Class Descriptions

Break into ecstatic movement and unbridled soul expression!  An exhilarating dance experience developed by Chantal Peirat, SoulSweat enhances coordination, tones your body, increases your dynamic flow of energy, and awakens your creative spirit.  Free your self-expression with the wildest barefoot dance workout of your life! Many teachers at Alchemy are certified to teach SoulSweat and each has her own delightful interpretation!

Zumba Fitness is a Latin-based dance/fitness class. Whether you have two left feet and are looking to find the right, or are a professional dancer looking for something outside the gym, Zumba is for you! We take the “work” out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party.

GROOV3 is a one hour, high-energy, dance-til-you-drop cardio hip hop/funk class with a mission to inspire change and build communities through the power of dance. Simple combinations accommodate all fitness levels, featuring the hottest DJ mixes. You’ll spend the hour learning a fun mini routine while sweating and getting your GROOV3 on! 

Join us for the wildly addictive cardio class, WERQ! WERQ is the fiercely fun dance fitness workout based on pop and hip hop music.

Wear workout clothes and gym shoes (or if you’re used to bare feet, that’s okay too!). Expect to sweat, smile, and burn 500-900 calories each hour. All dance and fitness abilities welcome.

Awaken the Dance

Are you longing for a dance space where you feel totally at ease? Here you are welcomed, just as you are. We go deep and laugh hard. Come as you are, connect to yourself and others through body awareness and dance.
At Awaken the Dance, led by Hannah Kinderlehrer you will be embraced in our community, enjoying amazing music from around the world, and surrendering to your body’s wisdom as it guides your dance. Grounding in feeling your self from the inside out, with gentle guidance and warm community, we transition naturally into the pure messy, wild pleasure of having a body.

Beginners Contemporary

The Beginning class is tailored to the beginning dancer, dancers who are seeking an easy, still athletic, fun class and those wishing to ease back into class after some time away! In class, we’ll combine breath, stretching, centering all while working on beginning technique, improvisation, and fun phrase work. Join Cindy Brandle, Artistic Director of Boulder-based Cindy Brandle Dance Company for laughter-filled, joyous hour of movement to varied music! To learn more about Cindy and CBDC please visit cindybrandledance.com

Fascial Flow

Fascial Flow is an integration of specific movements and static postural holds that bring you back into your body and create a deep level of awareness of any imbalances you might have. Every class is different and catered to what your body needs that day. You will be taken through a specific warm up to get the spine and all the joints mobile and your body nice and sweaty, that will follow with a variety of fascial stretches and then we get into our postures to create space in the spine, ending with some deep breathing techniques to strengthen our diaphragm and calm the body. The goal is for you to experience a reduction in any body pains you may have and an increase in overall wellbeing! Be prepared to sweat, awaken your mind and have some fun!

Movement Meditation: The Feldenkrais Method

Would you like to have less pain? Would you like to move and feel better? Then you’ll want to join Nancy Linsley at this relaxing but rejuvinating class with delicious slow gentle movement with focused attention. In less than an hour you will go on a journey of self-discovery to find out what’s keeping you from having a pain-free body. You’ll learn ways to integrate your mind and body- to move your body in a way that improves your brain.

Nia

Nia is mind/body physical conditioning program that originally stood for Non-Impact Aerobics. A health and fitness alternative that emerged in the ’80’s, NIA evolved to include neurological integrative practices and teachings. Alchemy teachers have created their own artistic interpretations of Nia. These classes are perfect if you love music and dance but want something a bit lower impact on your body. We have two fabulous NIA teachers at Alchemy, Jackie Diner and Marty Diner each with their own mood and style. Come dance with us!

Aerial Hoop (Lyra)

Join Cassidy Lee for aerial hoop classes where you will develop strength and flexibility while creating beautiful choreography on the lyra using the different tricks and spins taught weekly. We offer two Beginners classes and one Intermediate/Advanced each week so you can practice your skills and get stronger by the day! This class is for you if you are new to aerial art and want to try a new form of expression and dance while still getting a small workout in. Beginners Aerial hoop is for EVERYONE, all ages, body types, and genders! See you there! 

 World Heat Blast

A funky and sweaty 45 minute class, Sarah Jane Romano blends Latin, African, hip-hop, jazz, and lyrical movement,  blend of dance and celebration. Sarah Jane has taught Nia, Zumba, Planet Motion and technique classes for 12 years and has been bringing her joyous energy to Alchemy for almost as long.

 

Party Hip Hop

*Party Hip Hop can pretty much be summed up in one word: FUN! Ayla’s Party Hip Hop is the perfect high-energy, low-pressure atmosphere for seasoned dancers and beginners alike. She has a knack for getting people to do things they never thought possible and have a lot of fun doing it! Combining old school, new school, and a many of her own innovative combinations and moves, Ayla has a way of teaching that takes the pressure off and allows those in her classes to have fun, let loose, and look great.

Bottom line? This class promises to be a delight to anyone that comes to have fun and shine. It’s the kind of dancing that can’t help but make you smile. If you want to have fun, get a great work out, groove to awesome music, and feel great about yourself, this is the class for you!

*Beginning March 2nd, 2019