ABOUTCLASS SCHEDULEFAQ@MOVESPUREJOY
MOVES IS AN ALL LEVEL DANCE CLASS.
BY LAUREN GERRIE and MARISA COMPETELLO.
FOUNDED IN 2015.
NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES.
MOVES IS AN ALL LEVEL DANCE CLASS TAUGHT BY LAUREN GERRIE and MARISA COMPETELLO IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES SINCE 2015.
MOVES IS AN EXPLORATION OF THE POSSIBILITIES TO EXPERIENCE PURE JOY THROUGH DANCE. WITH A SHARED DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO MOVEMENT, LAUREN GERRIE AND MARISA COMPETELLO PROVIDE A POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE CLASS ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES THE INDIVIDUAL TO ACHIEVE THEIR VISION OF THEMSELVES AS A DANCER.


LAUREN GERRIE & MARISA COMPETELLO MET IN NEW YORK CITY AS PROFESSIONAL DANCERS IN THE EARLY 2000s. THROUGH THEIR SHARED LOVE AND PASSION FOR DANCE THEY CREATED MOVES IN 2015. ITS GROWN INTO A COMMUNITY OF PURE JOY.
MOVES IS AN EXPLORATION OF THE POSSIBILITIES TO EXPERIENCE PURE JOY THROUGH DANCE. WITH A SHARED DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO MOVEMENT, LAUREN GERRIE AND MARISA COMPETELLO PROVIDE A POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE CLASS ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES THE INDIVIDUAL TO ACHIEVE THEIR VISION OF THEMSELVES AS A DANCER.
LAUREN GERRIE & MARISA COMPETELLO MET IN NEW YORK CITY AS PROFESSIONAL DANCERS IN THE EARLY 2000s. THROUGH THEIR SHARED LOVE AND PASSION FOR DANCE THEY CREATED MOVES IN 2015. ITS GROWN INTO A COMMUNITY OF PURE JOY.

NEW YORK
CLASS SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 20, 2025
Gibney (Lower Manhattan)
53A Chambers St
STUDIO X
New York City
CLASS CANCELED

LOS ANGELES
CLASS SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 20, 2025
8:30 pm
The Pickle Factory
2828 Gilroy St
Los Angeles
CLASS CANCELED
MOVES PROVIDES A SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AND EXPERIENCE PURE JOY THROUGH MOVEMENT. OVER THE PAST DECADE THEY HAVE GROWN THEIR COMMUNITY TO OFFER WEEKLY CLASSES IN NYC AND LOS ANGELES.

MOVES

COMBINING CLASSIC JAZZ TECHNIQUE WITH MOTIVATIONAL LANGUAGE AND ENERGY, MOVES IS MORE THAN A DANCE CLASS. IT IS A COMMUNITY AND A WAY OF BEING.

HIGHER MOVES

LEVELLING UP, HIGHER MOVES TAKES THE BASE MOVEMENT LANGUAGE OF MOVES AND ADDS MORE ADVANCEd TECHNIQUE WITH MORE COMPLICATED CHOREOGRAPHY. PHRASES WILL BE TAUGHT AT A FASTER PACE AND WILL INCLUDE INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED JUMPS, TURNS, SPINS, AND FLOOR WORK. THOUGH COUNTS ARE AT THE CORE OF ALL CHOREO, DANCERS CAN EXPECT MORE LYRICAL BASED MOVEMENT WITH DEEPER ATTENTION PLACED ON MUSICALITY.

MOVES ICON

A MOVES CLASS DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE MUSIC OF ONE ICONIC ARTIST. THE WARM UP, ACROSS THE FLOOR, AND CHOREOGRAPHIC PHRASE WILL ALL BE ORIGINAL SONGS, COVERS, OR REMIXES OF THE CHOSEN POP ICON. “MOVES ICONS” REMAINS IN THE ALL-LEVELS FORMAT AND ENABLES DANCERS TO TRULY DROP INTO THE THEMATIC TONE OF EACH SUPERSTAR. 

WHAT DO I WEAR?

CLOTHING THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE IN.
THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF.
SOCKS OR BAREFOOT.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

YOU SIMPLY SHOW UP.
PAY AT THE DOOR.
$25
CASH or VENMO

WHAT IS "ALL LEVELS" ?

NO PRIOR DANCE EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
WE ARE ALL DANCERS.
THROUGH MOVEMENT WE ATTAIN PURE JOY.
THE MORE YOU COME THE BETTER YOU GET.
THE BETTER YOU GET THE BETTER YOU FEEL.
COME MOVE WITH US.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT COLLABORATIONS OR PRIVATE CLASSES, PLEASE EMAIL: MOVESPUREJOY@GMAIL.COM