School of movement
Open Community Classes
Mondays 10-11am
March & April
@ Chez Bushwick | 304 Boerum St #23, Brooklyn
Join us for sliding-scale Open Community Class with acclaimed GALLIM Artists & NEW teachers. Let’s warm up, rediscover our bodies, and research movement together in a warm, welcoming space. Turn down the pressure, and turn up the heat!
*Sliding Scale at the Door, Suggested Class Rate: $20
Payments accepted at the door via credit card, or pre-register at $20 rate here.
APRIL 14th LED BY Bryan Testa
Class
Open Community Class is an open level morning warm-up for professional dancers and curious movers. Class is an opportunity to explore GALLIM Methods movement philosophy and creative methodology with GALLIM’s newest teachers in a guided improvisation that may include dialogue and focused exercises. Open Community Class brings nuanced attention to regions of the body, its availability for movement, range, coordination, texture, and creative expression and its experience within space, time, and music.
Attire: Comfortable Clothes that you can move in!
REGISTRATION
Open to all movers of all ages, levels, and previous experiences with a desire to explore movement and physicality together.
Registration: Enrollment is first come, first served until capacity is reached. Payments will be accepted at the door via cash or credit card, or pre-register at $20 rate.
Location: @ Chez Bushwick
PRICING
*Sliding Scale, Suggested Class Rate: $20
Pre-registration is $20 rate
GALLIM OPEN COMMUNITY CLASS FACULTY
Victoria Chassé Dominguez grew up in Orlando, Florida where she started her dance training. She graduated from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College earning her BFA in dance performance in 2024. At Purchase, she received the Bert Terbough award. She has performed in works by Andrea Miller, Martha Graham, Doug Varone, Ehizoje Azeke and Bill T. Jones. Victoria has recently begun dancing with GALLIM marking a new chapter in her journey.
Photo by: Dan Chen
Of Filipino descent, Briana Del Mundo (she/her) is a native of Calgary, Canada. She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at the Juilliard School and soon after joined Ballet BC as an Emerging Artist under the direction of Medhi Walerski for their 2023/24 season. During her collegiate years, she performed works by Ohad Naharin, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, and Jermaine Spivey and Spenser Theberge. Beyond school, her tenure with Ballet BC brought her to explore and perform works by Johan Inger, William Forsythe, Imre & Marne van Opstal, Shahar Binyamini, Crystal Pite, and David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen of Out Innerspace. Briana also developed an interest in fashion during her time at Juilliard, where she worked as a co-stylist and collaborated through movement direction with Brooklyn-based fashion designer, Delfina Balda. Now based in New York, Briana is eager to immerse herself in its vibrant cultural landscape and is delighted to join Gallim for her inaugural season.
Marc Anthony Gutierrez is from the Bay Area, where he began his dance training with DACPAC under the direction of Cheryl Copeland and Dominique Lomuljo. He received his BFA from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance (2022) as a scholarship recipient. During his senior year he began working with Gallim and assisted Miller on a new commission for A.I.M (2023). Now, he is currently dancing for Gallim under Andrea Miller and Doug Varone and Dancers. He’s attended intensives at San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Alonzo King Lines, and Springboard Danse Montreal. Over the years, he has had the privilege of performing works by Sidra Bell, Doug Varone, Andrea Miller, and Kyle Abraham.
Photo by: Dan Chen
Bryan Testa (he/him) is a NYC based dancer from Rochester, New York. He received his BFA in 2022 from Marymount Manhattan College with a concentration in Modern and a minor in Business Management. Afterwards, Bryan joined the inaugural cohort of Gibney’s Professional Training Program, GibneyPRO, where he continued his training under the leadership of Alexandra Wells, Gilbert T. Small II, and Bret Yamanaka. Bryan has performed works by Hofesh Shechter, Yin Yue, Rena Butler, Laja Feild, Jenn Freeman, and more. He has also received tutelage through several workshops and intensives including Springboard Danse Montréal, GALLIM, and Johannes Wieland. Bryan joined Andrea Miller’s GALLIM in the fall of 2022. Since then he has performed in their GALLIM at 15 and 2023 Joyce seasons, staged Miller’s work at Marymount Manhattan College and SUNY Purchase, and had the opportunity to develop movement research/ rehearsal assist in her ‘Les Noces’ creation on English National Ballet. Additionally, Bryan has danced for Roderick George, Belinda McGuire, Reworked Runway SS ’23 & ’24, as well as Rioult Dance NY in their recent tour through Paris.
Photo by: Dan Chen
GALLIM SCHOOL OF MOVEMENT SUPPORTERS
GALLIM School of Movement Leadership Support & Founding School Sponsorship
Jody and John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation
GALLIM School of Movement is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and Donors Like You!