Contemporary Advanced with Stephen Pelton
Autumn 2026
About Contemporary Advanced with Stephen Pelton
Autumn Term Classes start on Saturday 19 September and run until Saturday 12 December 2026 (excluding Saturday 31 October due to half term).
Break through inhibitions and find new dimensions within dance.
These classes combine Limon-based fundamentals, ballet placement exercises, and yoga-inspired strengthening practices with Stephen Pelton’s own lyrical and idiosyncratic movement style. As you advance, you'll learn a choreographic sequence that reinforces technical principles and emphasizes movement dynamics and musicality with a live accompaniment of music by composer and percussionist Bobby Demers.
In a relaxed environment with supportive encouragement, Stephen helps unify the group. We recommend you join this class if you have at least five years dance experience.
class details
- Enrol for the full 12-week term for £196 to secure your place and save or drop-in for £18 per class (concessions available).
- If you have any access requirements or specific medical needs, please contact us at classes@theplace.org.uk or 020 7121 1029 so we can support your participation. We can provide reasonable adjustments, including teaching assistant support, communication tools, and measures to reduce sensory overload. Find our access information here.
- Please arrive on time - unfortunately we are unable to accommodate participants who are more than 15 minutes late as the warm-up is an important part of the class.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to offer refunds or exchanges, unless there are extenuating circumstances. You can read our booking Terms & Conditions here.
- Our adult classes are for participants aged 18 and over, for classes for participants under 18, please find our Children and Youth classes here.
about your teacher
Stephen Pelton is artistic director of Stephen Pelton Dance Theatre and associate director for Yorke Dance Project and Cohan Collective. In 2000, Stephenmoved from San Francisco to London where he is now one of the UK’s most sought-after teachers of Limon-inspired dance technique. He teaches at Laban, Central School of Ballet and The Place as well as company classes for DV8, Random and New Adventures. Stephen's work has been performed throughout the US as well as in London, Paris, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Berlin. His most recent full-length work End without Days premiered at Dance Base during the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2022.