Shake Your Soul in Florence

02/01/2025

https://engage.gcc.mass.edu/workshops/east-coast-swing/
Get out of the cold and start dancing! Beginning and Intermediate East Coast Swing classes start this Thursday in Greenfield.

Want to dance to popular tunes at clubs and weddings? East Coast Swing is a fun and lively dance style that’s great for beginners and can be done to a wide range of music. We’ll cover three basic step patterns as the foundation for learning single, double, and triple step footwork and begin to e...

01/06/2023

Winterfest in Easthampton is Feb 11 - I'll be teaching beginning Salsa & East Coast Swing and there will be LOTS of other fun events - check it out!

Find out what's happening at the 9th Annual Easthampton WinterFest on Sat. Feb. 12, 2022.

03/22/2022

So today it's my turn to be on the podcast Monday Moxie! This is a wonderful project highlighting and connecting women business owners in Florence. We'll be at Arts Night Out Northampton on April 8 - come meet us and learn about the project, which is run by Tiffany Chapman Photographyand Dr. Megan Allen from The Community Classroom.

The Resilient Project - Empowering Women in Business. Meet Emily.

Emily is the owner of Emily Foxtrot. A wonderful small business located right around the corner from me in Florence. Oh what an awesome business model and Emily opened her business with the biggest heart. Gosh I just love these stories of resilience!!!

Are you looking to find someone to teach you how to dance for your wedding or a special event? Check out Emily and her website:

https://emilyfoxtrot.com/

Give her a follow and listen to her inspiring story on todays episode of Monday moxie here:

https://mondaymoxie.buzzsprout.com/1909828/9927248

01/19/2022

Salsa classes start next week!

Class size limited to 20 students. Registration is for couples only. These are Lead and Follow dances, bring a dance partner. Cost per Series for Couple: $75.00 for 4 classes Dance Class Schedule: January 25, 2022 - February 15, 2022: 6:15pm - 7:15pm Beginning Salsa ($75/couple) 7:20pm - 8:20pm Adva...

01/18/2022

Shake Your Soul - today! -

10/17/2021

Dancers! Has your East Coast Swing gone south? Are you chomping at the bit to Cha Cha? Is your Night Club more like a Fight Club? It's been a long time since we have danced, so come brush up your skills with these accelerated review classes. Not for beginners, you need to have had at least 6 weeks o...

05/18/2021

I love this

96-year-old Stuart Hodes took his first dance lesson at the Martha Graham school after being discharged from a distinguished stint as an air force aviator in World War II, and he has been dancing through life ever since. He recently wrote a memoir called "Onstage with Martha Graham," and joins us to...

08/05/2020

Local Friends! I am sharing my love of friendship, movement, and health with you by offering you a free week of live-streaming classes with Jazzercise Amherst! If you are interested in learning more PM me!

04/22/2020

more Covid-19 heartbreak

His 1972 hit “Soul Makossa” arrived at the dawn of the disco era and made its way to dance floors across the United States, Europe and Africa.

03/16/2020

No class this coming Sat, 3/21. Stay tuned for news about 4/4.

03/06/2020

Well my plan for a regular 1st & 3rd Sat class is not getting off to a great start. I need to cancel this week's class because I'm sick and not sure if I'll be well by then. Sorry!