Inner Dance Explorations Classes
(through Free Form Dance & Movement)
6 Week Classes
Intimate In-Person
4 person classes
Next session starting:
Nov. 2nd, 4th & 7th
In-Person on Mondays
Nov. 2-Dec. 14th
7pm-8:15pm
(Note: no class Nov. 9th)
(Limited to 4 participants
who will be required to wear
faceshields or masks while we dance.)
In-Person on Wednesdays
Nov. 4-Dec. 16th
7pm-8:15pm
(Note: no class Nov. 11th)
(Limited to 4 participants
who will be required to wear
faceshields or masks while we dance.)
In-Person on Saturday
Nov. 7-Dec. 19th
2pm-3:15pm
(Note: no class Nov. 14th)
(Limited to 4 participants
who will be required to wear
faceshields or masks while we dance.)
4 person classes
Next session starting:
Nov. 2nd, 4th & 7th
In-Person on Mondays
Nov. 2-Dec. 14th
7pm-8:15pm
(Note: no class Nov. 9th)
(Limited to 4 participants
who will be required to wear
faceshields or masks while we dance.)
In-Person on Wednesdays
Nov. 4-Dec. 16th
7pm-8:15pm
(Note: no class Nov. 11th)
(Limited to 4 participants
who will be required to wear
faceshields or masks while we dance.)
In-Person on Saturday
Nov. 7-Dec. 19th
2pm-3:15pm
(Note: no class Nov. 14th)
(Limited to 4 participants
who will be required to wear
faceshields or masks while we dance.)
Releasing stress, moment by moment, in a beautiful active mindful practice, participants will explore their bodies from the inside out. As Adina leads participants through a guided dance experience, they will connect to both their physical & energetic bodies through Free Form Dance and Movement. Our bodies can become a resource to help us alter our own realities.
Come dance in my new in-home dance studio!
NEW!
Intimate In-Person
4 Person Classes
I welcome you into this new very small format of only 4 students per class (so that we can have our own little area to dance in). Often one person is absent, due to things that come up in life, so there are sometimes only 3 students. It feels like a comfortable amount of room for dancing during these COVID times and a cozy space to be intimate with one another as many of us crave safe in-person connection right now. All dancers are required to dance with a faceshield or mask.
Come explore a new way to appreciate the wisdom within your body.
Reconnect with your personal power, release stress, and uncover some clarity in your health through creating a partnership with your sacred body.
Adina has a passion to empower others to move out of their heads and into their bodies to receive their own guidance through free form dance and movement.
Movement
as
Medicine
TESTIMONIALS
"I experienced a marvelously freeing quality to the class--no judgment, no critique--a very playful approach to using dance as sacred practice. I had done some of this work before through [another kind of class], but this was much more intentional in terms of its goals."
-Carol Tyx, past participant
"During this class I felt my body give me answers to explain this imbalance and what I can do to bring things back into coexisting.... I have never had such a vivid moving meditation. I'm still working through some of the information I received and how to use it moving forward. Truly a life changing experience."
-Bri Postlewait, past participant
"This was truly transformational for me in ways that are difficult to express in words. I have started to really see things shift internally and externally in my life that before were stuck in a more stagnant state."
-Jen Kardos, past participant
"The 2nd class...was magic for me. I could connect with it a couple of hours before being there and after as well. It moved things in me that felt very nice and peaceful, I felt I was floating in a space where time does not exist during this class and that felt so nice, like an out-of-this-world experience."
-M.M., past participant
Adina Levitt has been connecting with her body through Modern Dance since the age of 5 years old when she started taking classes at the Center for Modern Dance Education (in NJ) and continued throughout her college years, at Earlham College, where she choreographed many dance pieces through Dance Alloy.
In 2010, on the Spring Equinox, Adina was one of 11 dancers in the medicine dance "For the One", in an outdoor arbor in Tennessee, where she danced for 2 days in ceremony to a tree and back, to the tree and back again. During this time she was fasting from food and water, sleeping under the stars, & participating in sweat lodges.
Inspired by the freedom she felt dancing among others in a medicine dance, Adina created the Tribal Dance Collective ritual dance group in Iowa City in 2010 where she spent many magical evenings with friends dancing around trees and connecting to the energy of the Earth. Later that year she was lead to begin a 3 1/2 year shamanic apprenticeship (a deep study of Energy).
In 2018 the Our Sacred Bodies Free Form Dance & Movement Series was created after Adina had some health challenges that lead her to listen deeply to her own body. She wove together her love of dance, her passion for healing, with her earth centered spiritual work in a format that would be accessible to anyone who was open.
You can see details about the rest of her bio, including 10 years teaching yoga and 10 years as a shamanic practitioner here.
In 2010, on the Spring Equinox, Adina was one of 11 dancers in the medicine dance "For the One", in an outdoor arbor in Tennessee, where she danced for 2 days in ceremony to a tree and back, to the tree and back again. During this time she was fasting from food and water, sleeping under the stars, & participating in sweat lodges.
Inspired by the freedom she felt dancing among others in a medicine dance, Adina created the Tribal Dance Collective ritual dance group in Iowa City in 2010 where she spent many magical evenings with friends dancing around trees and connecting to the energy of the Earth. Later that year she was lead to begin a 3 1/2 year shamanic apprenticeship (a deep study of Energy).
In 2018 the Our Sacred Bodies Free Form Dance & Movement Series was created after Adina had some health challenges that lead her to listen deeply to her own body. She wove together her love of dance, her passion for healing, with her earth centered spiritual work in a format that would be accessible to anyone who was open.
You can see details about the rest of her bio, including 10 years teaching yoga and 10 years as a shamanic practitioner here.
Cost:
$90 for the 6 week session for new dancers
Special THANK YOU
$80 for students who have previously danced in my classes
Where does the In-Person class take place?
At Adina's home dance studio, 635 S. Governor St., Iowa City
*****1 Scholarship Available: Adina would like to offer 1 full scholarship to provide a complimentary class to 1 BIPOC to join either class. In this moment when we have an even greater awareness of the racial injustices of our nation (especially economic), this is a way of naming it, bringing awareness to it in local businesses, and making a contribution to support some people who may have interest in this work. Please contact Adina directly for more info.
At Adina's home dance studio, 635 S. Governor St., Iowa City
*****1 Scholarship Available: Adina would like to offer 1 full scholarship to provide a complimentary class to 1 BIPOC to join either class. In this moment when we have an even greater awareness of the racial injustices of our nation (especially economic), this is a way of naming it, bringing awareness to it in local businesses, and making a contribution to support some people who may have interest in this work. Please contact Adina directly for more info.
How do I register for a class?
Please print out the PDF File labeled "Registration Form" below and send it in with your payment.
If you are sending electronic payment through Venmo or Paypal you can take a photo of your registration and email it to Adina [email protected]
Venmo-
My account is under Adina Joy Levitt, venmo@adina-joy-levitt (the email connected to this account is [email protected]).
Paypal-
My account is [email protected] or my phone # 319-541-7332
Please print out the PDF File labeled "Registration Form" below and send it in with your payment.
If you are sending electronic payment through Venmo or Paypal you can take a photo of your registration and email it to Adina [email protected]
Venmo-
My account is under Adina Joy Levitt, venmo@adina-joy-levitt (the email connected to this account is [email protected]).
Paypal-
My account is [email protected] or my phone # 319-541-7332
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Adina will send you an email confirmation that she received your registration and that there is room for you in the class.
Please mail registration to: Adina Levitt, 635 S. Governor St., Iowa City, IA 52240
Check can be written to: Adina Joy Levitt
When is the deadline for registration?
The deadline is 2 days before the start of the class.
Please mail registration to: Adina Levitt, 635 S. Governor St., Iowa City, IA 52240
Check can be written to: Adina Joy Levitt
When is the deadline for registration?
The deadline is 2 days before the start of the class.
FAQ
Who is this class for?
Welcoming to ALL people and ALL body types
Welcoming to those with experience dancing and those new to dance
In this class you will be.....
-Following Adina' voice as she guides you and listening to your own body while you dance using Free Form Dance & Movement, which means you can't dance "wrong".
-Focusing on different themes to help you connect step by step into your body, free yourself from stress, connect to your power, and expanded state of energy.
In this class you will NOT be....
-learning traditional dances from around the world
-learning steps or a dance routine
-contact improve class (we will not be physically connecting to others)
-a performance for others
-about judging yourself or others
-participating in therapy
What should I wear?
Anything goes. I invite you to wear something that makes you feel wonderful, magical, and comfortable.
I also advise you to wear or bring layers, since you will likely get hot while dancing and it is nice to have the option to have a tank top, shorts or leggings underneath your other clothes. Bare Feet or Shoes are fine.
What happens if I miss 1 or more classes?
Once you pay for the class there will not be any refunds. There will be no transfers of payments for this class to future classes. I know that people are busy with lots on their calendars, I can say that for participants who have had to miss classes in the past, they still felt that they received a lot of benefit from the classes they were able to attend.
Due to the small nature of the classes you will not be able to make-up classes on a different day than the class time that you signed up for.
What kinds of music will we be dancing to?
African, Native American, Medicine Music, Peruvian Healing Songs, Nature Sounds, Shamanic Drumming, Hemi-Sync, and more
Who is this class for?
Welcoming to ALL people and ALL body types
Welcoming to those with experience dancing and those new to dance
In this class you will be.....
-Following Adina' voice as she guides you and listening to your own body while you dance using Free Form Dance & Movement, which means you can't dance "wrong".
-Focusing on different themes to help you connect step by step into your body, free yourself from stress, connect to your power, and expanded state of energy.
In this class you will NOT be....
-learning traditional dances from around the world
-learning steps or a dance routine
-contact improve class (we will not be physically connecting to others)
-a performance for others
-about judging yourself or others
-participating in therapy
What should I wear?
Anything goes. I invite you to wear something that makes you feel wonderful, magical, and comfortable.
I also advise you to wear or bring layers, since you will likely get hot while dancing and it is nice to have the option to have a tank top, shorts or leggings underneath your other clothes. Bare Feet or Shoes are fine.
What happens if I miss 1 or more classes?
Once you pay for the class there will not be any refunds. There will be no transfers of payments for this class to future classes. I know that people are busy with lots on their calendars, I can say that for participants who have had to miss classes in the past, they still felt that they received a lot of benefit from the classes they were able to attend.
Due to the small nature of the classes you will not be able to make-up classes on a different day than the class time that you signed up for.
What kinds of music will we be dancing to?
African, Native American, Medicine Music, Peruvian Healing Songs, Nature Sounds, Shamanic Drumming, Hemi-Sync, and more