The Dance Hub

The New Home of American Dance and Music

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Featured Classes and Events

NEW CUNNINGHAM TECHNIQUE CLASS with VICKI FINLAYSON

FRIDAYS 4:30-6:00 p.m. starting JULY 12
Starts this Friday!

This class is geared towards students who are at an intermediate level or higher in either ballet or modern technique. Students will explore the training that Merce Cunningham developed to promote the range of articulation of the dancer’s body and somatic imagination. Students will learn combinations that will be woven together to build a dance that will coexist with the music but not be dependent on it.

STEPHANIE MIRACLE returns to teach KLEIN TECHNIQUE™ Stretch and Placement

Workshop I Thursday August 1st 3:00-5:30 p.m.
Workshop II Saturday August 3rd 1:00-3:30 p.m.

Cost: One workshop, $60.00 or $110.00 for both
Early bird $10.00 discount if signed up by July 19th

Klein Technique™ is a process through which the body is analyzed and understood to improve and further movement potential. It is a movement education and re-education that can be an underpinning for all movement genres, improvisations, athletics, and for the general health of the body in everyday movement. This workshop will introduce a Klein Technique™ Stretch and Placement class and will progress towards movement phrases that integrate concepts of Klein Technique™ into bigger dancing.

About Stephanie

Stephanie Miracle is an independent choreographer and teaching artist with one foot in Europe and the other on West Coast. She holds a MFA in Dance 2014 from the University of Maryland and a BA in Dance from Belhaven University 2004. A 2014/15 German Fulbright Fellow in the Performing Arts, Stephanie has focused her research on the embodied practice of tanztheater. She became a certified teacher of Klein Technique™ in 2017. Her teaching practice explores the liveliness of space and the possibilities of a precision and chaos in the body.

Sign up for these workshops on MINDBODY here.

A 1-Week Dance Camp for Kids Age 3-6 Starting in July

July 15-19 1:30-3:30 • Price: $225

A fun and diverse camp for boys and girls! Your child will learn Ballet, Creative Movement, and Hula or Flamenco TBD. Story Time and Arts & Crafts. Snacks Provided
with Susan Manchak and Carrie Diamond

Dare to Change!

Intermediate Ballet with Carrie Diamond returns to Thursday Mornings at 10:00-11:30am. Starting July 4!

The Dance Hub Presents its new Schedule of Adult Ballet Classes Beginning June 2

Ballet Fitness and Fundamentals (T,Th)
Beginning Ballet I (T)
Beginning Ballet II (S)
Intermediate Ballet (Th)
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (M)*
Ballet for the Adult Absolute Beginner–watch for new session

Classes are taught by Carrie Diamond and *Susan Manchak

See Full information Here

The Dance Hub is proud to present our Kids Ballet Program

Ongoing Registration for Spring Session. Classes Meet Once a week

Mommy and Me – Tuesdays – 9:00-9:45am 2-3 years
Pre-Ballet – Mondays – 4:00-5:00pm 3-5 years
Ballet I – Fridays – 3:30-4:30pm 6-8 years
Ballet II – Wednesdays – 4:00-5:00pm 9-11 years

See Full information and sign up here

Announcing 2019 Rent Subsidies at The Dance Hub

Thanks to an Organizational Development grant from the City of Santa Barbara as administered by the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture, The Dance Hub is pleased to announce its rent subsidy program for 2019. Individual performing artists and non-profit performing arts organizations are eligible to apply.

Find out more and apply here.

Ruth is Back! Come Alive in Ruth Alpert’s

Restorative Foam Roller Class*

Tuesdays 1:30-2:45 PM

gentle • soothing • core connecting • opening • stretching • mobilizing • uplifting • centering • grounding

*Please bring a mat and a roller. If you don’t have them, call Ruth at (505) 660-1414.

You can register with The Dance Hub, manage your account, and purchase classes or courses here.

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Need space? The Dance Hub is available for rental for your classes, workshops, and rehearsals. Our Big Studio measures 36′ x 40′ and features a state-of-the-art floating floor. Our Small Studio measures 23′ x 17′ and is suitable for percussive dance, yoga, and much more. Both studios boast easy to use professional sound systems.

Please see our rental page

Or call (805) 450-7535 for more information.

Development of The Dance Hub is partially funded by the Organizational Development Grants Program using funds provided by the City of Santa Barbara as administered by Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture.

Our state of the art sprung floor was funded by a Capital Improvement Grant from Santa Barbara Foundation and by generous individual donors.

We would like to thank these additional foundations for their generous support of The Dance Hub.

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