MIDDAY | contemporary dance

Upcoming MIDDAY Pop-Up Classes in May! We’ve got a load of upcoming MIDDAY Pop-Up classes in May! We are welcoming two new MIDDAY guest teachers, DeVante Love and Ana Delgado, and returning guest teacher and Laila Franklin. Check out this amazing lineup of Boston based teachers and get registered for class. ✨REGISTER: middaymovement.org/schedule (link in bio)✨ MIDDAY Pop-Up Class w/ @avatardevante Wednesday, May 6 @ 6-7:30 PM 📍SomArt @ The Hive 561 Windsor St, Somerville, MA Class Description: WATERBENDING uses contemporary dance, martial arts, and meditation techniques to move through experiences of surrender, flow, fear, and dissolution by mimicry of water and its spiritual principles. - MIDDAY Pop-Up w/ @la.frank WEDNESDAY (5/20) @ 6:00-7:30 PM SomArts @ The Hive 561 Windsor St (4th Floor), Somerville, MA Class Description: This class is interested in excess, fatigue, virtuosity, and care, leaning away from preciousness and leaning into curiosity and risk-taking. Through improvisatory explorations of conditioning and performance practice, participants are invited to approach class-taking as a creative process. Prepare for exertion, getting mixed up, and dancing with others. - MIDDAY Pop-Up Class w/ @anananas_p.r Wednesday, May 27 @ 6-7:30 PM 📍SomArt @ The Hive 561 Windsor St, Somerville, MA Class Description: Class is separated in sections starting with a follow along warm up with all dancers in a circle. We will progress to an across going from the group up, involving phrase work and improvisational scores. For the end of class we will focus on choreography integrating quick changes of weight, going in and out of the floor, visceral jumps and cuts of space, repetition and improvisation prompts. ✨REGISTER: middaymovement.org/schedule (link in bio)✨

🎊MIDDAY 10th Anniversary Gala: TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! Join MIDDAY Movement Series for our 10 Year Anniversary Gala on Thursday, June 18th from 6:30-9:30 PM at the Crystal Ballroom. With the theme of “Feeling Fancy, Feeling Free,” the evening will commemorate MIDDAY’s decade-long successes in developing fertile ground for a new, diverse generation of dance leaders to create, connect, and effect positive change in our local dance ecosystem. We will also come together to look toward the future, maintaining our commitment to our values and leaning into the power of dance as a tool for social storytelling and cultural transformation. The evening will feature tasty food from local vendors, performances by local contemporary dance artists, awards honoring local artist-actionists, and more. We hope you will join us for this joyful evening! MIDDAY 10 Year Anniversary Gala “Feeling Fancy, Feeling Free” Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026 Time: 6:30-9:30 PM 📍Crystal Ballroom 55 Davis Sq, Somerville MA 02144 TICKETS: middaymovement.org/gala (link in bio) Are you an entrepreneur, business, or organization seeking to support cultural transformation through dance and the arts? Become a MIDDAY Gala sponsor! Packages range from $200-$1200 with benefits to amplify your work and support the MIDDAY movement. Contact us at [email protected] to learn more.

BIPOC Professional Dancer Mentorship Program Final Events! Join us at our last Mentee Final Event —which, for the first time, are designed and produced by the Mentees themselves— for a celebration of movement and community! Light refreshments will be provided. Free and open to the public, pre-registration requested. BIPOC Mentee Final Events: Antonia Araya and Nicholas Markanthony Saturday, May 16 @ 11am-2pm 📍Multicultural Arts Center 41 Second St, Cambridge, MA Register: linktr.ee/middaymovementseries (link in bio) Description: A Breath in Community is a space where we can breathe, reset, trust, connect, and care for ourselves and each other. The event is hosted by Midday Mentees Antonia and Nicholas in collaboration with Holly Stones and Sarah Pacheco. It will be held on Saturday, May 16th, 11:00 - 2:00 pm at the Multicultural Arts Center, 41 2nd Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141. The event will feature classes in somatic practices, self-care, and social dance, as well as an open space for crafting and community building. As these mentees conclude their Midday experience, they hope to share the most important values they have developed: self-love, connection, and the active creation of joy. The event is meant to foster a collective dance experience for dancers and non-dancers alike, building creative trust within the community. *This event is free and open to the community! *Bring comfortable shoes and clothing to dance and move. *There will be physical touch, physical contact, and partnering work.

MIDDAY 10th Anniversary Gala: Tables + Tickets! Join us for an unforgettable evening of celebration at MIDDAY’s 10th Anniversary gala. Gather your friends, colleagues, or clients and reserve your table for a night filled with exceptional dining, meaningful connections, and lasting memories. Individual tickets and full tables are now available — secure your place today and be part of a truly special event. Visit middaymovement.org/gala (link in bio) to learn more and purchase your table or individual tickets. Cant make it but want to support? Consider making a donation to our fundraiser or donate a general ticket to our gala ticket bank. Visit middaymovement.org/gala (link in bio) to learn more.

On Thursdays, we BOOGIE! 💃🕺 Thanks to @babyvikingphotography for capturing my ongoing classes with @middaymovementseries !

On-Going Contemporary Series with Dara Capley (6/4-6/25) Dara Capley is BACK teaching for MIDDAY’s On-Going MIDDAY Contemporary Class Series, Thursdays (6/4-6/25) @ 10-11:30 AM at SomArt @ The Hive (@somartspace ). Get registered to experience Dara’s Contemporary based class. More details below. On-Going Contemporary Series with Dara Capley THURSDAYS @ 10:00-11:30 AM (6/4-6/25) SomArt @ The Hive (@somartspace ) 561 Windsor St. (4th Floor), Somerville, MA $17/class | Register: middaymovement.org/schedule (link in bio) Class Description: COMING SOON!

‼️SURVEY CLOSES TOMORROW‼️ Dance artists: with budget cuts looming, rising cost of living, and ever-growing pressures all around, we cannot afford to stay silent. We want and need to hear from you! The DanceView, a first-of-its-kind survey collecting critical data from Boston-area dance professionals, aims to better paint the picture of the realities and challenges we face in the freelance and grassroots dance sector. The survey closes TOMORROW, Sunday May 3rd, and we need to hear from at least 100 more dance artists across genres in order for our study to have impact. HOW CAN YOU HELP? 👉🏽Take the Survey NOW at (link in bio) 👉🏽Share this post on social media 👉🏽Tell at least 3 dance professionals across genres Creative Action is an advocacy partnership between @middaymovementseries and @zeropointartssomerville . This survey is made@possible through the generous support of the @culturalequityincubator .

MIDDAY 10th Anniversary Fundraiser: Testimonials Michael is a MIDDAY inaugural teacher, a part of the first stages of developing MIDDAY classes. He is a long-time supporter of MIDDAY’s program and continues to be a part of our growth. Read more about Michael’s experience with MIDDAY below. “I am Michael Figueroa, a performer, choreographer, and inaugural teacher for MIDDAY with Callie Chapman and Irene Hsi. I am currently pursuing my Master’s in Performance and Choreography at Smith College. My experience with MIDDAY offered me the time, space, and consistency of a shared creative environment, deepening both my teaching and choreographic practices. It served as a vital support system while developing my dance company and as a space to refine movement scores, repertory and teaching skills that continue to shape my work. MIDDAY has grown through grit, integrity, and communal support into an ecosystem that nurtures both emerging and established artists. Supporting MIDDAY means sustaining consistency for a community committed to building live performance and cultivating pedagogical practice.” - Michael Figueroa Join MIDDAY Movement Series for our 10 Year Anniversary Gala on Thursday, June 18th from 6:30-9:30 PM at the Crystal Ballroom. Tickets available now! Visit middaymovement.org/gala (link in bio) to purchase tickets, tables, or become a Gala Sponsor.

MIDDAY Gala Goals ⭐ MIDDAY’s 10th Anniversary Gala is not only a time for celebration, but a time to help support MIDDAY’s goals for future programming and sustainability. After a decade of MIDDAY, what are our needs for the next decade? • Increase pay for staff and our program artists to support equity and respect for our work and the people who make it happen. • Grow our donor base of individuals aligned with our movement and mission • Maintain our robust programs that support artists to hone and channel their individual and collective impact–creatively, administratively, socially, and through advocacy • Keep our programs free or affordable for all, especially with mounting cost of living • Secure our sustainability so we can continue our work for decades to come Join MIDDAY Movement Series for our 10 Year Anniversary Gala on Thursday, June 18th from 6:30-9:30 PM at the Crystal Ballroom. Can't make it? Consider making a donation or donating a ticket to our ticket bank. Visit middaymovement.org/gala (link in bio) to learn more about MIDDAY’s 10th Anniversary Gala.

BIPOC Professional Dancer Mentorship Program Final Events! Join MIDDAY Mentees Krista Lawson and Kasey Aguilar for their Final Event, Saturday (5/9) @ 1-3 PM at @culturalequityincubator . Light refreshments will be provided. Free and open to the public, pre-registration requested. Read more details below. BIPOC Mentee Final Events: Krista Lawson and Kasey Aguilar Final Event Saturday, May 9 @ 1-3 PM Cultural Equity Incubator 📍94 Green St, Boston, MA Register: linktr.ee/middaymovementseries Event Description: Joy As Resilience is an interactive creative experience that includes arts, movement, and delicious comfort foods! We come together to remember we can make noise when silence is demanded of us; to share passion, movement, and strength; and to fight and use joy as resistance. With themes of joy, comfort, community, and expression, we encourage you to create and connect to strengthen and empower from within. Join us in holding community and space as we face these broken times.

MIDDAY 10th Anniversary Fundraiser: Testimonials Aiden is an alum of MIDDAY’s BIPOC Professional Development Program and a current Short Series Teacher. Aiden is also the co-director of TransDans. Read more about Aiden’s experience with MIDDAY. “MIDDAY has provided incredible support in personal and professional development and career navigation for me over the last year and a half! I am a former MIDDAY BIPOC mentee, have taught several professional classes with MIDDAY, and am in the current Rough Drafts cohort this summer. As an early career choreographer and dance educator, MIDDAY has helped me to begin my first professional projects, strengthen my artistic voice and values, and has made it possible to launch TransDans, which we would not have had the practical or community resources for without their guidance. I feel valued and supported by the MIDDAY community, and connected to the wider Boston dance ecosystem. I am forever grateful for the support, resources, and beautiful community MIDDAY is nurturing! Supporting MIDDAY means supporting a vast network of artists and community members, impacting not only artistic endeavors across Greater Boston and beyond, but increasing resiliency and community care in countless sectors of our interconnected world!” -Aiden Marshall Join MIDDAY Movement Series for our 10 Year Anniversary Gala on Thursday, June 18th from 6:30-9:30 PM at the Crystal Ballroom. Tickets available now! Visit middaymovement.org/gala (link in bio) to purchase tickets, tables, or become a Gala Sponsor.

MIDDAY Rough Drafts Series with Simon Montalvo Our next Rough Drafts Artist is Simon Montalvo! Simon will be teaching MIDDAY’s next Rough Drafts Series, Tuesdays (5/12-6/23) at SomArt @ the Hive. Times vary, so read more details below and get registered now! Rough Drafts Class Series w/ Simon Montalvo • Tuesdays (5/12-5/19) @ 5:30-7:30 PM • Tuesdays (5/26-6/23) @ 6-8 PM Studio Showing: Tues, June 30 @ 6:30-7:30 PM 📍SomArt @ the Hive 561 Windsor St (4th Floor) Somerville, MA Register: middaymovement.org/schedule (link in bio) Class Description: Simon’s class will vary week to week, including partnering and improvisation fundamentals, introduction to consent and boundaries, journaling prompts, score creating, Chicana/o hair braiding, and more. Simon’s class is a space you’d want to find yourself in if you’re in a never-ending season of discovery, tend to giggle when dancing with friends, or enjoy skipping the small talk and diving right into a meaty conversation. Participants are encouraged to bring a journal and kneepads, and Simon will provide fidget toys, paper and colored pencils, and ear plugs. Simon encourages attendees to opt in and out of exercises as they wish, and to prioritize their mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing over social etiquette.