Dalbec Dance and Wellbeing

07/29/2026

06/29/2026

Hello lovely humans 💜

New class schedule coming soon! Mostly the same as it has been, but some adjustments for Summer session 2. 🩰💕✨

Also one opening for green cleaning:
Tuesday afternoon/once every four weeks beginning July 21st. 🧹🧽🏡🧼🧚🏻‍♀️

05/11/2026

Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a lovely and restful weekend. Mr Leo will be teaching class tonight CMFA pink studio 6:30 PM. Mr Leo starts class promptly. So those of you who are used to my class where we have warm-up at the start time this is not the case for Mr Leo’s class. Come ready to start at 6:30. Warmup in the hall prior to class is ok 👍

05/07/2026

Dance Students: You cannot take the summer off from dance and pick up where you left off. Dance is not a seasonal sport. These are dance facts of life.

If you take an entire summer off or take only a few classes here and there, plan to begin the fall having lost at least 50% of the strength, stamina, placement, flexibility, and mental focus that you gained in the previous year.

If you study dance 2-4 days per week over the summer, plan to maintain the level you created during the school year, but not necessarily improve—unless that 2-4 days per week is significantly more than you are used to.

If you want to improve your dance immensely, attend a summer intensive in addition to consistent classes while you are home. Or stay home and attend a full schedule of classes at your home studio.

These decisions will affect your placement level in the fall and possibly your long-term dance goals.

I intend no judgement here. I am pointing out the physical and mental demands of long term progress in dance. People have different goals with their dance training. Make sure that your actions match up to and will create your goals.

Dancing as a hobby is fantastic and gives you space to take longer periods of time off.

If you want a dance career, yes, go ahead and take a week or two for rest and relaxation. (It’s good for you.) But more than that hinders progress. The choice is yours.

Photo: Scott Serio
Dancer: Magnolia Williams

01/10/2026

01/06/2026

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What began as Alvin Ailey's vision became a global legacy, one that continues to shape the way we see dance and tell stories across generations. Rooted in his blood memories, his work opened doors and gave opportunities to voices that deserved to be seen and heard.

Today, we celebrate Mr. Ailey's birthday and his legacy that continues to move the world.

Alvin Ailey in "House of Flowers". Photo by Carl Van Vechten.

01/06/2026

Hello lovely dancers!
Ballet with Nyna starts back this week.
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30am
10:15am doors open and we will warm up until 10:45.
Looking forward to hopefully seeing you all.
We are continuing to use the CMFA studio spaces for morning classes. I’m back where my adult ballet classes first began 14 years ago and where I trained with Carolina Ballet many moons before that 😂
Evening classes will begin again in mid-January.
See you soon!
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01/01/2026

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