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Dance with Ailey Extension from anywhere in the world!
Explore our online classes in a wide range of techniques. Our world-renowned instructors create a welcoming environment for all, providing live feedback and answering any questions you may have throughout the livestream. Join the community at the Ailey Studios from wherever you call home!
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Weekly adult classes are $15 for a single online class. Discounts are available to first-time students, and you can save on all classes by purchasing 3-, 5-, and 10-class packages.
Where Do I Start?
Taking your first online dance class shouldn’t be intimidating—we’re here to help you feel comfortable, confident, and ready to move from the moment you log in.
Check out our FAQs below and download Ailey Extension’s free mobile app to sign up for class from anywhere.
FAQs
At least 30 minutes before the start of class, you will receive an email from FitGrid (hello@fitgrid.com) with a personalized link to enter the class waiting room on Zoom.
You will be able to join the class 10–15 minutes before it begins, at which point you will be greeted by an Ailey Extension manager to assist you in the waiting room.
We recommend downloading the Zoom app on your computer before your first class. However, there is no need to create an account with Zoom.
The class link will be emailed to you from hello@fitgrid.com within an hour before class. We ask that you please be sure to check your spam and promotions folders, as well as double-check your Mindbody account to make sure you are enrolled in the correct class and your email is listed correctly in your account.
We encourage students to add hello@fitgrid.com to their email contacts.
If you are still unable to locate the email, you can email extensiondesk@ailey.com with the subject line "Online Class Link Help" for assistance.
You must be 16 or older to take Ailey Extension classes and workshops.
If your child is not old enough to take our drop-in classes or workshops, we offer Kids & Teens classes for ages 2–17 every Sunday.
Our classes are defined by the following:
- Absolute Beginner (ABS BEG): for students with little to no prior experience or knowledge of the technique.
- Beginner (BEG): for students with a basic understanding of the fundamentals and foundations of the technique.
- Advanced Beginner (ADV BEG): for students with prior experience and a more comprehensive understanding of the technique and vocabulary.
- Intermediate/Advanced (INT/ADV): for students with extensive training and an expansive knowledge of the technique and its proper alignment.
- Open: for students of any level.
If you still aren't sure which class level is right for you, contact us at aileyextension@alvinailey.org
In general, we suggest you wear comfortable loose-fitting clothes that you can move in, such as sweats, yoga pants, leotard, t-shirts, tank tops, etc.
For Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, capoeira, Dunham, Haitian Folkloric, Horton, Graham, Limón, and West African, we suggest you don't wear shoes or socks, just bare feet.
For Afro’Dance and Masala Bhangra, students are welcome to dance barefoot or wear clean sneakers—whatever you are most comfortable in.
For ballet, we suggest ballet shoes, leotards, and tights, or other form-fitting ballet attire.
For hip hop, hip hop cardio, house, and Zumba®, please wear clean street shoes.
For heels, we suggest wearing comfortable, low heels or boots if you do not own a pair of dance heels. You are also welcome to dance barefoot or in clean sneakers.
For jazz and Broadway dance, we suggest you wear jazz shoes or dance sneakers.
For Pilates and yoga, we suggest you don't wear shoes or socks, just bare feet. We recommend practicing on a non-slip yoga or Pilates mat—Ailey Extension does not provide mats.
For salsa and NY-style mambo, we suggest wearing comfortable low heels, character shoes, or clean sneakers depending on what you feel most comfortable in.
For vogue, students are welcome to dance barefoot, wear clean sneakers, or practice in comfortable heels.
For Tiny Steps classes, students and chaperones are encouraged to wear easy-to-move-in clothing and socks or bare feet.
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