EveryBody Dances with Alexis Robbins

EveryBody Dances @ Yale Schwarzman Center brings local and visiting dance artists to our Dance Studio to teach Sunday masterclasses in jazz, hip hop, salsa, modern, contemporary, precision dance and more! All community members are welcome.

This week's class will be taught by Alexis Robbins. With the approach that dance and music are one, this class will allow participants to experience their body as an instrument. In this Open Level Rhythmic Contemporary Class we will explore some basic percussive elements from tap dance and body percussion and combine them with contemporary movement borrowed from modern dance and house genres. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and be barefoot or wear socks, and come prepared to have FUN!

Alexis Robbins (she/her), originally from Wakefield, RI (US), is a New Haven, CT based choreographer, performer, producer, dance educator, and community organizer. Robbins received her B.A. in Dance and B.S. in Exercise Science from Hofstra University and is an alumna of the Tap Program at Jacob’s Pillow. As the Artistic Director and Choreographer of kamrDANCE, Robbins has shown her choreographic works throughout NYC, New Jersey, and New England, and created five dance films which have been screened throughout the country. kamrDANCE, in collaboration with Musical Director Christie Echols, is currently working on a full-length rock-n-roll musical, The Mercy Velvet Project, set to premiere in 2025. Robbins currently teaches at Connecticut College and Neighborhood Music School. She is a passionate advocate for dance and marginalized artists throughout Connecticut, is the owner of kamrDANCE Studio LLC where she offers drop-in adult tap classes, and currently collaborates with film artist Cara Hagan, and the CT based jazz trio Click Tracks, among many other projects.

READ Why Don't We Dance More, in The New York Times!