ADULT DANCER PROGRAM
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Locations | We have THREE locations. Two are located in Greenlake and one in Capitol Hill.
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- theNEST | Studios A & B | Greenlake MAP
6600 1st Ave NE Seattle WA 98115 - NOD Theater | Studios NOD & Oakland | Capitol Hill MAP
1621 12th Ave Seattle WA 98122 - Studio Sea | Greenlake MAP
410 NE 72nd Street Seattle WA 98115
Schedule
Pre-reservation is highly encouraged for all in-studio participation -- the reservation window opens seven days before class and closes at the start of class.
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- theNEST | MAP
6600 1st Ave NE Seattle WA 98115 | Studios A & B - NOD Theater | MAP
1621 12th Ave Seattle WA 98122 | Studios NOD & Oakland - Studio Sea | MAP
410 NE 72nd Street Seattle WA 98115
Open BalletNicole Flores90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Open BalletAnnie DeVuono90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Int/Adv ModernWade Madsen90 minutes | Studio NOD | |
Basic ModernRose Amlin1 hour | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio A | |
Int/Adv TapLauren Wlasichuk1 hour | Studio B | |
Basic TapLauren Wlasichuk1 hour | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio B | |
Pointe SkillsAnnie DeVuono1 hour | Studio Sea | |
Tyra's Power HourTyra Rose1 hour | Studio Oakland |
Open BalletAnnie DeVuono90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Beg BalletMiranda Chantelois90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Beg TapLauren Wlasichuk1 hour | Studio B | |
Basic BurlesqueScarlett Folds (Micaela Gonzales)75 minutes | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio Oakland | |
Advanced ContemporaryAlicia Mullikin90 minutes | Studio NOD | |
Basic BalletMiranda Chantelois1 hour | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio Sea | |
Beg JazzLauren Wlasichuk1 hour | Studio B |
Int/Adv ModernMarlo Martin90 minutes | Studio A | |
Int BalletNicole Flores90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Basic Hip Hop Fundamentals and Movement SkillsDaezhane Day1 hour | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio B | |
Basic ModernTyra Rose1 hour | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio Oakland |
Adv/Prof ContemporaryTyra Rose90 minutes | Studio NOD | |
Beg BalletAnnie DeVuono90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Beg ModernTBD90 minutes | Studio A | |
Int JazzTyra Rose90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Basic JazzMiranda Chantelois1 hour | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio B |
Open BalletAnnie DeVuono90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Int Contemporary BalletAnnie St. Marie90 minutes | Studio Sea |
Open BalletAnnie DeVuono90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Basic JazzMiranda Chantelois1 hour | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio A | |
Int ModernRotating Faculty90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Beg Ballet and ConditioningNicole Flores90 minutes | Studio Sea |
Beg BalletKaitlin McCarthy90 minutes | Studio Oakland | |
Beg ModernTyra Rose90 minutes | Studio A | |
Open BalletAnnie DeVuono90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Int/Adv ContemporaryTyra Rose90 minutes | Studio A | |
CI JamBrianna Jones120 minutes | Studio NOD | |
Beg/Int BalletAnnie St. Marie90 minutes | Studio Sea | |
Basic BalletKaitlin McCarthy1 hour | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio Oakland | |
Basic Hip Hop Fundamentals and Movement SkillsTyra Rose1 hour | Pre-assigned students only - no drop-ins Studio A |
♢ 11.17 7:30-9pm @ Studio A (NEST)
♢ 12.15 7:30-9pm @ Studio A (NEST)
This class is for both the experienced dance-maker and folks new to choreography. If you are someone who has been asked to create choreography in rehearsals and would like more experience, someone who would like to create something and are not sure how to get started, someone who has a road-block and is looking for a low-stakes space to practice saying “yes” to making choices, and if you love creating dance and are looking for a fun place to play that isn't tied to a product, this clinic is for you.
In each class, we will work with a choreographic prompt in small groups or solos. Dancers will practice and develop their creative skills to create short dances. The themes will range from developing our “Choreographic Tool Box”, practicing “concept forward” choreography, utilizing props, and interacting with new inspiration.
These “dance sketches” will be shared with the class at the end of each session where students will also get an opportunity to practice how to facilitate their own feedback and to give feedback in a supportive environment.
The purpose of these clinics is to hold a fun and creative space for dancers to have a lot of mini practices with creating choreography, regardless of prior experience. With guidance from the instructor, dance makers both new and experienced might have an opportunity to play with new pathways, new movement relationships, and new approaches to entering the space and saying “yes” to their ideas.
Dancers should wear comfortable movement clothes with warm layers and a notebook. These clinics will be offered once a month and can also be taken as a standalone class.
Tuition: $30 each Sign Up
Questions? Email info@exitspacedance.com for more information
Tuition: $45 each Sign Up
About Zoe:
Zoe, a physical therapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist, brings a wealth of experience in supporting dancers with injury prevention and rehabilitation. Her firm belief that dance should be accessible to every body drives her to combine personalized care and evidence-based strategies to help dancers achieve their full potential. Zoe is passionate about educating and empowering young dance students in her community.
About Nicole:
Nicole is a professional dancer, teacher, and a NASM certified personal trainer. Her practice is rooted in understanding the functionalities of the human body and how we can maximize that knowledge to succeed and grow as dancers. Her credits include an L1 Animal Flow certification, Corrective exercise specialist, and a BFA in dance from Columbia College Chicago.
About Rena:
Rena started strength training in 2013 after battling with an eating disorder. She made her way into competitive powerlifting and realized if she wanted to get stronger, she needed to start eating more food which helped begin her healing journey. She teaches strength training in a way that builds confidence, helps with injury prevention, and celebrates what one's body can do without focusing on looks.
About Alex:
Alex is an advanced Soma Structural Integrator and Level Three Franklin Method Educator. She teaches anatomy, physiology and kinesiology to students at the Soma Institute and clients in her private bodywork practice. She believes movement is the key to health and age is just a number.
*The 10.26 workshop will start at Uplift Fitness and will move to NOD. A 15 minute break is scheduled for the transition. Uplift Fitness is located at 118 Broadway East, Seattle, WA 98102 | MAP
Questions? Email info@exitspacedance.com for more information
Come explore the anatomy of turning. A guided exploration into the science and art of spiral. Learn how to gain and control momentum, how alignment and strength are your super-powers, and practical skills to put into your training to achieve confidence in turning.
Tuition: $30 each Sign Up
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Come explore some of your most beloved ballets by learning variations from these famous ballets: La Bayadère - Gamzatti, Nikiya, Coppélia - Swanhilda. Don Quixote - Basilio, Kitri, Cupid, The Nutcracker - Sugar Plum Fairy, Sleeping Beauty - Bluebird., Swan Lake - Odile (the Black Swan). Come learn the stories and characters that make these some of the world's most loved ballets. Variations will be taught slowly with alternate options for various levels of experience and technique. This workshop is suitable for Intermediate through Adv-Professional level dancers.
Tuition: $30 each Sign Up
Questions? Email info@exitspacedance.com for more information
Jump training, executing jumps safely and effectively, the anatomy of a jump. Learn and practice the skills needed to achieve higher jumps and leaps.
Tuition: $30 each Sign Up
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Come train with badmarmarDANCE. Join in on our company class and learn the aesthetics, choreographic processes, character development work, and mindset that makes our work so dynamic, thoughtful, and soulful. Designed for the intermediate-advanced through professional level dancer. Full class with company repertoire.
badmarmarDANCE:
Artistic Director: Marlo Martin
Company Members: Ally Elliott, Bri Wilson, Hayley Keller, Miranda Chantelois, Nicole Flores, Sean O'Bryan, and Tyra Rose
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Tuition: $30 each Sign Up
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A brief history: Modern Dance is a style of western concert dance developed in the late 19th and early 20th century by European artists as an artistic rebellion against the perceived constraints of classical ballet and by European diasporic movers seeking to re-ground dance in indigenous and Black dance foundations. In Germany, dancers Rudolf Von Laban and Mary Wigman began abandoning the strict movement vocabulary, nymph-like portrayals of women, and confining expectations of ballet for more freeform movement characterized by organic body patterns, deliberate falls into the floor, and improvisatory scores - ideas later relayed to the United States by American dancer, educator, and modern dance pioneer, Isadora Duncan by 1914. By the 1930's Katherine Dunham, an African American anthropologist, ethnologue, dancer, and choreographer (among many other roles) revolutionized the form by rooting modern dance in Black culture and folk dance through her anthropological studies in Trinidad, Jamaica, and Haiti. Bolstered by the work of Lester Horton, Alvin Ailey, Pearl Primus, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, Pina Bausch, and so many others, modern dance has since evolved to encompass a multiplicity of techniques not limited to any specific vocabulary. From Horton and Graham Techniques - which explore linearity and contractions with an emphasis on flat backs, lateral extensions, tilts, and lunges - to more somatic-centered practices based on concepts of release, imagery, strength, and emotional embodiment, modern dance can encompass a wide variety of aesthetics ranging from its even broader history in european and afro-diasporan movement.
A brief history: The roots of Ballet date back to European ethnic/folk dances copied by the Italian court during the Renaissance for aristocratic entertainment. An Italian social dance with choreographic elements, "balleto" or ballet, made its way to France in the 16th century where dancing masters instructed children and choreographed increasingly elaborate performances with sets, costumes and story elements. In the 17th century court, King Louis XIV emerged as a figurehead of ballet's codification, establishing the Royal Academy of Dance where Pierre Beauchamp established the five traditional rotated positions. Russia, subsequently, played a major role in Ballet's further development and Russian dancers are often credited with "perfecting" the technique. Through the Baroque Period and into the Romantic Era and beyond, Ballet gained six codified teaching styles which are often adapted and/or mixed for ballet classes around the world (the Vaganova, Cecchetti Method, and RAD methods being the most common).
For a more comprehensive history of ballet:
- Apollo’s Angels by Jennifer Homans (History book)
- Night’s Dancer: The Life of Janet Collins by Yael Tamar Lewin (History book)
**Please note: Because of the drop-in nature of Beginning Ballet classes, teachers do not break down the style from the absolute beginning each week, so dancers taking beginning level drop-ins are expected to know basic steps well enough for class to flow more quickly than our Basic Series. Dancers who have never taken ballet before and/or aren't familiar with the basic execution of foundational ballet skills at the barre (positions de pied, plié, tendú, degagé, rond de jambe, frappé, passé, développé, and grand battement), across the floor (waltz step, temps levé/skip, chassé), and center (e.g. positions de bras, balancé, pas de bourré, glissade, jeté, pas de chat, changement) are highly encouraged to sign up for the Basic Series (9-weeks) to get up to speed first! Learn more and enroll in the Basic Series here.
Additional Resources::
- Ballet Glossary by the Royal Ballet & Opera (YouTube)
- The Ballet Companion by Eliza Gaynor Minden (Instructional book)
- Apollo’s Angels by Jennifer Homans (History book)
- Night’s Dancer: The Life of Janet Collins by Yael Tamar Lewin (History book)
- Ballet Russes by Directors Geller & Goldfine (Film)
- Black Ballerina by Director Frances McElroy (Film; available for free on Kanopy with a library card)
- @balletwithisabella, @runqiaodu, @balletworldconnected, and @face_thebarre (Instagram accounts with instructional videos)
A brief history: Jazz can be traced back to seventeenth century African dance rituals characterized by polyrhythm, improvisation, and isolation. Vernacular Jazz was formally developed by Black Americans in the early 20th century alongside the evolution of jazz music as an embodiment of Black culture and liberation. Vernacular or authentic jazz refers to such forms as the Charleston, Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, and the Twist which were subsequently copied by white audiences as popularity increased. Jazz became concert dance when Black choreographer and anthropologist Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) brought works of performance ethnography to proscenium stages, having infused Carribean dance and African Diasporan traditions into her modern-based works, giving way to a new era of popular performance. Subsequent artists adapted, appropriated, and reimagined jazz, which has now branched off to include lyrical jazz as well as commercial and Broadway jazz forms (informed by burlesque, vaudeville, and musical theater) now seen most commonly on stage and TV. Eugene Louis Faccuito (Luigi), Gus Giordano, and Matt Mattox furthered the evolution of the style in the mid to late 1900's and are training the next generation of teachers to this day.
For a more comprehensive history of Jazz dance: Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance by Marshall Stearns and Jean Stearns
A brief history: Hip hop dance emerged in the late 1960's out of the South Bronx, an economically depressed neighborhood in New York City composed primarily of Black and Latinx families. As a way to connect with one another and distract from racial oppression and poverty, youth in the South Bronx (and later Brooklyn and Harlem) channelled their fear and anger into a new culture of movement and expression, often using vacant lots and abandoned buildings for house parties where the co-mingling of rapping, DJing, B-boying, and graffiti emerged as the pillars of hip hop culture. DJ Kool Herc, a Jamaican immigrant and the "father of hip hop music" invented the break beat, a looped musical interlude meant for dancers (b-boys and b-girls) to show off their respective talents; this invention and Herc's musical/rhythmic contributions of the time made way for a new style of modern movement. Between east coast and west coast dancers, uprock, breaking, locking, roboting, freestyling, and popping styles began to make waves and – in combination with James Brown's music, the formation of dance crews, and Don Cornelius' creation of the television show Soul Train – Hip Hop dance has since made its way from the streets into the studios.
For a more comprehensive history of hip hop: Hip Hop Dance (The American Dance Floor) by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar and/or Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York by Joseph G. Schloss
A brief history: Tap is an American dance form that originated through the communication of enslaved Africans and Irish indentured servants, blending the percussive dances of their cultures. Enslaved Africans learned to embed traditional African rhythms with European instrumentation and court dance structures, ultimately using clapping, patting, and percussive footwork as rhythmic substitutes for drums on plantations. Later, through experimentation of innovative rhythms, acrobatic feats, and personal style alongside the indentured Irish, Black Americans developed the foundations of what we know as tap dance today, epitomized by the works of Gregory Hines, Savion Glover, Chloe Arnold, and Michelle Dorance.
For a more comprehensive history of Tap dance: Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History by Constance Valis Hill or What The Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing by Brian Seibert
Contact Improvisation is a partnered dance form based on the physical principles of touch, momentum, and weight sharing. This can lead the ensemble through level changes by ways of tumbling, rolling, falling and flying! This is a constant source of endless playful investigation of exploring points of contact and dance improvisation.
Open Movement is encouraged for solo dance exploration and individual warm up.
Jams are generally silent (no music) with the exception of a once a month live-scored guest musician. Mellow socializing and laughing about it are totally allowed.
All levels of experience are welcomed and encouraged.
Contact Jams are for adults 18 years old and up.
Here is a short video demonstrating what a CI Jam looks like.
Geared towards adult dancers of all ages, body types, and backgrounds, Basic teachers provide options for modifications and alternative movements frequently so that all dancers can participate in ways that feel safe and successful.
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We at eXit SPACE acknowledge that ballet has a long history of exclusion – from socio-economic status, to skin color, body type, age, and level of training – but are proud to be one of a growing number of dance education facilities that stands on the firm notion that ballet is for everybody and every body with the intention of elevating individual artistic voices. Basic Ballet teachers provide options for modifications and alternative movements frequently so that all dancers can participate in ways that feel safe and successful!
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Pricing
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Performance Opportunities
Performance Dates: May 30 - June 1, 2025 @ NOD Theater
2025 Spring Edition Lineup:
- Beginning/Intermediate Modern with Nikki
- Beginning/Intermediate Hip Hop with Dae
- Beginning/Intermediate Contemporary Ballet with Annie
- Beginning/Intermediate Contemporary Jazz with Miranda
- Intermediate/Advanced Burlesque Jazz with Scarlett (Micaela)
- Intermediate/Advanced Jazz with Marlo
- Advanced/Professional Modern with Marlo
Enrollment Guidelines & Considerations
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BASIC SERIES
2025 Calendar | |
Fall Session | September 9 - November 10 |
Winter Session |
November 11 - February 2 No classes 11.28 - 12.1, 12.23 - 1.5, 1.20 Tuesday, Wednesday classes finish 1.26 |
Winter/Spring Session | February 3 - April 6 |
Spring Session | April 7 - June 9 No classes 5.26 Non-Monday classes finish 6.8 |
Summer Session | June 16 - August 24 No classes 6.19 Non-Thursday classes finish 8.17 |
Tuition | $130 Scholarships/financial assistance available Learn More |
Meet the FACULTY
- Marlo Martin Artistic Director Modern
- Annie Devuono Ballet
- Annie St Marie Ballet
- Bri Wilson Ballet
- Carol Davis Ballet
- DaeZhane Day Hip Hop, Modern
- Hayley Keller Modern, Floor Flow
- Kaitlin McCarthy Ballet
- Lauren Wlasichuk Tap, Jazz
- Miranda Chantelois Ballet, Jazz
- Nicole Flores Ballet, Jazz, Modern
- Robbi Moore Modern
- Roni Witbeck Modern
- Rose Amlin Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop
- Scarlett Folds/Micaela Gonzales Burlesque
- Skylar Scharl Jazz
- Tyra Rose Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop
- Wade Madsen Modern
- Alicia Mullikin Contemporary
- Amy J Lambert Modern
- Mike Esperanza Contemporary
- Joseph Schanbeck Jazz
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Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been carefully following CDC and public health guidelines so we can keep our community safe.
On July 5th many restrictions will be lifted for operation of our studios EXCEPT our mask mandate which is vaccinated dancers with proof of vaccination may unmask.
Here's how it works: If you're fully vaccinated (2 weeks after your second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or 2 weeks after a single dose of the J & J vaccine), upload your proof of vaccination to your mindbody account by following the steps below. With your account updated we will note that you are fully vaccinated, and you won't need to bring in proof of vaccination for subsequent visits.
** Proof of vaccination means you are fully vaccinated (no early uploads please!) and your card has been uploaded to MindBody or a member of the office staff has reviewed your card and updated your account as vaccination verified. Please do not show your card to an instructor and expect subsequent visits are approved for dancing unmasked. Please be responsible to our community so everyone can feel safe.
Steps to Uploading your vaccination card:
- First, sign in to your mindbody account
- Click on Documents.
- Choose the file and click Upload
- Click on Profile or the Login/My Info tab
- Click on Edit in the Personal section and switch "Vaccine Card Uploaded?" to YES
- Click on Save.
- Sign Out **Not signing out may interfere with purchasing/reserving classes.
Please Note: It is not a HIPAA violation for us to ask for this information but we recognize some dancers do not want the information stored for any amount of time. If you do not want to upload your information, you may show your card to a member of the office staff so they can mark your account as verified.
If you do not wish to provide proof of vaccination or if you are not fully vaccinated, we ask that you respect the mandate and continue to dance with a mask. Additionally, there is no requirement to dance unmasked if vaccinated.
Original Communication regarding mask protocols: Learn More
- Performance Dates: May 30 - June 1, 2025 | Broadway Performance Hall
- $265 per workshop.
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Adult dancers have the opportunity to enroll in one or more choreographic experiences, spending 1-3 months rehearsing with some of Seattle's foremost modern, jazz, ballet, tap, and hip hop choreographers. The takePAUSE experience culminates in a professional level production produced by eXit SPACE.
- Performance Dates: January 17 - 19, 2025 | Broadway Performance Hall
- $265 per workshop.
Sundays 12 - 1:30p ~ Studio Oakland
October 27
November 10, 24
December 8, 22
January 5
*** December 8 will be at Studio SEA
The ton is abuzz at the announcement of the anniversary ball, which will surely be the event of the season. This author finds herself enamored at the thought of such an opulent affair and has therefore been toiling away in preparation to present a work of her own – one which shall undoubtedly draw the eye of the Queen herself! In fact, it is with but humble anticipation that I ask of you, dear readers, to reserve a space on your dance card for this gracious author and dancemaker, for we all must know that this social season (of which there have been a tremendous nineteen prior), only the most remarkable works of brilliance will do. Whether we take to the floor for a minuet, quadrille, or a waltz has not yet been decided... But make haste! Only those who fly like the wind shall be promised a position much desired!
Yours Truly,
Lady Whistledown
[Translation: Beginning and Intermediate level dancers with a strong grasp on ballet fundamentals are invited to participate in a Bridgerton-themed work set to the now-iconic Netflix series soundtrack, including your favorite Vitamin String Quartet pop hit covers. Rich with balletic partnering influenced by Regency-era country line and circle dances, this piece will be a playful ode to dance history with a contemporary Shondaland twist. Dancers are highly encouraged to sign up with a friend to ensure even numbers!]
Saturdays ~ Studio SEA
October 19, 26: 1:45-3:15pm
November 2: 6:15-7:45pm
November 16: 8-9:30pm
November 23: 1:45-3:15pm
December 7: 1:45-3:15pm
December 14: 8-9:30pm
December 21: 1:45-3:15pm
**FRIDAY January 3: 7:30-9pm
January 11: 1:45-3:15pm
Sundays ~ Studio B (theNEST)
November 17: 5-7pm
November 24: 5:30-7:30pm
December 8: 7:30-9:30pm
December 15: 6-8pm
January 5: 5-7pm
January 12: 5-7pm
Saturdays
November 2: 2 - 4pm Studio SEA
November 16: 2 - 5pm Studio SEA
December 14: 2 - 5pm Studio SEA
January 11: 2 - 5pm Studio NOD
It is important that I collaborate with the dance artists in the room.
I hope to create a work that showcases each dancer and also culminates in a project that is fully a group work/community. I often create works that are about the individuals that support the group. I am asking that dancers in the work take my class on a regular basis as the work I want to make will demand a strong ability to do the movement in my class with technical proficiency.
Mondays 8:30-9:45pm ~ Studio NOD
October 21 - December 16
January 6, 13
Saturdays 9 - 10:30a ~ Studio NOD
October 26
November 9, 23
December 7, 21
January 4
Sundays 10 - 11am ~ Studio B (theNEST)
October 20, 27: 10-11am
November 3, 17, 24: 10-11am
December 8, 15: 10-11am
***SATURDAY January 11: 9-10:30am Studio NOD
Sundays 4 - 6p ~ Studio SEA
October 20, 27
November 10, 17
December 1, 8
January 5
Saturdays
November 2: 4 - 6pm Studio SEA
November 16: 5 - 8pm Studio SEA
December 14: 5 - 8pm Studio SEA
January 11: 5 - 8pm Studio NOD
- Performance Dates: May 30 - June 1, 2025 | NOD Theater
- $265 per workshop.
Please note rehearsal dates, times and locations in the details below.
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Sundays ~ Studio Oakland
March 9 - 12:30-2:30pm
March 16 - 12:30-2:30pm
March 23 12-2pm
April 20th 12-2pm
May 11 2-4pm
May 25 2-4pm
7 - 8:30pm ~ theNEST Studio B
Saturday April 12
Saturday April 26
Friday, May 2
Saturday May 10
Friday May 16
Saturday May 17
**Friday May 23, 6pm-9pm NOTE time change!
Dancers will be exploring sloooowww motion movement as well as the juxtaposition of quick, sporadic movement and impossibly slow movement. Seeking a large cast of diverse movers to showcase movement as a large scale unit of bodies as well as their individual expressions. This piece will be set to Work by Charlotte Day Wilson.
Sundays 4 - 6pm ~ Studio SEA
March 9, 16, 30
April 6, 27
May 4, 25
Note: Dancers are permitted a maximum of two absences for the entire process if absolutely necessary, but in general are expected to attend every rehearsal. It is highly recommended that dancers take a weekly Jazz class on the schedule throughout the process, such as Beginning Jazz on Tuesdays with Lauren, Intermediate Jazz with Tyra on Thursdays, or a Basic Jazz Series (Thursdays or Saturdays). Bonus points if you take modern too!
Saturday 2:00-3:30pm ~ Studio SEA, unless noted
March 1, 8, 22, 29
April 5, 26
May 3, 10
**Friday, May 16: 7:30-9pm
**Saturday, May 24: 2:00-4:00pm Studio NOD
Sunday afternoons, unless noted
March 16: 2-4pm Studio NOD
March 23: 2-4pm Studio NOD
March 30: 12-2pm Studio Oakland
April 6: 12-2pm Studio Oakland
***Monday April 7: 8:30-10pm Studio NOD
April 20: 2-4pm Studio NOD
May 4: 12-2pm Studio Oakland
Saturday April 26: 4-6pm theNEST Studio A
Sunday April 27: 12-2pm Studio Oakland
Sunday May 11: 12-2pm Studio Oakland
Sunday May 25: 12-2pm Studio Oakland
Saturday April 26: 1:30-4pm theNEST Studio A
Sunday April 27: 2-4:30pm Studio NOD
Sunday May 11: 2-4:30pm Studio NOD
Sunday May 25: 2-4:30pm Studio NOD
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12.23 - 1.5
Monday 12.23 |
Open ballet w/Annie 6:30p Int-Adv Jazz w/Tyra 6:30p Adv Modern w/Wade 7p Power Hour w/Tyra 8p Pointe w/Annie 8p |
Tues 12.24 - Thurs 12.26 | CLOSED ~ No Classes |
Friday 12.27 | Contemporary Ballet w/Annie S 6p |
Saturday 12.28 | Int Modern w/Hayley 12p |
Sunday 12.29 |
Beg-Int Ballet w/Annie S 9a Horton Based Contemporary w/Robbi 10a |
Monday 12.30 | Adv Modern w/Wade 7p |
Tuesday 12.31 | CLOSED ~ No Classes |
Wednesday 1.1 | CLOSED ~ No Classes Happy New Year! |
Thursday 1.2 | Beg Ballet w/Annie 10a |
Friday 1.3 |
Open Ballet w/Annie 10a Contemporary Ballet w/Annie S 6p |
Saturday 1.4 | Beg Ballet and Conditioning w/Nikki 9a Open ballet w/Annie 10:30a Int Modern w/Hayley 12p |
Sunday 1.5 |
Beg-Int ballet w/Annie S 9a Horton Based Contemporary w/Robbi 10a Open Ballet w/Annie 10:30a Beg Modern w/Tyra 10:30a Int-Adv Contemporary w?tyra 12p |
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July 15 ~ Tyra and Kara
August 12 ~ Tyra and Bri
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PROPEL Artist Class Series
Saturday, February 17 | NOD Theater
2-3:15pm | Ron Smith
Jazz Funk and Commercial Hip Hop
A blend of Jazz Funk and Commercial Hip Hop. This class, tailored for the driven dancer, focuses on precision technique and current choreography. Whether you're on a professional trajectory or refining existing skills, this is where contemporary meets mastery. Let's dance!
3:15-4:45pm | Margaux Gex
Adv Contemporary
Moving from technical and improvisational exercises for warm up into a floor-work combo across the floor, to end with a musical and athletic combo
5-6:15pm | maia melene d’urfé
Adv Improvisation & Contemporary
Maia's class will guide participants through improvisational techniques that challenge the body and mind to access all parts of the body through a variety of visceral textures, musicality, and spatial trajectories. We will explore pieces of knowledge and principles learned from Maia's experience with Forsythe Technologies, house dance, breaking, Undercurrent and more, as well as some phrase work seen in the piece.
See ADP Class Schedule for sign up (opens 2.10)
$18 drop in or class card
Summer locations
Due to youth summer camps and workshops taking place at our Greenlake studios on weekday mornings, please be aware of the following location shifts impacting Annie DeVuono's ballet classes.
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All other days (not listed), Annie's classes will be held at it's usual location at Studio SEA in Greenlake.
July 8 - 12, 2024
Tues/Thurs: Oakland (Capitol Hill)
Friday: Studio B (Greenlake)
July 15 - 21, 2024
Tues/Thurs: Oakland (Capitol Hill)
Friday: Studio B (Greenlake)
July 29 - August 4, 2024
Tuesday: No class
Thursday: Oakland (Capitol Hill)
Friday: Studio B (Greenlake)
Thank you in advance for your flexibility! We cater to a wide demographic of students and your flexibility is so appreciated as we navigate a complex schedule for hundreds of students. Please continue to check MindBody before attending classes as it is the most up-to-date source of information.
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takePAUSE is an educational opportunity for dancers of all levels and is also a professionally produced show featuring choreography by working artists. Please bear in mind that by enrolling in takePAUSE, you are enrolling in the opportunity to immerse yourself in an individual choreographer's artistic process, which may be similar to or significantly different from choreographic experiences you've had with other artists. Every choreographer has their own means of setting work and expectations around absences, etiquette, and technique training between rehearsals.
We ask that dancers enroll in level-appropriate pieces with the intention and ability to attend all scheduled rehearsals, or else have gotten permission from the choreographer to be absent. Please note that dancers who are absent for rehearsal may or may not be choreographed into the section they've missed, time and choreographer permitting. For safety reasons and beyond, dancers should be actively taking technique classes at eXit SPACE leading up to and throughout the choreographic process.
The choreographic process is one that relies on open-mindedness, flexibility, generosity, and collaboration. Be prepared to work together with dancers of all backgrounds and experiences in order to help us continue eXit SPACE's vision for an accepting and inclusive dance space for all.
All paid tuition is non-refundable.
Artistic Director

While developing eXit SPACE Marlo has also continued to work as a choreographer. She has created works for her own company, oaklanDrive (2005-2009) and badmarmarDANCE (2010-2015). Since moving to Seattle in 2002 her work has been presented at numerous concerts and festivals including The Bridge Project Velocity Dance Center, the High Wire Series Seattle U, 12 Minutes Max On the Boards (2005, 2010, 2012), BASH theater, Redd Legg Dance, A Moving Conversation The Fremont Abbey, Evoke Dance Production's Full Tilt, Beyond the Threshold / Spotlight on Seattle (2011, 2013, 2015), the BOOST dance festival (2010-15), the Fall Kick Off Velocity Dance Center, NEXTfest NW Velocity Dance Center, self-produced full length tenSIDES (2012) and SPLIT BILL (2013), Cornish Dance Theater, Bellingham Rep Dance, Strictly Seattle (2013/2015), and Western Michigan University Dept. of Dance.
In 2016 Martin forged on to create a new artist's space called theNEST. It hosts major dance companies, workshops, classes, and events in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. As a producer Marlo proudly presents the bi-annual BOOST dance festival, featuring PNW contemporary dance artists and companies alongside with the BOOSTmeUp Dance Festival for pre-professional dancers and schools.
Currently you can find Marlo teaching weekly technique classes at eXit SPACE while co-directing the pre-professional division, thePROGRAM . She has been a dance faculty member at Cornish College for the Arts. Ms. Martin is currently focusing on the development of NOD Theater in partnership with eXit SPACE and looks forward to doing her part to cultivate art, community, and positivity through dance in Seattle.
She is genuinely interested in sharing her vision and ideas through teaching and creating dance, by developing forums for the exploration and presentation of dance works, and by supporting and nurturing fellow dancers, artists, and director.
marlo@exitspacedance.com>>



In addition to dance, Annie began working with costume design in 1985 and introduced her own millinery line; this was followed by numerous private commissions and eventually international recognition for her headwear devuonohats.com



Scarlett Folds -- Miss Folds if you're nasty -- is THE raunchy red-lipped lady. Scarlett knows love can be tough sometimes. She also knows you like it that way. This latinx rebel will whip you into shape and light a fire inside you that only she can put out.
With her extensive background in dance as a performer and a movement director, Scarlett brings jaw-dropping shimmies and twirls that will mesmerize you to follow her every whim. She studied burlesque under Cherry Manhattan, and was a TA for the dirty debutante's Neo-Burlesque class at Cornish College of the Arts. Scarlett made her professional burlesque debut in 2018, and has since had a joyously naughty time in many shows such as BurlesKaraoke, Queer Prom, Hollywood Burlesque Festival and more.
A sought-after dancer, Scarlett is a member of The Devil's Advocates, The Dirty Darlings, Simone Pin and Noveltease Theatre. She has no time to mess around -- well, maybe just a little.
Young Dancer Program Director
ADP Basic Series Program & Development Coordinator

Beyond performance, Miranda has had a versatile professional career in arts education, dance criticism, arts administration, and child advocacy, but has ultimately spent the past decade specializing in dance education and curriculum integration for preschool-aged children and dancers of all ages with varying support needs. Miranda has taught Dance for PD® as a Teaching Artist for Seattle Theater Group, co-taught for Pacific Northwest Ballet's Dance for All program serving high- support-needs-youth, and is a current Teaching Artist for PNB's community education department bringing arts integration to K-5 schools. She embeds adaptive practices into all of her work, including classes of typically-developing children and non-disabled adults. Her approach has been informed by the lived experiences of autistic and disabled adults; graduate courses; certifications in Autism Movement Therapy®, Youth Mental Health First Aid, and Youth Protection Advocates in Dance®; and training in physically adaptive dance, Dance for PD®, and Brain-Compatible Dance Education to name a few. Most notably, Miranda's full time role is at her dance home eXit SPACE, where she serves as the Young Dancer Program Director and Adult Basic Program Coordinator, managing communications and programming for hundreds of students each year in addition to teaching in the classroom. Alongside Artistic Director Marlo Martin, she works to enrich the Seattle dance community as a whole with learning and artistic exploration opportunities for children and professionals alike. A firm believer that dance is for everybody, Miranda seeks to cultivate an equitable community informed by neurodiversity-affirming practice and joy.
miranda@exitspacedance.com>>





Kaitlin's Class: Traditional and not-so-traditional ballet exercises combine for a thoughtful, anatomically-aware workout while increasing grace, coordination, posture, and strength. Working through imagery and sensation, the class will help students develop a solid foundation in basic ballet steps as well as working with musicality and developing skills for learning choreography. The fun, supportive environment is perfect for the beginning dancer looking to tackle new steps, or more experienced dancers wanting to hone their technique. This class celebrates ballet's rich theatrical history with choreography that encourages a broad range of dramatic expression and unbridled, joyous dancing!

Since moving to Seattle in 2020, Lauren has continued to train and perform, as well as teach. She currently teaches Dance and P.E. at a middle school in Bellevue and also enjoys hiking, camping, and biking. In her classes, Lauren encourages dancers to explore, develop, and celebrate their individual artistic expression, while challenging them through strong and balanced technical training to reach their fullest potential.



In 2005, Mike was awarded the "Dance: Creation for Performance" grant presented by Dance/USA and the Irvine Foundation. With this distinguished award, BARE Dance Company began. BARE has produced numerous show around Southern California including the Lestor Horton Award nominated "Manhattan" - an alternative take on West Side Story.
Mike has also been a finalist at the Palm Desert Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 taking second place in 2009 and winning the paid engagement award in 2010. BARE was recently part of the "Innerstate" roster presented by ODC Theater and funded by the Irvine Foundation. The program allowed the company to perform numerous cities in Southern and Northern California.




