Earthdance is an artist-run workshop, residency, and retreat center located in the Berkshire hills of Western Massachusetts.  We provide a dynamic mix of dance, somatic, and interdisciplinary arts training, with a focus on sustainable living, social justice, and community.  Earthdance has been spearheading innovative arts programming and maintaining a beautiful facility for rental groups in the Pioneer Valley for over two decades.

Nomadic College returns to Earthdance!

Axis Syllabus International Research Community (ASIRC) will be at Earthdance for all of June.  The registration for room and board is now open here!

July 4th Jam

Join us for this celebratory fun filled family jam!  Registration is now open here!

Moving Arts Lab

Formerly the Western Mass Moving Arts Festival now has a new diversity of teachers from East and West.  Find out more info and Register here by June 1st to get the Early Bird rate at 15% off!

IMPORTANT! Changes to the 2013 Calendar

We have some important changes to our 2013 program calendar, including Sunday jams, New Year's Jam, and Community Sing dates.  Please check this out!

Earthdance Blog

Earthdance welcomes iLAND and iLAB residents...join us!
May 10 2013 - 4:31pm
Excerpts from an in-depth interview with Martha Eddy
May 6 2013 - 2:12pm
By Thania Acarón
5 Minutes... with Martha Eddy
May 6 2013 - 12:52pm
by Monel Chang   In April, movement educator and somatic th
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Upcoming Events

EARTHDANCE PRESENTS: iLANDing
May 22, 2013 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
With the iLAND (Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art Nature and Dance) Community iLAND public...
4th Sunday CI Jam and Class
May 26, 2013 - 3:30pm - 7:00pm
An opportunity to learn and practice the form of Contact Improvisation (CI). A Jam is an open...
Nomadic College 2013
June 3, 2013 - 4:00pm - June 30, 2013 - 3:00pm
The Nomadic College (NC) is a bi-annual gathering organized by the Axis Syllabus International...
Nomadic College Conference: The Proprioceptive System's Role in Learning Dynamic Movement
Jun 5 2013 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm
June 5, 2013
With Miranda Janeschield
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Nomadic College Conference: That pain you feel – its all in your head!!
Jun 11 2013 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm
June 11, 2013
  With Matthew Smith :  
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Axis Syllabus Children's Classes
Jun 15 2013 - 2:00pm - Jun 16 2013 - 4:15pm
June 16, 2013
Saturday & Sunday June 15th & 16th 6-8 years 2:00pm-4:00pm 9-12 years...
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Nomadic College Conference: Tradition and Contemporaneity in West Africa - real or fabricated dichotomy
Jun 18 2013 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm
June 18, 2013
  With Francesca Pedulla:  
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Nomadic College Conference: The art of writing dance
Jun 25 2013 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm
June 25, 2013
With Catherine Lavoie-Marcus:
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