Weâre not a drop-in studio.
Weâre not a conveyor belt of classes.
Weâre something else entirely.
Concepts, not genresÂ
Every class is designed with a purposeâless about choreography, more about exploration and depth.Â
Our classes are based on concepts (e.g., musicality) instead of genres, creating a universal foundation for growth.
Community, not competition
A membership-based space means no revolving door of strangers. Youâll train alongside dancers who challenge and inspire you, and participate in members only community events.
Space to create, not just attend
This is a place to push boundaries and redefine movement.
Every member gets free studio space to themselves. Develop your ideas, collaborate with other members, film that project.
The whole dancer, not just technique
Physicality is just one piece of dance.
We focus on all five pillars of dance: technique, artistry, mobility, strength, and community.
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Our Membership
Common Ground isnât for everyoneâand thatâs intentional.
Weâre building a dedicated space for experienced dancers who are ready to train, experiment, and grow within a committed community. Membership is application-only because we believe community and culture is everything, so we want to get to know you (and let you get to know us!)
What You Get:
â Curated Training â Concept-driven sessions designed for artistic and technical growth.
â A Community of Peers â Train alongside other committed, curious movers.
â Exclusive Access â Members-only programming, creative labs, and studio space for your own exploration.
â More Than Just Classes â Gatherings, community dinners, and events that make this more than a place to train...
Itâs more than a place to belong.
This isnât for beginners. Itâs for those who have the foundation and are ready for something more.
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What We Mean by âExperiencedâ
You donât have to be a professional, but you do need a foundation. Maybe you trained in ballet but are new to contemporary. Maybe youâve danced for years but never found a space that challenged you artistically. What matters is that you have prior training, a strong movement vocabulary, and a hunger to grow.
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Iâve been teaching dance for nearly twenty years, but Iâve never believed in doing things just because "thatâs the way theyâve always been done."
For 11 years, I ran a dance studio for adults in Southern California and built an incredible communityâbut I always felt like something was missing. Traditional classes only scratched the surface. Dancers were getting a piecemeal education, jumping from one class to the next without ever having the space to go deeper. I wanted more.
Dance isnât just movement to meâitâs transformation. After growing up in foster care and experiencing homelessness, dance was the first place where I felt a sense of belonging, healing, and purpose. It was more than training; it was a way to reconnect with myself and the world around me.
Thatâs why I created Common Groundâa space where dancers arenât just students cycling through drop-in classes but artists, collaborators, and community members. As a facilitator, choreographer, and creative director, my goal is to guide dancers into new ways of training, thinking, and creatingâtogether.
If this excites you, youâre exactly who we built this for đ
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