UPCOMING CLASSES

w/ Kira & Milla
Deepen your understanding of the Groove system and refine precision by revisiting core elements, including pulse variations, isolations, and groove-based patterns. Expand your repertoire by learning solo blues movements such as hip checks, funky butt, and four corners. With a focus on body awareness, coordination, and rhythmic communication, this series provides tools to improve your musicality, helping you move with confidence and style.

w/ Ren & Kira
Discover stretch and compression partnership skills primarily in closed position as you learn ochos, merry go rounds, momentum turns, and more. Explore how to create and maintain connection through rotational pathways to express rhythmic elasticity in partnership. With a focus on connection and balance, this class expands your movement repertoire to enable new ways of interpreting the music and communicating with your partner.

w/ Elliot & Milla
Step into the world of fusion dance with confidence! Get familiar with lead and follow communication skills to dance in partnership and express yourself to a wide variety of music. Learn the Academy's basic step with variations, simple turns, and foundational techniques that empower you to join any fusion social dance community.

w/ Emily Webb
*Prereq: L2 Smoothstepping Figures & Boxes

Expand your movement vocabulary as you transition from Smoothstepping into the rich world of tango fusion. Building on the close embrace and foundational figures you learned in L2, this series introduces classic tango elements alongside contemporary fusion flourishes that blend seamlessly with your existing skills.

With Emily’s expert guidance, you’ll explore tango’s distinctive musicality, dynamics, and styling—learning how to add groundedness, contrast, and nuance to your dancing. This class is designed to deepen your partner connection, refine your movement choices, and open up new creative possibilities on the social dance floor.

w/ Emily Webb

Deepen your tango fusion journey through focused solo work that supports both partner and social dancing. This class explores tango-inspired styling (legs!), axis control, spiral movement, and stepping mechanics that translate seamlessly across tango and fusion. You’ll build strength and coordination while refining how you move through space on your own. These skills directly enhance your partnered dancing—improving balance, responsiveness, and expressive range—while giving you tools you can use in any dance context.