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bodywork BODYWORK FOR COUPLES: Classes are 1x/mo., usually on the 3rd Sat. Cost: $60/4-hr. class. Location: Life in Motion, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: South End Thai Massage, Susan Mahany, 752-6342, sunflowermassage22@gmail.com. Learn a bodywork routine that increases flexibility in the hips and shoulders and reduces tension in the back. Great for couples, friends and athletic partners, Thai massage is done on a mat while both partners wear loose-fitting clothes. Come and learn simple moves to relieve muscular tension with the gift of your hands!
dance DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, info@salsalina.com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style, on-one and on-two, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. $13/person for 1-hr. class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in anytime and prepare for an enjoyable workout! JEH KULU WEST AFRICAN STYLE DANCE: Mon. & Wed., 5:30-7 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, $13. Sat., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Edge, S. Burlington, $15. Location:. Info: 859-1802, jehkulu@ yahoo.com. Looking for a fun and exciting way to shed some winter weight? Try a high-energy dance class West Africanstyle; classes in Burlington of traditional dance from Guinea
LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Cost: $50/4-wk. class. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Lessons also avail. in St. Albans. Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@firststepdance.com, FirstStepDance.com. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning classes repeat each month, but intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. MODERN DANCE: MARLY SCHNEIDER: Weekly: Wed., 5:15-6:45. Cost: $15/session (better rates w/ your class card). Location: Burlington Dances, 1 Mill Street, suite 372, Burlington. Info: Lucille Dyer, 863-3369, lucille@ naturalbodiespilates.com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. Marly Spieser-Schneider teaches a fun intermediate technique Modern Dance class that incorporates Laban-based improvisation and choreographic experimentation. Her classes provide a rewarding experience with dance phrases that explore movement with ease and specificity while still challenging the dancer’s technical strength, along with personal expression, performance, observation and feedback skills.
drumming TAIKO, DJEMBE, CONGAS & BATA!: Location: Burlington Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave.,
suite 3-G. Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio, 18 Langdon St., Montpelier. AllTogetherNow, 170 Cherry Tree Hill Rd., E. Montpelier. Info: Stuart Paton, 9994255, spaton55@gmail. com. Burlington! Beginners’ Taiko starts Tuesday, June 12; kids, 4:30 p.m., $60/six weeks; adults, 5:30 p.m., $72/ six weeks. Advanced classes start Monday, June 11, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Cuban Bata and house-call classes by request. New Haven Town Hall Taiko, Wednesdays, three weeks, starts May 9, 6 p.m. Adults, $36, kids, $30, $48 for parent/ child. Montpelier Haitian drumming starts June 14, East Montpelier, Thursdays! Cuban congas starts June 14, 5:30, $45/three weeks. Djembe starts May 17, 5:30 p.m., $45/ three weeks. Taiko starts June 14, 7 p.m., $45/three weeks. Friday women’s Haitian drumming starts June 15, 5 p.m., $45/three weeks.
education ENERGY LITERACY: Jun. 5-26, 6-8 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $30/2-hr. class. Location: Peace and Justice Center, 60 Lake St., 1C, Burlington. Info: Eric Garza, 881-8675, Eric@Path2Resilience. com, Path2Resilience.com. Knowledge is power! Join Burlington-based energy consultant and University of Vermont lecturer Eric Garza for an overview of our energy sector. Learn about energy resources and technologies, energy markets and governance, and our energy future. Visit website for details.
exercise NIA W/ REBECCA: Tue. & Thu., 8:30 a.m. Cost: $13/drop-in. Location: South End Studio, 696 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Rebecca Boedges, 922-2400, rboedges@hotmail.com, niaburlington.com. Looking for a new way to look and feel great? Nia offers fitness for the body, mind and spirit. Combining dance, martial arts and the healing arts, Nia is a blend of mindful movement with cardiovascular training. Try a class today to change your body and life!
It will include pulse and abdominal assessment as well as massage techniques that can easily be integrated into any modality of practice.
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gardening WORKING W/ FLAT STONE: 1st Sat. & 3rd Sun., Apr.-Jun. Cost: $200/course. Location: Jeffersonville Quarry. Info: 644-5014, jeffersonvillequarry@yahoo.com. Jeffersonville Quarry will be offering classes on how to work with flat stone. The instructor, Tim Aiken, has a degree in landscape design and environmental science and 20 years of experience in dry-laying flat stone for walls, patios, stairs. Class size limited. 250 lbs. of free stone. Call today.
healing HOLISTIC PATIENT CARE: Jun. 2-3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $250/ workshop. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, suite 109, Essex Jct. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 2888160, scott@elementsofhealing.net, elementsofhealing. net. This two-day workshop is for nurses and other health care practitioners. It will introduce a variety of assessment and treatment strategies rooted in Chinese medicine.
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EXPRESSIVE SELF-PORTRAIT W/SUZANNE BELLEFEUILLE: Jun. 24, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $50/person. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. How can the seeds of your soul, expressed by a symbolic self-portrait, be nurtured and grow? Create an image with photo collage, expressive drawing and painting. Guided imagery will be used as a tool to connect with your inner self. The focus will be on the process, not aesthetic result.
herbs HERBAL INTENSIVES AT VCIH: Schedule varies by class: see individual listing for day & time. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 250 Main St., suite 302, Montpelier. Info: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Lisa HERBS
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INTRO BIODYNAMIC CRANIOSACRAL: Jun. 7-10. Cost: $550/4-day introduction. Location: Town Hall, Worcester. Info: Studies and Teachings in Liquid Light, Liz Heron, 603-217-7746, lizheron7@gmail.com. CranioSacral Biodynamics is a leading wave energy modality. This form of therapy focuses on the formation of relationship between the practitioner and the deep organizing presence within the client. This intro is the prerequisite to the Foundation Training. To register please send a deposit of $250 made
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