Late Fall News & Updates

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Contemporary Modern Workshop with Lynn Peterson, Co-Artistic Director of SYREN Modern Dance, NYC



Saturday, November 1

11 am – 12:30 pm



$18/$16 seniors & college students or a card punch 



Lynn Peterson (Co-Artistic Director, Dancer) is a United States Cultural Ambassador who has been sharing dance widely with SYREN as a performer and dance educator for 22 years. Lynn is proud to be a Facilitator for Jacob’s Pillow Curriculum in Motion, a Teaching Artist with Arts for Learning CT, and part of the Dance Faculty at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, CT. She’s previously been on faculty at Mark Morris Dance Center, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, and The Hotchkiss School. Additionally, she has worked with students at Purchase College, Yale University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Brown University, Principia College, Boston Conservatory, Moravian University, Anderson University, The Hartt School, IONA College, Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, Center for Creative Youth, The Ethel Walker School, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, Portland Youth Dance, Jordan Academy of Dance, Broad Ripple High School, Metropolitan Youth Ballet, Academy of Dance Arts, and New American Youth Ballet, among others. Tremendous gratitude to Kate Sutter for going together step by step by step, to the ever-inspiring company members of SYREN, and to my family both near and far: You fill my heart and you are EVERYTHING.

Training: B.F.A. S.U.N.Y. Purchase, Jacob’s Pillow Curriculum in Motion Institute and Fellowship, Lincoln Center Institute, Asana Alphabet, The Yoga Room, Jordan College Academy of Dance, Indianapolis Ballet Theater.

Hip Hop Workshop

with Rennie Harris Puremovement

Sunday, November 9

11 am-12:30 pm

$18/$16 seniors & college students or a card punch

Co-presented by Portland Ovations

The goal of Rennie Harris Puremovement is to empower community through history, embodied movement, and dialogue surrounding the roots, power, and politics behind Hip-hop culture’s origins. This multi-dimensional exploration incorporates body awareness, physical practice, and lecture-demonstration. Characterized as a contemporary indigenous form, Street Dance encompasses the diverse and rich African American traditions of the past, while simultaneously presenting the voice of a new generation through its ever-evolving interpretations of dance. We seek to give the student a deeper sense of self, purpose, and individual power as they engage in our educational programs. Students develop their voices through this dynamic and holistic approach to learning the history of Street Dance and Hip-hop culture.

This class features 1-2 Rennie Harris Puremovement company members teaching Street dance technique in styles such as, but not limited to: Popping, Campbell Locking, House, Hip-hop, Wu-Tang, Waacking, and Breaking. Students will receive an outline Hip-hop dance and culture timeline, including details on innovation/creation periods and pioneers. Community members gain a contextual and historical understanding of Street dance and its roots, identifying basic style, technique and vocabulary of various Street dance styles that are associated with and/or considered Hip-hop dance and identifying the pioneers and innovators of Hip-hop and funk styles.

Class will include a thorough warm-up, foundational technique study, across-the-floor, sequencing, and culminate with a post class discussion.

Simonson Jazz Masterclass with

Sasha Soreff

Tuesday,November 11

6:45-8:15 pm

$18/$16 seniors & college students or a card punch

A native of Portland, Sasha is a choreographer, dance teacher, Resonant Healing Practitioner and empathy/movement facilitator based in New York City. She has been on faculty at Gibney Dance since 2014, and prior to that Sasha taught modern, Simonson technique, and created student performance workshops at Dance Space Center and Dance New Amsterdam. She is also on faculty at The International Partner Dance Intensive and has guest taught at NYU Langone’s Initiative for Women with Disabilities and Casco Bay Movers. She serves on the Coordinating Team for Radical Movement, a monthly online movement space “for everybody and every body” created by Sonya Renee Taylor.

As Artistic Director of Sasha Soreff Dance Theater, Sasha has created and shared multi-generational, participatory work on stage and in community settings for more than twenty years. SSDT’s work has been seen in performance by students at the Ailey School, on tour throughout in New York State and new England, at the Queens Museum, HERE, University Settlement and WNET Television, among other venues.   As an empathy/movement facilitator, Sasha weaves somatic movement, relational neuroscience, and transformational principles together in support of compassionate self-connection, soulful, embodied expression, and healing.

Young Dancers Program News

Dancers have been learning variations of the BrainDance as part of their weekly class warm-ups. Each BrainDance focuses on eight types of movement, such as breath, vestibular, and cross-lateral. Some of the benefits of BrainDance include better proprioception, balance, attention, memory, eye-tracking, behavior, sensory integration, and motor skills. Dancers are also moving through a concept-based curriculum that allows dancers of all ages and stages to be challenged as developmentally appropriate. Currently, we are exploring the concepts of levels, directions, and size, and having so much fun along the way!

When the fall sports season ends, it's time

to return to the

dance studio!

Enrollment is open for select classes in our children's and teen programs. We offer a wide variety of classes in hip hop, jazz, ballet, modern, tap, contemporary, and more for students ages 2 & and up in a welcoming and non-competitive environment. 

Children & Teen Schedule

***Open enrollment for our Winter/Spring Semester and Session III of our 7-week series begins on December 1st.***

Click here to register. Not sure which class might be the best fit? Give us a call at 207.871.1013, or email us at info@cascobaymovers.com. We are happy to help!

Portland Youth Dance News

DanceAbility for Ages 7-12 Years

November 6th – December 12th, 2025 Thursdays from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Location: STRIVE Studios, 202 Warren Ave., Portland, ME

DanceAbility is dance for ALL people! This improvisation-based class will bring together kids with and without disabilities in a supportive environment to express themselves, connect, and have fun. No experience is necessary. Please email elizabeth@portlandyouthdance.com for more information.

Portland Youth Dance's Calendar Raffle is in full swing! Purchase your $10 ticket from the desk or a Portland Youth Dancer for your chance to win great prizes every day in November, including gift cards to Letterpress Books, Tandem Bakery, Trader Joe's, Greener Postures, Salud, Hannaford, and more!

Casco Bay Movers Holiday Shows

December 19 @ 7 pm, December 20 @ 5 & 7 pm | CBM Studio Theater

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we love celebrating the season with our annual fun and festive Holiday Shows. The following classes and groups will perform: Hip Hop 6, Tap 5, Ballet 4/5, Modern 5, Jazz 4/5, adult repertory groups, Portland Youth Dance, and Portland Youth Dance's fall community class. Tickets will be available online beginning December 1st. Seating is limited.

Important Dates:

• Nov 11 - Veterans Day - Studios is open and we will run all classes
• Nov 26-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No Classes Held
• Dec 1 - Holiday Show Tickets on Sale
• Dec 15-20 - Peek Week
• Dec 19/20- Holiday Show in CBM's Studio Theater
• Dec 22 - Jan 4 - Holiday Break
• Jan 5 - Classes Resume

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