Our Spring Celebration Is This Weekend!

Our annual Spring Celebration is this weekend! If you haven’t grabbed your tickets yet, there is still time. We can’t wait to see you there!

All tickets are general admission and available on a first come, first served basis. 100% of the proceeds will benefit our Tuition Assistance program. 

💗 Sponsor Spotlight

We are so grateful to our generous sponsors for making this year’s performance celebration possible. 

  • Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
  • Berkshire Food Co-op
  • Tall Tree Productions
  • The UltraWellness Center – Dr. Mark Hyman
  • Alan & Benès Glackman, C.P.A., P.C.
  • Claudia & Joe Gold
  • Diane Pearlman & Jeff Diamond  

-Mark Your Calendars-

FREE Moving Life Stories Performance Next Week!  

Join us for the closing celebration of Moving Life Stories at 5:30pm on June 1st at Chesterwood. It will be an evening rich in community, food, dance, storytelling, and more. All are welcome—and the event is free!    


Upcoming Workshops

*Super Journal Series: Move, Draw & Write to Boost Your Best Self

with Elizabeth Heller

This unique + transformative class offers students science-based mindfulness, movement, and journaling tools to boost their physical and emotional wellbeing. In a safe container for exploration + connection, participants will practice tools to help them manage the contemporary world while cultivating joy and freedom.

Students can expect to have fun, move their bodies, laugh, breathe, journal, and explore their own power to heal and create wellbeing!

Registration for this class is open & free, with a suggested $10 donation. 

Wednesdays in June, 4pm-5pm

June 1 & 8 – ages 8-11 

June 15 & 22 – ages 12-16

June 29 – ages 17+


*A Taste of Spain: Flamenco Workshop

with Joanne Bockemuehl-Jackson

Saturday 6/11 & Sunday 6/12

All levels, ages 18+

9:30-11 am – For absolute beginners

11:15-12:45 pm – For people with Flamenco experience


Our Summer Session Begins June 13! 

Online registration opens June 1. In-person registration begins June 2. Head over to our website to see a preliminary list of available youth and community classes.  

For the remainder of the spring session, the following community classes are available for in-person, drop-in registration:   

5/26: Ballet Zen with Melissa Elstein 

5/26 & 5/27: Shake Your Soul with Madeline Despres-Chen

5/28: Adv. Beginner/Intermediate Ballet with Shannon Nulf  

You’re Invited to Our Spring Celebration!

We’re pleased to announce that tickets for our annual Spring Celebration on May 28th & 29th are now available for purchase! All tickets are general admission and are available on a first come, first served basis.

100% of the proceeds from these performances will benefit the Pulse Tuition Assistance program.  

THANK YOU to our generous performance celebration sponsors! Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; Berkshire Food Co-op; Tall Tree Productions; The UltraWellness Center – Dr. Mark Hyman; Alan & Benès Glackman, C.P.A., P.C.; Claudia & Joe Gold; Diane Pearlman & Jeff Diamond. 


And There’s Even More to Celebrate… 

We’d love for you to also join us for the closing celebration of Moving Life Stories at 5:30pm on June 1st at Chesterwood. It will be an evening rich in community, food, dance, storytelling, and more. All are welcome—and the event is free!   


And while you’re here…

Get to Know Our Amazing Summer Guest Artists

Our summer programs are right around the corner (exciting!), so we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to some of the truly incredible guest teaching artists that will be joining us…   

 King Charles — Chicago Footwork

(for the Hip Hop Intensive)

Sayer Mansfield — Ballet Technique

(for the Ballet Intensive)

Leighann Kowalsky — Dance & Film

(for the Contemporary Intensive)

Nkoula Badila — African Dance

(for Dance Discovery, Rhythm Alive & Contemporary Intensive)

Can’t wait to see you there!

 

Berkshire Pulse