~ Spring term registration open · classes begin May 6 ~(718) 555-0199
— contemporary dance · brooklyn, NY · est. 2014 —

Movement as inquiry.

A small studio for contemporary technique, improvisation, contact, and floor work. Run by working dance artists. Twelve to fourteen people per class. We do not run trend classes. We do not film for the algorithm. We make room for slow questions.

— what we are after —

"We treat dance as a practice, not a product.
The studio is a place to ask things with the body."

Meridian was founded by four dance artists who wanted a room where intermediate adults could keep training without auditioning, where younger dancers could be taught carefully, and where choreographers could rehearse on a sprung floor. Class size is held at fourteen. Faculty are working artists with companies you have heard of. We close the door at the start of class.

— the four tracks —

What you can practice here.

Four ongoing tracks, taught year-round. Most members weave two or three together — a Tuesday technique class, a Thursday improvisation, a Saturday open floor. Drop-ins welcome at any level once the term begins.

01

Technique

Contemporary release-based technique with phrase work. Floor sequencing, partnering, locomotion across the diagonal. Levels I–III.

Mon · Wed · Fri · 90 min
02

Improvisation

Structured improvisation rooted in score-making, attention practices, and listening. Open to all bodies who have moved before.

Tue · Thu · 75 min
03

Contact

Contact improvisation jam plus weekly skill class. Weight-sharing, lifting, falling, rolling point. Beginners welcome on Sundays.

Sun · 2 hours
04

Floor Work

Low-to-the-ground sequencing — the descents, transitions, and floor pathways that contemporary work asks for. Sprung Marley.

Sat · 90 min
— this week · april 28 – may 4 —

What's on the floor this week.

Full schedule and term dates —
Monday
7:00 pm

Technique II

— with Naia Bertrand
Level II
Tuesday
7:30 pm

Improvisation · Score Lab

— with Joren Halász
Open
Wednesday
10:00 am

Technique I · Beginner

— with Eshe Okonkwo
Level I
Thursday
7:30 pm

Improvisation · Listening

— with Joren Halász
Open
Friday
7:00 pm

Technique III · Phrase

— with Naia Bertrand
Level III
Saturday
11:00 am

Floor Work

— with Mira Kalfayan
All levels
Sunday
2:00 pm

Contact · Skill Class

— with Eshe Okonkwo
Open
Sunday
4:00 pm

Contact · Open Jam

— faculty supervised
Drop-in
— begin —

The room is quiet at 6:50.
Come in then.

Spring term opens May 6 and runs ten weeks. You can register for a single class on a drop-in card, or hold your place with a term card and save twenty-five percent. New movers — try a single class first.

Register — See the catalog