Here is a listing I pull together of monthly dance happenings in the Nashville area, as a volunteer effort to help strengthen connections among local dancers and dance groups. If you would like to be added to this and be able to submit listings, click here to subscribe.
Greetings Dance Community,
A friend once gave me a bracelet that says “Dance it Out.” I need that right now. In this chaotic time in our state and country, I am grateful for movement. And community. And so very grateful for my somatic healing background, and opportunities to practice it. It you’d like to join me online, I offer a Monday Morning Somatic Grounding practice 8-8:20 am every other Monday. It’s free, and you can keep your camera off. Click here to register for the next one, February 10th.
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Amanda
February Dance Happenings
TPAC presents MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY, the oldest dance company in the United States and the first integrated dance company. Works performed in this engagement were inspired by a variety of sources, including the American frontier with Appalachian Spring, a nod to American folk music with We the People, and techno club scenes with CAVE. Additionally, the breathtaking solo Immediate Tragedy—lost since the 1930s and recently recovered and reimagined—returns to the stage, offering audiences a rare glimpse into Graham’s genius. February 1 and 2. Click here for tickets.
Global Education Center and Malone Studios are collaborating to present One Nation, Many Journeys: A Tribute to Mother Africa and Her Descendants on February 8 at 7 pm and February 9 at noon at the Darkhorse Theater. Tickets are $20 and seating is limited, so grab your tickets early. The show begins in West Africa and moves through The Caribbean to South America and the U.S. Www.globaleducationcenter.org
February 12th DancEast Company Open Rehearsal Join us from 11:30-2:30 p.m. in the studio for a glimpse into rehearsals for our upcoming performance on March 6th at The Belcourt Theatre. This is a free event!
Join the Nashville Ballet for VALENTINE’S DAY PAS DE DEUX CLASS FOR COUPLES on February 14, 2025 from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM. 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. $35 per couple. For more information, please visit https://www.nashvilleballet.com/upcoming-events
February 15th DancEast Youth Ensemble Performance Join us at 1:00 p.m. at the 4th Story Theater for a performance from our Youth Ensemble. Dancers auditioned for the opportunity to work with choreographers Becca Hoback, Kaylee Lane, and Claudia Monja. Learn more and purchase tickets here!
Saturday, February 22 Blue Moves Modern Dance Company presents SCARS. A Wellness Fair begins at 5 pm in the theater lobby, followed by the performance at 6pm at West End United Methodist Church 4th Story Theatre. A multi-generational cast of choreographers and dancers perform works centered on physical and emotional scars, the process of healing, and perseverance. Audience members have the opportunity to engage with local resources and actionable steps in promoting healing and well being through experiences and conversations with local vendors at the Wellness Fair. Guest Artists include DancEast Teens, Amy Bell and Brandon Johnson, Caiden and Kayla Fioravanti, and Shackled feet DANCE. www.bluemoves.org Buy Tickets Thank you to our sponsors! DancEast Collective, Nashville Physical Therapy & Performance and community partners abrasiveMedia and Global Education Center.
There are still spots available for vendors at The Wellness Fair. Any business, organization, or individual connected to wellness is welcome to apply to have a booth at no cost. You may sell goods, provide a service, or simply share information. Click here to register.
Nashville Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty, a timeless classic story, adapted and choreographed by Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Vasterling, comes to life in a dazzling production that combines Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music with the story’s beloved characters and themes of love, triumph, and the battle between good and evil. Shows are Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 2 p.m.,Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 2 p.m. Tickets starts at $87.25. For tickets and more information, please visit https://www.nashvilleballet.com/the-sleeping-beauty
Ongoing
Drop into DancEast Company Class every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Pay what you want $5-$20. Visit https://danceast.org/adults for the full schedule and sign up info.New Adult Class Offerings! Join us in the studio for Evening Open-Level classes, $10/first class. $15/single class.
Class Schedule:
Mondays 8- 9:00 p.m. Modern/Contemporary with Shabaz Ujima
Tuesdays 5:55- 6:55 p.m. Jazz with Tony Perrin
Wednesdays 5:55- 7:10 p.m. Ballet with Denise Eason
Thursdays 8- 9:00 p.m. Contemporary with Stacie Flood-Popp
di Mossa company class is open to dancers looking for a contemporary class with a dash of somatics, a base of classical modern forms, some phrase work and plenty of space for your own individual expression. Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 -2:00 at Centennial Performing arts Studios.
$12 drop in or $60 for 6 classes. We love to meet new dancers and our community is very welcoming. Get in touch : email dimossaxo@gmail.com or website dimossa.org ( join our email list )
Weekly classes will run until May.
Ecstatic Dance Nashville is the first and third Sunday of each month, 10:30 am at Millennium Dance Complex. Click here for details.
March Save the Date
di Mossa is bringing another production to the 4th Story Theater! “BLUE” will premier March 1st and 2nd with special dance guests Alex Winer and Mauve Taupe Friends (Phylicia Roybal & Spencer Grady). The concert includes dance, music, and voice all inspired by watery blue feelings. We are sharing our movement explorations and collaborations in an atmosphere of play, beauty, and empathy. Please join us – it won’t be the same without you! Saturday 3/1 @ 8:00 pm & Sunday 3/2 @ 2:00 pm 2200 West End Ave. ticket and donation info There is a suggested donation but we don’t want that to be any barrier to you getting to see the show. And bipoc ticket holders are always free.
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.