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  • Monday, November 4th, 10 am to 11:30 am
    Class Instructor: Christina Massad

    Class Description: Christina’s contemporary class explores the different physicalities that the body and mind can offer together. The possibilities of this time together range from guided improvisation, learning choreography, partner work, observing, receiving, and giving. Together we’ll push to discover a new version of ourselves while sweating, having fun and uplifting those surrounding you in the space. 

    Levels intermediate and up welcome.

    Instructor Bio: Christina J Massad, (she/her) an Atlanta native and citizen of Israel, is a freelance dancer, choreographer, photographer, videographer. She graduated from Kennesaw State University in December of 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Science in Media Studies and Entertainment, Magna Cum Laude where she was awarded the Outstanding Senior Scholarship in both of her majors. Since graduating, Christina has had the honor of performing for The Atlanta Opera, Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, The Alliance Theater for the Very Young, Fly on a Wall, Omar Roman de Jesus, Dr. Ivan Pulinkala and more. She's performed commercially for the artist Feid at the Copa America Soccer Tournament Opening Ceremony, on set in a music video for Gunna x Iann Dior, and a dance film for Otis Sallid to name a few. 

    Christina joined the Fly on a Wall Team in 2017 and has since created Open Bounce, a program supported by Fly on a Wall where she teaches weekly dance classes to children experiencing homelessness in the city of Atlanta. Christina teaches ballet, contemporary and conditioning in the metro Atlanta area. Her choreography has been presented at the Terminus Modern Ballet School's Spring Showcase in 2024, Excuse The Art in 2021, and the Modern Atlanta Dance Festival in 2019. For more, please visit  www.christinajmassad.com.

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    Core Dance opens its doors to the public every weekday. Spanning multiple disciplines, morning class is led by a variety of teachers and provides a space for growth, conditioning, and exploration. Take a class with Core Dance and learn from Atlanta's best.

    Directions: Our back entrance is accessible from North McDonough Street, at the intersection of Trinity Avenue and the Decatur Square. Look for the entrance between Waffle House and DeWoskin Law Firm.

    Parking: The Core Dance parking lot is a paid lot. Proceeds benefit Core Dance and help to keep class fees low. If the lot is full, please find on-street parking or take MARTA when attending class. (Free on-street parking is available on Electric Ave.) MARTA’s Decatur Station will plop you down right next to us in the Decatur Square. Visit itsmarta.com for details on Decatur Station and for train and bus schedules.

    NOTICE: Advance registration is required. All attendees must follow the instructions of the class leader with regards to masking. Hand sanitizer is available in the studio and each studio is equipped with a high-powered air cleaner. wear a mask in the building at all times, check temperature upon arrival, and utilize hand sanitizer. The HVAC system has also been upgraded to clean and sanitize the air.
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For four decades, Core Dance has supported innovation, collaboration, artistic risk-taking and sustainable art-making in dance. An award-winning contemporary dance organization with global reach, Core Dance creates, performs, and produces compelling original dance that ignites the creative spirit and actively encourages participation and conversation with the community. In 1980, Core Dance was co-founded in Houston, Texas by dancer and choreographer Sue Schroeder and her sister, Kathy Russell.  Five years later, the organization added Atlanta, Georgia as a second home base, creating a platform for dance that is relevant in both cities and around the globe. Core Dance uses dance to educate, question and illuminate, and is internationally recognized for its artistically driven research practices, cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary collaborations, the humanity of the individual Dance Artists, and its rigorous physicality. (coredance.org)