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Urbanity Dance

A non-profit organization with School, Community, and Company programming.

Urbanity Dance incorporated into a non-profit in 2011 with a mission to inspire, engage, and empower individuals and communities through the art of dance and movement. Urbanity’s mission and objectives are fulfilled by its organizational pillars of Company, School, and Community. Urbanity’s Professional Company pushes the limits of contemporary dance, inspiring audiences with cutting-edge artistry and startling unpredictability. The Company is dedicated to providing visually arresting and musically stimulating performances for audiences across the country. The Company was voted Boston’s Best by Improper Bostonian in 2013, announced Best of Boston by Boston Magazine in 2015, and named a Top Ten Critics’ Pick by The Boston Globe. The School at Urbanity officially opened in Fall of 2011 at Urbanity’s first studio on Shawmut Avenue in Boston’s South End with a class of 85 students. Driven by the demand for high quality dance training for movers of all ages and abilities, the School now serves over 500 youth and adult students through 90 weekly classes in its three South End studios. Urbanity’s faculty, all from diverse cultural and dance backgrounds, encourage generations of lifelong movers and dance enthusiasts through Urbanity’s commitment to technique, rigor, and fun. Urbanity’s Community programming spans a range of partnerships with community collaborators through its three flagship programs: “Urbanity in the Community,” which provides dance curriculum to Boston Public School students who receive little to no in-school arts instruction (est. 2012); “Dance with Parkinson’s” which uses movement to improve the quality of life of those living with Parkinson’s Disease (est. 2013); and “Movement Mends” which uses dance to empower those who have experienced incarceration, homelessness, or violence (est. 2013).

10/24/2026

Urbanity’s teens take on the Alphabet Dance Challenge!🔤

Thinking of a dance move for every letter is harder than it looks! 👀

10/22/2026

“The best part is walking into the studio. There’s so much intention around it being a safe, welcoming haven. I wasn’t expecting that...I used to think dance was a thing one performed for an audience. I’m coming to see that dance is something else: a way to build connection with my body and my subconscious. It’s changing my life. Brain/body connection, something I never understood, now has meaning.”

In case you haven't heard.... Mass General Brigham recently highlighted Dance For Dizziness, a pilot program bringing together dance, neuroscience, and community to support people living with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD).

This concept, inspired in part by Dance for PD, was developed by Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute neurologists Anand Bery, MD, and Galina Gheihman, MD, and in partnership with Ana Sanchez Junkin, PT, DPT, NCS, a physical therapist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Betsi Graves, founder and director of Urbanity, with support from medical students Rachel Sturley and Christine Wakayama.

At Urbanity, we believe dance should be accessible to everyone, regardless of physical ability, diagnosis, or prior experience. 💛 We’re grateful to be part of this work exploring the power of movement to support well being and connection.Dance For Dizziness is part of Urbanity's Movement Meets program, customized dance classes that “meet” a life-altering physical or mental challenge through embodied movement. For more information on the populations we serve, visit www.urbanitydance.org/movement-meets .

Read the full story from Mass General Brigham at the link in our bio!

Photo by Anand Bery, MD, and Galina Gheihman, MD.

10/21/2026

Thank you Mass General Brigham for highlighting Dance For Dizziness!

A new Mass General Brigham pilot program, Dance for Dizziness, seeks to combine movement with music.

10/16/2026

Join Urbanity on Friday, November 13th for a 21+ evening of dance, community, and celebration as we come together to support Rooted Together, our capital campaign to purchase our home at 1180 Washington Street!

The evening will begin with an House Dance Class with Miranda Lawson from 6:30–7:30 PM at UDHQ (1180 Washington Street). Then, join us from 7:30–9:00 PM for a dance party with a DJ, drinks, and snacks!

💛 Parents: Your kiddos are part of our community, too! We’re offering a drop-off option for kids! At 6:00 PM, you can drop your kids off at Urbanity Central, where Urbanity staff will host a kid-friendly movie night while you head back to the celebration at Urbanity Headquarters.

Both events are free of charge. All donations towards this event will support a down payment and capital improvements for a permanent studio location for Urbanity Dance.

Whether you join us for the class, the dance party, or both, we’d love to celebrate with you and share more about what Rooted Together means for the future of Urbanity!

RSVP Here: https://pro.gofundme.com/event/house-dance-party-21/e855148

10/09/2026

Happy October from Urbanity! 🍁

There's so much to check out this month, from the launch of Rooted Together, to Costume Week, our first ever Impact Report, and so much more!

Be sure to sign up for our mailing list so you never miss a Happenings in your inbox! 📥

See you in the studio!

10/07/2026

Announcing 🥁 ..... Urbanity's Capital Campaign: Rooted Together!

We’re launching Rooted Together, a capital campaign to purchase Urbanity Headquarters at 1180 Washington Street and put down permanent roots for Urbanity in Boston.

About a year and a half ago, we faced the possibility of losing this space. Today, we have a unique opportunity to make it ours and create a permanent home for the work we do here.

After navigating a 40% increase in rent and rising operating costs, ownership would allow Urbanity to build equity, reduce fixed occupancy expenses by nearly half, and create greater long-term financial stability.

Together, we’ve welcomed 10,000+ students and held 20,000+ dance classes here. Owning our headquarters would give our team a permanent home for this work, creating greater stability and allowing us to keep building what’s next together.

Our Rooted Together campaign webpage: https://giving.gofundme.com/campaign/832330/donate

Thank you for everything you do to make Urbanity possible. We’re excited to build what’s next together!

10/01/2026

✨A Guide to Distraction Free Dance Classes✨

The Urbanity Staff put on their acting hats to remind our community of some ways we can all ensure our students get the most out of their classes inside the studio! How did we do? 🤣

09/25/2026

Movement Meets -- where movement meets healing. 💛 Join Urbanity's founder and director, Betsi Graves, as she leads an upcoming training session for dance classes geared towards healing and empowerment in a range of community and clinical settings.

Urbanity is thrilled to partner with Office for the Arts at Harvard (OFA) Dance Program to continue our mission to advance research advocating for movement and dance as part of comprehensive medical care and wellness.

October 3rd from 3:00-5:00PM at the Harvard Dance Center. This event is free and open to the public. Participants must be age 18+.

Register here: https://events.college.harvard.edu/ofa/event/225076-movement-meets-volunteer-training

09/11/2026

Did you know? Urbanity offers fun filled movement classes for the littlest movers with physical, mental, and social benefits and curriculum designed to help reach developmental milestones.

For kiddos ages 0-2, we have seasonal, session-based Baby+1 and Toddler +1 classes:
🍁Fall: September 16 - December 12
❄️Winter: January 9 - March 27
🌷Spring: March 31 - June 12

For ages 3 and up, our September-June classes are the perfect way to grow confidence and independence, one step at a time!

Are you ready to get moving? Find your class and join us this season!

Sign up: https://www.urbanitydance.org/childhood-2026-2027

09/08/2026

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF YOUTH 26/27 CLASSES! 🍎✏️💃🪩 Be sure to bust a move 😉 on the super awesome dance floor outside Urbanity HQ as you head in for your first day!

Be sure to tag us in all of your first day of dance photos 💛

Address

725 Harrison Avenue #100
Boston, MA
02118

Opening Hours

Monday	3pm - 9pm
Tuesday	3pm - 9pm
Wednesday	4pm - 9pm
Thursday	4pm - 9pm

Website

http://www.urbanitydance.org/

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