Contemporary Introduction with Simone Sistarelli
Autumn 2026
About Contemporary Introduction with Simone Sistarelli
Autumn Term Classes start on Saturday 19 September and run until Saturday 12 December 2026 (excluding Saturday 31 October due to half term).
Jump, spin, and glide across the floor with contemporary dance.
This course is aimed at complete beginners and offers an introduction to contemporary dance in an encouraging and laid-back group setting, with opportunities for creative development of your own style. The live music by Bobby Demers will help inspire your movement throughout the class.
Simone will guide you through the basics of core contemporary dance vocabularies and techniques. There will be opportunities to try out a range of contemporary dance skills from moving across the floor to simple springs and jumps. You will leave confident and ready to take your next step into contemporary dance.
class details
- Enrol for the full 12-week term for £196 to secure your place and save or join a £18 taster session in the first week of the term (concessions available) with the option to enrol afterwards.
- 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
Simone Sistarelli is a dance artist, musician, social entrepreneur, author and public speaker. He is the founder of Popping for Parkinson's, a project that transforms Parkinson's patients into Popping dance students, a twice TEDx Speaker and was awarded in the Universal Hip Hop Museum Hall of Fame for his contribution to Hip Hop Culture and by the UK Government as a Point of Light outstanding volunteer. Simone has a BA in Contemporary Dance from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and an MSc in Dance Psychology from the University of Hertfordshire.