Workshops & Classes

Workshops and Classes funded by Mettler Studios

Covid-19 Protocols:
Mettler Studios highly recommends participants have up to date Covid-19 vaccinations for all Mettler Studios in-person classes and events, although they are not required.   Masks and sanitizer will be available to all who wish to use them.
Persons with respiratory symptoms, recent close exposure to Covid-19, or testing positive to Covid-19 should contact us and follow CDC guidelines for staying home, testing and masking. Do not plan to come to class if there is risk of contagion and contact the teacher.    See Teacher Training page for specific guidelines for Summer in person Teacher Training

IACD members receive a discount to many Mettler Studios workshops.

 TEACHER TRAINING  

Online Weekend Mettler-based Dance Teacher Training
Sat/Sun. Feb 1 and 2,      Sat/Sun. Feb. 8 and 9,    Sunday March 30

Saturdays: 11 am to 1 pm and 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Eastern Time
Sundays: 11 am to 1:30 pm Eastern Time    (please adjust for your time zone)
Taught by Mary Ann Brehm via Zoom
Tuition:  $240/  IACD members $220 
To register and pay click HERE

For details on the course see our Teacher Training Page or contact mabdance@aol.com 


Mettler Studios Summer Dance Teacher Training in Person 

Mon. through Sat. July 14-26, 2025
day off Sunday July 20
Plus 3 follow up sessions on Zoom TBA in Aug, Sept. Oct

Tucson Creative Dance Center 3131 N. Cherry Avenue Tucson, AZ
Taught by Mary Ann Brehm and Karenne Koo

First week: $350  Full Course: $550    IACD members receive a $30 discount

Register and Pay HERE. Be sure to indicate that you are registering for the Teacher Training, the weeks you are attending, and the appropriate amount.

For details on the course see our Teacher Training Page or contact mabdance@aol.com 





 



    


METTLER STUDIOS'  OFFERINGS
AT THE TUCSON CREATIVE DANCE CENTER  3131 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, Arizona

Winter Retreat
Mon--Fri. February 17-21, 2025
10 am to 2:30 pm (with a break at noon)
taught by Griff Goehring
Tuition: $300
Contact griffgoehring@gmail.com for more information
Register and pay HERE

The Winter Retreat is designed for dancers familiar with the principles of free movement expression inherent in Mettler-based dancing. 

Mettler Study Group
Hybrid offering both at the Tucson Creative Dance Center and via Zoom
Topic:  Sound and Movement
10 am to 12 noon Tucson Time (PDT) 
 (Tucson does not go on Daylight Savings Time so this equals Pacific Daylight time)
(After November, locations that switch to Standard Time will meet one hour earlier)
6 Saturdays: Nov. 2, Dec. 7, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, Mar. 1, Mar 29
led by Mary Ann Brehm
Tuition: $60/ $54 IACD members
Contact mabdance@aol.com for more information 
Register and pay HERE

Topic: Sound and Movement. Material will be drawn from Mettler's Materials of Dance and transcripts of her teaching the 1978 Summer Dance Course (available from our bookstore)
Some Mettler-based Dance experience is recommended but not required.


Wednesday Evening Series of Mettler-based Creative Dance Classes
taught by Karenne Koo and Greg Colburn
Wednesday evenings 5:30 to 7:00 pm

Spring 2025 Series:  March 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16, 2025
Fall 2025 Series: Sept. 10, 17, 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15, 2025

Fee: $60 for series/$54 for IACD Members    Drop-In: $12 per class 
Registration/Inquires: Karenne Koo at karenne.koo@gmail.com /914-522-2419
Payment by Cash or Check at the Studio. For Credit Card payments, click HERE

Explore movement expressions through the free approach to body movement pioneered by Barbara Mettler. A variety of movement themes will be presented to encourage students to cultivate kinesthetic awareness, creativity and connection. 
Please wear black top and bottom without designs or logos.
For safety reasons, jewelry should not be worn during class.
Prior dance experience not needed. 


Saturday Morning Mettler-based Classes
4th Saturday of the month February--May and August--October
10 am to 12 noon
taught by Greg Colburn
Suggested Donation $10
Payment by Cash or Check at the Studio. For Credit Card payments, click HERE


OUTREACH WORKSHOPS

Mettler-based Dance Residential Weekend Retreat at Windhover
Friday evening September 12 through Sunday September 14, 2025
taught by Mary Ann Brehm
Windhover Center for the Performing Arts in Rockport, Massachusetts
for more information contact mabdance@aol.com or go to our Windhover Page


ZOOM OFFERINGS
Mettler Study Group
Hybrid offering both at the Tucson Creative Dance Center and via Zoom

10 am to 12 noon Tucson Time  (Tucson does not go on Daylight Savings Time)
(After November, locations that switch to Standard Time will meet one hour earlier)
6 Saturdays: Nov. 2, Dec. 7, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, Mar. 1, Mar 15
led by Mary Ann Brehm   mabdance@aol.com
Fee: $60/ $54 IACD members.
Register and Pay HERE
Topic: Sound and Movement. Material will be drawn from Mettler's Materials of Dance and transcripts of her teaching the 1978 Summer Dance Course (available from our bookstore)
Some Mettler-based Dance experience is recommended.
 






 






















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