Dance into the new year with Movement Migration Dance Company artists! Our Winter Drop-Ins invite dancers to train, move, and reconnect through dynamic modern dance techniques led by our company artists. We hope you will join us in January and February at Open Door Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Drop-ins welcome. Limited space available.
📅 Sunday, January 11, 2026
10:00–11:00 AM
Gyrokinesis®
with Pauline Biahun
A movement method that addresses the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences.
11:15 AM–12:45 PM
Beginning Modern – Martha Graham Technique
with Pauline Biahun
Explore the foundations of Graham technique, emphasizing breath, contraction and release, and expressive movement. Open to beginners and dancers seeking to refine fundamentals.
📅 Sunday, January 25, 2026
10:00–11:15 AM
Intermediate Modern – Graham Technique
with Artistic Director Kim Jones
Martha Graham technique explores principles of contraction, release, spiral, and shift of weight. The classes will begin on the floor with a series of exercises developing into standing sequences and culminating with dynamic movement phrases. We will build strength and flexibility over the course. Instructors are dancers from the Martha Graham Dance Company.
📅 Saturday, January 31, 2026
1:00-2:30 PM
Intermediate Modern - Graham
with Masha Dashkina Maddux
Martha Graham technique explores principles of contraction, release, spiral, and shift of weight. The classes will begin on the floor with a series of exercises developing into standing sequences and culminating with dynamic movement phrases. We will build strength and flexibility over the course. Instructors are dancers from the Martha Graham Dance Company.
📅 Sunday, February 1, 2026
10:00–11:30 AM
Intermediate Modern – Horton Technique
with Dominique Willis
Developed by Lester Horton, Horton is a Modern Dance technique that incorporates folk dance, gestures, and isolations designed to fortify, stretch, and strengthen the body.
Cost: $20 per class
College Student: $15 (valid student ID required)