The DanceSpace

Ashland Country Dancers - English and Scottish Country Dance

Mondays, 7:00-9:30 pm (year round, drop-ins welcome)
Instructors Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett

From lyrical to boisterous, silly to sublime, written dance descriptions for English country dance were first published in 1651. Discover the dances of Shakespeare's and Jane Austen's times as well as newly composed dances. Experience the strength and elegance of Scottish strathspeys and the high energy and sense of flight of the jigs and reels. 

No partner or experience necessary. $5.
For more information, call 541-482-9586.

Nia with Rachael R. Resch
Experience the mythopoetics of fitness and healing with Nia Black Belt and physical therapist Rachael R. Resch.
Love Your Body, Love the Body of the World.

All bodies • All levels • Drop-ins welcome

Classic Nia Schedule:
Tue/Thu/Sat: 9:00-10:15 am (PT) 

Tuesday class online only for now Thursdays and Saturdays in-person and online.

Nia Class rates:
Drop-in: $18
3, 6, and 12-month memberships available 

Nia is a sensory-based fitness and self-healing practice that cross-trains body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Nia blends nine specific movement forms from dance, martial arts, and healing arts – like modern dance, Tai Chi and yoga. Come dance, laugh, kick, shake, stretch, and play with us! 

Healthy Hips, Knees, and Spine
Join holistic physical therapist Rachael R. Resch for this state-of-the-art holistic post-rehab wellness program to heal and strenghten your hips, knees and spine. 

Healthy Hips.. Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10:30-11:30am Pacific time (year round)
Currently Zoom only 

Healthy Hips...Class rates:
First class free!
Drop-in: $20
3, 6, and 12-month memberships available 

Move better and feel better with this unique blend of yoga, Feldenkrais, core stabilization, and myofascial release. Develop core strength, flexibility, and efficient movement patterns. Improve bone density and body awarenes. Prevent or recover from injury or surgery.

Register here for either class: https://rachael-resch.punchpass.com 

Rachael R. Resch, PT/LMT, is a Nia black belt, holistic physical therapist, and Director of Sacred Movement at Havurah Shir Hadash. Rachael holds degrees in science, religion and dance, and since 1977 has studied with leading teachers in mythopoetics, somatics, energetics and the arts - including Robert Bly, Joseph Campbell, Coleman Barks, Michael Meade, Marion Woodman, Gioia Timpanelli, Martín Prechtel, Aryeh Hirschfeld (zt”l), Stephen Victor, Paul Richards, and Rabbi David Zaslow. She owns Synergy Physical Therapy & Movement Arts in Ashland, Oregon.

For more information: nia-ashland@jeffnet.org / www.Synergey-PT.net / 541-301-3493 

Intermediate Modern Dance with Liz Finnegan
Mondays 5:00-6:30 pm (ongoing class, drop-ins welcome)
Wednesdays 5:15-6:45 pm (ongoing class, drop-ins welcome)

For more information, call 541-488-3443 

Liz Finnegan has a BFA in Modern Dance as well as training in Ballet and Jazz. Her class is designed for the seasoned dancer, with a performance background, who may want a weekly class to stay in shape, learn new choreography, and meet other dancers.

Hip Hop Flow with Cyrise Schachter
Wednesdays and Fridays 9:00-10:00 am;(ongoing class, drop-ins welcome; ages 14+)

Drop in is $15 and purchasing a 5 or 10 class card drops the price to $12 per class. Contact Cyrise at cyrisesong@gmail.com or 541-864-0330.

Hip Hop Flow is a fun and funky way to dig into beginning/intermediate hip hop choreography and get a great workout. We start with a warm up and a stretch then learn a choreography that we stay with for a few weeks, building and adding on but teaching it slowly from the beginning in each class. The more you come to class the quicker it sinks in and before you know it you are off and dancing!! The only rule is to HAVE FUN finding your rhythm and flow in this supportive and diverse community of dancers.  

Hip Hop Flow instructor Cyrise Schachter has been teaching music and dance for over 20 years. She started Hip Hop Flow in 2010 after moving to Ashland from the Bay Area where she danced and performed with Funk Addiction Dance Company and New Style Motherlode under the direction of Corey Action Harrison. She currently teaches, composes, choreographs, and performs music and dance in Ashland, Oregon and beyond. Holding space to nurture our embodied creative expressions is her passion and Hip Hop Flow's classes are joyful and empowering. 

"I love Hip Hop flow because I get such a great brain and cardio workout while having fun. Cyrise teaches with so much joy and enthusiasm. I highly recommend it!" -L. Ward

Afro-Fusion Dance with Ashreale McDowell
Tuesdays 5:30-6:45 pm; (ongoing class, drop-ins welcome; ages 18 and up)

Get your cardio dance on with a fusion of African, Jazz, and Modern dance styles to Afrobeat Jams!

Drop in is $15! Cash, Check, Venmo, CashApp, and Zelle are accepted.

Visit ashrealemcdowell.org and click contact!

Ashreale is a native of St. Louis, MO. In May of 2012, she received a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Dance with an emphasis in Modern Dance, from Webster University.

She has had the wonderful opportunity to work with artists such as Alicia Graf (Alvin Ailey), Antonio Douthit-Boyd (Alvin Ailey), Kirven Douthit-Boyd (Alvin Ailey), and Leonard Cruz (Bill T. Jones). As a teenager she performed in AIDA and High School Musical at The Muny, America’s oldest and largest outdoor theater. She has performed in The Wiz and The Black Nativity with The Black Rep of St. Louis. Ashreale has also studied and performed in Italy.

Ashreale has trained and performed with Beyond Measure Dance Theater under the Executive and Artistic direction of Alicia Sunshine Gbaho. In 2015, Ashreale became a company dancer with Consuming Kinetics Dance Company under the Executive and Artistic direction of Arica Nyamsi. In the Fall of 2016, she made her debut as a choreographer in Consuming Kinetics Dance Company's professional Concert, Take Root. In the Spring of 2018, Ashreale became the Assistant Artistic Director of Consuming Kinetics Dance Company. She maintained her leadership role until the Spring of 2022 when she became a mom to a beautiful baby boy.