Modern Dance Classes

Advanced Beginning Modern Dance Technique

This class is appropriate for students with some movement background looking to improve their technique and deepen their practice. Beginners are welcome as well.

Tuesdays, 7:30-9:00 pm,

Taught by Avilee Goodwin

Intermediate-Advanced Modern Dance Technique

This class is ideal for those with a background in dance looking to perfect and deepen their practice.

Fridays,10:30 am-12 noon

Taught by Ruth Botchan

Fees

$18 Single class
$70 for four classes

Classes are ongoing and can be joined at any time.

To request more information or to tell us a little about your background, email westernskystudio@gmail.com

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Tai Chi

Level I – Beginning

The first class in the twelve week session introduces Tai Chi and its various ideas and benefits. 

Level II – Form Correction and Meditation 

This course focuses on increasing awareness and depth of the postures learned in the beginning course, as well as strengthening and increasing Chi (internal energy) flow and development. 

Level III – Intermediate

This twelve-week course adds more advanced form postures to those learned in the Level I course and refined in Level II. 

Level IV – Advanced Form Correction and Meditation

These ongoing classes significantly deepen the form work, with more focus on conscious details, working to embody the five Basic Principles, and setting a foundation for a continuously expanding developmental process to unfold.

Level V – Push Hands

Through the cooperative-competition of push-hands, we explore and work with issues such as reactive resistance, activity without aggression, receptivity without weakness, and how to neutralize and not be impacted or imbalanced by an incoming attacking force.

Fees

Group Classes

  • $25 per hour (single class)

  • $70 per month (1 class per week)

  • $115 per month (2 classes per week)

  • $145 per month (3 classes per week)

  • $175 per month (4 or more classes per week)

A “month” for purposes of this fee schedule is four weeks of Tai Chi classes. A “class” is one hour of group classes.

Taught by Lenzie Willams

Private Classes

One-on-one instruction may include form correction, push-hands, and/or advanced work. Private classes are available with Lenzie Williams for $150 per hour; or with one of the school’s senior instructors for $85 per hour.

To schedule a lesson please see www.taichiberkeley.com

Class Schedule

DAY

TIME

CLASS

Monday

11:00 am – Noon

Noon – 1:00 pm

6:00 – 7:00 pm

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Level II – Form Correction & Meditation

Level I – Beginning

Level IV – Advanced Form Correction & Meditation*

Level V – Push Hands (Beginning & Intermediate)

Tuesday

5:30 – 6:30 pm

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Level III – Intermediate

Level I – Beginning

Saturday

8:00 – 9:00 am

9:00 – 10:00 am

Level IV – Advanced Form Correction & Meditation*

Level V – Push Hands (Beginning & Intermediate)

*Instructor’s permission required to attend Advanced Form/Meditation & Beginning/Intermediate Push Hands classes (Level IV and Level V).

Session Dates

Please see www.taichiberkeley for Session Dates

Belly Dance

Thursdays
7:30-9:30 pm – currently on a break