Welcome to Our Dance & Movement Studio
Explore Our Dance & Movement Class Offerings
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Barre Fusion
Total Body Expression Workout with elements of Ballet, Pilates, Fitness, & Flow - All Levels
Lengthen, strengthen, tone, and revive with this class that combines ballet, Pilates and fitness for a full body expression of self care. Increase strength, balance and core stability while moving joyfully to music.
Barre * Ballet * Core * Fitness * Fun!
We have both Wall & Portable Barres AND 2.5lb & 5lb Dumbells, Sliders, Bands, & Balls
Come for a Core Blast!!
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Core Foundations
Gentle Core Strength Conditioning (Mat Class) - All Levels
Discover the essential foundation for a strong and balanced body in our Core Foundations class. This class is designed to help you build and stabilize your core muscles, which are crucial for maintaining correct posture, balance, and overall movement quality. Whether you’re into dance or yoga or want to enhance your daily life, this class is for you. We’ll begin with dynamic warm-up movements and targeted exercises to strengthen your abdominals, back, hips, and pelvic floor muscles. You’ll finish with a luxurious and relaxing stretch, leaving you feeling revitalized and ready to take on the day!
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Pilates Mat Flow
Classical Pilates (Conditioning Mat Class) – All Levels
Pilates Mat Flow is a dynamic 75-minute workout that features classic Pilates exercises choreographed to music. This high-energy, core-focused class activates all major muscle groups through a strenuous yet joyful routine. Emphasizing breathwork and the mind-body connection, the class incorporates various equipment such as Pilates rings, bands, balls, and weights to intensify the exercises. The session begins with a slow standing warm-up, gradually building into a high-intensity mat workout featuring two designated cardio segments. Modifications are provided to accommodate different skill levels, ensuring accessibility for all participants. The class concludes with a 10–15-minute cool-down stretch and recovery period, leaving you glowing, energized, and aligned.
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Pilates Mat Fusion
Pilates Fusion - All Levels
Build strength from the inside out.
Join Renee for a dynamic Pilates mat practice designed to strengthen your core, improve stability, build body awareness, and leave you feeling energized and grounded.
Through mindful, intentional movement, we'll work the whole body while focusing on core strength, alignment, breath, control, and mobility.
Whether you're newer to Pilates or already have a practice, this class offers an opportunity to build strength, connect with your body, and move with greater awareness.
Come strengthen, move, breathe, and feel good in your body.
All levels welcome.
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Restorative Stretch + Myofascial Release
Stretch, Breathe, Relax, and Restore - All Levels
Beautiful long stretches and muscle care combined with intentional breathwork set to music designed to take you on a restful journey for a mental and physical reset.
Decadent minutes of breath, stretch, rest + Myofascial Release (MFR) / massage (we have tennis balls!).
MFR combines deep muscle massage while releasing and freeing up the fascia (connective tissue) while resting and down regulating the nervous system. It is used for improved performance, pain relief, increased range of motion, and recovery.
For anyone who could use tender love and care for their muscles and mind either post a dance, yoga, surf, or Pickleball session, or any other fitness regimen.
Recover, sleep and live…..better
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Cardio Funk
Choreography Add-On Class – Beginner to Intermediate
CARDIO FUNK is a high energy all level choreography dance class to upbeat music where we build a fun and accessible dance routine over the hour for some serious satisfaction by the end. Starting with a warm-up then breaking down moves with a continuous cardio flow that includes some gut and ab toning, Alison’s clear and experienced style makes dancing our way to wellness AWESOME and available to all levels with no dance experience necessary!
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Inspire Dance
Choreography Add-On Class – All Levels
Inspire Dance is a recipe for a delicious dance cardio experience. Move to your favorite popular songs combining dance styles from hip-hop, funk, jazz and contemporary while spicing it up with a bit of musical theater. Class includes breakdowns and sweat sesh with no pro skills needed. Just bring your passion for dance, love of music and your desire to move!
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BASICS Cardio Hip Hop & Zumba
Dance Fitness (Hip Hop & Zumba) – All Levels, Beginner Friendly
This high-energy class breaks down 2-4 fun routines step-by-step, helping you build skill, precision, confidence, and clarity. Each session focuses on practice and repetition, so you leave feeling stronger and more confident. Get your cardio workout while learning in a lighthearted and supportive atmosphere. It's the perfect way to prepare for the faster-moving dance classes and upcoming performance events, like Dancing In the Streets in April and Capitola Art & Wine in September —though participation is completely optional!
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Cardio Hip Hop and Zumba
Dance Fitness (Hip Hop & Zumba) – All Levels
This is a Dance Fitness class based in Hip Hop and Zumba – taught by Master ZES Trainer, Joy Smith! Come experience the Joy of Dance!
Dance Fitness styles include Hip Hop, Zumba, Jazz, Showgirl, Latin, Afrobeats, etc. – – Joy covers vastly diverse styles with authenticity and freshness, which is part of her creative genius! Joy is widely known for her heart pounding, soul awakening routine’s taking dancers from “Show Girl” to “Hip Hop Street” dancer .
This class will deepen your dance knowledge and technique. Come one, come all! And access the dancer inside of you!
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Latin Fusion
Latin Dance Fitness – All Levels
Shake it. Sweat it. Feel the rhythm.
Get ready for an hour of high-energy movement inspired by the vibrant rhythms of Latin and global dance.
Latin Fusion brings together influences from Samba, Salsa, Reggaeton, Soca, Dancehall, and more for a joyful, sweaty dance experience that will have you moving your whole body and smiling from the inside out.
We'll warm up, learn accessible movement and choreography, turn up the music, and let the rhythm carry us. No partner needed, and no dance experience required—just bring your willingness to move, play, and have a good time.
Come for the cardio. Stay for the music, the movement, and the joy.
All levels welcome. Come dance like nobody's watching!
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Samba
Brazilian Samba Dance Class - All levels
Learn to dance Brazilian Samba with the First USA Samba Queen: Gisella Ferreira. Gisella will break down the top key moves to Samba in a fun and playful learning environment. This is for anyone who has ever wanted to try Brazilian dance.
This Samba Dance class will also develop and strengthen your Samba skills through Samba Drills and build your strength and stamina.
This class explores Samba No Pé (Rio style Samba) as well as Samba de Roda (Samba roots community circle). This class is about raising your vibration, building community, getting in touch with your inner Samba spirit and letting go through dance. Come shake it!
All levels welcome. Class is done barefoot or with comfortable shoes and dance clothes you can move in.
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Salsa Cubana
Salsa Cubana - All Levels, Beginner Friendly
Join Ana for Salsa Cubana—a fun, all-levels (beginner friendly!) class focused on solo footwork (salsa suelta), body movement, and authentic Cuban flavor. With over 20 years of international teaching and performing experience, plus deep training in Cuba, Ana brings her passion for dance straight to the Santa Cruz community. No partner needed—just bring your joy and love for music and dance!
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Tropical Fusion
Latin & African Based Dance Fitness – All Levels
Tropical Fusion is a high-energy dance fitness class with music from Brazil, the Caribbean, Latin America, and beyond. We’ll journey through dance styles like Samba, Salsa, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Soca, Rhumba, Cumbia, Calypso, and more resulting in one hour of juicy and joyful movement! Class includes a warmup, cardio dance, easy-to-learn choreography, and cool down. Open to all levels and abilities! Come free your hips, shake your booty, open your heart, express yourself, and feel the Tropical rhythms feed your soul!
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Vibe Brazil: Brazilian Dance + Fitness
Brazilian Dance + Fitness – All Levels
Vibe Brazil is a Brazilian Dance + Fitness class that covers authentically Baile Funk, Samba, Axé and more Brazilian dance styles. It includes core strengthening and mat work to support Brazilian dance moves. Come join the fun and catch the vibe!
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Worldanz
Dance Fitness – All Levels, Beginner Friendly
Dance around the world. Sweat, play, and discover the joy of movement!
Worldanz is a high-energy dance fitness experience that takes you on a joyful journey through rhythms and movement styles from around the globe.
You'll explore a playful mix of international dance styles and music while building coordination, cardiovascular fitness, strength, and confidence. Audrey breaks down the movement so you can follow along, learn something new, and make it your own.
No dance experience necessary. Whether you're brand new to dance or already love to move, Worldanz invites you to come exactly as you are. Expect great music, accessible choreography, a delicious workout, and plenty of reasons to smile.
Come move, sweat, learn, and play with us!
All levels welcome. No dance experience necessary.
Meet our Dance & Movemement Instructors
Book a Dance or Movement Class
Below you will find our live dance and movement schedule. You can book directly through Mindbody from here!