BDC Fall Session 2023
September 10-December 16
Registration is open for fall classes. Current students should reference the placement list to find their class level, check the class schedule to find class options, and register for classes through Classbug. New students should reach out to mail@bainbridgedancecenter.com for assistance with placement.
fall schedule 2023
placement lists for current students
Important Dates & Holidays
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Nutcracker Auditions
sunday, september 10th
BDC will present our Nutcracker 2023 performances the week of December 5-9th at Grace Episcopal Church. Current BDC dancers (ages 4+) of any discipline are invited to audition. See below for more information and to register.
Fall Workshops for Adults & Community Members
We are excited to welcome Etienne Capko from Gansango Dance for African Workshops and Kaya Yamazaki for Classical Japanese Dance this fall.
African Dance with Etienne Capko
SEPTEMBER 30
3-4pm Ages (9-14)
4-5:30 Adults & Community Members
BDC Summer Classes & Workshops
We still have room in some of our August Workshops! Join us for Dance & the Imagination (ages 4-6), Dance Exploration: Ballet, Modern, Jazzz & Flamenco (ages 7-10), or Advanced Modern. Weekly Adult Classes are open to drop-in students.
Summer Class Schedule
Class & Workshop Descriptions
Photo by Christina Servín 2022
Photo by Sarah D. King 2022
Summer Classes for Adults
Summer classes for adults include african, cunningham technique, contact improvisation, ballet, tap and flamenco. Ballet, tap and flamenco are ongoing, open classes meaning you can drop-in, buy a class card or register for the entire session. Beginners are welcome!
Bainbridge Dance Center Performance Videos
Check out the Bainbridge Dance Center Performance Showcase with videos of our Student Performances from throughout the years.
Photo by Christina Servín Photography 2022
BDC T-shirts & Hoodies
BDC T-shirts and hoodies are available for purchase. They feature the BDC logo and come in a variety of colors for kids and adults including red, blue, purple, pink, black, gray, and green. Perfect for holiday gifts!
BDC: 100% Green Energy
BDC is proud to be apart of Puget Sound Energy’s Green Power program. All of our energy comes from renewable sources. From 2020 to 2021, BDC’s electricity carbon footprint was reduced by 10,574 pounds of CO2. To put that into perspective, that’s enough renewable energy to power 1,008,250 smartphones!
Race and Social Justice at BDC
I received fantastic suggestions from you all on how we can work together as a community to make BDC actively anti-racist. I hope that this is an ongoing conversation that helps us permanently shape our programs and actions as a school. Here are some resources BDC parents and community members shared. Please feel free to reach out to me with your thoughts and ideas.
Resources for Talking To Students About Race and Social Injustice
Recommended Books at Eagle Harbor
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
Stamped (for teens) by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
Stamped from the Beginning (for adults) by Ibram X. Kendi
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoRecommended Dance Films:
Northwest Tap Connection: "Hell You Talmbout” By Shakiah Danielson. Northwest Tap Connection is a Race & Social Justice oriented studio connecting dance across communities. In 2016, hip-hop teacher Shakiah Danielson and NWTC responded to the deaths of unarmed black lives at the hands of police officers, using dance as passionate protest in a call to say their names, see their names, and feel their names. DONATE TO SUPPORT NWTC
"Cooped" by Jamar Roberts (dancer and choreographer in residence for the Alvin Ailey Company.) This work was inspired by the disproportionate amount of black and brown bodies being affected by the Covid-19 crisis.
Mental Health Resources
BDC Faculty Member Christina Kemp has put together a list of Mental Health Resources: therapy services as well as domestic violence, suicide, crisis, substance abuse, and grief resources. She also created a helpful guide for the trials of the current situation: Caring for ourselves and loved ones in a time of upheaval.
Bainbridge Island Psychotherapy Guild Website is a list of local therapists here on the island. A lot of therapists don’t use Psychology Today, so our local group’s website is a fantastic resource.
Bainbridge Youth Services is a non-profit on Bainbridge that is dedicated to the emotional well-being of youth. They provide professional counseling for youth 13-21, peer tutoring for grades K-12, and other service programs mostly for teens. Everything BYS offers is free to youth.
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Bainbridge Dance Center
Mail: PO Box 10338
Location: 844 Madison Avenue North
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Email: mail@bainbridgedancecenter.com
Call: (206) 842-1497