Schedule for Studio, Virtual & Beyond
Studio classes in MA (BeSoul Dance unless otherwise noted):
~ Wednesdays 10:30am at Nazarro Community Center, North End, Boston
~ Fridays, 10:00am, Dec 12th & 26th at Stepping Stone Studios in Wellesley, MA
~ Sundays 10:30am at On Your Toes in Acton, MA
Zoom Classes:
~ Tues, 1st & 3rd of the month 9:15am Ageless Grace Brain Health Fitness via Massachusetts General Hospital (if interested email me at ynfl@msn.com)
~ Tues, 11:30am via Boston Age Strong Mindfulness Series: Latin Dance
~ Thurs, 11:30am via Boston Age Strong Mindfulness Series: Zumba
Please email me at ynfl@msn.com for registration details on above classes. I am available for private classes on Zoom. If you are interested in an individually curated experience based on your needs, please reach out. I am happy to create with you.
If you are traveling and want to dance here is where you can find contact info for teachers by country & city so you can reach out to find out where and when their classes are!
For class descriptions for my classes scroll down.
Descriptions & Fees
Ageless Grace Brain Health Fitness: Based on play and neuroplasticity and using the 21 Simple Tools for Life-Long Comfort & Ease developed by Denise Medved. Inspired by music, come get your joy body & brain food. Movement for every fitness level.
Public Zoom classes and privates available. Contact me at ynfl@msn.com for details.
BeSoul Dance: Great music, inspired choreography, invigorating movement for every fitness level. Blending various movement modalities you will get a great workout for your body and a vacation for your soul.
For information on Devens, Acton or Wellesley, MA classes, please email me at ynfl@msn.com.
Dance Spells: We center, write, dance and release. Read more about Dance Spells below.
Drop-in $20
Pay via Venmo: @Maria-Laura-Skinner
Pay via Paypal to: casualdress@msn.com
Seasonal Activations: Currently at Seven Stones in West Concord, MA. We dance the first hour and spend the last 15 minutes in a guided meditation.
Maria will be teaching quarterly. Each date is at the culmination of that season, all the Mutable Signs, all different Elements – Mark your Calendars!
Sun. TBA – Summer/Virgo: Earth: Getting all our ducks in a row
Sun. TBA – Autumn/Sagittarius: Fire: Time for fun & hope
Sun. TBA – Winter/Pisces: Water: Feeling deeply, drinking in new life
Sun. TBA – Spring/Gemini: Air: Flirting with all there is to learn
Dance Spells as a Creative Medium
What does it mean to create reality from the inside out? Is the inner world truly reflected in the outer world? Will choosing and cultivating a particular inner space translate into the outer world manifesting a clear reflection of that? This question has been central to me as a mover, an artist and a human for most of my life. Dance Spells grew out of this exploration.
Dance Spells is both a practice and an environment we create. The music is a medium to ride on. The practice of coming back to the focus while we are in the dance is the meditative component. There is an inspirational component in that the movement itself often shows us what is blocking up from allowing a solution. Often the solution is revealed. Sometimes a practice is revealed. Sometimes all we get from the dance is a movement past the places that felt blocked.
The writing component, the part where we write down what we are dancing for and as we dance check it off allows the left-brain energy within us, the list maker to know that something has been documented and done. However, the process itself is more right-brain inspired, allowing for non-sensical spaces to explore whatever we are choosing to develop or evolve.
Each dance spell is between 3-7 minutes long, depending on the song length. This is not a long time to hold a focus. The song itself creates the time container. At the end of the spell there is an invitation to write down any insights, inspirations or ideas that came through the dance.
Maria Laura Skinner 