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5Rhythms® is a dynamic movement meditation practice created by Gabrielle Roth, emerging from her decades of exploration into the transformative power of movement beginning in the 1960s and 70s.
There are no steps to learn and no choreography to follow. Instead, we move through five rhythms—Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness—and allow the body to find its own movement and expression.

Aerial Candy is an aerial dance studio specialised in Silks and Lyra. We offer classes for everyone: our intro to silks for beginners, children’s silks sessions, as well as open gyms, Lyra, and silks for adults!

202-854-9618

Dynamic Hammock (DH) is an aerial dance company that offers different aerial classes, workshops and series to get you moving and ultimately dancing with the aerial hammock in a totally unique way!

The Gallery Dance Collective is a studio in the metro-DC area that places an emphasis on training individuals between the ages of 3 and 18 in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary, and pointe. Students ages 8 and older of the studio are also encouraged to join our pre-professional company in residence, Muse Contemporary Dance Theatre, which expands their training by way of exposure to local performances, regional conventions, and other industry related events.

KanKouran is a world class dance company that preserves and promotes traditional West African culture by providing quality entertainment and educational programs to local and national audiences in an effort to facilitate cross-cultural enrichment.

202-518-1213

Maria's classes are inspired by the spirited yoga tradition as well as the science of movement and desire to live and move with with ease and joy. All Levels are welcome.

301-613-9153

Maryland Systema offers practical self-defense training for adults of all experience and fitness levels. Classes focus on breathing, movement, balance, awareness, controlled contact, and staying calm under pressure. Training includes work with grabs, strikes, close contact, ground movement, and changing situations, with an emphasis on practical skills rather than competition or memorized routines.

Music and movement classes for infants through five-year-olds and the adults who love them, operating in Montgomery County since 1997.

240-535-6576

Mark H Rooney – the world’s most dangerous half-Japanese/half-Scottish solo improvisational taiko artist – studies, performs, and teaches taiko, a dynamic form of full-body drumming based in Japanese tradition. Mark combines this traditional foundation with a modern sensibility to create performances and classes that emphasize connection, reaction, and interaction.

Positive Impact Martial Arts offers an exciting blend of Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing, and Sport Karate in a fun, structured, and supportive environment. Participants will learn age-appropriate martial arts techniques while developing fitness, coordination, focus, discipline, confidence, and self-control.

The main goal of this children's creative movement, pre-ballet and ballet program is a fun and positive introduction to dance.

301-404-2601

The Well Fit Pro barre classes are a high‑energy blend of barre, Pilates, strength, and breathwork powered by Afro‑diasporic and Afro‑Latin beats. Our approach to integrating highly rhythmic Afro-music and soundscapes paired with structured and progressive movements offer a creative approach to individual expression, cultural awareness and physical fitness.

This community-level modern dance class is designed to reconnect the student with the pure joy of movement. We invite movers of all experience levels to explore dance that is deeply organic and nature-based. Rooted in the expressive tradition of Isadora Duncan, considered the founder of Modern Dance, we align ourselves with the rhythms of Nature using the natural rise and fall of our breath to initiate motion, release tension, and expand into locomotion that honors our body's natural rhythms.

Wu Shen Tao Martial Arts programs improve strength, balance, and mind-body connections through the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu. Classes feature traditional northern style Shaolin postures, forms, and self-defense training. For students who want to venture beyond the classroom, there are opportunities to perform at local demonstration events, and compete in regional and national tournaments.