Programs
The Alloy School
Movement and dance is for everyBODY.
The Alloy School is a creative community where individuality is celebrated and all gender expressions and cultures are welcome. In this safe space, learning is a guided collaboration between our teaching artists and the participants. Through The Alloy School’s non-competitive environment, youth, adults, and families of all experience levels can share in the joy of movement while developing body awareness, coordination, and esteem.
The Alloy School Fall 2022 session spans 8-weeks of Saturdays at KST’s Alloy Studios from Saturday September 24 – November 12 with a public showcase and celebratory Let’s Move! Family Dance Party on November 19. Each Saturday from 10:00am to 1:00pm, expert teaching artists guide six 50-minutes classes in KST’s two dance studios that cater to participants from toddlers to elders in a comfortable and engaging atmosphere.
Every session is taught by professional artists and designed to teach you new moves and give you insight into the cultural roots of these different styles! The whole family can enjoy The Alloy School’s diverse range of classes from West African to Jazz Ballet. Classes are conducted with a casual atmosphere where various forms of attire including leotard, pajamas, business suit, or costume are all welcomed! Bring your whole self–we can’t wait to welcome you to The Alloy School community!
Registration for the full 8-week session is encouraged, though participants are also welcome to drop in for classes throughout. Registration begins at $12.50/class.
FALL 2022 CLASS SCHEDULE
Saturdays, September 24 – November 12, 2022
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10/class for full session; $12.50/drop-in
10:00am – 10:50am – Creative Play with Taylor Couch (Ages 6 and under)
10:00am – 10:50am – Jazz Ballet with LaTrea Rembert (Ages 6-14)
11:00am – 11:50am – Hip Hop with Aubrey Lutrell (All ages)
11:00am – 11:50am – Capoeira with José Perez IV (Ages 10 and up)
12:00pm – 12:50pm – West African: Dance & Drum with Ebony Castaphney (All ages)
12:00pm – 12:50pm – DanceFit with Raven Marsh(Ages 18 and up)
AND DON’T MISS…
Orientation
For Participants & Caretakers
Saturday, September 17
10:00am
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
FREE
Interested in registering for classes or already registered? KST has a one-hour orientation for families at KST’s Alloy Studios. Meet The Alloy School Education Coordinator, Simon Phillips, and hear from our Teaching Artists, each of whom will present their style and share what students will learn over the course of the session.
The Alloy School Showcase
Let’s Move Family Dance Party
Saturday, November 19
10:00am
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $5-20
Celebrate The Alloy School journey with our Showcase and Let’s Move Family Dance Party at Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Each class will present material from their class session on the mainstage, after which we move to the lobby for family beats and community crafts.
The Alloy School is made possible with support from the Arts Equity Reimagined Collective Action for Re-Imagining Vibrancy Fund grant, a funding initiative managed by New Sun Rising; the Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of the Buhl Foundation, The Grable Foundation, and the McElhattan Foundation. Kelly Strayhorn Theater is supported in part by the taxpayers of Allegheny County through a public grant from the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD). RAD works here.