Classes
Fine Lines is a community that engages in contemporary dance practices that challenge, inspire and positively nourish them as dancers and artists. Fine Lines pedagogy is constantly evolving, responsive to changes and developments in style, teaching innovations and the needs of the dancers enrolled in classes. As the contemporary landscape shifts, as bodies change and as practice opens up new horizons, we shift and morph as well, ever alive to new possibilities.
Fine Lines Friday 10 - 11.30 am.
On Fridays, class is at an intermediate level. We work to fine tune awareness, strength, balance, coordination, musicality, memory, creativity and artistry. We use varied styles and approaches such as improvisation, a range of contemporary, ballet and release techniques including somatic approaches. This class includes floor work.
All classes are at Dancehouse 150 Princes St, Carlton North, VIC, unless otherwise stated. At times Dancehouse availability is limited by in-house productions which require us to find alternative spaces. In 2026 the alternative space for Friday classes is Fleming Park Hall, 102 Victoria Street, Brunswick East, VIC. In Term 1 classes are there from 13 Feb – 3 April (inclusive) and in Term 2 classes are at Fleming Park from 8th May – 5th June (inclusive).
Fine Lines Tuesday 10 - 11.30 am.
Fine Lines is the entry point to all things Fine Lines, a unique philosophical and pedagogical approach to dance and dance making. Through technical contemporary movement practices and creative explorations dancers learn to appreciate and luxuriate in their dancing body of today. Fine Lines Foundations is the first step or a gentle continuation in your journey to develop your capacity as a mature dancer and artist as dancers and as artist. Anyone from Fridays may attend, but this class essentially takes its time to drill down into the FL philosophical and pedagogical approach to dance and dance making.
Where: All classes are at Dancehouse, 150 Princes St, Carlton, VIC unless otherwise stated.
In 2026 the alternative space for Tuesday classes is Green Monday Studios, 73 Grattan Street, Carlton, VIC. Class will be there in Term 1 (Tues 10, 17 Feb 2026 and 3, 10, 17, 24 Mar 2026) and Term 2 (Tues 26 May and Tues 2 Jun 2026).
Please note that for safe dance reasons, in order to participate in Fine Lines productions or special opportunities, dancers must engage regularly in either Friday or Tuesday classes.
Fine Lines terms align with Victorian public school holidays:
Term 1 Tuesday 27 January - Friday 3 April
Term 2 Monday 20 April - Friday 26 June
Term 3 Monday 13 July - Friday 18 September
Term 4 Monday 5 October - Friday 18 December
A bit about our training:
Fine Lines focuses on inclusion and developing a pedagogy where every body has equal access to movement propositions.
While several Fine Lines dancers were professional dancers or professionally trained, many others come from diverse movement backgrounds such as yoga, pilates, creative dance, improvisation, physical theatre and circus.
Classes develop skills that all dancers need: proprioception, kinesthetic and spatial awareness, balance, control, agility, articulation, flexibility, co-ordination, strength, endurance, memory, musicality, creative expression and artistry, while pushing our dancers creatively to discover, invent or interpret ideas.
As founder and lead teacher, Katrina continually reviews her teaching practice so that it is accessible while developing technical skills, at an individual level, listening to the body, attending to its needs and following personal curiosity.
Click on the button below to see two ‘exercises’: the first is about circular movements that increase in size and scale, using various body zones and parts. The second is focusing on the infinity symbol by isolated body parts, ten multiple body parts at the same time.
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