Learn with S/O Dance
As S/O Dance enters a new chapter, our approach to training and community engagement is evolving.
Rather than offering ongoing weekly classes, we will be hosting a variety of pop-up workshops, movement experiences, creative intensives, and special training opportunities throughout the year. These programs are designed to bring artists and community members together for meaningful movement exploration, creative collaboration, and contemporary dance practice.
Whether you're a professional dancer, emerging artist, or curious mover, we invite you to join us when opportunities arise.
Upcoming Opportunities
Contemporary Partnerships: Weekend Workshop
Oct 17 & 18, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm
WNC Dance Academy
Contemporary Partnerships is a two-day workshop focused on dancing in relationship with others, led by Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen. Through guided warm-ups, partnered improvisation, and excerpts of partnered choreography, you will investigate trust, weight-sharing, balance, momentum, and physical “listening.”
This workshop centers a non-binary approach to partnering, moving away from prescribed roles and creating opportunities for everyone to both give and receive weight, and to support and be supported.
Experience Level: Open to adults with at least two years of contemporary dance experience. This workshop will not involve heavy lifting, but dancers should be comfortable with respectful physical contact and prepared to both give and receive weight from another. Stewart and Owen will work with diverse bodies, strengths, and comfort levels through an adaptable, curious approach to partnering.
Please Note: Participants must be 18+ and commit to all 3 days in order to take part in the workshop.
Move & Make: Contemporary Dance Workshop
July 23–25, 2026
9:30am-12:30pm
UNC - Asheville Sherrill Center
Join Artistic Directors Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen for a three-day open level adult contemporary dance workshop.
Each day will begin with S/O Dance's signature contemporary technique class, followed by collaborative choreographic creation sessions where participants will build movement material together, explore creative process, and engage in collective dance-making.
The workshop will culminate in an informal open rehearsal and sharing on the final day. Family, friends, and community members are welcome to attend and witness the work created throughout the workshop.
Experience Level: Basic knowledge of dance forms is encouraged, and options are provided throughout the workshop to both challenge and meet the needs of a variety of experience levels.
Please Note: Participants must be 18+ and commit to all 3 days in order to take part in the workshop.
DELVE Intensive Open Classes
July 26–31, 2026
9 - 10:45am
UNC - Asheville Sherrill Center
Advanced dancers are invited to join select daily drop-in classes offered as part of S/O Dance's DELVE Summer Intensive.
These classes provide an opportunity to train alongside intensive participants and engage with S/O Dance artists and guest faculty.
PLEASE NOTE: Participants must be 18+
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