Weekly Classes
ESPA is home to a community of independent teachers and artists who rent our studios to offer their own classes.
We keep this list as current as we can, but schedules and cancellations are managed by each instructor.
Schedules can change: please click the arrow next to any class to expand it for the instructor's details, website, and social links, and to confirm the latest info before attending.
See you in the studio!
Mondays
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Level:
Professional/AdvancedCost:
$15 Drop-Ins, or $120 Unlimited Monthly ACB pass (starts w/calendar month)Description:
Ballet Classes for One Another. ACB’s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable training for professional dancers in a friendly, inclusive, non-hierarchical environment. The mood is fun, supportive & relaxed. Teachers volunteer (rotation posted on Instagram) to “lead” class (they also take class while teaching). -
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Intermediate/AdvancedCost:
$24 Drop-Ins, or $75 for 5 classes; Sliding Scale AvailableDescription:
This class is an improvised movement flow. You will be held through verbal offerings of sensation, imagery, and texture. From delicate softness to heart-pumping effort, we will engage a wide spectrum of physicality. We will “shape-shift” through body consciousness and imagination. This is an invitation to simply show up to experience yourself in movement. We will learn and dance phrasework built from the improvised flow.More Info!
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Level:
Adult BeginnersCost:
$12 per class or 4 class pack for $40Description:
Ballet for Adult beginners focuses on the fundamentals of ballet technique through barre and center practice. Feel free to wear attire you can move comfortably in with either socks or ballet flats. Train weekly in this mindful method to feel more connected with your strength, balance and coordination!instagram @mrsemilyballetteacher
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Tuesdays
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Level:
Pro LevelCost:
$10 Pros/College
$15 Advanced/AdultDescription:
Ventana Ballet hosts open Company Class on Tuesdays from 10:30am-12noon. Classes are led by Ventana Ballet Assistant Director, Navaji David Nava, or Ventana Ballet Director, AJ Garcia-Rameau. are designed to build your stamina, refine control, and develop your artistry. Classes will focus on classical ballet technique infused with contemporary approaches. Stick around after class for Open Rehearsals. View the live schedule at https://bit.ly/vbsched ! -
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Adv Beg - Int AdvCost:
$15 Drop-InsDescription:
Class explores the body as both storyteller and an evolving instrument, inviting sensation, alignment, and personal expression into the space. As a Community of movers, we’ll unlock the stories living inside us—through progressive floorwork sequencing, improvisation, and phrasework shaped by modern, postmodern, and contemporary influences.Class builds progressively, deepening into themes that bring expansion to our own athleticism, curiosity, and flow.
We’ll aim to leave class with a greater sense of spaciousness in the body, richer circulation, and a clearer connection to our own internal architecture—moving from its shifting landscapes and endless potential. Come expand, shape space, and for remember the joy of movement.
More Info!
Wednesdays
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Level:
Professional/AdvancedCost:
$15 Drop-Ins, or $120 Unlimited Monthly ACB pass (starts w/calendar month)Description:
Ballet Classes for One Another. ACB’s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable training for professional dancers in a friendly, inclusive, non-hierarchical environment. The mood is fun, supportive & relaxed. Teachers volunteer (rotation posted on Instagram) to “lead” class (they also take class while teaching).
Thursdays
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Level:
All levelsCost:
Sliding scale of $10–$30
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.$15-$30 for a single drop-in class or online sign up
$100 for a 10 Class Punch Card ($10/class)
*only available in-person
Sign-up here or just drop-in.
Description:
Join Jordan for her signature Mat Class—a personalized, anatomy-based class for all movement levels. Classes will be live streamed via Zoom.What to Bring:
Please bring a Yoga Mat if you have one. A limited number of mats will be provided, first come first served. No need to bring any additional props! As the class grows, so will our prop collection. If you’re interested in sponsoring a prop purchase, please reach out. -
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Intermediate/AdvancedCost:
$10/class| Sign Up Here!Description:
Class begins w/a mix of familiar, functional movement patterns & generating muscular warmth through improvisational games & isometric ideas. Class continues w/technical phrase work that strives to expand your limits through a wide range of locomotive & athletic movements, involving weight shifts, directional changes, & exploring the body’s relationship to gravity.More Info
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Level:
Professional/AdvancedCost:
$15 Drop-Ins, or $120 Unlimited Monthly ACB pass (starts w/calendar month)Description:
Ballet Classes for One Another. ACB’s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable training for professional dancers in a friendly, inclusive, non-hierarchical environment. The mood is fun, supportive & relaxed. Teachers volunteer (rotation posted on Instagram) to “lead” class (they also take class while teaching). -
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Intermediate/AdvancedCost:
$20 Drop-InsDescription:
This is a Limón class with some influence of the Graham technique. Focused on finding your communication with your body combined with the intention of self-expression. -
Fridays
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Level:
Professional/AdvancedCost:
$15 Drop-Ins, or $120 Unlimited Monthly ACB pass (starts w/calendar month)Description:
Ballet Classes for One Another. ACB’s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable training for professional dancers in a friendly, inclusive, non-hierarchical environment. The mood is fun, supportive & relaxed. Teachers volunteer (rotation posted on Instagram) to “lead” class (they also take class while teaching). -
Level:
Intermediate/AdvancedCost:
$24 Drop-Ins, or $75 for 5 classes; Sliding Scale AvailableDescription:
This class is an improvised movement flow. You will be held through verbal offerings of sensation, imagery, and texture. From delicate softness to heart-pumping effort, we will engage a wide spectrum of physicality. We will “shape-shift” through body consciousness and imagination. This is an invitation to simply show up to experience yourself in movement. We will learn and dance phrasework built from the improvised flow.More Info!
Saturdays
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Level:
OpenCost:
$23 Drop-Ins, more pricing options available Register and more infoDescription:
Dance Church is a community-minded, all-levels, all-abilities, all-bodies movement class that offers a fun and inclusive approach to dancing. It’s part “fitness” and part “dance party.” -
Level:
Professional/AdvancedCost:
$15 Drop-Ins, or $120 Unlimited Monthly ACB pass (starts w/calendar month)Description:
Ballet Classes for One Another. ACB’s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable training for professional dancers in a friendly, inclusive, non-hierarchical environment. The mood is fun, supportive & relaxed. Teachers volunteer (rotation posted on Instagram) to “lead” class (they also take class while teaching). -
Level:
Intermediate/AdvancedClass Dates:
check back soon…Description:
Contemporary Partnering & Play Workshop is a space for artists to play with movement, make mistakes, discover new pathways and experiment with different ways bodies connect. We approach partnering with the eyes of play and use the workshop as a place to build your toolbelt of knowledge to be a foundation to tackle any lift thrown your way. Become a master of your skill and hone your eyes and bodies to feel and sense new ways partnering can occur.
Childcare a barrier to attending? Email evelyn@spacesoffontana.com to help arrange something for you! We make every effort to support parents in the arts and want to help overcome any obstacles for you to be able to continue to hone your craft.More Info!
Sundays
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Level:
OpenCost:
No cost. Recommended donations to the choreographer.Class Description:
An initiative program for emerging artists of color to share their movement styles and teach drop-in classes. The program is led by Marcel (Mars) Johnson and will have a different teacher every week.