YOUR DESTINATION FOR MOVEMENT, DANCE, AND EXPLORATION.
MISSION
Beside the Water is an online community and learning platform dedicated to the exploration of dance and movement. We specialize in pole dance and sensual styles that embody the pursuit of pleasure within femme spaces. We aim to create a safe and nurturing container to delve into students’ dance journeys while honoring what is unique to each individuals’ goals. Beside the Water is a tool and access point in everyone’s movement journey. We value agency, autonomy, and creativity; centering pole dance as a craft invented and innovated by strippers.
ABOUT KENNADY
Kennady Schneider is a visual artist, choreographer, and dancer based in Los Angeles, California.
Kennady has a background in gymnastics and has been practicing acrobatics for over 25 years. She has guided and coached individuals ranging from children to seniors, and is passionate about the clear articulation and conceptualization of movement. She believes that every student is a master of their own body, and she centers her teaching praxis around collaboration and collectivity. Kennady believes in a gentle, slow, and progressive approach to learning, and she emphasizes individual exploration within her guidance. She aims to create spaces that have femme, queer, Black sex workers at their core.
Kennady has had an impactful professional career in entertainment, and she has been credited in PVALLEY, Anora, Usher: the Las Vegas Residency, and SuperBowl LVII. Kennady has been practicing pole dance for 5 years, and has been a certified pole instructor since 2021.
Beside the Water is an online community and learning platform dedicated to the exploration of dance and movement. We specialize in pole dance and sensual styles that embody the pursuit of pleasure within femme spaces. We aim to create a safe and nurturing container to delve into students’ dance journeys while honoring what is unique to each individuals’ goals. Beside the Water is a tool and access point in everyone’s movement journey; providing classes, workshops, and events that honor agency, autonomy, and imagination.
MISSION
Kennady Schneider is a visual artist, choreographer, and dancer based in Los Angeles, California.
Kennady has a background in gymnastics and has been practicing acrobatics for over 25 years. She has guided and coached individuals ranging from children to seniors, and is passionate about the clear articulation and conceptualization of movement. She believes that every student is a master of their own body, and she centers her teaching praxis around collaboration and collectivity. Kennady believes in a gentle, slow, and progressive approach to learning, and she emphasizes individual exploration within her guidance. She aims to create spaces that have femme, queer, Black sex workers at their core.
Kennady has had an impactful professional career in entertainment, and she has been credited in PVALLEY, Anora, Usher: the Las Vegas Residency, and SuperBowl LVII. Kennady has been practicing pole dance for 5 years, and has been a certified pole instructor since 2021.
ABOUT KENNADY
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MEMBERSHIP
By becoming a BTW member, you will gain access to an in-person and online community and toolbox designed to help you delve deeper into your personal movement practice. Your membership includes:
-Unlimited access to monthly, live, virtual classes
-Unrestricted use of an ever-growing tutorial and class recording library
-Discounted rates on in-person workshops
-Access and priority registration to exclusive events and community gatherings
-1-on-1 support and mentorship for dancers working within all facets of entertainment
By becoming a BTW member, you will gain access to an in-person and online community and toolbox designed to help you delve deeper into your personal movement practice. Your membership includes:
-Unlimited access to monthly, live, virtual classes
-Unrestricted use of an ever-growing tutorial and class recording library
-Discounted rates on in-person workshops
-Access and priority registration to exclusive events and community gatherings
-1-on-1 support and mentorship for dancers working within all facets of entertainment.
MEMBERSHIP
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CLASSES
Gentle, slow, and progressive approaches to learning.
Monthly, live, virtual classes harnessing flow, pole tricks, and essential techniques.
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