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Wellspring Dance Academy

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Now enrolling! Dance classes ages 3 to Adult. We place value in training our students to be authentic, judgment-free, creative community members.

Wellspring Dance Academy, led by the professional company members of Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers, is the best of modern and contemporary dance education in Southwest Michigan. We promote organic, aesthetic movement with a non-competitive focus. Our students receive individualized attention in small classes while they build solid technique and repertoire. We value community, artistic expression, individual differences, and making dance accessible to all. Join our classes and events for ages three through adult in the beautiful Wellspring Theater conveniently located downtown Kalamazoo in the Epic Center Building on the mall.

10/27/2026

We welcome Annalee Traylor on November 7 for a special workshop: Abstracting the Quotidian 🌠

The heart of this research encourages a practice of enlivening and exercising impulse. Through a guided landscape of provocation and play, we will become attuned to body language of the everyday.

The normal, expected, and logical may begin to shift as we imbue the idea of defamiliarization--allowing us to reframe perspectives and possibly even opening up new ones. In this way, we will harness our creative power and deepen listening with ourselves and those around us.

🗯️ Annalee Traylor is a creator, choreographer, director, and educator with a 16-year career spanning New York City, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Atlanta. Her interdisciplinary practice moves between dance, theater, sound, and stagecraft, creating tragicomic performances that open spaces for wonder, contradiction, and connection.

📲 Read Annalee's full bio and register for Abstracting the Quotidian at wellspringdance.org/workshops-with-wellspring. Register by Nov. 4 to secure your spot.

10/23/2026

Videography & Photography in Dance with Alyse Kazimierczuk has been RESCHEDULED to January 9, 2027!

Visit wellspringdance.org/workshops-with-wellspring to learn more and see other workshops. 📲

10/22/2026

Explore a different way to learn ballet. Adult Contemporary Ballet focuses on the basics while cultivating an understanding of artistry, musicality, and technique 🩰

Ballet at Wellspring is taught with a somatic approach to build health and wholeness.

Adults of all levels are welcome to drop-in to this warm and welcoming class every Thursday! Class is open to ages 15+.

Photo by Mike Esperanza

10/20/2026

Adult Contemporary Improv. with Kaitlyn is safe for all levels, whether you're returning to dance after time away, exploring dance for the first time, or in extensive, consistent training.

Come as you are. Wake up, warm up, and reclaim dance as your own 💜

The choice is yours— drop-in anytime or enroll for class every week. Ages 15+ welcome.

Visit wellspringdance.org/classes, email [email protected], or call 2693424354. 📲

Photo by Mike Esperanza

10/19/2026

Calling all college students, high school students, and adult students interested in documenting their craft 📸

Sign up for this special workshop featuring Alyse Kazimierczuk this Saturday, October 24. Open to all levels, ages 15+.

The workshop will begin with a brief presentation on marketing principles, giving participants insight into how basic marketing strategies can be used to showcase dance online.

Participants will then take part in an interactive lesson on filming and editing short-form video content. To put these skills into practice, participants will have the option to learn a simple movement phrase that will serve as the foundation for creating their own video. 📲

LIMITED SPACE: Secure your spot by Wednesday, Oct. 21 ✨ Read more and register at wellspringdance.org/workshops-with-wellspring

10/14/2026

Meet our 26/27 Season Instructors!

💜 Our instructors are nationally recognized professional performers, choreographers, and dance educators with a wealth of experience. The entire team is here to nurture creativity and confidence in our students.

💜 Wellspring Academy dance instructors weave social and emotional learning (SEL) into every part of their work, supporting students as they build self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, social awareness, and responsible decision-making.

Youth: Don't miss this unique opportunity to train in a new way. Enrollment re-opens January 2027 🌠
Adults: Join us for a master class or workshop, whether you're revisiting dance after time away or exploring the world of dance for the first time 🫶

10/13/2026

Academy Families: October 26-31 is Bring a Friend Week! ✨

Dancers are allowed to bring 1 guest to their dance class. Guests must complete the google form to RSVP for the event.

Registrations must:
✅ Complete this form 24 hours BEFORE the desired class.
✅ Be within the age requirements for the class.

Once we receive your RSVP, our office staff will be in touch to confirm your spot for our Bring-A-Friend Event!

Both youth and adults can bring a friend! Send this link to them: https://forms.gle/yeuCJtxBKjPSFAAm9 📲

10/12/2026

Feel strong and confident in a HEELS Master Class with Kayla Wiese this Saturday, October 17 🔥

This heels class welcomes dancers of all experiences to join. Whether this is your first time taking heels or you've been dancing in heels for a long time, there is something for you!

We will begin with a warm-up where we will review safety and fundamentals, so everyone can have a fun and safe experience. For the rest of class we will learn a combo, with time to dance in small groups along with a space to record if members of the class wish! 📲

This class is built to help you find confidence and have fun in a pair of heels! 💜
Register by WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 to reserve your spot! Ages 15+ welcome.
$35.00/workshop, $20.00 w/ valid student I.D.

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10/01/2026

Welcoming Heather Mitchell, who will lead Elements of the Orisha on October 10 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 🌊

Water. Wind. Fire. Earth. Thunder. The natural world is alive with movement. In this workshop, we’ll explore the Orisha through the elements and forces of nature they embody. Through story, rhythm, and movement, we’ll experience the distinct energies and movement qualities of selected Orisha and explore what happens when we allow those forces to move through our own bodies. 🔥

This could be for you—register online at wellspringdance.org/workshops-with-wellspring 📲

Ages 15+ welcome. Registration closes October 7.
$35.00/workshop, $20.00 w/ valid student I.D.

09/26/2026

This morning’s Adult Contemporary Improv drop-in class is canceled due to illness.

Plan to join us at noon for Sounds of the Zoo, and then at 9 a.m. next Saturday for class!

Address

359 S Kalamazoo Mall #204
Kalamazoo, MI
49007

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 8:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 8:15pm
Wednesday	9am - 8:30pm
Thursday	9am - 8:30pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12693424354

Website

https://linktr.ee/wellspringctd

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