Community Class
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What is Community Class?
Community Class began in March 2021, founded by Laura Patterson and Jacqueleen Bordjadze. It is an open dance class for professional dance artists. All are welcome to come!
Our goal is to serve the Columbus community of dance professionals, providing a space to train, connect, and grow. As such, we feature a diverse roster of teachers from the Columbus area, offering affordable classes and ensuring that we pay teachers fairly for their labor. We value diversity, accessibility, transparency, and great dancing. We envision a Columbus dance community that socially and financially supports dance professionals in their thriving and energizing careers and artistic practices.
Cost: Community lass is free for our annual members. For non-members, purchase your CDA Individual Annual Membership for $10 below. All sales are final.
Location: Community Class takes place at Columbus Dance Theatre, 592 E Main St, Columbus, OH, 43215
Upcoming Classes
March 2026: Sundays from 10:00-11:30am
03/01/26 - Mollie Wolf
03/08/26 - Mollie Wolf
03/15/26 - Mollie Wolf
Mollie Wolf is a mountain woman from Colorado, with strong ties to Los Angeles, residing in Columbus, OH. A free-lance choreographer, installation artist, filmmaker, movement instructor, and creative producer, Wolf engages in interdisciplinary art-making and collaborative processes—merging the creative, intellectual, and relational through embodied practice.
As an educator, Mollie’s underlying goal is to challenge the students’ creative facilities while building inside each of them a foundational layer of self-trust. In addition to teaching at Denison University, Wolf is a creative producer for music festivals, where she oversees production of immersive installations and directs interactive performance. Wolf holds a BFA in Dance and a minor in Ethnic Studies from the University of Colorado, as well as an MFA in Dance from the Ohio State University.
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Registration for future classes will open one month before class
June 2026: Sundays from 10:00-11:30am
06/14/26 - J. Shannon Filmore
06/21/26 - J. Shannon Filmore
06/28/26 - J. Shannon Filmore
Shannon Filmore has served as an instructor of various dance styles with a focus on Contemporary, Hip Hop, and other African Diaspora forms, which he’s taught widely in Ohio and throughout the Midwest. Shannon is the President of Tru Kingdom Mega Crew Inc., an all-styles dance crew he co-founded in 2017.
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Past Classes
Sukanya Chand is a dance practitioner specializing in Bharatanatyam and Odissi, two of the eight classical dance forms of India. Bharatanatyam, originating in South India, is known for its strong linearity and dynamic power, while Odissi, from Eastern India, emphasizes fluid circularity and sculptural isolations.
January 2026: Sundays from 10:00-11:30am
01/04/26 - Sukanya Chand
01/11/26 - Sukanya Chand
01/18/26 - Sukanya Chand
A choreographer, performer, and teacher, Sukanya brings classical Indian dance to life both on stage and in the classroom. She is the founder of Natya Nirvana, established to enrich the Central Ohio community through arts education. She teaches at MUCAI Academy and serves as Co-Director of the Temple of Fine Arts, USA.
These sessions will introduce participants to short routines inspired by Indian classical and folk dance forms, exploring rhythmic flow through dynamic percussive movements and isolations.