A series of workshops that are part of the Dance Reflections festival help to demystify contemporary dance. There are classes for pros, nonprofessionals and even children.

Toluwani Bademosi, 6, holds up a high-five gesture and waits for a computer program to recognize the pose and register a “match” during an educational workshop at Drexel University, Saturday, Nov. 15, ...

Little kids in colorful leotards will twirl and leap this month at a Port Washington dance studio, all for free, from the lessons to their ballet shoes. “I’m so excited,” said Fatima Machuca Garcia, ...