Adult Dance/Music/Conditioning 2023
WSPA loves to provide adults with an opportunity to start in dance, music or continue studying in a discipline that they love. Check out our drop-in option where you load your cart with a number of classes and keep adding when you run out of classes.
Are you looking for a specific class? just ask and let us know- Our adult program is growing and we want it to fit your schedule.
SP 23 WSPA Birthday Party | Adult or Youth | 3-hour block | $400 |
$400.00
WSPA Birthday Party | Adult or Youth | 3 hour block | $400 |
West Seattle Performing Arts offers birthday party packages for kids and adults!
Birthday Party Packages include:
- 3 hour block
- 1 hour class of any discipline (Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, see below)
- Set up and clean included
- Recommended 1/2 hour set up and 1/2 break down plan.
- Themed parties and Pinatas are welcome!
Ideas: Youth Party Themes
Beautiful Ballerina Birthday Party!
Dance Jam Party ( Learn a piece of choreography to your favorite song)
Hip Hop Hoedown!
Stage Combat Party
Dungeons and Dragons
Act out your favorite Story with music and movement
Sing a long party with our Music Instructor leading your friends in your favorite tunes.
Acting Improvisation Games
Learn how the actors fight on screen with " Stage Combat Party" Learn the tricls of Hand to Hand Stage fighting.
Adult Themes: Party Themes
Salsa Class
Country Line Dancing
Ballet For Adults
Ballroom Dancing
Adult Hip Hop
Broadway Bound ( Learn a dance or scene from a Broadway Show)
and more.......
Call today to reserve your birthday party for kids in West Seattle or Adults
(206) 935-3777
We are located in the heart of West Seattle's Alaska Junction at:
4210 SW Edmunds St
Seattle, WA 98116
SP 23 Adult Drop In DANCE Class | 1.25 hour dance class | 10 class package
$326.00
WSPA offers a drop-in class option for a 10 class dance card. You may use the dance card for any 1.25 hour class and renew the card if needed.
Please make sure you fill out our student Partial Payment form and make a note that you will be using the punch card for your class.
FREE CLASS ! SP 23 | Chair Conditioning | Mondays and Wednesdays | 10:00-11:00 am
Free!
I love this class for all ages ! IF they can zoom they can join in!
SP 23 | Chair Conditioning for | Mondays & Wednesdays|10:00- 11:00 |p.m.
Light Weights/ stretch bands and a ball or yoga block can be added in
Zoom Link Below:
Topic: Chair Conditioning Wednesday and Fridays West Coast Time 10:00- 11:00
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85619791097?pwd=VWsyaHZCamhWcHA0VzZoYk1mMHBiZz09
Meeting ID: 856 1979 1097
Passcode: WSPA
Free outreach class for Senior Community
Instructor: Christine Juarez: WSPA Director
Description: Ready to start something for your body in a safe and friendly environment. Exercise for Beginners and those who want an entry level conditioning experience. Range of Motion, core strengthening, stretching the use of chairs, stretchy bands, barres all taught with modifications for those coming in with injuries or pain. Our goal is to improve you life not mold your body. We want you to feel better when you leave this class and want to come back for more.
Christine Juarez is the director of WSPA and has had a dream to have a space that is private and safe for those who have never or who have gotten away from integrating range of motion and gentle stretching into their lives. Lights low, music, and starting on chairs with clear direction. The goal for exercise for Non Exercisers/Positive Sizes is to claim your range of motion in a slow methodical way that makes you feel good. All welcome.
Attire: Suggested- Sweats, leggings, shorts. Tank top, t-shirt. Attire you can move well in. Shoes that grip, sneakers or rubber soles.
Bring: Water bottle, pillow-Suggested to add in light weights, stretchy band
SP 23 Ballet 7A| Ages 13- 18yrs. | Mondays 7:00-8:30/ Thursdays 6:30-8:30 Pointe/ Saturday 11:15-2:00
$1,850.00
SP 23| Ballet 7A and Nutcracker Rehearsal | Ages 13- 18yrs. | Mondays 7:00-8:30/ Thursday 5:30-7:00/ Saturday 11:15-2:00
Starts Jan 31st - June 10th
Spring Break: April 10th - 15th
Performance Dates: TBD
No Registration, Production or Costume Fees
Kate Le Grand, Christine Juarez, and Era Terry WSPA Dance Faculty
Christine Juarez-
Christine Juarez, Executive Director of West Seattle Performing Arts, has been directing dance programs for the past 30 years. She has served as the Summer Dance Coordinator directing a national program and teaching for the Preparatory Dance Faculty at Cornish College of the Arts since 1994- 2018. She has served as an integral part of the External Programming team for the college. She served as the acting Director of Dance for Vashon Center for the Arts since 1996- 2017 on Vashon Island, WA and the Artistic Director of the Vashon Center for the Arts, a pre-professional dance company, Christine has dedicated two decades to bringing classical and contemporary arts to communities in the Seattle area. She has directed and taught dance to diverse populations for the past 34 years.. Christine has also served on the dance faculty of Washington University in St. Louis. She holds an M.S. from Indiana University in Modern dance and Physical Sciences and a B.S. in Ballet and Music from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Christine is a Master Artist in Residence for the state of Washington and enjoys collaborative projects annually with classroom teachers integrating academics and movement. She has been a presenter of Early Movement Education for the Dance Educators Association of Washington and numerous other conferences. Christine started to dance in Philadelphia as a young girl and was trained in the Vaganova syllabus of Ballet. Her training has included immersion in Opera and she has performed and choreographed numerous operas. To date, Christine has staged: Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Coppelia, La Fille Mal Gardee, Firebird, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Serenade, Romeo and Juliet, Rodeo, La Sylphide, and numerous others. She believes that dance should be accessible to all and that it can be taught in a positive engaging atmosphere. She has dedicated her life to bringing dance to as many people that she can.
Teaching philosophy: I have a very strong philosophy of respect in the classroom. student to teacher, teacher to student,students to each other, the space and the learning environment. Every student is an individual that learns in a unique way. My job as a teacher is to choose the best language and examples to create a stimulating and playful learning environment. I choose to eliminate negative words in the classroom like” No”,” not” or” wrong.” I believe in transparency. I crave an authentic and healthy relationship with both my students and their families.
Attire: White and Black camisole leotarf
SP 23 Ballet Advanced | Ages 13- Adults | Monday 7:00-8:45/Wednesday 6:30-8:15/ Saturday 11:15-2:00
$1,850.00
SP 23 Ballet Advanced | Ages 13- 18yrs. | Monday 7:00-8:45/Wednesday 6:30-8:15/ Saturday 11:15-2:00
Starts January 30th - June 10th
Spring Break is April 10th - 15th
No Registration, Production or Costume Fees
Christine Juarez, Director WSPA, Kate Le Grand and Era Terry WSPA Dance Faculty
Christine Juarez-
Christine Juarez, Executive Director of West Seattle Performing Arts, has been directing dance programs for the past 26 years. She has served as the Summer Dance Coordinator directing a national program and teaching for the Preparatory Dance Faculty at Cornish College of the Arts since 1994- 2018. She has served as an integral part of the External Programming team for the college. She served as the acting Director of Dance for Vashon Center for the Arts since 1996- 2017 on Vashon Island, WA and the Artistic Director of the Vashon Center for the Arts, a pre-professional dance company, Christine has dedicated two decades to bringing classical and contemporary arts to communities in the Seattle area. She has directed and taught dance to diverse populations for the past 34 years.. Christine has also served on the dance faculty of Washington University in St. Louis. She holds an M.S. from Indiana University in Modern dance and Physical Sciences and a B.S. in Ballet and Music from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Christine is a Master Artist in Residence for the state of Washington and enjoys collaborative projects annually with classroom teachers integrating academics and movement. She has been a presenter of Early Movement Education for the Dance Educators Association of Washington and numerous other conferences. Christine started to dance in Philadelphia as a young girl and was trained in the Vaganova syllabus of Ballet. Her training has included immersion in Opera and she has performed and choreographed numerous operas. To date, Christine has staged: Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Coppelia, La Fille Mal Gardee, Firebird, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Serenade, Romeo and Juliet, Rodeo, La Sylphide, and numerous others. She believes that dance should be accessible to all and that it can be taught in a positive engaging atmosphere. She has dedicated her life to bringing dance to as many people that she can.
Teaching philosophy: I have a very strong philosophy of respect in the classroom. student to teacher, teacher to student, students to each other, the space and the learning environment. Every student is an individual that learns in a unique way. My job as a teacher is to choose the best language and examples to create a stimulating and playful learning environment. I choose to eliminate negative words in the classroom like” No”,” not” or” wrong.” I believe in transparency. I crave an authentic and healthy relationship with both my students and their families.
SP 23 Adult Introductory Ballet | Ages 12- Adult | Wednesdays |6:30-7:30| Tepley
$470.00
SP 23 Adult Introductory Ballet | Ages 12- Adult | Monday | 6:30-7:30 |
Spring Break is April 10th - 15th
Start Date: Jan 30th - June 5th
Introductory Ballet Barre is a great introductory course for those who have always wanted to study Classical Ballet and want an entry-level class. and now have the time and desire to do so. The class will begin with basic ballet exercises that will teach the basic positions of the feet and arms. The big plus in this class will give attention to alignment and posture. Core strength is guaranteed to increase.
Stretching and sequencing will be part of every class. Center work ( working without the barre) and small ( petite ) and large ( grand ) jumps will all be taught
Attire: Females: Pink tights solid colored leotard, pink ballet slippers. Male dancers: black leggings, teens ( dance belt) white leotard or white t-shirt. White socks and white ballet slippers. Long hair in a bun.
SP 23 Adult Open Hip Hop | Mondays | 7:00 pm-8:00 pm |
$470.00
SP 23 Adult Open Hip Hop | Mondays | 7:00pm-8:00 pm |
Class starts Jan 30th - June 10th
This is an 18 class series of classes- Adult can purchase a punch card for 10 if you are unsure you can attend all 18- Please email us at westseattlepa@gmail.com.
Adults jump into this dynamic class- No Performance necessary! No previous experience required! Aerobic and fun! This instructor is POSITIVE!
Instructor: Heather Gonzalez, WSPA Dance Instructor
WSPA is thrilled to welcome Heather Gonzalez, Hip Hop instructor who has relocated to West Seattle from Los Angeles. Heather has been on faculty for 13 years at the renowned "Lab Creative Arts Studio" ( The Lab) where she has specialized in instructing children's Hip Hop. Ms. Gonzalez has worked on the production arts team at the LAB producing professional projects and also coaching young aspiring pre-professionals who desire to break into the commercial dance world. She has also been an dance instructor for the California school system where dance is integrated into the physical education curriculum. Her love and joy of working with students is infectious and we look forward to her growing our Hip Hop program
Attire: Comfortable Clothes, Sneakers
SP 23 Adult Beg/Intermediate Tap | Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 Location Alki Masonic Lodge |
$470.00
SP 23 Adult Beg/Intermediate Tap | Wednesdays |6:30-7:30| |
Location: Alki Masonic Hall, 40th and Edmunds ( 4736 40th Ave SW.)
Starts February 1st - June 7th
Spring Break is April 10th - 15th
Tentative Performance June TBD
Instructor: Dori Raynolds, WSPA Dance Faculty
Adult tap welcomes tappers of all levels to revisit their training as children to learn new skills. Warm-ups, across the floor and rhythmic combinations that will challenge and stimulate the body and mind. T
Attire: Comfortable clothing, tap shoes and ready to have some fun!
Kellsie Steele has studied dance for 24 years, performing nationally in jazz, modern, ballet, pointe, tap, lyrical, and hip hop from the age of 3. She was honorary captain of the varsity cheerleading team at Eastside Catholic High School and was captain of both her Dance and Cheerleading team at Saint Mary's College of California. She trained under the direction of Lori Buffalow and Rachel Jackson of the San Francisco 49ers as well as nationally accredited choreographers Greg Russell, Andrew Vacca, and Jeannine Sabo to name just a few. Kellsie has performed nationally at NCAA basketball tournaments, and as a member of the San Francisco 49ers Goldrush professional cheerleading and dance team has had the opportunity to perform in places such as China and Japan. Kellsie holds a Bachelors degree in Communications and has taught at multiple dance academies in both San Francisco and Seattle. Kellsie joined the Cornish Dance staff in 2014. We welcome her to West Seattle Performing Arts first term.