Take advantage of this social distancing period to advance your Latin & Ballroom footwork & body movement — solo dancing only, no partner needed. Each class will feature technique & choreography of 2 styles of dance, including Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo-Salsa, Samba, Bolero, Argentine Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Swing/Lindy, and Disco/Funk. A fun & informal experience, where style, elegance, and passion, will take over the dance floor, & fill your body with energy and confidence!

Sweat Your Prayers® is a dance gathering where we bring our individual 5Rhythms® practice and move through the Rhythms of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness with dedication and freedom. The intention of this class is to have spaciousness and relatively little formal instruction, relying on the individual to create and support one’s own journey into the Wave of music. From exploring the endless boundaries of these 5Rhythms we develop, as Gabrielle Roth often taught, the discipline needed to be a free spirit, and thus the freedom to wholly dance with the sacredness of oneself, another, and community.

Vinyasa is a style of yoga that links movement and breath. In this one hour flow, Amber will gently guide you through the postures, building strength, flexibility, and balance. This class is open to adults and teens of all levels, and you should feel free to modify according to your own abilities. Mute your microphone, and put your favorite music on!

How would you like to explore yourself in the world of dance (online) at the ballet barre? This class would be more for the beginner, yet even as a professional dancer and performing artist, I know that starting at the beginning is the best place. The great news is, you do not even need a ballet barre; you could use a table, a chair, a counter, or even a window sill. A ballet barre routine is one of the best ways to strengthen, align, and lengthen the body, and stretch the mind.

A 5-week course which will lead us into a virtual performance piece. Being Seen and Being Heard can be one of the scariest places to be in any given moment, but the gift of showing up and being part of the creative process can heal us and bring light to our talents like never before. Unravel the old defeats and behaviors into a bright availability of the embodied performing artist that you are. The creative life force is present in all of us! Movement, improvisation, spoken word, and more.

Thousands of Cambridge households have been impacted by COVID-19. As a member of the Cambridge Mask Alliance, a coalition of 12 local non-profits led by the Cambridge Volunteer Clearinghouse (CVC), the CCCA has been working to make sure every Cambridge resident and household has the masks they need to stay safe. With the support of the City of Cambridge, the Cambridge Public Health Department, Google Cambridge, and individual and business donors, our dedicated Cambridge Mask Alliance volunteer team stepped up to supply over 12,000 quality reusable face masks this summer, and 15,000 more by the end of October.

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Photo credit: David Rabkin and Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House