Urbanity Dance
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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).
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
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 💛
09/06/2026
We are thrilled to announce "Journey of a Deafblind Dancer" on September 19, at 4:00pm at Urbanity Central (725 Harrison Ave).
Kerry Thompson, Urbanity X Artist Residence on the Community track, invites you to celebrate her dance and disability journey. September 19 marks National Dance Day and Usher Syndrome Awareness Day. Kerry will share her journey as she evolved from her days as a Deaf, sighted dancer, learning to take the lead and teach. Over the years, she slowly lost her eyesight due to Usher Syndrome and she continues to modify the way she learns, the way she teachers, and the way she dances. Kerry will share how she has used dance and movement to "move forward".
All proceeds from this event go to Silent Rhythms, a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to create a more inclusive and accessible world of dance while using the arts to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society.
Urbanity X is made possible by the Granville Community Foundation.
Photo Description: Kerry Thompson dancing in a red costume on a festival stage. She is in the middle of a dance routine where her dance partner is about to lift her.
Happy September, Urbani-fam! 🍎🍂 Here's what's happening this month!
From the transition from summer mode to back to school mode, Open House, Urbanity X showings and new faculty members, September is all about opportunities to get moving, try something new and connect with our community.💛
Watch for the highlights, then head to our website for all the details 👀 Join our mailing list so you never miss a Monthly Happenings!
09/04/2026
Looking to add dance to your schedule but want to try it out first? Join us for a day of FREE (!!) sample classes on Sunday, September 13th!
Some of Urbanity's most popular faculty will be leading classes for youth students (as young as 1 year old!) . Try a new style, connect with your favorite faculty, get assistance with registration and hang out with the Urbani-fam!
Open House sample class admission is free with required pre-registration at this link: https://www.urbanitydance.org/open-house-2026
LET'S DANCE! 💛✨
For us, it's the little things. ✨ Soaking up the last week of summer programming, and SO excited to have our studios filled for the 26/27 School Year! 🍎
08/28/2026
Back to school season means returning to the things that ground us. At Urbanity, we don't just teach technique; we cultivate a community built on kindness, curiosity and joy.
Every year, our classrooms are spaces for:
💛 Staying Curious
💛 Embracing Joy
💛 Effort Over Perfection
💛 Choosing Kindness
💛 Coming as You Are - Every Body Belongs!
Shoutout to everybody who attended our Teen & Adult Hip Hop Intensive last week! 🔥 5 nights of classes focused on different aspects of Hip Hop, taught by an incredible lineup of teachers! Join us for more hip hop in the fall, with classes for all ages at all levels!
Fall is just around the corner! 💛 Consider this your sign to join the Urbani-fam 👀 Our posters are popping up all over Boston, have you spotted one yet?
Contemporary Summer Intensive 2026 ✅
A huge thank you to our amazing faculty for sharing their talent, knowledge and energy over the past 3 weeks, and to every student who came out, traveling near and far, to move, learn and grow at Urbanity! 💛
This Summer Intensive was one for the books, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! ✨
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725 Harrison Avenue #100
Boston, MA
02118
Opening Hours
| Monday | 3pm - 9pm |
| Tuesday | 3pm - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 4pm - 9pm |
| Thursday | 4pm - 9pm |