Classes & Workshops

Classes and workshops at NTC Promenade offer a wide variety of opportunities for growth, from practicing a new form of dance or martial arts to taking watercolor workshops. Hundreds of classes are offered weekly; check the calendar for today’s options. Looking for a specific event, class, or workshop? Search our NTC Calendar.

Bravo School of Art
One-day workshops are offered in a wide variety of hands-on art, craft and home decorating workshops for the experienced and novice artist alike, including Mosaic, Mural Art, Floor Cloth, Book Arts, Digital Photography, Collage, Mixed Media, Drawing, Painting: Watercolor, Acrylic, Oils, Weaving, Basketry, Jewelry Making, Printmaking and more. Saturday mornings are devoted to children’s workshops such as Fish Printing, Paper Craft: Recycled, Self-Portrait, Clay Play and more.

Recreational Music Center
RMC takes an innovative approach to music learning through motivational group settings and popular music choices.  If strict traditional lessons just don’t seem like the right fit for you or your child, we’re here to help you make your kind of music.  We have special classes for toddlers, children, teens, adults and seniors in our state of the art studio – complete with high-end pianos, keyboards, Fender Stratocastor electric guitars, Roland HD Drum Kits, steel strums, djembe, recording equipment and more. Visit us during open studio hours any Friday from 6:30-8:30pm, from September through June.

U.S. Karate Academy
The mission of the United States Karate Academy is to develop children and adults to be their best through the martial arts by being physically fit, mentally sharp, emotionally stable, and spiritually sound in order to have productive citizens for our great society.

Pilates by the Bay
Pilates by the Bay is a fitness and wellness center for all. Pilates is the perfect workout for every fitness level. Pilates builds strength without adding bulk and enables participants to achieve a long, lean, streamlined physique. The workout promotes flexibility, agility, heightens body awareness and coordination. Pilates by the Bay is owned and operated by Aulani, a Stott certified instructor. Classes offered daily.

PAARTS - Performing Arts & Athletic Restorative Training Specialists
Performing Arts & Athletic Restorative Training Specialists (PAARTS) is a multifaceted wellness studio designed to meet the many needs of performing artists and active individuals. PAARTS provides a professional and caring environment backed by 10 years of experience in the fields of health, wellness, and injury prevention.

The following organizations offer classes & workshops as well:

Malashock Dance
San Diego Ballet
Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theatre
San Diego Watercolor Society
Visions Art Quilt Gallery
ARTS – A Reason to Survive
Expressive Arts Institute
Dance Place San Diego Studios– several leading dance & movement instructors teach classes in this creative location. Check NTC Calendar for full listing of classes.