Adult Classes
At Morton Street Dance Center, our adult classes are designed for individuals of all experience levels—from those taking their very first dance class to seasoned dancers returning to the studio. Whether your goal is to improve fitness, develop new skills, express yourself through movement, or simply enjoy the art of dance, our experienced faculty provides exceptional instruction in a welcoming and supportive environment. Discover the joy of dance, build confidence, and become part of a vibrant community where learning and creativity are celebrated at every age. Dance is for everybody.
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Beginner Jazz Fitness
A fun, upbeat class that combines jazz dance fundamentals with fitness-based movement. Perfect for beginners, participants improve coordination, flexibility, stamina, and confidence while enjoying great music and movement.
Modern – Beginner & Intermediate
Designed for adults with some dance experience or adventurous beginners, this class explores modern dance technique, floor work, movement dynamics, and choreography in a supportive and welcoming atmosphere.
Ballet – Beginner & Intermediate
Designed for adults with some dance experience or adventurous beginners, this class explores ballet dance technique, floor work, movement dynamics, and choreography in a supportive and welcoming atmosphere.
Full Circle Dance Company Open Class
Open to company members and community dancers, this advanced-level class provides an opportunity to explore technique, artistry, choreography, and movement in a collaborative environment.
Silver Swans Ballet
Designed specifically for adult dancers ages 50 and beyond, Silver Swans promotes strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and well-being through ballet-inspired movement. No prior dance experience is required, and all abilities are welcome.
Yoga
Our yoga class builds strength, flexibility, balance, and body awareness through mindful movement and breath. Students develop proper alignment, improve mobility, and cultivate focus in a supportive, welcoming environment.
YOUR TEACHERS
Donna L. Jacobs
• Ballet
• Modern
• Conservatory
• Repertory
Years with MS
Jill Vasbinder Morrison, BA (Barnard College), MFA (SUNY Purchase), is a dancer, scholar & community activist currently teaching dance studies at UMBC. After performing with the Lisa Leizman Dancers in Massachusetts and Full Force Dance Theater in Connecticut and New York City, Jill went on to be office manager of Hartford Children’s Theater, Assistant Director of Dance and the Hartt School Community Division, University of Hartford, and Artist Director of Common Ground Dance Company. She has taught Ballet, Modern, Composition, Ballroom, Latin and Swing dancing since 1995 in New York, Maryland, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
NaTori Blackman
• Modern
• Repertory
• Adult Jazz Fitness
Years with MS
Diedre Nyota Dawkins is a 2003 N.Y.C. Bessie Award winner for outstanding dance performance and a 2016 recipient of the President Obama Lifetime Achievement Award for National and Community Service. She is also the 2020 Evidence Award recipient for Artistic Expression with the theme “Sistas Prepared, Positioned and Pivotal for Such a Time as This”. She is the founder and director of “Dance is Healing” a mentorship program for middle school girls and was voted 2016 Teacher of the Year at ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School. Diedre graduated from The N.Y.C. High School of the Performing Arts and received her B.F.A. in dance from New York University Tisch School of the Arts and her M.F.A. in choreography and performance from The University of Maryland College Park.
Algernon Campbell
• Adult Modern
• Modern
• Repertory
Years with MS
Algernon is a 1994 graduate of Morehouse College with a B.A. in Theatre. He trained at the Ballethnic Academy of Dance and at Spelman College, completed the Alvin Ailey Certificate Program, and has performed with the Joan Peters Dance Company, Seraphim Dance Company, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. He has worked with renowned choreographers such as Donald Byrd, Donald McKayle, Yuriko, Robert Battle, Chuck Davis, Fred Benjamin, and many others, and has danced the works of Bruce Woods, David Parsons, and Darryl Sneed. Since moving to Baltimore, he has worked with the Kathy Smith/Adrian Bolton Dance Company, Full Circle Dance Company, the Morton Street Dance Center, the Washington Ballet at the ARC, Experimental Dance Concepts, Body Moves, and Greater York Dance.
Elizabeth Hafey
• Yoga
3 Years with MSDC
Liz has taught ballet and modern dance at Morton Street for ten years. Her early training was at North River Arts Ballet and Boston Ballet in Massachusetts. Before coming to Baltimore, she performed in Boston, Chicago, Washington, and New Haven. She is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she was student director of the Georgetown Dance Company. She has created dance performance projects at Roland Park Elementary School and The Park School. Liz has been a member of Full Circle Dance Company since 2001 and has been its Associate Artistic Director since 2018.
Nina Pongratz
• Modern
• Adult Ballet
• Musical Theater
Years with MS
Liz has taught ballet and modern dance at Morton Street for ten years. Her early training was at North River Arts Ballet and Boston Ballet in Massachusetts. Before coming to Baltimore, she performed in Boston, Chicago, Washington, and New Haven. She is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she was student director of the Georgetown Dance Company. She has created dance performance projects at Roland Park Elementary School and The Park School. Liz has been a member of Full Circle Dance Company since 2001 and has been its Associate Artistic Director since 2018.
Jill Morrison Vasbinder
• Silver Swans Ballet
• Open Adult Modern
Years with MS
Jill Vasbinder Morrison, BA (Barnard College), MFA (SUNY Purchase), is a dancer, scholar & community activist currently teaching dance studies at UMBC. After performing with the Lisa Leizman Dancers in Massachusetts and Full Force Dance Theater in Connecticut and New York City, Jill went on to be office manager of Hartford Children’s Theater, Assistant Director of Dance and the Hartt School Community Division, University of Hartford, and Artist Director of Common Ground Dance Company. She has taught Ballet, Modern, Composition, Ballroom, Latin and Swing dancing since 1995 in New York, Maryland, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
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Tuesday: 11:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday: 2:00pm-6:00pm
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Saturday: 9:30am-2:30pm
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