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I know from experience that taking a dance class as an adult can be scary... stressful... overwhelming... and a little embarrassing, if it's been a while since you've danced or you've never danced. I also know that those feelings stop some people who'd really love to enroll a dance class from taking the leap. This post is for them: How to Take an Adult Dance Class Don't worry about getting *all* the gear Some students in adult jazz classes , adult tap classes, adult ballet classes, and other dance classes for the 18 and up crowd are tempted to invest in lots of gear. Others are hesitant to invest in any gear at all. By gear, I mean shoes, leotards, dance shorts, tights, stretch bands, foot stretchers, cute dance bags, portable ballet barres, ankle weights, etc. Here's the deal: you don't need to invest in a bunch of gear to take an adult dance class. You can sign up without any gear at all. I'm never going to turn away an a student because they don't

I'm SO excited to be able to invite more ADULTS into my Monday jazz class! While this has been primarily a teen jazz class for a few years, this year it's a combo class -- and right now, the group is mainly adults!   What you need to know: Adult jazz classes at Dance Enthusiasm in Salem, MA are mixed-level but fast-paced. Beginner dancers are welcome, and you can drop in and try one class for free! Just let the studio know when you'll be joining us: http://www.danceenthusiasm.org/contact

This past spring, Covid-19 forced dance studios and parents to make some big decisions. Was dance safe for kids? Heck, were dance classes safe for anyone? No one really knew, and a lot of studios and families took a better-safe-than-sorry approach. That was smart, in my opinion, because there were so many unanswered questions. Kids dance classes went from being in-studio with precautions to at home on Zoom. Some dance studios put on their end of season recitals online. Others held socially-distant dance recitals outdoors. The New York Times even wrote about the ups and downs of holding dance recitals during a pandemic . Now we know a lot more about how coronavirus is transmitted and how vulnerable kids are and aren't. Schools around the U.S. -- and here in Salem, Beverly, Peabody, etc. -- are opening. However, school is going to look different than it did in September of last year. A lot of kids will be starting the year remotely or taking remote classes all year long. Some will b