Starting Tuesday, June 1, most of our classes will be returning to the studio, but we will also continue to have a few online classes. Below is the schedule for June. In July, we plan to add in-person Social Dance classes and a Sunday Performance Workshop. Masks will be required for in-person classes. We also encourage students to be fully vaccinated before they return to the studio.

Monday
6:15-7:15 p.m. Beginning Contemporary with Kim Baker
7:30-9:00 p.m. Intermediate Modern with Kim Baker

Tuesday
6:15-7:15 p.m. Online Open Level Ballet Barre with Natalie Nespoli Moreira
6:15-7:45 p.m. Intermediate Contemporary Jazz Technique with Josh Fletcher
8:00-9:00 p.m. Sassy Heels with Josh Fletcher

Wednesday
6:15-7:45 p.m. Intermediate Ballet with Brennen Renteria
8:00-9:00 p.m. Musical Theater with Brennen Renteria

Thursday
6:15-7:45 p.m. Advanced Beginner Ballet with Natalie Nespoli Moreira
7:00-8:00 Online Open Level Jazz with Josh Fletcher (June 10, July 8 and August 12 only)
8:00-9:00 p.m. Intermediate Tap with Jeremy Burke

Saturday
9:30-10:45 p.m. Ballet Basics with Adina Stuhlman (starts June 12)
11:00-12:00 p.m. BeMoved with Brenda Fournier (starts June 12)
Time TBD OnlineBallet Stretch & Strengthen with Natalie Nespoli Moreira
12:15-1:30 p.m. Beginning Ballet with Natalie Nespoli Moreira
3:15-4:15 p.m. Beginning Tap with Judy Burke
4:30-5:30 p.m. Tap Basics with Judy Burke
6:00-7:00 p.m. OnlineBeginning Social Dance with Katie DeSalvo

Sunday
Noon-1:30 p.m. Intermediate Contemporary with Brennen Renteria
1:45-3:15 p.m. Intermediate Ballet with Aaron Renteria
3:30-4:30 p.m. Beginning Pointe with Aaron Renteria

In-studio classes will be limited to 10 students per class, so make sure to sign up in advance with the MindBody app or at https://tinyurl.com/gdsclasses

Class Fees Starting June 1

When the pandemic started and we switched to online classes, we did not feel we could charge as much for classes that were often shorter than their in-studio counterparts. We also wanted to be inclusive of people who might be struggling financially due to job losses or other financial impacts from the pandemic. Thank you to everyone for your support over this year, and especially to those of you who paid the supporter rate!

Starting on June 1, with our return to primarily in-person classes, we will be returning to our previous class fees, with two changes:

• Our Student/Pro rate will now be Student/Pro/Limited Income. We know that people have different abilities to afford classes, so if you need this lower rate please use it. 
• We will continue to offer the lower rate for our Monthly Unlimited passes. For some of us, the studio is a “home away from home” and we want that to continue to be affordable.

These new fees will go into effect for all class passes purchased June 1 and after. Any existing class passes, or passes that you buy between now and June 1, can be still be used after June 1.

• Single Class – Regular Rate $15
• Single Class – Student/Pro/Limited Income $10
• 5-Class Card – Regular Rate $65
• 5-Class Card – Student/Pro/Limited Income $50
• 10-Class Card – Regular Rate $125
• 10-Class Card – Student/Pro/Limited Income $100
• 1 Month Unlimited – Regular $150
• 1 Month Unlimited – Student/Pro/Limited Income $100
• New Students Only: First Class Free with Online Sign-Up
• New Students Only: 5-Class Card $40
• New Students Only: 1 Month Unlimited $80

Lots of news for our in-studio tap classes!

New Session of Tap Basics (Level 1) Starts September 12

Never had a tap class before but always wanted to try it out? A new session of our Tap Basics (Level 1) class starts Saturday, September 12, 4:30-5:30 p.m. No shoes? We have some loaner tap shoes, or you can wear any hard-soled shoe for your first class. This is a drop in class so if  you can’t be there on the 12th you can start later, but it helps to start at the beginning.

Sunday Classes Moving to Thursday

Our Sunday classes are moving to Thursday nights AND they are getting new names to better reflect the actual level of the students in those classes. Advanced Beginner Tap will now be called “Intermediate Tap” and will be Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Intermediate Tap will now be called “Advanced/Intermediate Tap” and will now be Thursdays 7:45-8:45 p.m. 

Tap Schedule Starting September 10:

  – Thursday 6:30-7:30 p.m. Intermediate Tap (Level 3) (was Advanced Beginner)
  – Thursday 7:45-8:45 p.m. Advanced/Intermediate Tap (Level 4) (was Intermediate)
  – Saturday 3:15-4:15 Beginning Tap (Level 2)
  – Saturday 4:30-5:30 Tap Basics (Level 1)

Our online Sunday Move & Stretch class is getting a new ballet focus — so we are doing the class for free this Sunday, August 2, 1:30-2:30 p.m., so people can try it out.

In this class teacher Natalie Moreira will guide you through a gentle warm-up to wake up the muscles and joints including some floor-barre type strengthening movements, and then will lead you through whole-body stretches (standing and on the floor) to improve flexibility and turnout. The class typically ends with a brief meditation that leaves you relaxed and ready for whatever is next!

Sign up with the MindBody app or at https://tinyurl.com/gdsclasses. When it is time for class go to our website for the Zoom meeting link.

To prepare for Re-Opening Phase 4 we did a student survey about switching to in-studio classes and found that the majority of students still preferred online classes. Many were not yet comfortable with in-studio classes, others worried that limited class sizes would leave some students out, and some were worried about our teachers having to take public transportation to get to the studio. 

Because of this we will be keeping all of our online classes and adding the following in-studio classes (which had the most requests from the survey):

Saturdays
Beginning Tap (Level 2) with Judy Burke – 3:15-4:15 (starts July 11)
Tap Basics (Level 1) with Judy Burke – 4:30-5:30 (starts July 11)

Sundays
Ballet Basics (Level 1) with Adina Stuhlman – 10:30-11:45 (starts July 19)
Intermediate Ballet (Level 4) with Natalie Nespoli Moreira – Noon – 1:30 (starts July 19)
Intermediate Tap (Level 4) with Jeremy Burke – 1:45-2:45 (starts July 12)
Advanced Beginner Tap (Level 3) with Jeremy Burke – 3:00-4:00 (starts July 12)

In-Studio Class Policies

• Maximum of 6 students per class. We strongly suggest signing up in advance to make sure you have a spot.
• Students and teachers are required to wear masks.
• Temperature checks will be done at the door with a contactless thermometer.
• Students experiencing any Covid-type symptoms are not allowed to come to class.
• There will be hand sanitizer at the door and we will ask everyone to use it on entering. 
• 6-foot spacing will be marked on the floor for students to use as a guide.
• Common touch points will be wiped down before and between classes.
• The drinking fountain at the studio has been turned off; students must bring their own water.
• Class fees will be the same as the online classes; online class passes will now be good for both online and in-studio classes..

Thank you for everyone who participated in the survey. We are excited to be able to offer this mix of classes for our students.

Tuesdays: Starting this Tuesday, June 2, Josh Fletcher will be teaching two Zoom classes every Tuesday:

• 5:45-6:45 will be Intermediate Contemporary Jazz Technique. This class will focus on technique with a short combo at the end.
• 7:00-8:00 is Sassy Heels. In this all-levels class the main part of class is spent learning a fun, sassy dance routine.

Thursdays: Beginning Ballet with Natalie Nespoli Moreira is moving to 5:30-6:45 p.m. The time change means we get an extra 15 minutes of ballet with Natalie!

New Ballet Basics Session Starts Saturday: A new session of Ballet Basics with Adina Stuhlman will be starting on Saturday, June 6. This class meets 10:00-11:15 on Zoom, and it is for adults who have never taken a ballet class before. It is a drop-in class so you only pay for the classes you take, but it does build session by session so you do want to try to attend all classes.

Saturday Beginning Social Dance: Learn a different social dance style every week with Katie DeSalvo in this super fun class for singles or couples or whoever you are quarentined with, Saturdays, 6-7 p.m CST. The schedule for June is:

• June 6 – Beginning Cha Cha
• June 13 – Beginning Salsa
• June 20 – Beginning West Coast Swing
• June 27 – no class

FREE Special Event: Contemporary Dance for Absolute Beginners, Sunday, June 21 3:00-4:00 p.m. If you have wanted to try Contemporary Dance but wasn’t sure what the class would be like — this is for you! Teacher Kim Baker will go over all the basics of what you can expect in a Contemporary Dance class and introduce you to some of the techniques and terminology of this expressive style of dance. Sign up with MindBody and the Zoom class link will be emailed to you.

Dear students and friends,

We have decided that we should temporarily close the studio to help promote social distancing starting Monday, March 16. As we understand it, this action is the best thing that individuals can do to slow the spread of COVID-19 cases to keep our hospitals from being overwhelmed in these next weeks and months.

This means there will be no classes starting Monday, March 16. Our date for re-opening is unknown at this time.

We will automatically extend all class cards that were nearing expiration. Also please know that our teachers will be paid during this time as if we were still having classes. 

It was a sad and difficult decision, especially since the studio is a rock for so many of us and dance is such a good way to work through our emotions.

We will keep you posted on any future developments.

Thanks,
Sandra Verthein, Erin DeWitt and Robin Pokorski
Glenwood Dance Studio Board of Directors