Core Class - Tuesday, September 30th, 10 am to 11:30 am

Tuesday, September 30th, 10 am to 11:30 am
Class Instructor: Isa Newport

Class Description: Advanced/Professional · 90 minutes
Rooted in Coordination, Awareness, and Kinetic Embodiment, this class places focus on efficiently exercising the body through physical and anatomical technical practices. With an aim toward building strength, stamina, flow, and specific dynamic coordination, the goal is to empower students with tools designed to evolve their movement vocabulary. Designed for advanced and professional-level dancers, this class offers a rigorous environment that meets the needs of those seeking to maintain or expand their technical and expressive range. The 90-minute structure ascends from the floor to standing and will leave students sweaty, grounded, and deeply connected to their body across three dimensions.

Instructor Bio: Isa Newport is a multifaceted artist from Tallahassee, FL. Their professional training at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) has shaped them into a dynamic mover and creator. Their performance career includes work by Shen Wei, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Trisha Brown, as well as a soloist role in a devised theater piece with UNCSA’s world-renowned School of Drama.

While dance remains their first love, Isa’s practice has expanded into devised performance, interdisciplinary collaboration, and intimacy choreography—supported by training through Theatrical Intimacy Education. Since landing in Atlanta, they have quickly made their mark on the local dance scene, performing with companies like VIA UNI, Monica Hogan Danceworks, and Bautanzt Here, and collaborating with choreographers Meagan Novoa and Graham Shelor. In 2024, they were named the Spring Rising Artist in Residence at Rise City Dance, where they developed and premiered original work.

Their newest choreographic work was presented at 2025 MAD Festival, furthering Isa’s commitment to experimental, research-driven performance that rewires their relationship to form, narrative, and the confines of classical contemporary dance.

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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.