Karavan Studio

10/19/2026

We’re back!!!

Classes start again today, and I’m looking forward to getting back into the room with everybody.

There’s something about a regular class that’s easy to underestimate. You show up, work on a few things, get distracted by something your body is doing that you didn’t ask it to do, and slowly (sometimes very slowly) things begin to make sense.

That’s the work.

If you’ve been away for a while, you don’t have to wait until you feel “ready” to come back.

Come as you are.

Karavan Studio classes resume today, October 19.

Class schedule live on the Karavan Kalendar:
Just scroll at the bottom of our home page, and click on "Add to Google Calendar"

10/19/2026

Woo hoo! Classes restart today!

And our first workshop of the new school year is coming up on Saturday:

🏑 Prop Princess: Cane with Cindy — October 24

More info. and registration link in comments. 👍

10/17/2026

Classes start up again on Monday!

10/16/2026

Sometimes you need more than one class to figure something out.

You try something.
It doesn’t work.
You try it another way.
You notice something you missed the first time.

That’s one of the things I love about intensive study:
you get time to stay with an idea instead of rushing off to the next thing.

Our January PB Intensive Weekend:
January 22–24, 2027.

Use JAN50 for $50 off through November 15.

Details and registration:
karavanstudio.com/pbintensive

10/15/2026

If you’ve been meaning to get back into the studio, this is your nudge.

You don’t need to arrive with
your technique polished,
your brain organized,
or your life in working order... 🤪
--- You just need to come dance.

And because apparently I don’t know how to leave a calendar alone, we have a lovely run of workshops coming up, too.

Coming up at Karavan Studio:

🏑 Prop Princess: Cane with Cindy — October 24
👯‍♀️ Shimmy Series with Paloma and Helen K — November 7
💄 Performance Glam Makeup 101 with Helen K — November 8
😎 From Insecure Student to Confident Performer with Suzanne Suzanne — November 18
🪭 Prop Princess: Fan Veil with Cindy — November 22
💃 Moving in Slow Motion with Karen G — December 6
⚔️ Prop Princess: Sword with Cindy — December 13

Different subjects...
Different ways to work on your dancing...
And a few good reasons to spend time in the studio with us beyond the regular weekly classes.

There’s a lot coming up!!!
We don’t have to do it all at once.

But we can start with Monday. 😁
See you in class!!

10/14/2026

We're back next week!!
Until then, put your feet up... RELAX... You deserve it! 🐾

10/14/2026

10/08/2026

One of the things I hear from dancers all the time is:
“I know the moves. But what do I actually do when the music changes?”

Well.
That’s the question.

Because if your only option is to remember the choreography, you’re going to have a pretty rough time when the music decides not to cooperate.

And music has a nasty little habit of doing that.

Project Band is about building something else.

More things to pull from.
More ways to move.
More understanding of the music.
More comfort with making a choice in the moment.

So you aren't just waiting for the next familiar beat or hoping the choreography comes back around.

You’re listening.
And then you do something with what you heard.

Project Band enrollment closes October 10.

If you've been thinking about joining us this year, this is the week to stop thinking and make the decision.

karavanstudio.com

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10/07/2026

“I think I’ve learned more doing Project Band than any other teacher, any other program that I’ve ever been involved in.”

That one gets me.

Not because I think Project Band is some magical program that makes you an amazing dancer overnight.

It doesn’t.

It’s because the longer you stay,
the more you start to see.

Things that didn't make sense the first year suddenly click.
Things you thought you understood turn out to have another layer.
-- And you keep growing.

One of these dancers even says she thinks she would have stopped dancing a long time ago if it weren't for Project Band.

That might be the best reason to keep coming back.

Project Band enrollment closes October 10.

If you've been thinking about it, you're officially out of “I'll think about it” time.

karavanstudio.com

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