contemporary classes
Step into a space where movement becomes emotion and technique meets imagination. Our contemporary dance classes, led by the innovative Cat Faszewski and Miguel Perez, are designed to push boundaries, challenge convention, and awaken the artist within.
Cat’s unique approach blends classical foundations with cutting-edge choreography, encouraging dancers to explore their individuality while building strength, fluidity, and emotional depth. Her classes are a journey—one that invites dancers to move with intention, freedom, and authenticity.
Why Train with Us?
Innovative Instruction: Cat is known for her original movement vocabulary and ability to draw out powerful, personal expression in every dancer.
Creative Exploration: Classes focus on improvisation, floor work, and dynamic phrasing, allowing dancers to discover new ways of moving.
Supportive Environment: Whether you're a seasoned performer or new to contemporary, Cat fosters a space where creativity and growth thrive.
Join us and experience contemporary dance that’s as bold, expressive, and boundary-breaking as the artist who leads it.
contemporary one
ages 7-12
prerequisite: at least 2 years of Ballet training.
Instructor: Cat Faszewski
Contemporary is a form of dance that fuses modern, jazz, and ballet techniques and conveys the emotion of a song through the body's movements. In this class, students will focus on continuation of movement, connectivity to movement, emotional connection to movements and flexibility. This is a highly technical class and is not recommended to students who are in less than two classes per week. Ballet is required with this class.
contemporary 2
ages 8-14
prerequisite: at least 3 years of formal dance training and permission of instructor
Instructor: Cat Faszewski
In this class, students will continue to focus on continuation of movement, connectivity to movement, emotional connection to movements and flexibility. This is a highly technical class and is not recommended to students who are in less than two classes per week. Ballet is required with this class.
contemporary III
ages 10-15
prerequisite: at least 5 years of formal dance training & permission of instructor.
Instructor: Cat Faszewski
In this level, students will continue to focus on fluidity of movement, timing, and technique while exploring the underlying intention and meaning behind the movement and the music. This is a highly technical class and is not recommended to students who are in less than two classes per week.
Ballet is required with this class.
contemporary four
prerequisite: permission of instructor. ONLY
Instructor: Cat Faszewski
In this level, students will be challenged to explore the underlying intention and meaning of movement while working on interpreting music and expressing emotions. This class is for mature dancers that are ready to find an open and honest connection to movement and incorporate this into their dancing. Ballet is required with this class.
ePIC contemporary
ages 12-18
prerequisite: permission of instructor ONLY
Instructor: Miguel Perez
In this level, students will be challenged to explore the underlying intention and meaning of movement while working on interpreting music and expressing emotions. This class is for mature dancers that are ready to find an open and honest connection to movement and incorporate this into their dancing. Ballet is required with this class. Class is two hours in the Fall/Spring 2025-2026 season.
Some classes may be combined in summer sessions.