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Greetings Dance Community,
We have been through it, Nashville. And some of us are still in it. I hope this finds everyone warm and safe. We are still without power or WIFI here at my Northeast Nashville home. And I am so grateful for a fireplace, the hotspot of my cell phone and the portable charger, and so many offers of places for us to stay if needed.
I realize there will be some gaps in these listings as people tend to more important issues like keeping warm or dealing with frozen pipes and lost work. And please give some grace on the formatting I haven’t corrected with limited battery time on devices.
May you find spaces to move, and dance. Join me on Tuesday at Art & Soul if you want to shake it out.
Amanda
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February Dance Happenings
Shake it, Shout it, Draw it, Ground it is a brand new class from Amanda Cantrell Roche at Art & Soul.There’s so much going on, and our nervous systems are likely feeling it. Come do a little reset with me in this pop-up class that I felt compelled to offer this season. Disrupt held stress, anxiety, or stuck energy and help move it out of your system using guided, whole-body shaking practices blended with sounding. Authentic mark-making offers a chance to visually express this process of noticing and moving energy in the body, and guided visualization and breathwork offers the opportunity for us to ground deeply in circle. Come and shake your body, use your voice, make marks, and regulate your nervous system in this welcoming, nonjudgmental community! Tuesday, February 3, 6:30 – 8 pm. Click here to register
The Nashville Chamber Music Series presents a vinyl release performance of Benjamin Chakoian Jones’ string quartet, “The Great Space.” The evening features original choreography by contemporary dancer Becca Hoback, who explores the concept of “space” through movement in a performance that unfolds like a pilgrimage. The program also includes works by composers Timbre Cierpke, Laura Epling, and Cristina Spinei, and is co-headlined by the Tennessee State University Meistersingers.
ECHO Chamber Music Series Nashville’s Parthenon, Centennial Park
Date: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026
Time: 7:30 PM (doors open 30 minutes prior to performance)
Learn more: https://www.nashvilleparthenon.com/events/nashville-chamber-music-series
Ogemdi Ude’s MAJOR at OZ Arts // Celebrating the power and legacy of majorette dance, a team of Southern Black femmes embodies the movement of their girlhood to answer the questions of their present. MAJOR preserves, transforms, and continues majorette tradition through electrifying movement, documentary theater, and an online interview archive. Come see this new work fresh off of their New York run at OZ Arts February 12th-14th at 8pm. Tickets and more info here: https://www.ozartsnashville.org/ogemdi-ude/
Adult Intensive (ages 18+): Open to the Nashville community and all levels of experience are welcome. Designed to keep adult dancers on their toes, this two-week event provides an opportunity for participants to leap into a variety of movement-based classes.
In addition to classical ballet technique taught by members of Nashville Ballet’s professional Company and faculty, dancers will get to sample an eclectic array of dance-based genres, broadening their knowledge of the artform. This is a not-to-be-missed chance for every dancer to challenge their endurance, hone their skills and refine their artistry while in a warm and welcoming environment.
Adult Intensive Classes will be held in the evenings at Nashville Ballet Monday – Friday with a ballet technique class followed by a supplementary class. Participants are welcome to enroll for one week, both weeks, or drop in as their schedule allows. For details on Nashville auditions and program information, visit https://www.nashvilleballet.com/audition-tour or email intensive@nashvilleballet.com.
VALENTINE’S PAS DE DEUX CLASS Friday, February 13, 2026 6:00?PM -7:30?PM NASHVILLE BALLET 3630 REDMON ST. NASHVILLE, TN 37209
HTTPS://WWW.NASHVILLEBALLET.COM/UPCOMING-EVENTS/2026/2/13/VALENTINES-PAS-DE-DEUX-CLASS
COUPLES WILL LEARN HOW TO PARTNER AND BE PARTNERED IN A PAS DE DEUX (TRANSLATED- STEP OF TWO) CLASS. PARTNERS WILL LEARN TO CONNECT AND CREATE INTIMATE MOMENTS AS THEY MOVE TOGETHER. THIS CLASS WILL BE TAUGHT BY FORMER COMPANY DANCERS AND ON-STAGE PARTNERS, NOW SNB FACULTY MEMBERS KATE KASTELNIK AND ERIC HARRIS. NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. HTTPS://WWW.COGNITOFORMS.COM/NASHVILLEBALLET30/_2026VALENTINECOUPLESCLASS
Friday Night Frolic with Amanda Cantrell Roche, February 13, 6-7:30 pm at Art & Soul Studio. Come move in community with others, through gently-guided explorations, improvisational exercises, and a group improv movement jam. No dance training needed – bring a friend with whom you’d love to share the magic of moving in community. $20. Register here.
Intro to East Coast Swing Dancing
Friday, 2/13 at Brentwood Indoor Sports Complex
Learn introductory East Coast Swing basic footwork, turns, and partnering skills. Please sign up with a partner and wear smooth-soled shoes. Taught by Melissa Croushorn for Williamson County Parks & Recreation. https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/activity/search/detail/45942?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
Satellite Dance Presents: Dark Side of the Moon Saturday, February 14. Dark Side is an 18+ salon night where dancers and aerialists explore the wide-ranging theme of relationships—and with a little help from the audience, too! Enjoy performance art, games, refreshments and more this Valentine’s Day. Di Mossa is excited to be part of this performance as well: satellitedance.com/events
Behind the Screen: Tap Dance, Race, and Invisibility During Hollywood’s Golden Age (Oxford University Press, 2023), Author Talk and Signing
Tuesday night, February 17 @ 7 PM at Global Education Center 4822 Charlotte Ave #3, Nashville, TN 37209 How and why was outdated racial content not only permitted, but in fact allowed to thrive during the 1930s and 1940s despite the rigid motion picture censorship laws which were enforced during this time? One reason is that Black dances were often viewed as dangerous and tied to Satan. In this talk author Brynn Shiovitz will unpack the religious narrative that Hollywood told around Black dancing while also highlighting some of the many tap dance artists who were subjected to these tropes. The talk will feature rare tap dance footage and contextualize the work of some of Hollywood’s most talented Black artists who shaped the Hollywood aesthetic yet were never acknowledged in a film’s credits. Q&A to follow. Books will be available for sale at the event. Brynn Shiovitz, PhD, is a writer, scholar, educator, and dancer who is especially passionate about tap dance history and its intersections with critical race studies.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to TPAC bringing its signature blend of power, grace, and soul-stirring storytelling to the stage. Celebrate the beauty, strength, and spirit of the human experience through movement and artistry that continue to inspire audiences around the world. Use the code AILEYEDU26 or click the link below for 30% off tickets for the Nashville Dance Community. https://cart.tpac.org/overview/14802?&promo=AILEYEDU26. Not applicable to previously-purchased tickets.
Saturday, February 21st – 2:00 PM
Blink of an Eye by Medhi Walerski
A Case of You by Judith Jamison
Embrace by Fredrick Earl Mosley
Revelations by Alvin Ailey
Saturday, February 21st – 7:30 PM
Grace by Ronald K. Brown
Difference Between by Mattew Neenan
Song of the Anchorite by Jamar Roberts
Revelations by Alvin Ailey
Sunday, February 22nd – 1:00 PM
Blink of an Eye by Medhi Walerski
A Case of You by Judith Jamison
Embrace byFredrick Earl Mosley
Revelations by Alvin Ailey
SWAN LAKE
FRIDAY, FEB 27, 2026, AT 7:30?PM
SATURDAY, FEB 28, 2026, AT 2:00?PM
SATURDAY, FEB 28, 2026, AT 7:30?PM
SUNDAY, MAR 1, 2026, AT 2:00?PM
TENNESSEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, JACKSON HALL
505 DEADERICK STREET, NASHVILLE, TN, 37243
HTTPS://WWW.NASHVILLEBALLET.COM/UPCOMING-EVENTS/2026/2/28/SWAN-LAKE
A CAPTIVATING BLEND OF ROMANCE, TRAGEDY, AND TRANSFORMATION, THIS TIMELESS MASTERPIECE, SWAN LAKE RETURNS WITH PAUL VASTERLING’S INTERPRETATION SET TO PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY’S UNFORGETTABLE SCORE, PERFORMED LIVE BY THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY. WITH ELEGANT CHOREOGRAPHY AND SWEEPING VISUALS THAT BRING THE ENCHANTED WORLD TO LIFE, IT’S A BREATHTAKING EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH DEVOTED BALLET FANS AND FIRST-TIME AUDIENCES. LET LOVE, FATE, AND MAGIC UNFOLD IN ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED PRODUCTIONS OF THE SEASON.
Ongoing
Global Education Center has adult dance classes in Bollywood, Shar Qui Belly Dance Workout, Zouk, Capoiera, many styles of Latin dance, and more. Click here for days, times, and registration.
Ecstatic Dance Nashville is the first and third Sunday of each month, 10:30 am at various locations. Click here for details.
This is a gathering of events I am aware of, submitted by those on the email list, and by no means represents all that is going on in the Middle TN area. I provide it as a volunteer service to the local dance community as part of an effort to help us stay connected and support each other by raising awareness of local dance performances, workshops, and events, and rely on those on the list serve to submit the listings.