adult classes

creature space offers weekly drop-in classes for both professional and recreational dancers. we are committed to providing excellent dance education and uplifting emerging artists through our class series program.

Yoga Flow with Sam Rogers

Wednesday 8:00am — 9:15am | $12.00

Enjoy sequences designed to build from the ground up, helping you to build physical and mental strength. Following 60 minutes of flowing and stretching while following your breath, settle into your mat for a 15 minute Yoga Nidra meditation. Yoga Nidra will help you practice awareness, finding yourself in a state just between being awake and being asleep. Leave feeling refreshed, released, and ready for the day ahead.

contemporary with Thryn Saxon

May 27th and 29th | 10:00am — 12:00pm

Class will begin with a somatic based warm up where dancer’s will be guided through movement and imagery to help ready the body and center the mind. A series of floorwork phrases will follow, intended to build comfort with releasing into gravity and supporting weight on all parts of the body, including hands, shoulders, and knees. This will also connect students to the importance of treating the floor as their primary dance partner.  Class will finish standing with larger vertical movement explorations that emphasize dynamic articulation, dropped weight, and intentional focus.

open contemporary with sarAika movement collective

1:00pm - 2:30pm | may 1st & may 15th

$12.00 to drop in

Our class adopts an approach that emphasizes joint mobility, flow, and movement from the spine to create dynamic shifts in balance and three-dimensional movement. By focusing on efficient movement that leverages the body’s natural functions rather than relying on strength, dancers are able to move more expansively and smoothly. We also emphasize dancing not only with the arms and legs but also with the spine and torso.In class, we focus on expanding the range of motion in the upper body and hips. For example, we perform extension and flexion movements while spiraling the upper body, and engage in warm-ups that incorporate femur rotation. We also work on integrating the entire body, creating powerful, unified movements that avoid isolating any one part. The goal is to help dancers create larger, more three- dimensional movements in a smarter, more efficient way —without relying on unnecessary force.

  • sarAika movement collective

    Founded by immigrants and queer women Aika Takeshima (Japan) and Sara Pizzi (Italy), sarAika movement collective is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the dance ecosystem. The collective is known for creating multidisciplinary collaborative performances that highlight topical issues and personal insights. Founded in 2021, sarAika movement collective had a significant impact in 2022 with over 50 performances, including our debut evening-length show, "Stella, Come Home," commissioned by Et Alia Theater, and a performance at The Museum of NYC.In 2023, sarAika was honored with a Spoke The Hub award, which gave them the opportunity to create our first solo production, received a RedTail residency at JCAL, and toured Japan. Recently, they were commissioned by IATI Theater to create an evening-length show and were selected as resident artists for 2025 by University Settlement.

  • Thryn Saxon

    Thryn Saxon is the Artistic Director of SAXYN Dance Works and holds performance credits with Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More, Kate Weare Company, Helen Simoneau Danse, and Doug Varone and Dancers. Saxon’s choreography has been performed at The Perez Art Museum in Miami, FL, Windhover Performing Arts Center in Rockport, MA, Arts on Site in NY, RADFest in MI, Kingsland Wildflowers in NY, Triskelion Arts Theater in NY, and 92Y. Residencies for Saxon’s work include Windhover Performing Arts Center, RADicle 22/23 AIR at The Croft in MI, Baryshnikov Arts, and The Moss Center in FL.  Saxon also acts as co-director of Homeport Art House, a rural dance residency in mid-coast Maine. As a dance educator Saxon has taught at Gibney Dance Center, SUNY Purchase, NYU, George Mason University, Connecticut College, and Peridance.