Dance, Discover, Develop: Community Contemporary

Community Contemporary is an opportunity for all levels of movers to dive into improvisation, technique, and play while fostering relationships new and old, thus creating and/or expanding their creative community. If you are looking for a supportive environment to animate and excite the tiny inner child dancer within you: this class is it, regardless of your prior experience with dance.

This class series will be taught by Angelina Benitez. Angie's class is equal parts technical and improvisational exploration. Class will often begin with a guided warm up designed to loosen up the body and the creative juices. Participants will generate movement through games and exercises while questioning: how can we value "play" in our training? We'll move individually and as a group as we navigate a variety of exercises, creative prompts, and choreographic phrase materials. All levels & all bodies are welcome.

This class is offered ONE DAY ONLY at the park as part of our weekend workshop Dance, Discover, Develop. If you like class, come join us for our weekly series at The Dance Complex, Thursdays 6:30-8pm.

DANCE, DISCOVER, DEVELOP

Join The Click for a class or two… or three! These workshops can be taken a la carte, or mix & match for a mini-intensive experience. The day will start with our classic pro-level class, “Class with the Click”, then we’ll head outside for some sun & snacks before the next open-level class, “Creative Cross-Training” designed for anyone with an open-mind excited to create or collaborate between artistic genres. Make sure to bring your sunscreen & a towel! For the July edition of DDD only, the day will end with a FREE weekend edition of Community Contemporary, which will take us outside to the Timothy Toomey Jr. Park across from The Foundry.

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AVAILABLE BUNDLES:

Interested in taking both Class with The Click and Creative Cross Training before Community Contemporary? Purchase a bundle for $32 (and no additional Eventbrite fees)! This is a savings of more than $8. Email Ym9zdG9uY2xpY2tub3RjbGlxdWUgfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ== by Friday July 25 for more information.

Community Contemporary is FREE FOR ALL but registration is required. See our website for more information.

CLASS POLICIES

1. Registration prior to arrival is required.
2. Please note that we have a grace period of 15 minutes at the start of class for late arrivals. Students arriving more than 15 minutes late will not be permitted into class. Please plan your travel accordingly. We do not offer refunds or transfers for this class.
3. Please note that we do not have the capacity to answer questions about registration via Instagram DMs or Facebook Messenger. We also do not check messages sent through Eventbrite. Any questions or concerns about class registration should be sent to Ym9zdG9uY2xpY2tub3RjbGlxdWUgfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ==.

ABOUT ANGIE:

Angelina Benitez graduated from Salem State University in 2018 with a B.A in Modern/Contemporary Dance and returned in 2025 as a guest artist in residence. Much of her work derives from play, queer joy, and her nonbinary, biracial life experience. They are a dedicated teaching artist to movers of truly all ages in the Greater Boston area, from toddlers to seniors. She is a member of Human Movement Project and a co-founding member of a contemporary dance collective, The Click. She has shared her work at VERSE / VISUAL, Roots & Routes, Dancing Queerly, Salem Arts Festival, and 24 Hour ChoreoFest. When she’s not teaching dance or putting her Grounded Aerial Bungee certification to use, you can find her writing poetry, working as a social media strategist, creating fiber art, and meditating with her plants. Stay in touch with her work @shemovesandmakes on Instagram.

ABOUT THE CLICK:

Spearheaded in 2021, The Click is an experiment in organization, connection, and collaboration among a group of like-minded creative spirits living, making, teaching, and studying in the Greater Boston area. We are a group of dancers whose primary medium of physical expression is through contemporary forms but who dabble and play in many modes of creativity. Whether we spend our time sliding along the marley of a dance studio, weaving fibers, painting, or writing poetry, we are each deeply invested in answering the universally complex question that might play across your mind as well: who am I and what I am doing here?

Learn more: theclickboston.com / @the.click.boston

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