Bangalow ~ Wednesday Eve ~ Semester 1

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Bangalow Cassettes, Semester 1, 2025!

Led by Marissa Treichel, Director of The Cassettes. Aka Riss.
BA Contemporary Dance, Associate Jazz, Graduate Diploma of Education.

• Cassettes 2025 starts Feb 19th
• Standard booking – if places still avail – ends Feb 16th

What’s included in Semester 1:

• 14 x weeks of incomparable Cassette Classes
• Two tremendous show classes, PLUS
• An outdoor flashmob : )
• Make-up classes available

Feature artists:

• Bjork and Martika plus The Cure. Don’t overthink this exciting artist combo!
• Then a rewarding unpacking of Kate Bush.
• Plus many more artists. At The Cassettes we know a rad playlist is an essential ingredient of a good life.

2025 Dance Dates:

• Semester 1 classes: Weds 6pm, Feb 19th to March 26th
• Show class 1: Friday April 4th, 6.00 – 8.00pm
• 4 week break: April 7th to May 4th
• Semester 1 classes: Weds 6pm, May 9th to June 11th
• Show class 2: Wednesday June 18th, 6.00 – 8.00pm
• 4 week break: June 22nd to July 19th
• Biggest Wuthering Heights Day Ever flashmob: July 20th.
• Bjork but also The Sugarcubes. Retro Icelandic music – it’s a certain kind of medicine!

More detail of what Cassettes Semester 1 includes:

• Home rehearsal videos so you can enliven your lounge-room
• Carefully planned, lovingly delivered, top-notch classes suitable for Beginner and Intermediate movers.
• 2 x Joyous show classes:
  The final weeks of each term within Semester 1 is our supportive, creatively costumed Show Class, shared with our other fabulous Cassette group.
• The flashmob is an optional extra, connecting us with the internationally celebrated Biggest Wuthering Heights Day Ever.
• Learning a range of super-fun 80s Dance routines: the choreography is designed so that experienced movers can extend or deepen each move.
• Make-up class option: if you need to miss a class, attend our other weekly Cassette Class. It features the same main routines.
• Creativity, connection and self-discovery. Cassettes are famous for being “so much more than a dance class” for a reason.
• Embodying 80s classics plus 70s, 90s and a sprinkling of current (ish!) music.
• Nourishing cool downs to nurture your inner peace

We also like to have social get-togethers outside of class…stay tuned.

Misleadingly happy pic of Martika. Toy Soldiers is very intense. Heartfelt-comedy-contemporary is an important part The Cassettes!

The Benefits of doing Cassettes:

• Being part of a fabulous group. We have a wide range of professionals, creatives and parents dancing at The Cassettes. It’s an incredible, caring and generous community.
• Experiencing original choreography (not commercial dance) is a beautiful way to expand your perspective of what is possible. Invite new flavours into your body.
• Humour. Cassette classes are often funny.
• Dance improves your health, both immediately and longterm: It helps prevent osteoporosis and dementia more than any other activity.
• Psychological wellbeing. Dance brings together cognitive, emotional and physical wellbeing. The word “emotion” is derived from the Latin ’emovere’ meaning to move or move through. At Cassettes there’s a song and dance for every emotion. The proof is in the pudding: one always feels better after class. The proof is also in the science: dance is proven to help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. The Bee Gees were right: You should be dancing, yeah!
• More playfulness and fun in your life
• You may not realise, but every time you have fun and feel more confident, society benefits.  80s dance is powerful stuff!
• Time to just enjoy yourself and be carefree
• Feel more energised, sparkly and inspired
• Increased tone and fitness, bone density, balance and grace
• Being guided and cared for by an experienced and rather jazzed-up teacher
  

  Ready to enjoy a class that feels Just Like Heaven? Complete booking below.

  

Timelessly good music: The Cure.

What is expected of you:

• Phones on silent. Use this time to switch off from life’s demands.
• Kindness and courtesy. Cassette class etiquette.
• Move at your own level and respond to your bodies’ limitations and strengths. There’s no such thing as ‘showing off’, and adapting a move to make it easier is a sign of intelligence : )
• Check your calendar before joining. Changes to bookings incur a 20% administration fee.
  

What to bring:

• Water bottle and sweat towel
• Yoga mat for stretch and relaxation
• Joggers or bare feet
• Arrive 5-min before class to stretch and settle in
• Comfy active wear, colour encouraged! New Cassette top coming soon.
• Respect for teacher, team and yourself.

Any questions, email: [email protected]

I’ll have what she’s having. Also what she’s wearing! The elegant side of the 80s.

To prepare for a radiant 2025, jump in!

Payment plan available!
Simply choose Paypal at the check-out. If you’d prefer a direct deposit payment plan, contact: [email protected]