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Modern + Contemporary dancers gathering in community to practice, create, and perform.

10/16/2026

next pop-up All Levels class will be Nov 14th

10/09/2026

FREE class tomorrow Oct 10th 10:00-11:30 at McGuffey Art Center Studio 20

Description: All movement backgrounds welcome! Cumulus Founder Amanda Liscouski will lead a brief technical warmup, floorwork, across the floor, and center phrasework. Come get what you need!

Upcoming Class Dates:
Sat 10:00-11:30am
Oct 10th, Nov 14th, Jan 16th, Jan 30th,
Feb 27th, Mar 27th, Apr 24th

Photos: Alyce Johnson

08/07/2026

Zoe is offering for a FREE Open Level Modern+Contemporary Community Class for Cumulus! Sat 8/8 10:00-11:30am Studio 20 at McGuffey Art Center.

Class Description:
A modern/contemporary inspired class with structured warmups, brief technical work, guided improvisation, and short choreography. Focus is on moving your body in a way that feels good, expanding our body awareness, and growing our improvisational toolbox. All movement backgrounds welcome!

Instructor Bio:
Zoe is a dancer with a background in modern/contemporary/improvisation. At University of Virginia, she performed and choreographed in the dance program, performed at and submitted work to ACDA regional conferences, received grants to attend workshops internationally, and completed screendance work. Her interests include improvisation and kinesthetic awareness/forms of embodied knowledge. She completed her undergraduate studies at UVA and is currently attending UVA School of Medicine. She has been dancing with Cumulus since 2022 and is excited to continue engaging with this wonderful community!

07/31/2026

Zoe is offering for a FREE Open Level Modern+Contemporary Community Class for Cumulus! Two dates: Sat 8/1 & 8/8 10:00-11:30am Studio 20 at McGuffey Art Center.

Class Description:
A modern/contemporary inspired class with structured warmups, brief technical work, guided improvisation, and short choreography. Focus is on moving your body in a way that feels good, expanding our body awareness, and growing our improvisational toolbox. All movement backgrounds welcome!

Instructor Bio:
Zoe is a dancer with a background in modern/contemporary/improvisation. At University of Virginia, she performed and choreographed in the dance program, performed at and submitted work to ACDA regional conferences, received grants to attend workshops internationally, and completed screendance work. Her interests include improvisation and kinesthetic awareness/forms of embodied knowledge. She completed her undergraduate studies at UVA and is currently attending UVA School of Medicine. She has been dancing with Cumulus since 2022 and is excited to continue engaging with this wonderful community!

04/22/2026

Join in the National Water Dance 🧑‍🩰at the Garden on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 4:00pm with choreographer Emily Wright and Cumulus Dance. Learn a few moves and join or simply soak in this expression of connection between water 🌊, environment, and community.

This is part of a synchronized event spanning more than 30 states with the national livestream beginning at 3:30pm. This mindful event is the finale of the Garden's' Spring Festival and Eco Fair happening on Saturday, April 18th. 🪩

See full schedule and sign up here: https://piedmontgarden.org/event/eco-fair-spring-festival-2026/

To watch the live stream and learn more about participating National Water Dance communities, visit:
https://www.nwdprojects.org/national-water-dance/

03/10/2026

🔮 Days/Times below:
* Friday April 3 *
5:30pm-7:30pm
* Saturday April 4 *
10:30am-5:30pm
* Sunday April 5 *
1:30pm-4:30pm

in Studio 20

03/05/2026

Aqueous: Seascape 🪸April 3-5 — an immersive interactive performance installation coming soon to Studio 20 | Collaborators: | Support From / Artwork Contributed By: .art | Special Thanks where we’ve been sourcing the majority of the raw materials!

More details and ticket info to come!

magic happens

01/28/2026

remembering warmer days…no class tonight Wed 1/28/26 ❄️

01/26/2026

NEW DATE: Amanda’s class will be Mon Feb 16 6:30-8:00. Enjoy this snow day today!

01/24/2026

We have class today 1/24 & 1/31 10:30-12:00 with Antonella at Studio 20

Address

201 2nd Street NW
Charlottesville, VA
22902

Website

http://cumulusdance.org/

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