Doug Fox of the Great Dance Weblog shares his thoughts after the first session of a dance class at the Y:

So, the class I took last night was beginning modern with Susan Cherniak who danced with Eric Hawkins and teaches his technique. (She’s performing at 92nd Street Y’s Harkness Dance Center in December.) I liked the class - it was taught at a nice, comfortable pace, was well within my experience and had live musical accompaniment from a percussion player.

After taking classes for over two years, I feel like starting from the beginning again. Some of the modern and jazz classes I’ve taken have been too challenging for me - although fun - with the end result that I don’t really have time to focus on the fundamentals because I’m struggling too much just to stay with the rest of the class. So I just want to take beginner classes like this one and have more time to develop my skills and technique. But most of all, I just want to move.

Feeling the same? Whether you’re at the beginner, intermediate or advanced level, there are a variety of dance classes for adults, teens and children at the Y to keep you moving.

[Harkness Dance Center]