Online registration for Spring 2025 is officially open!

Please note that we are open for limited hours until the start of our Spring Session.
January 6 - First Day of Spring Session Community Classes
January 13 - First Day of Spring Session Youth Performing Arts Program Classes

Community Classes

A group of dancers in a Hip Hop class.

Community Classes for Adults and Teens

Our Spring 2025 Schedule is up and Web Registration is open!

Learn more about our Community Class Program below!

Berkshire Pulse’s Community Class program offers a wide range of creative classes for people of any age or ability, from beginners to professionals. We are proud to offer an intergenerational program, with students ranging from teenagers to those in their 80s.

Whether you’re looking to build on your technique, train, meet new people, or simply try something new, we have a class for you. Our classes include modern, ballet, jazz, flamenco, hip hop, tap, musical theater, drumming, Shake Your Soul, and more. 

Our experienced and passionate instructors are dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive environment for all people. We believe that dance is for everyone, and we strive to provide a space where you can explore your creativity, develop your skills, and connect with a vibrant community of fellow dancers.

Pulse has never turned away a student for an inability to pay. To learn more about our robust Tuition Assistance program and Card to Culture benefits, click here.

To find and sign up for a class, scroll down to view our full roster of classes and use the search filters to identify classes by category, type, level, and day of the week.

If you do not yet have an account with the site, please create one on the My Account page. ALSO please be sure to complete the ‘Account details‘ section of the My Accounts page and make sure that all of your information is current, including for any children you will be registering for classes. Thank you!

Please make sure to read Pulse’s policies before registering. Please see individual class descriptions for Community Class dress codes.

Below is a link to our one-page class schedule, which gives a snapshot of all the classes happening weekly at Berkshire Pulse – use it to plan your week!

Spring 2025 Weekly Class Schedule

Our Community Classes are on a drop-in basis (except where otherwise noted). Please register below to be included in the class roster and to express interest. Community Classes are all paid for with class passes, which will automatically debit from your account every time you sign in for a Community Class.
Class passes: 10 for $170 or 20 for $300
Single drop-ins: $20 per class (pay in-person only)
Shared Family Class Passes also available: 10 for $180, 20 for $320.

2024-25 Studio Calendar
Community Class Level Guidelines

Check out our class descriptions from past sessions, including Spring 2022, Summer 2022 Intensives, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024.

Click here for Youth Performing Arts Program Classes.

  • Class Type

  • Days

Litefeet – All Levels, for ages 16+

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:15–5:40pm (March 25 – May 6)
with Raymon "Red Ink" Padro, at Simon's Rock!

Master Your Mood Workshop Series, with Laura Lin!

Thursdays, 9-10:15am (January 9 – February 27)
With Laura Lin

Sound Bath, with Lev Natan!

First Sunday of every month from 7-8:30pm (November 3, December 8, January 5, February 2, March 2, April 6, May 4)
with Lev Natan

Trans Dance Class with Seeing Rainbows!

FALL 2024: Sundays 2:30-3:30pm September 29, October 27, November 24, December 15 (CANCELLED); SPRING 2025: Saturdays 2:30-3:30pm January 25, February 22, March 22, April 26
With Gillian Ebersole

Modern 3, for ages 13-adult

Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm (January 14 – May 20; no class Feb 18, Apr 22)
With Shannon Nulf

Jazz 3-4, for ages 13-adult

Thursdays, 6-7:30pm (January 16 – May 22; no class Feb 20, Apr 24)
With Holly Jones

Contemporary 4, for ages 14-adult

Saturdays, 12:15-1:45pm (January 18 – May 24; no class Feb 22, Apr 26)
With Madison Palffy

Young Choreographers Initiative (FREE), for ages 14-adult

Tuesdays, 5:45-7:30pm (January 14 – May 20; no class Feb 18, Apr 22)
With Susan Quinn

Move for Life! – All Levels, for ages 18+

Mondays, 10:30-11:30am & Fridays, 10-11am (January 6 – May 16; no class Jan 20, Feb 17, or Apr 21)
With Christine Breton

Community Ballet – Intermediate+, for ages 13-adult

Mondays, 6:30-8pm (January 6 – May 12; no class Jan 20, Feb 17, or Apr 21)
With Sayer Mansfield (January to February) and Adam Weinert (March to May)

Salsa – All Levels, for ages 13+ (can fulfill PAP class requirement for Levels 3-4)

Mondays, 7:15-8:15pm (January 6 – May 12; no class Jan 20, Feb 17, or Apr 21)
With Luana Dias David

Community Modern – Beg/Int, for ages 16-adult

Tuesdays, 9-10:30am (January 7 – May 13), with Bettina Montano
*This class is currently FULL and is open to WAITLIST registration only. If you are interested in this class, please still submit a waitlist registration and we can add your student to the waitlist and can recommend like classes.

Community Tap – Beginner/Warm-up and Intermediate, for ages 13-adult

Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm; 6-7pm Beginners/Warm-up; 7-7:30pm Optional Intermediate work (January 7 – May 13)
With Teak Welch

Community Modern – Beginners, for ages 16+ (Mornings)

Wednesdays, 9-10:15am (January 8 – May 14)
With Veronica Bone

Community Ballet – Beginners, for ages 12-adult

Wednesdays, 5:45-7pm (January 8 – May 14)
With Brianne Szymanski

Community Musical Theater Voice – All Levels, for ages 16+

Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm (January 8 – May 14), with Wendy Welch
*This class is currently FULL and is open to WAITLIST registration only. If you are interested in this class, please still submit a waitlist registration and we can add your student to the waitlist and can recommend like classes.

African Rooted Dance – All Levels, ages 12-adult, 8-11 with parent/guardian (can fulfill PAP class requirement for Levels 3-4)

Wednesdays, 6-7pm (January 8 – May 14)
With Noel Staples-Freeman, Angel Lau accompanying

Swing – Intermediate, for ages 14-adult

Wednesdays, 7:15-8:15pm (January 8, 15, 22, 29 - Intermediate Lindy Hop; February 5, 12, 19, 26 - Intermediate Charleston) - full session participation required
With Brianne Szymanski

Shake Your Soul – All Levels, for ages 18+

Thursdays 5:30-6:30pm (January 16 – May 15)
With Madeline Despres-Chen

Flamenco – Beginners, for ages 12-adult (can fulfill PAP class requirement for Levels 2-4)

Thursdays, 6-7pm (January 9 – May 15)
With Joanne Bockemuehl-Jackson

Swing – Beginners, for ages 12-adult

Thursdays, 6:45-7:45pm (Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 - Beginner Lindy Hop; Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 - Beginner Charleston) - full session participation required
With Brianne Szymanski

Community Modern – Intermediate+, for ages 16-adult

Fridays, 9-10:30am (January 10 – May 16)
With Bettina Montano

Community Ballet – Beg/Int, for ages 12-adult

Saturdays, 9:30-11:15am (January 11 – May 17)
With Shannon Nulf

Adult Beginners Pointe, for ages 18+

Saturdays, 11:25am-12:10pm (Session 1: January 25 – March 1; Session 2: March 22 – April 26; full session participation required for both sessions)
With Gillian Ebersole

House – Beg/Int, ages 12+ (can fulfill PAP class requirement for Level 3-4)

Saturdays, 2-3:15pm (January 11 – May 17)
With Angelica Polk

West African and Caribbean Dance and Drum – All Levels, for ages 14-adult

Saturdays, 2-4pm (January 11, February 15, March 15, April 12, May 10)
With Joanne DelCarpine and Kim Waterman

Taekwondo, for ages 4-adult

Mondays 5:30-6:30pm, Wednesdays 7:15-8:15pm, Saturdays 11:30am-1:30pm
with the Martial Arts Institute of the Berkshires

Tai Chi, for ages 16-adult

Mondays, 6:30-8pm and Fridays, 9:30-11am
with Berkshire Tai Chi

Scottish Country Dance – Open Level

Thursdays, 7:15-9pm
With Ted Randolph

10 Class Passes

10 Class Passes for $170
Purchase class passes to pay for Community Classes

20 Class Passes

20 Class Passes for $300
Purchase class passes to pay for Community Classes

30 Class Passes (available for our 30th Anniversary in 2025!)

30 Class Passes for $360
Purchase this special class pass to pay for Community Classes in honor of Pulse's 30th anniversary in 2025!

10 Family Class Passes

10 Family Class Passes for $180
Purchase this special family pass to pay for Community Classes across one household

20 Family Class Passes

20 Family Class Passes for $320
Purchase this special family pass to pay for Community Classes across one household

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