In 1991, dancers Kathy Hamrick and Kate Warren opened Hamrick/Warren Dance, a professional modern dance school. Starting with just three modern classes a week and renting studio space at a Montessori school, they soon expanded their curriculum, adding yoga and increasing the number of modern classes. In 1994, to meet the growing demand for their classes, Kathy and Kate moved to their current location at Cafe Dance where they now offer on-going classes in Beginning through Advanced Modern Dance, Yoga and Seniors Yoga.
Modern Dance
| Schedule: | Modern Dance |
|---|---|
| Mondays 6:15-8:15pm |
Adv/Prof Modern (Warren) |
| Wednesdays 6:30-8:15pm |
Adv/Prof Modern (Hamrick) |
| Saturdays 10:30-11:30am |
Beg. Modern (Hamrick) |
| Saturdays 11:45am-1:00pm |
Int. Modern (Hamrick) |
Yoga
| Schedule: | Yoga |
|---|---|
| Tuesdays 6:15-7:30pm |
Int. Yoga (Warren) |
| Saturdays 9-10:15am |
Int. Yoga (Santiago) |
Seniors Yoga with Kate Warren
| Schedule: | Seniors Yoga |
|---|---|
| Mondays 10:15-11:15am |
Srs. Yoga for Women Beg. Level |
| Mondays 11:45am-12:45pm |
Srs. Yoga for Women Int. Level |
| Tuesdays 10-11am |
Srs. Yoga for Men Beg. Level |
| Wednesdays 11:45am-12:45pm |
Srs. Yoga for Women Int. Level |
| Thursdays 10-11am |
Srs. Yoga for Men Beg. Level |
Class Fees
- 1 class: $13
- 2 or more classes at a time (no expiration): $10
- Professional dancer: $9
- Student: $7
Hamrick/Warren featured in Dance Studio Life Magazine
For two women in Austin, Texas, modern dance is the center of the universe. This universe is kept spinning by three separate but interconnected entities—a physical dance space, a dance school offering classes for serious adults, and a dance company. Both the women and their businesses are devoted to the teaching, making, and performing of modern dance. read more…
Kate Warren
Kate Warren, dancer, teacher, choreographer, was born in Austin,TX and attended Texas Tech University where she trained as a repertory dancer. She danced with several companies including Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company and Chaddick Dance Theater. Kate has performed in works by over 30 choreographers, some of which include David Gordon, Margaret Jenkins, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane, Merce Cunningham, and has performed in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, Mexico, and Minneapolis. Her choreography has been performed by Wanderlust Dance Theater, Motor Dance, Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company and Chaddick Dance Theater. Her pieces, “Fugue State” and “Exceptional Utopias” were nominated for best choreography by the Austin Chronicle. Kate’s style focuses on an interior process by which the entire body is engaged and energized. Borrowing yoga principles such as opposition and balance while pursuing an aesthetic that favors asymmetry, Kate’s classes stimulate the mind as well as train the body. Kate is the Artistic Director of Circuitous Dance / Kate Warren.
Kathy Dunn Hamrick
Kathy received her MFA in Peformance and Choreography from Florida State University. She has taught at Stephen F. Austin State University, FSU and the University of Texas at Austin, and currently teaches at Austin Community College and St. Edwards University. She is Artistic Director of the award-winning modern dance company, the Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company.
Kathy’s movement style is influenced by Limon and Lewitzky. Her classes are fast paced, quirky, and athletic, with momentum-based floor work and rhythmic foot patterns.
Erica Santiago
Erica Santiago is a Dharma Yoga certified teacher. Her yoga classes focus primarily on moving the energetic breath through yogic postures as a way to inform the body of its own healing capabilities. She has received training in Iyengar, Jivamukti, and Anusara, as well as experimented with the Shiva Rae concepts of the fluid body. Erica combines all of these techniques as well as knowledge from her professional dance career to create an eclectic refreshing class that empowers her students to create well be-ing! Erica is a licensed massage therapist, as well as a dance artist with the Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company.
contact Kate Warren, cafedance@aol.com, 512-633-3525