Our fall session is in full swing! See all our classes on our Courses page.

Community Classes

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Community Classes for Adults and Teens

Check out our Fall 2025 schedule today and plan your Fall! 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, African, musical theater, Salsa, 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!

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 $180, 20 for $330, or special deal 30 for $360 (for our 30th year anniversary!)
Single drop-ins: $20 per class (pay in-person only)
Shared Family Class Passes also available: 10 for $190, 20 for $360.

Check out our class descriptions from last year, Fall-Spring 2024-25.

Click here for Youth Performing Arts Program Classes.


  • Class Type

  • Days

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

Mondays, 10:30-11:30am (September 8 – December 8; no class September 22, October 13)
With Christine Breton

Community Ballet – Intermediate+, for adults, teens 13+ welcome

Mondays, 6:30-8:00pm (September 8-December 8; no class October 13)
With Andrè Robles

Community Modern – Beginner/Intermediate, for adults (At capacity, waitlist only)

Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30am (September 9 – December 9; no class September 23, 30, or November 11)
With Bettina Montano

Community Tap – Beginner, for adults, teens 13+ welcome

Tuesdays, 6-6:45pm (September 9 – December 9; no class November 11)
With Teak Welch

Community Tap – Intermediate, for adults, teens 13+ welcome

Tuesdays, 7-8pm (September 9 – December 9; no class November 11)
With Teak Welch

Kundalini Yoga – All Levels, for adults, teens 16+ welcome

Wednesdays, 8:30-9:45am (October 15 - December 10; no class November 26)
With Crane Morehouse

Community Musical Theater Voice – All Levels, for adults, teens 16+ welcome

Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm (September 10 – December 10; no class November 26)
With Wendy Welch

Community Ballet – Beginners, for adults, youths 12+ welcome

Wednesdays, 5:45-7:00pm (September 10 – December 10; no class November 26)
With Sarah Daunt

African Rooted Dance – All Levels, for adults, youths 12+ welcome, 8-11 w/ parent/guardian (can fulfill PAP class requirement for Levels 3-4)

Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15pm (September 10-December 10; no class November 26)
With Noel Staples-Freeman, Angel Lau accompany

Contemporary – Intermediate+, for adults, teens 14+ welcome

Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00pm (September 10 – December 10; no class November 26)
With Gillian Ebersole and Shannon Nulf

Community Ballet – Beginners, for adults, teens 16+ welcome

Thursdays, 9:30-10:45am (September 11 – December 11; no class November 27)
With Sarah Daunt

Community Modern – Absolute Beginners, for adults, teens 14+ welcome

Thursdays, 4-5:15pm (October 9 - December 11; no class November 27)
With Bettina Montano

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

Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm (September 11 – December 11; no class November 27)
With Luana Dias David

Shake Your Soul® – All levels, for adults ages 18+

Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm (September 11-December 11; no class October 23, November 27)
With Madeline Despres-Chen

Community Modern – Intermediate+, for adults, teens 16+ welcome

Fridays, 9:00-10:40am (October 10-December 12; no class November 28)
With Bettina Montano

Hip Hop – Absolute beginners, for adults, teens 14+ welcome

Fridays, 6-7pm (October 10 – December 12; no class November 28)
With Jody Green

Latin Partnerwork Social – for adults ages 18+

Fridays 7-8:30pm (October 3, 10, 17, 24; Halloween Party on the 31st)
With Prashad Abeysinghe

Community Ballet – Beg/Int, for adults, youths 12+ welcome

Saturdays, 9:30-11:15am (September 13-December 13; no class November 29)
With Shannon Nulf

Adult Beginners Pointe, for adults ages 18+

Saturdays, 11:25am-12:10pm (October 18th – November 22)
With Gillian Ebersole

Teen/Adult Hip Hop – Beg/Int, for adults, youths 12+ welcome

Saturdays, 2:30-3:45pm (September 13 – December 13; no class October 11, November 29)
With Dashawn Davis

Ballet Zen, with Melissa Elstein (rental)

Thursdays 11am-12:30pm, on Sep 11 & 25, Oct 2, 16 & 30, Nov 20, Dec 11
with Melissa Elstein

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, 7-9pm
With Ted Randolph

4 Class Passes

4 Class Passes for $75
Purchase class passes to pay for Community Classes

10 Class Passes

10 Class Passes for $180
Purchase class passes to pay for Community Classes

20 Class Passes

20 Class Passes for $330
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 $190
Purchase this special family pass to pay for Community Classes across one household

20 Family Class Passes

20 Family Class Passes for $360
Purchase this special family pass to pay for Community Classes across one household

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