“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” – Maya Angelou
We yearn for a place to go where we will be loved, accepted for who we are, and challenged to be our best even when we have fallen flat on our faces. And believe us…we have.
It took three years but it happened. Urbanity Dance has settled on a beautiful place in the South End. Where not only the company but also the community is welcomed with open arms and hearts. There have been trials and tribulations along the way, as cliché as it might sound, but talk to anyone connected with Urbanity and there will be no shortage of “horror stories” and “this one’s for the books.” Such stories include: navigating busy Boston streets in a hail filled thunderstorm, choreographing in studio apartments, and getting kicked out of three studios while in the midst of dance rehearsals in one hour. However, that all seems to be a distant memory now, there is a place in the South End that literally has Urbanity Dance’s name on the front door.
“Urbanity Dance offers well-developed classes that allow students of all levels the opportunity to dance in an inspiring and creative space. You can’t find an opportunity for contemporary dance anywhere else in Boston…” –Carolyn Breton, company dance member
At the studio, people are able to join in on the dream by taking classes that encompass the health of not only the body but mind as well. Yoga, stretch & sculpt, hip-hop, contemporary dance (for beginners as well as advanced), ballroom, and so much more is offered to the community as a means to bring us all closer together, to create a healthier life-style, and more than likely have some fun along the way.
Laughter rings out through the space and the warmth felt is generated not only by the intensity and passion from the dancers but also from smiles and encouraging words that can be seen and heard any given moment. 280 Shawmut, the Dance Laboratory, is becoming a place that Urbanity Dance can call home.
Posted on October 31, 2011
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