Founded in 2002, as both a dance studio and a gallery, Green Space is dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing environment for artists, teachers and students to explore technique and experience creative expansion. Green Space produces dance and theatre classes for children and adults, and hosts other courses in Tai Chi, Yoga, Salsa, Hip Hop, Tango, Swing, and Belly Dance.

The studio is 1100 sqft and has track lighting, a floating wood floor, mirrors and a built in ballet barre. Our studio/gallery is available for groups or individual artists to rent by the hour, day or weekend.

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How Green Space got it's Name

Our beautiful studio has been a landmark of Denton for decades. In 2002, professional dancer/choreographer/teacher Karen MacIntyre returned to her hometown of Denton and purchased the building, originally constructed in 1970 by Denton dance legend, Eleanor Green, who Karen studied with from 1960-1973. The name Green Space is both a tribute to Miss Green and an artistic statement about the nature of the environment Karen wishes to provide for the community.

Karen MacIntyre (Owner/Teacher/Choreographer)

Karen MacIntyre is the owner and director of Green Space Arts Collective. She also directs New York based Triad Dance Ensemble, which has received funding through the New York State Council on the Arts since 1991. She holds BFA in Dance from the University of Texas at Austin and is a certified Montessori educator. MacIntyre's work as a dancer and choreographer has been produced at Yale University, Hofstra University, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and the Cunningham Studio and Nat Horne Theater in New York City. She is currently working on her MFA in Dance at Texas Woman's University.

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Other Teachers

Bethany Nelson (Modern, Conditioning, Ballet)

Bethany Nelson has been dancing for over twenty years. She holds a BFA in Dance from the University of So. Mississippi, where she also studied film. In 2005, her choreography was selected to be showcased at the American College Dance Festival. That same year her collaboration on the flim, Cursive, with filmmaker Phillip Gentile, received an award for Best Experimental Film at Crossroads Film Festival. Bethay is currently pursuing her MFA in Dance at Texas Woman's University.

Scott Martin (Yoga)

Scott Martin is a professional dance and performing artist, currently pursuing his MFA in Dance at Texas Woman's University. During his travels and studies he has explored multiple bodywork disciplines, including yoga, massage, and Pilates. Certified in Gaia Flow Yoga, he is delighted to share his spiritual, mind-body, yogic approach with the Denton community.

Andony Ybarra (Hip Hop)

Andony is a hip-hop performance artist. His work has been showcased at Dan's Silverleaf in the Kinetic Artist's Collective (Spring and Fall 2007) cabaret performances. His first hip-hop teacher, Fumi Hill, ran the Green Space hip-hop program during the summer of 2006. Andony has been active in forming a hip-hop community at Green Space since then.

 

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