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This is a free service I provide as a volunteer to help our Dance Community in Middle TN stay connected, and support each other. It is by no means a comprehensive listing, and listings are submitted by those on the email list.
Greetings Dance Community,
Wow ~ Kindling! I was able to see so many shows, and once again be blown away by the talent in this town. Thank you to Daniel and Jessika and all who make this possible, and for pulling off all these performances while also paying more than 100 participating artists. I hope you’ll consider joining me in becoming a monthly donor to sustain this amazing arts incubator.
On another note, you may know I’m a Reiki 3 trained somatic practitioner. For the month of August, I’m offering $10 off my 70-minute Somatic and Reiki sessions just for local dancers (that makes them just $60!). Click here to schedule, and use the code NASHVILLEDANCER in the note section.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: I’m traveling in Europe late August – September 9, likely without my laptop. I’m unsure if the September Dance Happenings will go out before I return.
Amanda
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August Dance Happenings
August 7-9, “Where We Meet” at Oz Arts is a collaborative arts initiative between Healing Housing and FALL Productions, that blends movement and recovery through an original aerial and contemporary ballet performance. Inspired by the resilience of women in recovery, the production uses dance to transform stigma into understanding and celebrate the beauty of healing. Watch an exclusive video preview here. Based on the stories of Healing Housing. Benefitting women in recovery. Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/where-we-meet
SPECIAL DANCE COMMUNITY INVITATION: Aug 8, we are opening up our company warm-up class to students or community dancers who would like to join us and use discount code HEALING26 for $15 off a ticket to stay for the show.
Class will be 5:15-6:15pm, then you can stay and watch the dancers complete their aerial warmup before the house opens. There will be a mocktail bar and artwork by Omari Booker on display before the show starts at 7pm.
Friday Night Frolic at Art & Soul led by Amanda Cantrell Roche is a delightful, playful workshop open to adults who have no dance training, and dancers are welcome as well. Come and bring a friend with whom you’d like to share the magic of moving in community! Each time we explore some individual movement, ensemble building, one improvisational technique, and then end with a movement jam. You’ll get your steps in AND have a great time! Friday, August 14, 6-7:30 pm. $20 Register here.
Following its triumphant premiere at Nashville’s Kindling Arts Festival last summer, Enactor Productions’ MELLOW DRAMA returns to Darkhorse Theater before its international debut at Gothenburg Fringe Festival, Sweden. Mellow Drama is a bold dance-theater performance that playfully unpacks restrictive belief systems related to notions of purity and the female body. Shows at Darkhorse Theater, August 14-15 at 7:30pm. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mellow-drama-nashville-encore-and-launch-to-sweden-tickets-1993071065208
On Saturday, August 15, from 10 a.m. to noon, guests are invited to discover all that School of Nashville Ballet has to offer during Day for Aspiring Dancers. This free event is open to the public, and no reservation is required.
Prospective students can tour the studios, meet School Director Jennifer Kulev and faculty members, explore programs for ages 2 through adult, receive assistance with class placement and registration, and learn how dance develops artistry, athleticism and lifelong skills.
School of Nashville Ballet offers programs including Academy Division, Professional Training Division, Community Optional Disciplines, Adaptive Dance: New Perspectives, Men’s Program and Adult Division in addition to their youth offerings.
Location: The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet, 630 Redmon Street, Nashville, TN 37209
The 2026-27 school year runs August 17, 2026, through May 8, 2027.
ONGOING
Metro Parks Dance Division – Adult Classes
Our dance classes for adults provide high-quality, affordable dance training in a supportive environment and help students unearth the positive effects that physical activity and creative expression can have on their overall well-being. The Dance Division of the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation currently offers classes for adults of all ages in ballet, contemporary, Conditioning for Dancers, West African, Tai Chi, Pilates, DanceFit, Gyrokinesis, and Dancing with Parkinson’s.
For more information and class schedule visit https://www.friendsofmetrodance.org/classesforadults.html
SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE BALLET’S COMMUNITY ADULT CLASSES
Nashvillle Ballet at the Martin Center 3630 Redmon St, Nashville TN, 37209
615–297–2966 x910 school@nashvilleballet.com
Come as you are! Our community adult classes offer a welcoming environment for adult students of all ages and levels of experience. Community adult classes are offered on a rolling basis throughout the year. Schedule subject to change; see website for updates.
https://www.nashvilleballet.com/community-adult
Adult Breaking (Breakdance) Practice, ongoing, Wednesdays (8 to 10 pm) at Construct. Open practice: $5, open practice for beginners with instruction as needed: $10
Global Education Center started Wellness Wednesdays on July 1 with a Power Yoga class at 5 pm followed by a Line Dance Fitness class at 6, both taught by Summer Shack. Each class is $10, or $20 for the two. On occasional Wednesdays, Alejandro Rivera will be available for chair massages for an additional fee. Register here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/210570811631143. Global 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.
Open-level Ballet classes at DancEast; Mondays 5:30-6:45 pm; Wednesdays 5:45-7:15 pm; $15/class; register at DancEast.org/adults.
Ecstatic Dance Nashville is the first and third Sunday of each month, 10:30 am at various locations. Click here for details.
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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.