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Essentrics


Adult Enrichment / Fitness & Dance -
Winter 2025

Essentrics lengthens and strengthens every muscle in the body through a dynamic combination of movements. This completely original full-body workout draws on the flowing movements of tai chi and ballet to create a balanced, flexible, and pain-free body. Essentrics rebalances the body, prevents and treats injuries, unlocks tight joints, and develops lean, strong, and flexible muscles with immediate changes to your posture.

Gentle Stretching: For all ages and fitness levels and for those who are looking for a gentle, slow-tempo class that will help produce greater joint mobility.

Full-Body: A faster tempo with additional emphasis on toning

For all classes please bring a yoga mat, water, and a small towel. 

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Instructor

Alissa Cardone


Alissa Cardone is a Movement artist, curator, collaborator, mentor and mother of 4. She brings 20+ years of movement insight, imagery and anatomical specificity to her classes. She is Professor of Dance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee in Boston, MA and prior to that was dancing professionally and creating intermedia performances with Kinodance.

Alissa's teaching is rooted in somatics, experiential anatomy, modern/ postmodern dance forms, and digital performance technologies. In addition to being a certified Essentrics™ instructor, she is training in BodyMindDancing™ with Dr. Martha Eddy and pursuing Somatic Movement Educator certification at the School for BodyMind Centering®. Web: www.kinodance.net

Severina Gates


Severina Gates is a former dancer and the first Level 4-certified Essentrics instructor in Massachusetts.

Cindy Lewis


Cindy Lewis is a certified Level-3 Essentrics Instructor well-versed in flexibility and mobility techniques and exercises. She believes that Essentrics is an effective full-body workout for people of all ages, but is especially grateful for its "age reversing" effects that lead to stronger, leaner muscles and improved mobility and joint function.

FT-Full-Body Tues. Evenings

  Cindy Lewis


Arlington High School
Tuesdays, Jan 14 - Mar 18
6:00 - 6:55 PM

  No Class Feb 18


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Min Age   18 yr.

Price: $ 159 00
FT-Full-Body Wed. Daytime

  Alissa Cardone


Calvary United Methodist Church
Wednesdays, Jan 15 - Mar 5
9:30 - 10:30 AM

  No Class Feb 19


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Min Age   18 yr.

Price: $ 125 00
FT-Gentle Stretching

  Severina Gates


Arlington Community Center
Fridays, Jan 10 - Mar 7
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  No Class Feb 21


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Min Age   18 yr.

Full - waiting list


Price: $ 145 00