Community Classes

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Community Classes for Adults and Teens

Our Summer 2025 Schedule is up and Web Registration is open! Plus, check out our summer intensives and register today!

Important upcoming Community Class Dates:

  • Summer classes will begin Monday, June 2 and run through Sunday, August 24. Please note that the studios will be fully closed on the following dates: Thursday, June 19 (Juneteenth), Friday, July 4 (Independence Day), & Saturday, July 5 (for the long weekend)

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!

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.

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

Click here for Youth Performing Arts Program Classes.


  • Class Type

  • Days

Register today! Simonson Jazz Evening Workshop Series (Ages 18+)

July 7-11 | Beg/Int ages 18+
Monday – Friday, 5:15-7pm

Register today! Limon-based Modern Dance Workshop Series (Ages 16+)

July 28 - August 1 | Beg/Int ages 16+
Monday to Friday, 5:30–7pm

Register today! Site-Specific Dance Making Workshop Series at Chesterwood (Ages 16+)

August 11-14 | Beginner adults, Int/Adv youth, ages 16+
Monday to Thursday, 5-7pm

4-Week Modern Dance Series at Chesterwood this Summer – Beg/Int, for ages 16-adult

Wednesdays, 6-7:30pm (July 2, July 16, July 23, August 6)
With Bettina Montano

Trans Dance Class with Seeing Rainbows – All Levels, for ages 18+

Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm (June 25, July 2 & 9)
With Gillian Ebersole

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

Mondays, 10:30-11:30am (June 2 – August 18)
With Christine Breton

Community Ballet – Intermediate+, for ages 13-adult

Mondays, 6-7:30pm (June 2 – August 18)
With Fiona Scruggs

Community Modern – Intermediate w/ no floor work, for ages 16-adult

Tuesdays, 9-10:30am (June 3, 10, 17 & 24, July 22, August 5, 12, 19), with Shannon Nulf
*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 Ballet – Beginners (en español), ages 14-adult

Tuesdays, 5:30-6:45pm (June 3 – August 12; no class August 19)
With Rebecca Robertson

Community Tap – Beginners, for ages 13-adult

Tuesdays, 6–6:45pm (June 17 – August 19)
With Teak Welch

Community Tap – Intermediate, for ages 13-adult (invited/placement only)

Tuesdays, 6:50–7:35pm (June 17 – August 19)
With Teak Welch

Wednesday Community Ballet – Beginners, for ages 12-adult

Wednesdays, 5:45-7pm (June 4 – August 20, no class July 9)
With Fiona Scruggs

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

Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm (June 4 – August 20)
With Wendy Welch

African Rooted Dance – All Levels, ages 12-adult, 8-11 with parent/guardian

Wednesdays, 6-7pm (June 4 – August 20)
With Noel Staples-Freeman, Angel Lau accompanying

Thursday Community Ballet – Beginners, for ages 16-adult

Thursdays, 9-10:15am (June 5, 12, July 3, 24, and 31, and August 14 & 21)
With Sarah Daunt

Shake Your Soul – All Levels, for ages 18+

Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm (June 5 – August 21; no class June 19, July 24)
With Madeline Despres-Chen

Community Modern – Intermediate+, includes floor work, for ages 16-adult

Fridays, 9-10:40am
Bettina Montano teaching January 10 – April 25; Leighann Kowalsky guest teaching on May 2, 16, June 6, and 13.

Zumba – All Levels, for ages 16+

Saturdays, 9:30-10:30am (June 7 – July 12; no class July 5)
With Jessamy Brosnan

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

Saturdays, 9:30-11:15am (June 7 – August 22; no class July 5)
With Shannon Nulf

Adult Beginners Pointe, for ages 18+

Saturdays, 11:25am-12:10pm (June 7 – July 19; no class July 5); full session participation required
With Gillian Ebersole

Kundalini Yoga on Sundays – All Levels, for ages 16-adult

Sundays, 10-11:15am (June 15 – August 24; no class June 8)
With Crane Morehouse

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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