MiChantli
📍 Boulder, CO
Mi Chantli is a movement and arts sanctuary in Boulder, Colorado. Our main goal is to cultivate community and give dancers, poets and artists a place to be. We are also proud to say that this studio is BIPOC owned. Chantli is an Aztec word that means home, and the message that we are trying to share is that Mi Chantli es tu Chantli. We offer dance classes, open studio time, community events, rentals, and a home for all creatives. We have 2 fully equipped dance studios and a beautiful lobby/community space where anything from poetry sessions to after class hang out happens.
Experiences
Breaking Fundamentals with Nathan Bala at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Nathan Bala, who earned a BA in Dance at CU Boulder and fell in love with breaking right here at Mi Chantli, teaches the fundamentals from the ground up. Expect toprock, footwork, and the basics that build a foundation, taught by a dancer still deep in his own training and the local scene. It is a welcoming entry point at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come start your breaking journey.
Open House Fundamentals with Bobby Chan at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Bobby Chan, a breaking and house instructor with over twenty years of dance behind him, teaches the fundamentals of house dance in this open class. Expect the jack, footwork, and groove that make house feel endless, taught with the patience of a dancer who keeps an open mind and trains constantly. All levels are welcome at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come find the pocket.
Transitions and Flow with Jups at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Jups, a breaker at Mi Chantli, teaches a class focused on transitions and flow, the connective movement that turns isolated steps into seamless breaking. Expect to work the in-betweens: how to travel, switch levels, and link footwork and floorwork so your rounds actually flow. It is a focused session at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come smooth out your game.
Femme Hip Hop with Anna Sirkus at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Anna Sirkus, a Boulder dancer who has taught at Mi Chantli for four years, leads an open-level femme hip hop class built around confidence and empowerment. She works to make the room feel supportive, uplifting, and full of encouragement, so dancers of every level can find their power. Expect real choreography in a space designed to lift you up at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come dance like yourself.
Contempo Narrative with Carolina Brizuela at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Carolina Brizuela, a modern-contemporary choreographer and assistant director, teaches a class built around story-line movement. Her work centers empowering dancers who have felt out of place or carried trauma into the room, using contemporary technique as a vessel for expression. Expect grounded, narrative-driven movement in a supportive space at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come tell a story with your body.
Breaking Power Moves with Taino at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Taino Postigo-Hassin, a Colorado b-boy who competes across the nation, teaches a breaking class focused on power moves, the explosive, athletic heart of the dance. Expect to build toward the spins, freezes, and dynamics that define power, with a competitor's eye for what actually works. It goes down at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come ready to train hard and fly.
Mariposa Collective All-Levels Contemporary at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
The Mariposa Collective brings an all-levels contemporary class to Mi Chantli, led by Cass Howlett. Expect expressive, grounded movement and the kind of story-driven choreography that meets dancers wherever they are. It is a welcoming morning session at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street, open to bodies and experience levels of every kind. Come explore movement as expression.
Soul Pole at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Soul Pole is Mi Chantli's late-evening pole jam, a freer, soul-led take on pole dance in the studio's intimate Small Studio. Expect a relaxed, exploratory session that blends technique with self-expression and play, open to dancers finding their flow on the pole. It is part class, part community jam, hosted at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come move, spin, and unwind.
Burlesque 101 with Kylie Lemonade at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Kylie Lemonade, a standing member of the Hard Candy Dancers who has competed and performed across Southern California, Arizona, and Denver stages, teaches an approachable intro to burlesque. Expect the walk, the tease, and the confidence of the form, broken down for first-timers in a body-positive room at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. It is playful, empowering, and welcoming to every body. Come ready to feel yourself.
Open Level House with Lexi Nutkiewicz at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Lexi Nutkiewicz has trained House since 2018 and battled from California to Colorado to Amsterdam, and she teaches this open-level class to help dancers find confidence and joy through the dance. Expect the jack, the footwork, and the feel of house in a welcoming room at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Beginners and seasoned movers share the floor. Come move to the music and find your groove.
Open Level Hip Hop with Sara Swain at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Sara Swain, a Colorado-born dancer, zinester, and activist, teaches an open-level hip hop class rooted in the dance's history and artistry. She brings accessible hip hop history into the room to spotlight the women and storytellers who shaped the form, so you learn the moves and where they came from. All levels share the floor at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come for the choreography, stay for the culture.
Breaking Fundamentals with Changa at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Changa, Mi Chantli's owner and a Mexico-born b-boy who has been breaking since he was twelve, teaches the foundations of breaking from the ground up. Expect toprock, footwork, and the basics that make the dance click, broken down patiently for newcomers in the space he spent eight years building. It is as much about community as technique: Changa is a poet and organizer first, and that warmth carries into the room. Come ready to get on the floor and learn the language of breaking at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street.
K-pop Choreography with Iya at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Iya Okii, who trained in ballet for over twelve years plus contemporary, jazz, modern, and tap, teaches K-pop choreography built for everyone to have fun and find community. Expect to learn the sharp, synchronized routines of your favorite K-pop with a teacher whose deep technical background makes the steps click. It is an inclusive, joyful room at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come learn the choreo and vibe out.
Guided Breaking Session at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
This guided breaking session is open training with direction, a chance to work your breaking with eyes on your progress rather than a fixed syllabus. Expect time to drill, experiment, and get unstuck on your rounds in a longer, lab-style block at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. It is ideal for dancers who want to put in reps with guidance in the room. Come train with intention.
Hip Hop Freestyle with Zhuldyz at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Zhuldyz Tokbulatova, a freestyle dancer born in Kazakhstan, teaches the fundamentals of hip hop and street-style freestyle. Expect new concepts for exploring movement and the grooves that free you up to improvise, taught in the safe, fun space she is passionate about creating. All levels are welcome at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come freestyle and find your voice.
Waacking Fundamentals with Elise Silva at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Elise Silva, who started in salsa and Latin dance, has been b-girling since 2007, and discovered waacking and house in New York that same year, teaches the fundamentals of waacking for beginners. Expect the arms, the poses, and the disco-rooted attitude of the form, broken down by a dancer who has been studying and teaching it for years. It goes down at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come whip, pose, and play.
Toprocks and Footwork with Jups at Mi Chantli
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Jups, a breaker at Mi Chantli, zeroes in on toprock and footwork, the standing and ground vocabulary at the core of breaking. Expect to drill the steps, build your rocks, and sharpen the footwork that every round is built on. It is a focused, fundamentals-forward session at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come build your base.