Classes
DISCO RIOT classes are on a tiered payment system ($10/$15/$20) because we believe that class should be affordable and accessible in order to enhance working artists’ ability to take class and continue training. No one is turned away for lack of funds. If you need financial assistance please email community@discoriot.org. We offer classes with rotating teachers to promote a culture of sharing, exploration, diversity, expanding perspectives, and community. Class is a place of personal growth, community building, curiosity, skill-building, and play. We learn from one another. We grow together. Join us!
RSVP for class is required. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up in advance!
Slow Flow
Mondays 6:30-8pm
Open Level, Mindful Movement for Everybody
Teachers: Nicole Oga & Alyssa Rose
Located at TranscenDANCE
ADA Accessible
Drop In, Spiral Out
Fridays 11:30am-1pm
Advanced Contemporary Modern
Teachers: Lauren Christie & Aisha Reddick
Located at TranscenDANCE
ADA Accessible
Authentic Movement Exploration
5th Sundays 9:30am-12pm
March 30, June 29, August 31, November 30
Teachers: Jane Blount
Located at Kettner Depot (1100 Kettner Blvd.)
ADA Accessible
POP IN/POP OUT
with Guest Teachers
RSVP for date, time & location
Check out the drop down menus below for detailed class descriptions and rotation schedule.
Drop In, Spiral Out
Class Descriptions
Aisha: This class was built on the foundations of release and modern techniques, floorwork exploration, improvisation practices and having fun! Finding efficiency in the pathways of the body to bring awareness to the connections of body+mind+soul+space make for a perfect Monday morning blues remedy! It’s suggested that the limbs are covered for this class — long sleeves, pants, knee pads and socks.
Lauren: My class will progress from a floor warmup to standing exercises to phrasework that moves through the space and in/out of the floor. We will explore groundedness and buoyancy, stability and freedom, momentum and control. I am interested in flow, transitions, suspension, breath, and efficient use of energy. My aim is to foster a non-judgmental class culture, to allow space for individuality, and to encourage open awareness within the space.
Slow Flow
Mondays 6:30-8pm
at TranscenDANCE
with Alyssa Rose (they/them) & Nicole Oga (she/her)
Slow Flow is an open level space to explore the fundamentals of movement in community. Incorporating yogic and somatic teachings, we will cultivate embodied awareness by moving through both set material and improvisational inquiries. Through mindful movement, we will investigate movement pathways that support ease and safety. Come as you are, leave with a grounded spaciousness in the body/heart/mind. Please wear pants, as we will spend a good amount of time on the floor.
In alignment with the values of DISCO RIOT, this class centers consent, access, and the cultivation of safe(r) community space.
Please reach out to operations@discoriot.org for any accommodation inquiries or requests.
Access: The first two Mondays of each month are taught by Nicole Oga and are focused on access for immunocompromised folx and covid-consciousness (mask-mandatory). The latter half of the month will be taught by Alyssa Rose, focused on access for neurodivergent and physically disabled folx (mask-encouraged).
Authentic Movement
Authentic Movement Exploration
March 30, June 29, August 31, November 30
9:30am-12pm at Kettner Depot, 1100 Kettner Blvd.
Authentic Movement Intro Session, Sunday, March 30th from 9:30am-12pm, facilitated by Jane Blount
Authentic Movement is a profound, self-directed practice in which body wisdom is a source, and movement is an avenue for self-inquiry and expression. With eyes closed participants turn their attention inward and follow the impulses, questions, and curiosity that arise from within. There are no movements to learn, only one’s own to discover. A key element of Authentic Movement is the cultivation of one’s inner witness.
With roots in Jungian Psychology, and Dance/Movement Therapy, AM can be a potent therapeutic, spiritual and artistic resource. After moving, there is time for reflection and integration through journaling, drawing, and/or speaking about one’s experience.
This Intro session is open to all, both those new to the practice and those familiar with the form. Wear loose, comfortable clothing in layers in order to be warm/cool enough and please bring a journal. Should you desire to learn more, here’s a wonderful introductory article by Daphne Lowell about the practice of Authentic Movement.
Authentic Movement Long Circle – Sunday, June 29th 9:30am – 12pm
This session will be a Long Circle, which is a form developed by Janet Adler, within the practice of Authentic Movement where participants move freely between the roles of mover and witness. The Long Circle structure encourages deepening development of the nonjudgmental, clear seeing internal witness for movers and witnesses alike. We will lay the groundwork for these two roles then invite all to enter, center, sense, and listen both to the internal phenomena arising and to the field around your being, within and beyond the circle and move freely between these roles in this fluid form of Authentic Movement.
All are welcome, no prior experience necessary. Wear loose, comfortable clothing in layers in order to be warm/cool enough and please bring a journal. Should you desire to learn more about Authentic Movement, here’s a wonderful introductory article by Daphne Lowell.
Questions? Contact Jane at janeeb1018@gmail.com
RSVP Required
Fee / Sliding Scale – No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds
Jane Blount – I am a holistic bodyworker, dance artist/educator, Qigong teacher, embodied anatomy geek with an HHP in Integrative Somatics from the International School of Professional Bodywork (IPSB), and founder of Art Of Massage: Holistic Bodywork. I was introduced to Authentic Movement in 1993 and have been practicing this form more deeply since 2007 when I co-founded a San Diego Authentic Movement Peer Group. In addition to my deep engagement with Authentic Movement, I had an extensive career as a dancer, choreographer, and dance educator. I was a co-founder of Lower Left Performance Collective.
POP IN/POP OUT
POP IN/POP OUT
DISCO RIOT’s POP IN/POP OUT series offers master classes to those in our community from trusted teaching artists to promote a culture of sharing, exploration, diversity, expanding perspectives, and building community. Class is a place of personal growth, community building, curiosity, skill-building, and play. We hope to expand our collective experiences by bringing in teaching artists that challenge what we’re used to. We learn more from one another. We grow together. Join us!
POP IN/POP OUT classes are pay-what-you-can so that we can offer the highest quality experience for the community and for the master teacher. The sliding scale is between $10-20. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Please reach out to community@discoriot.org for assistance.
