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Mettler Studios, Inc. Our mission is to advance the legacy of Barbara Mettler's work in dance.

Whether you’re in Tucson or across the world, there’s a place for you with us. 🌿Mettler Studios is launching its Hybrid ...
10/12/2026

Whether you’re in Tucson or across the world, there’s a place for you with us. 🌿

Mettler Studios is launching its Hybrid Study Group this fall! This includes six Saturday sessions led by Mary Ann Brehm, available in person at the Tucson Creative Dance Center or via Zoom from wherever you are.

Each session draws directly from her work, pairing movement with meaning in a way that’s both intellectually rich and kinesthetically alive.

Six Saturdays | 10am to 12 noon Tucson Time
October 31 | November 14 | December 12
January 9 | February 13 | March 13

In person: Tucson Creative Dance Center, 3131 N. Cherry Ave. Tucson, AZ
Or join us on Zoom from anywhere in the world

Experience in Mettler-based dance is recommended but not required.

Register now at barbaramettler.org/workshops or contact Mary Ann at [email protected] for more information.

First session is October 31 and Zoom slots are limited so don’t wait! 🌿

Class 2 of Wednesday Evening series. Positions in relationship to Space. Body parts in relationship to Space. Thank yo...
10/08/2026

Class 2 of Wednesday Evening series. Positions in relationship to Space. Body parts in relationship to Space. Thank you, dancers, for giving your all to new explorations.

1st class of Fall 2026 Wednesday Evening Series. Explorations of Positions and Body as Instrument.
10/02/2026

1st class of Fall 2026 Wednesday Evening Series. Explorations of Positions and Body as Instrument.

Representing at 2026 NDEO Conference in Albuquerque, NM.
09/27/2026

Representing at 2026 NDEO Conference in Albuquerque, NM.

09/26/2026

🏛️ Did You Know?

The Tucson Creative Dance Center was designed by John H. Howe, a principal architect from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West group.

Barbara Mettler built it in 1963 as a permanent home for Mettler Studios, and she chose a circular studio design intentionally. In her own words, a circular dancing area gives movement "freedom in all directions" and offers those watching the greatest possible connection to the movement happening around them.

She didn't just build a studio. She built a space that embodied her entire philosophy from the ground up.

3131 N. Cherry Ave. Tucson, AZ - still standing, still moving.
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✨ Our Wednesday Evening Series of Mettler-based Creative Dance Classes starts September 30th! Register on our website at barbaramettler.org/workshops

"There is a universal language in which all people everywhere can express themselves and understand one another. It is t...
09/15/2026

"There is a universal language in which all people everywhere can express themselves and understand one another. It is the language of movement."

- Barbara Mettler, Conference on Research in Dance, Mexico City, 1985

This is the foundation of everything we do at Mettler Studios. Not performance. Not technique. Not choreography. Just the most natural, universal thing a human body can do, move.

You already speak this language. You always have.

Follow our page to stay connected and share this with someone who needs more movement in their life. 🌿
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☀ Our Saturday morning classes run the 4th Saturday of every month at the Tucson Creative Dance Center in Tucson, AZ. Next class is September 26!

🌙 Our Wednesday Evening Series of Mettler-based Creative Dance Classes also start September 30th! Register on our website at barbaramettler.org/workshops See less

🌊 Imagine spending a weekend by the New England coast moving, creating, and exploring dance from the inside out.Mettler ...
08/16/2026

🌊 Imagine spending a weekend by the New England coast moving, creating, and exploring dance from the inside out.

Mettler Studios' Weekend Retreat returns to the breathtaking Windhover Center for the Performing Arts in Rockport, Massachusetts this September. This year's theme: Visual Design and the Windhover Environment.

Led by Mary Ann Brehm, this immersive weekend retreat is for anyone who wants a deep, unhurried experience of Mettler-based creative dance improvisation -- whether you're brand new to this work or returning for more.

Here's what's included:

Friday evening, September 11 | 7:30 pm -Introduction, orientation, and movement
Saturday and Sunday, September 13 | 9 am to 3:30 pm

Two nights of lodging at Windhover are included in your registration fee. You'll arrive, settle in, and let the environment itself become part of the dance.

Cost: $240 | IACD members: $230
Lodging included for 2 nights

Spots are limited for this residential retreat. If this is calling to you, don't wait.

Register now at the link in our bio or contact [email protected]

08/11/2026

🌵🍂 Fall is coming and so is your next chance to move!

Mettler Studios' Saturday Morning Classes return this August to the Tucson Creative Dance Center, taught by Greg Colburn.

These monthly sessions are an open, accessible entry point into Mettler-based creative dance -- no experience necessary, just a willingness to explore movement as a creative art form.

🗓️ Fall 2026 dates:
August 22
September 26
October 24
November 28

Every 4th Saturday of the month | 10am to 12 noon
Suggested donation: $10
Payment by cash or check at the studio, or by credit card at the link in our bio.

Questions? Contact Greg at [email protected]

Space to move. Come as you are. 🌿

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3131 North Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ
85719

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