Hip Hop Groove with Rico Changeux at Streetside Dance
📅 Jul 7, 2026, 12:00 PM
📍 Streetside Dance, 6681 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303
Rico Changeux teaches a beginner Hip Hop Groove class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community. It is all about the feel before the flash: bounces, rocks, and pocket, plus a short combo, broken down so total beginners can find the groove in an hour. A midday Tuesday reset that is more fun than workout, even though it is both.
Ballet Technique with Eileen Waukau at Streetside Dance
📅 Jul 7, 2026, 5:00 PM
📍 Streetside Dance, 6681 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303
Eileen Waukau teaches an intermediate Ballet Technique class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community, for dancers ready to sharpen rather than start. Expect demanding barre and center work focused on clean lines, control, and the details that separate steps from real technique. It is a rigorous hour in a studio that takes the craft seriously.
Intermediate Hip Hop with Rico Changeux at Streetside Dance
📅 Jul 7, 2026, 6:15 PM
📍 Streetside Dance, 6681 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303
Rico Changeux leads an intermediate hip hop class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community, picking up where the beginner room leaves off. Expect faster pickup, fuller combos, and more attention to texture and dynamics, for dancers who already have the basics and want to push. Rico keeps the standard high and the vibe encouraging.
Burlesque 101 with Kylie Lemonade at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 7, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
Kylie Lemonade, a standing member of the Hard Candy Dancers who has competed and performed across Southern California, Arizona, and Denver stages, teaches an approachable intro to burlesque. Expect the walk, the tease, and the confidence of the form, broken down for first-timers in a body-positive room at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. It is playful, empowering, and welcoming to every body. Come ready to feel yourself.
Soul Pole at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 7, 2026, 9:00 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
Soul Pole is Mi Chantli's late-evening pole jam, a freer, soul-led take on pole dance in the studio's intimate Small Studio. Expect a relaxed, exploratory session that blends technique with self-expression and play, open to dancers finding their flow on the pole. It is part class, part community jam, hosted at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come move, spin, and unwind.
Mariposa Collective All-Levels Contemporary at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 8, 2026, 10:00 AM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
The Mariposa Collective brings an all-levels contemporary class to Mi Chantli, led by Cass Howlett. Expect expressive, grounded movement and the kind of story-driven choreography that meets dancers wherever they are. It is a welcoming morning session at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street, open to bodies and experience levels of every kind. Come explore movement as expression.
Breaking Power Moves with Taino at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 8, 2026, 5:30 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
Taino Postigo-Hassin, a Colorado b-boy who competes across the nation, teaches a breaking class focused on power moves, the explosive, athletic heart of the dance. Expect to build toward the spins, freezes, and dynamics that define power, with a competitor's eye for what actually works. It goes down at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come ready to train hard and fly.
Jazz with Sydney Suter at Streetside Dance
📅 Jul 8, 2026, 6:15 PM
📍 Streetside Dance, 6681 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303
Sydney Suter teaches an all-levels jazz class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community, blending clean technique with the performance energy jazz is built on. You will work lines, turns, and musicality across combinations that reward both first-timers and dancers shaking off the rust. It is a welcoming room with real rigor underneath.
Hip Hop Funk with Kwik Ghezzi at Streetside Dance
📅 Jul 8, 2026, 6:15 PM
📍 Streetside Dance, 6681 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303
Kwik Ghezzi runs an all-levels hip hop funk class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community. Expect groove-forward choreography that leans into the funk: pocket, attitude, and combinations you can actually take to the floor. Newcomers and seasoned movers share the room, and Kwik keeps it loose enough to learn and sharp enough to level up.
Contempo Narrative with Carolina Brizuela at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 8, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
Carolina Brizuela, a modern-contemporary choreographer and assistant director, teaches a class built around story-line movement. Her work centers empowering dancers who have felt out of place or carried trauma into the room, using contemporary technique as a vessel for expression. Expect grounded, narrative-driven movement in a supportive space at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come tell a story with your body.
African Dance with Adjei Abankwah at Streetside Dance
📅 Jul 8, 2026, 7:15 PM
📍 Streetside Dance, 6681 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303
Adjei Abankwah teaches West African dance the way it is meant to be felt: grounded technique, driving rhythm, and the communal joy that moves a whole room together. He leads this adult, all-levels class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community. Expect a full hour of full-body movement set to live-feeling percussion, where the steps arrive with their stories and first-timers are as welcome as regulars. Come ready to sweat, learn something rooted, and leave lighter than you walked in.
Femme Hip Hop with Anna Sirkus at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 8, 2026, 7:45 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
Anna Sirkus, a Boulder dancer who has taught at Mi Chantli for four years, leads an open-level femme hip hop class built around confidence and empowerment. She works to make the room feel supportive, uplifting, and full of encouragement, so dancers of every level can find their power. Expect real choreography in a space designed to lift you up at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come dance like yourself.
Transitions and Flow with Jups at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 9, 2026, 6:00 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
Jups, a breaker at Mi Chantli, teaches a class focused on transitions and flow, the connective movement that turns isolated steps into seamless breaking. Expect to work the in-betweens: how to travel, switch levels, and link footwork and floorwork so your rounds actually flow. It is a focused session at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come smooth out your game.
Open House Fundamentals with Bobby Chan at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 9, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
Bobby Chan, a breaking and house instructor with over twenty years of dance behind him, teaches the fundamentals of house dance in this open class. Expect the jack, footwork, and groove that make house feel endless, taught with the patience of a dancer who keeps an open mind and trains constantly. All levels are welcome at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come find the pocket.
Breaking Fundamentals with Nathan Bala at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 9, 2026, 7:45 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
Nathan Bala, who earned a BA in Dance at CU Boulder and fell in love with breaking right here at Mi Chantli, teaches the fundamentals from the ground up. Expect toprock, footwork, and the basics that build a foundation, taught by a dancer still deep in his own training and the local scene. It is a welcoming entry point at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come start your breaking journey.
Open Level House Class with Nanz and Ky at Mi Chantli
📅 Jul 13, 2026, 7:30 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, Boulder, CO
This summer, Anna (Nanz) Gunderson and Ky take over the Monday evening House class at Mi Chantli, the Boulder studio dedicated to dance education and community building. The two instructors alternate weeks through August 31, each bringing a distinct approach to the form, with three collaboration sessions woven into the schedule. Whether you've been training at Mi Chantli all year or are stepping in for the first time, the class runs at an open level, 7:30 to 8:45 PM each Monday. Nanz is a Denver-based dancer active in the House and breaking scene who has competed at events including Break Down the House and Skillz Talk; Ky is a fellow Mi Chantli collaborator. Registration is through Zipper; spots are limited.
Guided Hip Hop Freestyle Session with Abbey
📅 Jul 13, 2026, 8:45 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th St Unit 22, Boulder, CO
Abbey leads a weekly guided freestyle session at Mi Chantli, the Boulder dance and movement studio that has built its identity around cultivating community through education and events. The session focuses on building confidence in movement, deepening connection to hip hop culture, and exploring creativity in a low-pressure environment. All levels are welcome, from complete beginners to dancers looking to sharpen their foundation. At $10 drop-in, it sits comfortably as a regular part of the local hip hop scene rather than a one-off event.
Class in Boulder, Colorado: what to expect
Classes in Boulder, Colorado: what's coming up and the local performers behind it, all hosted by people rooted in the Boulder scene.
A university town shaped by CU Boulder, with a music, comedy, and stage calendar larger than its size would suggest and a steady supply of student and touring acts.
Attend a recurring lesson series that builds skills step by step over weeks. Instruction is structured and cumulative, so each session assumes the last; you participate rather than watch.
On the calendar now: "Rico Changeux teaches a beginner Hip Hop Groove class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community". "Eileen Waukau teaches an intermediate Ballet Technique class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community, for dancers ready to sharpen rather than start". "Rico Changeux leads an intermediate hip hop class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community, picking up where the beginner room leaves off".
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