LIVE! Thursday September 17th at 10am PDT (UTC-7)

Do you ever feel like your Swivel Step is almost there, but something in the transition feels rushed?

In this class we slow the Swivel Step (also known as Egyptian) all the way down and look at what is really happening with the transitions in and out of the step and what makes it clear and readable to your fellow dancers. We will practice moving in and out of it cleanly with both the feet and the arms.

All levels are welcome. Whether the Swivel Step is brand new to you or something you have danced for twenty years, there is always another layer of detail.

Livestream will be recorded and added to our course library immediately following.

Thursday September 24th at 10am PDT (UTC-7)

Do you have zils tucked into a drawer, a box, or scattered across every dance bag you own? Bring them all!

This is a casual Zoom hangout, part of our Back to School program, where we share our zil collections and the stories behind them. Show us your favorites, the vintage pair you hunted down, the set you never play but can't part with. We'll listen to how they each ring, swap tips, and get inspired by each other.

No level, no prep, no pressure. Just you, your zils, and your dance community.

Come hang out with us!

LIVE! Thursday October 1st at 10am PDT (UTC-7)

Where does an undulation actually start?

In this class we begin with the spine itself. We will look at how your spine is built, the natural curves, how the segments move through flexion and extension, and where your body has mobility to spend versus where it really does not. Not as a lecture, as something you can feel while you are dancing.

From there, we take that understanding into two moves that ask very different things of the same spine. In the slow Bodywave we let the movement travel one part at a time, so you can see and feel the sequence clearly. In the fast Rhythmic Undulation (also known as Arabic) we keep that same articulation but set it to a rhythm.

You will leave with a clearer sense of where your undulation is initiating, how the breath supports it, and how to work with your own spine instead of against it.

Livestream will be recorded and added to our course library immediately following.

LIVE! Thursday October 8th at 10am PDT (UTC-7)

Does your Torso Rotation ever feel like you are pushing to get all the way around, and your low back is the one paying for it?

In this class we look at how a spinal twist actually works. Where rotation naturally lives in the spine, how little of it the low back is designed to give, and how the ribs, the obliques and the breath all take part. Once you know what is available to you, the whole movement changes shape.

Then we put it to work with tips and drills. We will build the strength that carries the rotation and the mobility that lets it happen, so the movement comes from support rather than from forcing or bending into the low back. Slow, felt, repeatable.

The goal is not a bigger twist. It is a twist you can feel, one that comes from the right places and still looks calm and unhurried from the outside.

Livestream will be recorded and added to our course library immediately following.

LIVE! Thursday October 15th at 10am PDT (UTC-7)

Finish a class with a question you wish you could just ask out loud? This is that space.

Office Hours is a live Zoom session where students can bring anything from the six week Back to School program. Come with a question, a move that is not quite clicking yet, or something you have been chewing on since week one. Nothing is too small to ask, and chances are good that someone else is wondering the same thing.

This is also the place to share the lightbulb moments. When something finally lands in the body, DeAnna wants to hear about it. Those moments often teach the group as much as any planned lesson.

Students are welcome to come with a question, come to listen, or come with tea in hand and the camera off. All of it counts as showing up.

No preparation required. Just bring yourself.

Livestream will be recorded and added to our course library immediately following and will be available until November 1, 2026.