Move Your Body!

Summer 2026 Dance Classes

Join us for weekly dance class in The Yard’s Open Air Dance Studio or for two weeks of our Kids Do Dance Program in August!

DANCE with The Yard this Summer!

  • Creative Dance for Every BODY

    Wednesdays 11:45am-12:45pm runs from Jul 8 - Aug 26, 2026 at The Yard’s Studio in Chilmark. No registration required. Drop-ins are encouraged— $15/class.

    An introductory creative dance class that engages kids (12+) and adults of all ages! Participants will develop creativity and strengthen their bodies as we explore the elements of dance.

    Class will begin with a guided warm up and continue into a movement exploration throughout the space. Students will move across the floor, developing skills and personal expression, play movement games, and culminate with self-generated phrase work or further guided improvisation. 

    Class will end with a cool down, reflecting on the practice, slowing the body, and transitioning into the rest of the day with purpose.

    $15/class or 4 class card for $50
    Cash, Check, or Venmo

    No Pre-Registration Required.

  • BoMiDa - Body Mind Dancing

    Mondays 11:45am - 12:45pm in August at The Yard’s Studio in Chilmark.
    No registration required. Drop-ins are encouraged— $15/class.

    BodyMind Dancing™ explores healthy use of our bodies through pleasurable easy-going dancing. Martha weaves guided relaxation, improvisational structures and fun follow-along phrases. BoMiDa's movement interplay increases body awareness, supporting physical ease and freedom of motion and expression. Release tension while you explore dynamic movement! All ages are welcome. No prior dance experience needed.

    BoMiDa rejuvenates!

    Hybrid/virtual option available, contact officeofmarthaeddy@gmail.com for details and link.

    $15/class or 4 class card for $50
    Cash, Check, or Venmo

    No Pre-Registration Required.

  • Somatic Fitness with Moving For Life

    Thursdays 10:45 - 11:45am in August at The Yard’s Studio in Chilmark.
    No registration required. Drop-ins are encouraged— $15/class.

    A standing or seated workout (your choice) of Somatic Fitness with Martha Eddy, founder of Moving For Life. This class was originally designed for cancer survivors and has quickly expanded to serve any person wanting to be more fit or to get moving gently. The class is a cardio workout with lots of room for creative expression as well as options for strengthening. Integrating the best in movement science together with somatic awareness. What is somatic awareness - learning to pay deeper attention within - to your body signals!

    Hybrid/virtual option available, contact officeofmarthaeddy@gmail.com for details and link.

    $15/class or 4 class card for $50
    Cash, Check, or Venmo

    No Pre-Registration Required.

  • Kids Do Dance, Aug 3 - 7

    Our popular dance program for youth ages 6-12 offers a dynamic, innovative approach to movement for young people led by dance educators.

    Sessions held from 9 am - 12 noon at The Yard Studio, Chilmark.

    $400 per week. Some scholarships available. Email info@dancetheyard.org for details.

    Kids Do Dance is funded in part by the Couch Family Foundation.

    Kids Do Dance (full info)

  • Kids Do Dance, Aug 10 - 14

    Our popular dance program for youth ages 6-12 offers a dynamic, innovative approach to movement for young people led by dance educators.

    Sessions held from 9 am - 12 noon at The Yard Studio, Chilmark.

    $400 per week. Some scholarships available. Email info@dancetheyard.org for details.

    Kids Do Dance is funded in part by the Couch Family Foundation.

    Kids Do Dance (full info)