Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary with Stewart/Owen Dance
Saturdays, 10:45–12:00 PM
Summer Pop-up: July 19
Fall dates to be announced soon!
Henry LaBrun Studio at the Wortham Center
Pop-Up Class Instructor: Megan Jones Medford
PLEASE NOTE: Beginning in July, classes are returning to the pre-Helene drop-in rate of $18 per class (monthly session rate: $16/class). New discount options for Fall sessions are coming—stay tuned for details to be announced soon!
Led by Stewart/Owen Dance co-directors Vanessa Owen and Gavin Stewart, this intermediate/advanced contemporary dance class awakens the body and senses through an energetic follow-along warm-up, followed by creative exploration and choreographic phrase-building. Recommended to dancers with a minimum 4 years experience. All dancers are encouraged to modify for their own bodies!
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About the instructor: Megan Jones Medford received a BA in Dance Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She spent six years living in NYC as a professional dancer and teacher. Along with free-lance work, Megan was a company member with Periapsis Music & Dance, LiNK! the movement, and Shauna Sorensen and Dancers. Some of her performances include SummerStage, Jazz at the Lincoln Center, American Dance Guild Festival, Symphony Space, New York Moves, Carnival, and Choreographers Canvas. Megan trained with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Martha Graham School, and American Dance Festival. She was on faculty for the Children & Teen Program at Broadway Dance Center and All Star Studios in NYC. She has guest taught and choreographed for studios and conventions around the States. Megan moved back to her hometown of Asheville, NC to start a family and to continue to share the art of dance through teaching and performing. Megan has been dancing with Stewart/Owen Dance since 2020.
