Adult Classes

Location

Alachua Studio - 13100 Tech City Cir Suite 400, Building C, Alachua, FL 32615

Current Schedule​ 

Saturdays​

• Oct 10, 2026 - Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (11:00-12:20pm) + Pointe optional (12:30-1:00pm) - Momentum (Jen)
• Oct 17, 2026 - Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (11:00-12:20pm) + Pointe optional (12:30-1:00pm) - Momentum (Jen)
• Oct 24, 2026 - Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (11:00-12:20pm) + Pointe optional (12:30-1:00pm) - Momentum (Jen)

• November 7, 2026 - Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (11:00-12:20pm) + Pointe optional (12:30-1:00pm) - Momentum (Kristi)
• November 14, 2026 - Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (11:00-12:20pm) + Pointe optional (12:30-1:00pm) - Momentum (Kristi) 
• December 5, 2026 - Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (11:00-12:20pm) + Pointe optional (12:30-1:00pm) - Momentum (Kristi) 
• December 12, 2026 - Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (11:00-12:20pm) + Pointe optional (12:30-1:00pm) - Momentum (Kristi) 
• December 19, 2026 - Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (11:00-12:20pm) + Pointe optional (12:30-1:00pm) - Momentum (Kristi) 

Faculty 

Jen Staples
As a Gainesville, Florida native, Jennifer has dedicated her life to the performing arts. She earned her BFA in Dance Performance from Dominican University of California through the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program in San Francisco, where she trained with world-renowned coaches and choreographers, including Alonzo King, Sidra Bell, and Amy Seiwert. Jennifer performed professionally with Dance Alive National Ballet and Oakland Ballet before retiring from her performing career in late 2015. She then joined the administrative staff at the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at the University of Southern California, later relocating to Houston to work with the artistic staff at Houston Ballet under Stanton Welch. While at Houston Ballet, she led and organized the company’s first women’s choreographic workshop, elle émerge, which served as a launchpad for emerging female choreographers. Shifting her focus to arts leadership and development, Jennifer became Special Events Manager at the Houston Symphony while simultaneously earning her Master of Arts in Arts Leadership at the University of Houston. Building on her experience in performance, administration, and community engagement, Jennifer founded Gainesville Movement Studio, a space where adults can explore dance styles ranging from ballet to K-Pop. 

Kristi Gregory 
Kristi Gregory is a classically trained ballet dancer and teacher from Sarasota, Florida. She trained at the Florida Ballet Arts School under Jean Spear and Lynn Winslow and completed Cecchetti examinations Grades I–IV with Honors through the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Kristi later taught and continued her training at the Florida Ballet Arts Academy, working with students of all levels. Her experience includes classical ballet instruction, repertoire, choreography, and staging of classical ballets. Through her years of teaching and artistic work, she has remained dedicated to the tradition, discipline, and artistry of classical ballet.

Who Should Attend?

​These classes are designed for:

• Adult dancers ages 18+
• Current adult ballet students / Former dancers returning to training
• Beginner to advanced adult dancers seeking concentrated study. Attendees should have at least 6 months to 1 year of ballet experience. 

Participants should be comfortable taking a full-length ballet class and working independently in a group setting.

Ways to Pay

Saturday Ballet at Momentum - Cash/Venmo/Zelle - $20 per person, per class. Pointe is $15 per person, per class.

-Payment Method: Cash, Venmo or Zelle

Classes up to October 24th pay Jen
-Venmo: @jennifer-staples
-Zelle: Jennifer Staples, (919)-302-7610

Classes after October 24th pay Kristi
-Venmo: @Kristi-Gregory-12
-Zelle: Kristi Gregory, (352)-284-4585

Stay Connected

Join our WHATSAPP Group
If you'd like to stay connected with and receive class reminders, hear about pop-up classes, and celebrate everyone's dance achievements, please join Jen’s Ballet WhatsApp group.

Join Here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DO0TW3AVMSlCa4jH2dODCS

This group is a wonderful way to ask questions, coordinate class attendance, share dance resources, and connect with our growing ballet community.

Help Our Ballet Community Grow

One of the biggest reasons our adult community continues to thrive is because of word-of-mouth referrals.

If you have friends, family members, coworkers, or neighbors who have ever expressed interest in trying ballet, please feel free to:

•Invite someone to attend a class with you

•Share the below email link so they can join!

To join the email list: Google Form - Email Address (Join)
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