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Greetings Dance Community,
If you haven’t voted yet, I hope you will get to the polls today. Double check your ballot on the screen before you print it.
Once again, there are so many opportunities to take classes or see shows this month ~ from the backyard setting of Backyard Presents to the stages of TPAC and OZ Arts. And I’d love to see some of you at Art & Soul for a Frolic!
Amanda
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November Dance Happenings
Flamenco Nashville Open House – Sevillanas
Date – November 5, 2026
Time – 5:50 to 6:50pm
Location – Global Education Center at Casa Azafrán
Information/Tickets: Free event for the public to experience the instructor, class format and topic. See “Ongoing” listing below for details on weekly focus.
Come join us for Where We’ve Landed, a two-part performance. Phase I: Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 PM | Phase II: Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 PM, presented by BACKSTAGE in Madison, TN. *Follow @backstagepresents on Instagram for more information.
APPLY to be a RIPPLEFFECT CHOREOGRAPHIC APPRENTICE this winter and immerse yourself in mentorship, creative development + creation. STAGE or FILM JANUARY 3-8 • NASHVILLE, TN APPLICATIONS CLOSE NOVEMBER 9th. Detailed information and the application are listed on our website therippleffect.org
OZ Arts Nashville presents Tokyo-based dance-theater company KEDAGORO, Saturday & Sunday, November 14-15. A giant hamster wheel spins wildly as frenetic fairytale empresses race through a whirlwind of flags, symbols, and startling theatrical images in this wildly imaginative dance-theater spectacle. In The Age is Yours, My Liege! (A Tale of Proto-Japan), acclaimed Japanese director and choreographer Reisa Shimojima and the fearless performers of her KEDAGORO group conjure a world where power is performed and obedience teeters on the edge of absurdity. One of the most exciting new voices in Asian performing arts, Shimojima creates boundary-pushing works rooted in her belief that “dance is a method for interpreting the world.” Her rebellious artistic vision confronts entrenched systems with equal parts wit and spectacle, inviting audiences to look beyond the pageantry of power and imagine what lies beneath. Artist & Creative Community Tickets available for just $25, no code needed: https://www.ozartsnashville.org/kedagoro/
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, November 20, 6-7:30 pm. $20 Register here.
Nashville Ballet presents NASHVILLE’S NUTCRACKER
Dates: Nov. 27–Dec. 27, 2026
Venue: TPAC’s Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, 505 Deaderick St., Nashville, TN 37243
Tickets: Starting at $70.25
Information/Tickets: nashvilleballet.com/nashvilles-nutcracker
Nashville Ballet’s beloved holiday tradition returns with Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Vasterling’s Emmy Award-winning Nashville’s Nutcracker. Set against the backdrop of the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition, the production transforms the familiar story of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince into a uniquely Nashville adventure. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s iconic score is performed live by The Nashville Symphony.
Performance Schedule:
Friday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 24 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 27 at 2 p.m.
December and January Save the Date
OZ Arts Nashville presents Dahlak Brathwaite’s Try/Step/Trip, Friday & Saturday, December 4-5 at 8PM. Exhilarating rhythms reverberate through the theater as a chorus of step dancers transforms the stage into a powerful expression of resilience, memory, and survival. In Try/Step/Trip, New York writer, poet, and performer Dahlak Brathwaite draws from his own experience navigating the criminal justice system to create a riveting fusion of theater, music, and movement. As step becomes both ritual and resistance, Brathwaite confronts his own struggle to be truly seen in a society that too often reduces Black men to stereotypes. Directed by Roberta Uno and featuring choreography by Toran Moore, the acclaimed piece is an unforgettable theatrical experience that pulses with urgency, compassion, and hope. Artist & Creative Community Tickets available for just $20-$25, no code needed: https://www.ozartsnashville.org/dahlak-brathwaite/
Come dance with us at RIPPLEFFECT
JANUARY 3–8, 2027
NASHVILLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ?
6 days of movement, mentorship, community + creation. Come train, explore + create with us. For more information and registration refer to our website: therippleffect.org
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
Folks of all skill levels and backgrounds, ages 16+, are invited to join New Dialect for a new series of somatic and contemporary community classes at Morgan Park Recreation Center, Mondays + Wednesdays from 9:30-10:30 AM & 10:35 AM-12 PM. Each morning begins with a somatic practice like Gyrokinesis® or Alexander Technique, followed by a contemporary movement session like floor work, contemporary forms, and contact improvisation led by some of Nashville’s most innovative and supportive dance artists.
Drop ins + class cards are purchased at the door and are valid for all Metro morning classes year round. No pre-registration required.
$10 drop in / $80 10-class card
BIPOC + seniors: $4 drop in / $30 10-class card
For more details, visit newdialect.org/community-classes or email us at newdialect@newdialect.org
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.
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 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.
Onelight offers weekly Adult Dance classes for ages 18 and up in the Franklin/Brentwood area. Located in the beautiful FSCA studios, our classes offer a welcoming place for all levels, beginner through advanced. https://www.onelightdance.org/adultdanceclasses
FRP has an open call to all tap dancers in Nashville and Middle Tennessee to meet up and jam with live musicians! We encourage every tap dancer in town to come out and hang! There are two jams in town. The first is the biweekly Jazz Night every other Tuesday night at the Em and M? Vietnamese Cafe on 1244 3rd Avenue North in Germantown.. Jazz Night goes from 6-9 PM!
The second jam is the Nashville Jazz Workshop’s Second Sunday Jam Session, hosted by saxophonist Evan Cobb. This takes place on the second Sunday of each month at the NJW’s “Jazz Cave” on 1012 Buchanan Street! We invite tap dancers to bring their tap shoes and tap boards and sit in with the house band at either of these jam sessions! If you don’t have a tap board, one will be available for you to borrow!
12 Week Fall Season Overview:
Three weekly all-level Flamenco classes where you can learn, move, and explore the dance at your own pace.
Maybe you’ve always wanted to try Flamenco. Maybe you danced years ago and miss it. Or maybe you’re simply looking for something new to enjoy, just for yourself.
Wherever you’re starting from, there’s a place for you here.
New to Flamenco? Come discover it.
Already dance? Come explore it more deeply.
Choose the class that speaks to you. Your enrollment gives you access to all three.
Flamenco Flow
Date – November 3 (First day of class)
Time: Tuesdays – 8pm to 9pm
Location – Global Ed. Ctr
Information/Tickets: MOVE IT. FEEL IT. MAKE IT YOURS.
Flamenco + Shakti Yoga + Breathwork
Come here to:
Feel alive in your body · Explore movement · Integrate Flamenco · Release tension
This class is best to get your body moving and truly introduce yourself to Flamenco through familiar modalities. Must register online: Register Here. Drop in options available by instructor approval only.
Flamenco Technique
Date – November 4 (First day of class)
Time – Wednesdays – 8:30 to 9:30pm
Location – Global Ed Ctr at Casa Azafrán
Information/Tickets: BUILD THE FOUNDATION. DEEPEN THE DANCE.
Compás · Footwork · Arms · Coordination · Musicality
New to Flamenco? Learn how the pieces fit together.
Already dance? Refine them with more clarity, control and musicality. Must register online: Register Here. Drop in options available by instructor approval only.
Sevillanas
Date – November 12 (First day of class) (Begins 1 week later than the other classes)
Time – Thursdays – 5:50pm to 6:50pm
Location – Global Ed Ctr at Casa Azafrán
Information/Tickets: LEARN THE FOUR. DANCE THEM TOGETHER.
Choreography · Musicality · Coordination · Partner work · Community
Never dance Sevillanas? Learn all four from the beginning.
Already know them? Deepen how you actually dance them.
Progressive class · Builds week by week. Must register online: Register Here. Drop in options are not available for this class as it is progressive.
Join our WhatsApp Community: Click here for FlamencoNashville on WhatsApp
Current Savings: Use code “COMMUNITY” for 10% off full registrations.
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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.