’ve entered the sign of Leo, so we’re doing Lioness!

Thursday 30th @ 10:30 am - IN PERSON ONLY: Lioness
at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road, studio 204:

Saturday Aug 1st @ 10 am: Nachamu / Comfort

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

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One of the movement forms we draw on in Nia is modern dance. Martha Graham is present in our exploration of the body's core—pelvic movements, rib isolations. She's in our angular shape-making; in fall and recovery and playing with contrasts and floor play. She's there when we use movement to express emotion!

"Graham’s use of the torso, that body part capable of forcefulness and sensuality, was no accident. It is the place from which power emanates. In the Graham technique, every fall is an excuse to rise." Gia Kourlas, New York Times

Nia today at 5 pm (Pacific): Mary’s Grace
Celebrating Mary’s birthday!

Coming up:
Wednesday @ 11:30 am: Mayim Chayim (Water of Life)

Thursday @ 10:30 am - IN PERSON ONLY: Mayim Chayim
at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road … in Studio 200 this week:

Saturday @ 10 am: Nachamu / Comfort

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

Classes this week:
For Pride weekend, I’m doing Rise Up—songs about standing up for justice

Wednesday 15, at 11:30 am: Rise Up

Thursday 16, at 10:30 am, IN PERSON ONLY: Rise Up
Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Rd., Studio 204

Saturday 18, at 10 am: Rise Up

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10
Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.

Today 7/6, 5:00 pm - AO
A wonderful classic routine created by Nia co-founder Carlos Aya Rosas.
Music by Bob Holroyd

Coming up:
Wednesday at 11:30 am
Thursday at 10:30 am (at Dance Place)
Saturday at 10 am

July Classes (All times Pacific)
In our practice this month, I'd like to honor Martha Graham with a focus on modern dance. (* see more below)

Mondays @ 5 pm
RSVP requested by Sunday at 6.

Wednesdays @ 11:30 am

Thursdays @ 10:30 am IN PERSON ONLY
at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road
All classes will be at Dance Place, but we'll be doing a little studio switching.
July 2: Studio 204 (our usual space)
July 9: Studio 200
July 16: Studio 204
July 23: Studio 200

Saturdays @ 10 am

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes are hybrid—you can join via Zoom, or you're very welcome to come to my home-studio in Bankers Hill. There's a great sprung-wood floor and space where shy people can be off-camera!
Let me know if you plan to come so I can move furniture.

Please message or email if you'd like to join me in my home-studio in Bankers Hill, or join via Zoom.
[email protected]

Classes are offered by donation. Suggested donation: $10

Please don't let cost keep you from experiencing the joy of movement! I am so nourished by our community, seeing your faces is my biggest reward.
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Martha Graham did her first solo performance 100 years ago, in 1926. The NY Times marked that anniversary with a terrific article, "Why the Radical Vision of Martha Graham Still Matters."
(see link to article in comments below)

Martha Graham famously said, "The body never lies."
What truths might your body be telling you?
And are you listening?

No class today — Monday, June 29.
A reminder that for the Monday class, I’d appreciate an RSVP by Sunday at 6 pm.

Coming up:

Monday 6/29 at 5 pm: Dragon — RSVP requested

Wednesday 7/1 at 11:30 am: Freedom - a 4th of July routine

Thursday 7/2 at 10:30 am (at Dance Place): Freedom
in-person at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Rd., Studio 204

Saturday 7/4 at 10 am: Freedom
Yes, I’ll be teaching on the 4th! My way to celebrate.

Send a message to learn more

Monday 5pm class: SOURCE
Great music by Lis Addison

Coming up:
Wednesday at 11:30 am: Freedom Highway (Rhiannon Giddens) in honor of Juneteenth

NEW CLASS *** Thursday at 10:30 am, in-person at Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Rd., Studio 204: Freedom Highway

Saturday at 10 am: Summertime

Monday at 5 pm: Summertime — RSVP requested