05/29/2026
💃 Dance classes are back at the AAAC! Join us and instructor Autumn Cockrell for a new series Salsa: Movement, Music, and Connection. Honoring Michelle Oaks Maddox, our late dance instructor, this program aims to create a lively and welcoming, senior-accessible salsa class that invites participants to engage with dance as both a creative practice and a shared cultural experience. Designed for all experience levels, the class introduces foundational salsa steps at a comfortable pace while encouraging personal expression, musicality, and connection through movement.
With a professional dance career spanning 30 years and taking her across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, she brings a depth of global experience to her teaching. She is excited to present dance classes that reflect a community-oriented approach, centered on accessibility, confidence-building, and musical interpretation for social dance settings.nd community-based instruction. With a professional dance career spanning 30 years that has taken her across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, she brings a depth of global experience to her teaching. She is excited to present dance classes that reflect a community-oriented approach, centered on accessibility, confidence-building, and musical interpretation for social dance settings.
✨ Starting July 15th, classes will be held every Wednesday at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. Classes are free to all dancers 60 years old and over! Learn more about our classes at our website: https://albanyartscouncil.org/classes/
