Cardell Dance Studio

Dance and Train With Us

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Registration is still open for Modern Dance for Ages 10+ with Teacher Loren Groenendaal,
Mondays 5:15 pm this fall at Cardell!

This class is designed for dancers ages 10+ eager to learn modern dance techniques. This class provides training through technical and creative warm-ups and phrases; and will develop the young dancer’s creativity by providing opportunities to create their own movements and dances through improvisational and choreographic structures. Sign up now at the link in our bio!

School pickup from Bache-Martin and Friends Select School is available on our website through LorenTeachesMovement.

Looking for a weekend activity this fall for your little one? Registration is open for:

Creative Movement and Pre-Ballet for Ages 3-5 with Teacher Loren Groenendaal
Sundays 9:30-10:15 am 
October 4th—November 22nd (8 classes)

This playful approach to learning dance class will introduce children ages 3 to 5 years old to creative dance techniques and foundational ballet. Teacher Loren references the Brain Dance method, Laban Movement Analysis and developmental movement patterns to teach engaging, age-appropriate classes, supporting young dancers’ neuromotor, social, and creative development.
 
Sign up now at our website cardelldance.com!

FALL 2026 ADULT CLASS SCHEDULE

Class dates/more info/register online at the 🔗 in bio

Drop in to class at 1713 Melon st, Philadelphia PA!

Flexibility and Conditioning with Silvana Cardell

Mondays 10-11 AM ☀️
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 PM 🌙
Wednesdays 10-11 AM ☀️
Fridays 10-11 AM ☀️

🗓️ September—December, 2026

This is a supportive, accessible class designed to develop improve range of motion, mobility, and ease in the body. The work draws from conditioning exercises and floor-based practices used in modern dance training, but it does not teach choreography or dance combinations. Through breath, gentle stretching, active flexibility, and alignment exercises, students develop greater freedom of movement while working safely at their own level. Supportive for dancers and non dancers alike who wish to move with greater confidence, responsiveness, and embodied awareness.

Drop in to any section. Discounted class packages also available at the link in our bio!

Restorative Stretch with Silvana Cardell

⏰ Saturdays 8:45-9:45 AM
 🗓️ September 19th-December 12th

This class combines somatic awareness, breath, gentle mobility, flexibility, and release techniques to support greater ease and freedom in movement. Informed by elements of Gerda Alexander’s Eutony, the class helps students recognize unnecessary tension and develop a clearer relationship to weight, alignment, sensation, and range of motion. The class offers dancers a restorative complement to their training while also welcoming adults who wish to feel more grounded and connected to their bodies.

Bring your exercise mat, a blanket or several layers, and two tennis balls if possible.

Sign up now at the link in bio

Intermediate/Advanced Level Contemporary Technique with Silvana Cardell returns this fall!

⏰ Thursdays 10-11:30 AM 
 🗓️ September 10th–December 10th (no class 11/26)
 
This is a dynamic class that develops strength, coordination, musicality, and expressive movement. Students explore floorwork, traveling phrases, weight shifts, suspension, momentum, and full-bodied movement while building a grounded and adaptable contemporary dance practice.

Sign up at the 🔗 in our bio, class packages are available online.

Beginner Contemporary Technique with Silvana Cardell is back this fall!

⏰ Mondays 6:30-7:30 pm!
🗓️ September 7th-December 7th
 
This introductory contemporary dance class for adults is great for those who are new to dance or returning after time away. Drawing on Silvana Cardell’s decades of teaching, the class offers a gradual introduction to Humphrey/Limón principles through breath, weight, gravity, suspension, and fall and recovery—nurturing a healthy, grounded relationship with the body and the joy of moving.

Sign up on our website at the 🔗in bio