Beginner Classes

Get inspired by an everyday object in your home (vegetables!) and re-create the object your own way through drawing. Inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

SEATED RHYTHM™ is another one of Active For Life's most popular brain and body 'dancercise' classes where we dance through the ages. SEATED RHYTHM™ was inspired by ballroom dancing and is all done while seated. It is designed for everyone! This class is like no other and features gentle and fun cha-cha and mambo steps coupled with basic exercises. Incredible for brain and body. No dance experience necessary.

SEATED RHYTHM™ is another one of Active For Life's most popular brain and body 'dancercise' classes where we dance through the ages. SEATED RHYTHM™ was inspired by ballroom dancing and is all done while seated. It is designed for everyone! This class is like no other and features gentle and fun cha-cha and mambo steps coupled with basic exercises. Incredible for brain and body. No dance experience necessary.

SEATED RHYTHM™ is another one of Active For Life's most popular brain and body 'dancercise' classes where we dance through the ages. SEATED RHYTHM™ was inspired by ballroom dancing and is all done while seated. It is designed for everyone! This class is like no other and features gentle and fun cha-cha and mambo steps coupled with basic exercises. Incredible for brain and body. No dance experience necessary.

TAP TIME™ is one of Active For Life's most popular brain and body 'dancercise' classes 
where we invite you to come on a musical journey with us, where the young at heart come out to play. This unique class features gentle and fun seated tap dancing and exercise, using tap shoe covers that manually attach to the participant's shoes. This class is not only fun but fantastic for both brain and body. No dance experience necessary. 

TAP TIME™ is one of Active For Life's most popular brain and body 'dancercise' classes 
where we invite you to come on a musical journey with us, where the young at heart come out to play. This unique class features gentle and fun seated tap dancing and exercise, using tap shoe covers that manually attach to the participant's shoes. This class is not only fun but fantastic for both brain and body. No dance experience necessary. 

TAP TIME™ is one of Active For Life's most popular brain and body 'dancercise' classes 
where we invite you to come on a musical journey with us, where the young at heart come out to play. This unique class features gentle and fun seated tap dancing and exercise, using tap shoe covers that manually attach to the participant's shoes. This class is not only fun but fantastic for both brain and body. No dance experience necessary. 

We will draw a hand using optical illusions inspired by artists Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely.

Draw your own snail using watercolor and pencil. Inspired by artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her work in New Mexico about nature.

Learn how line and color impact drawing. This class is inspired by AfriCOBRA, an artist group from the 1970's composed of African American artists making work about justice.

This class will give you an idea of how your nutrition needs can change as you age and why. Madison will share helpful advice on how to optimize your nutrition and health, followed by a cooking demonstration for steel cuts oats with seeds and seasonal fruit.

This class is an exploration of our arms and hands. Join us in physically engaging with our bodies through movement, drawing, and writing. This class awakens the body and calms the nervous system.

Using the concept of a still life from visual art, we will translate a collection of objects into poetry. This class will train your eye to see beyond the object - to all that has happened to create it.

Come move, imagine, and play with us as we create an original character. Learn to act, pose and move like your character. Then, discover your character’s psychology through writing prompts. This is sure to be a silly and playful experience.

Come eat with your eyes! In this class we will create multiple still lifes, all while training ourselves in observational techniques. We’ll also learn about light, contrast, and shadow, as well as, classic and pop art style still lifes in the process. Let’s get drawing!

Design and build your own theatrical mask with a variety of materials around the home. We will explore the meanings and associations we have with masks and flex our creativity in the process. Come play!

In this class we will let go of judgment and draw with the intention of experimenting and accepting what we create.

In this class, we will reflect on our lives and special experiences from our personal history. We will examine what stories we want to give to those around us.

This class is part 1 of a 4-class series, Intro to Abstract Art. In the first class of this 4-part series on abstract art, we will be introduced to contemporary artists working in abstraction while learning basic concepts of point, line, and shape. Utilizing these concepts, Chase will lead us in expressive drawing exercises. This is a great class for beginners as an introduction to abstract art.

This class is part 1 of a 4-class series, Intro to Abstract Art. In the second class of this 4-part series on abstract art, we will explore the role of color in abstract art through an introduction to color theory. We will learn about abstract artists' use of color theory and be led through exercising in color and form. This is a great class for beginners as an introduction to abstract art.

This class is part 3 of a 4-class series, Intro to Abstract Art. In the third class of this 4-part series on abstract art, we will be introduced to the notebook as a site of experimentation and exploration of art and life. Reviewing the concepts we learned in part 1 and 2, Chase will lead us in creative exercises in our notebooks while sharing ways artists historically have used notebooks in their practice. This is a great class for beginners as an introduction to abstract art.

This class is part 4 of a 4-class series, Intro to Abstract Art. In the final class of this 4-part series on abstract art, we will tie together the concepts we have learned exploring the relationship between abstract visual art and the written word. Chase will further expand on artists' use of notebooks in their practice and finally, lead us on a journey of starting our own artist notebook. This is a great class for beginners as an introduction to abstract art.