IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THIS WEEK:

Youth Performing Arts Program: April 21-27 is April Break, so NO youth performing arts classes are running EXCEPT for a few make-up classes (Make-ups are - Thursday: Creative Dance, Intro to Dance, Group Level Ballet, Jazz 3-4; Saturday: Contemporary 4, Musical Theater Collective).
Community Classes: Community Classes ARE running Tuesday, April 22 to Sunday, April 27, unless otherwise noted.

Month: March 2023

Spring is in the air!

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And summer is on the way. Our summer intensive registration is open and ongoing! We are so excited to have programs for all ages June through August.

We are also seeking an enthusiastic Summer Counselor to assist with daily duties during our Summer Intensive programs in 2023.

The Summer Counselor will assist students and teachers throughout daily classes and serve as a liaison between the students and Berkshire Pulse staff. Learn more about this position on our website.

Upcoming Moving Life Stories Workshops

Moving Life Stories is a creative movement class created for and geared toward the immigrant population and their allies in the Berkshires. These workshops provide opportunities to share personal journeys, stories, and connections to places past and present through movement games, exercises, dancing, and community building.

All are welcome!

Simon’s Rock Workshop

📅 Saturday, April 8
🕙 10am to 12pm
📍Beckerman Dance Studio, inside the Daniel Arts Center

Pittsfield Series

📅 Tuesdays, April 4 – May 23
🕕 6 to 8pm
📍Berkshire Family YMCA

South County Series

📅 Fridays, April 21 – May 12
🕕 6 to 8pm
📍Family Resource Center

For the Pittsfield and South County workshops, a Spanish-speaking interpreter will be present, childcare is provided, and transportation can be arranged.

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Biodanza at Pulse

The Montreal School of Biodanza is returning to Pulse this Friday!

📅 Friday, March 31 
🕖 7 to 10 pm

Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the “Art of Vivencia” – the ability to be completely present to life in the moment. Biodanza encourages us to explore the gestures and embodied vocabulary of Vivencia, letting us rekindle our connection to self, others, and the world.

All are welcome; Biodanza is a dance practice for everyone.

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Summer Program Highlight

🚀Dance Adventure (Ages 4-7)

Students stretch on mats in a studio.

📅 Monday to Friday, July 24 – 28 
🕘 9am to 12pm

This new program for our youngest dancers invites them on an expedition into the exciting, engaging, and rewarding world of dance. Classes will include creative dance, tumbling, drumming, and more! 

ADVENTURE INTO DANCE

Save the date for our Annual Spring Celebration

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We’re pleased to announce our annual Spring Celebration will take place on May 27 & 28 at the Daniel Arts Center at Simon’s Rock.

The Spring Celebration will showcase the work of our Youth Performing Arts Program students, as well as alumni, community members, and teachers. 100% of the proceeds from these performances will benefit our Tuition Assistance program.  

More information on this performance, as well as sponsorship opportunities and ticket sales, coming soon!

Dunham Workshop

A group of dancers pose for a photo in a studio.

with Saroya Corbett

📅 Saturday, March 25
🕙 10am-12pm

Ages 12 to adult

Join Saroya Corbett, Bolin Fellow of Dance, for a second workshop in Dunham Technique, an Afro-Modern dance technique. As a certified instructor, Chair of History and Theory for the Institute for Dunham Technique Certification, and a life-long practitioner of Dunham Technique, Saroya will discuss the dance technique as a holistic practice and the work of Katherine Dunham, the technique’s creator. After the discussion, participants will experience a Dunham Technique movement class which will combine the theories and philosophies of the technique into physical practice.

SIGN UP

Biodanza at Pulse

The Montreal School of Biodanza is returning to Pulse in March!

📅 Friday, March 31 
🕖 7-10 pm

Biodanza is an invitation to cultivate the “Art of Vivencia” – the ability to be completely present to life in the moment. Biodanza encourages us to explore the gestures and embodied vocabulary of Vivencia, letting us rekindle our connection to self, others, and the world.

All are welcome; Biodanza is a dance practice for everyone.

LEARN MORE

Summer Intensive Highlight

Berkshire Pulse Intensive (Ages 11-18)

A dancer wearing a Berkshire Pulse tshirt in an advanced contemporary class.

📅 Monday to Friday, July 10 – 21
🕘 9am – 4pm

For students with at least two years of prior dance training. Two groups: beginner and int/adv

This two-week program allows dancers to develop excellence in technique, as well as versatility and collaboration in the creative process. Daily classes will include ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, swing, salsa, and flamenco. Dancers will explore dance-making through partnering and improvisation. Plus, field trips to local partnering organizations!

TAKE YOUR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Try a new Community Class for here!

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This March, we are doing a promotion for our community class pass holders! Class passes run 10 classes for $170 ($17/class) or 20 for $300 ($15/class). That’s a savings of up to $100 compared to our regular drop-in rate of $20!

If you buy a 10 or 20-class pass this month, you can try a new class for FREE!

Class passes can be purchased online or in-person. You can try any new class for free by letting the front desk know.

*This promotion applies to any students with an active class pass.

COMMUNITY CLASSES FOR YOU

Board of Directors Update

We are excited to announce Gail Belmuth as our new Board President, alongside new Board member Alex Bloomstein and returning Board member Dr. Jerome F. Errico.

Gail follows Board President of 12 years, Diane Pearlman, and Interim Board President, Jenny Daily. We are so grateful for their support and leadership!

Dunham Workshop

A group of dancers pose for a photo in a studio.
Saroya’s first Dunham workshop in January 2023

with Saroya Corbett

📅 Saturday, March 25
🕙 10am-12pm

Ages 12 to adult

Join Saroya Corbett, Bolin Fellow of Dance, for a second workshop in Dunham Technique, an Afro-Modern dance technique. As a certified instructor in and a life-long practitioner of Dunham Technique, Saroya will discuss the dance technique as a holistic practice and the work of Katherine Dunham, the technique’s creator. After the discussion, participants will experience a Dunham Technique movement class which will combine the theories and philosophies of the technique into physical practice.

SIGN UP

Summer Intensive Highlight

🔎Dance Discovery (Ages 8-13)

Two students at a ballet barre with their right hand on their shoulder and the left on the bar. The teacher demonstrates in the background.

📅 Monday to Friday, June 26 – July 7 (no classes on July 4)
🕘 9am – 3pm

For beginners and advanced beginners, this program has a half-day option for dancers ages ages 8-9 (9am-12pm full two weeks only).

An exciting journey into the engaging and rewarding world of dance, this two-week program provides an introduction to dance forms including ballet, modern, African, Contradance, and more. Dancers will also have a chance to practice dance-making of their own!

DISCOVER YOUR LOVE OF DANCE
Berkshire Pulse