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It’s another GREAT week to dance!!

So many classes, styles, and genres to choose from! There’s something for everyone!

Come stop by, take a class, and dance with us this week! We can’t wait to see you in the studio!✨

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cure-8 ‘26💐

this show, this community, these artists, these humans… I’m so grateful to have been a part of another year of important topics, community outreach, early sunday mornings, show week shenanigans, and most of all telling meaningful stories through the art of dance✨

“I’m Still Here” will always hold a special place in my heart, I was honored to be a part of @sailorstolemyglove’s playful and glowy and heartaching masterpiece about her brother’s story and her whole family’s journey through rehab and social therapy🩷thank you to my fellow castmates for fostering such a safe environment and helping me remember the pure joy and play of dance. Rebekah, i hope we did you proud 🧡 “keep your friends close”

huge thank you to @hpoos, @sahayden7, and @racedanceco for this whole experience, this was truly a show for the books! also to my spouse for being the goat of the audience, attending every show and always cheering for us, for @cbrophy4 for traveling so far to see me dance again (ilysm mom), @miarose1098 for letting me stay at her humble abode💞and ofc everyone who came to watch us perform💙

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BIG MOVES, BIG ENERGY THIS WEEK AT 8 COUNT!

We've got a packed week of dance, community, and BIG events!

🎤 MONDAY: We're opening the studio for Big Mouth or Big Moves PRE-GAME NIGHT! Come connect, practice, and get ready for battle! 7–9 PM!

💜 WEDNESDAY: It's a bittersweet goodbye! 🥹 This will be Briaja's LAST Beginner Hip-Hop class before she moves out of state! Let's pack the room, show her some love, and send her off with BIG energy! ❤️

🔥 FRIDAY: Support BIG MOUTH OR BIG MOVES — BATTLE OF THE CREWS! Come cheer on our local dancers and show up for the OKC dance community!

And don't miss our amazing lineup of Contemporary, Jazz, Heels, Hip-Hop, Afro Footwork, and Saturday's Street Styles Workshop!

📍 8 Count Studio | 4227 N Meridian Ave, OKC

SHOW UP. SHOW LOVE. SUPPORT YOUR DANCE COMMUNITY!

#8CountStudio #BigMouthOrBigMoves #OKCDance #DanceCommunity #SupportLocalDancers OKCEvents

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life’s little moments
joy in every circumstance
thankful for it all
HAIKU

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FALL BREAK GIVEAWAY AT 8 COUNT!

Fall Break plans? COME DANCE! We’ve got classes all week PLUS two workshops on Saturday!

And this week, every class you take = 1 entry into our giveaway! 🎟️

🏆 3 WINNERS will receive 8 Count merch!
🔥 More classes = more entries = more chances to WIN!

Try a new style, bring your friends, and spend Fall Break on the dance floor.

📅 Oct. 12–17
📍 8 Count Studio
🎟️ Scan the QR code to sign up!

COME DANCE. GET ENTERED. WIN MERCH.

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So excited and incredibly grateful to announce that I’ve been selected to join @racedanceco for their upcoming season! 🤍✨ I truly can’t wait to see where this opportunity takes me, to continue growing as a dancer and artist, and to create so many new memories along the way. I’ll also be performing with the company this February 2027 in the RACEy show, and I’m already counting down the days! 🤍

I’m also so thankful to have just finished CURE-8 with Race Dance Collective. This experience has meant so much to me, and I couldn’t be more grateful for my amazing cast, our incredible choreographer @devontaaee and the friends and family who showed up and supported me throughout this journey. I love this cast and this community more than I can put into words. 🤍 Thank you for giving me memories I’ll carry with me forever. I’m so excited for this next season of life and all the people, experiences, and memories that come with it. Feeling beyond grateful. And I stopped procrastinating and I made a dance account @miyahmovess so follow if you would like lol.

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LAST SHOW 💙 Thank you to everyone who has shown love and support throughout this entire Cure-8 process. There truly are no words to describe the gratitude, growth, and healing I’ve experienced through this journey.

I’ve learned to trust myself, my creative direction, and most importantly, my heart. This process challenged me, stretched me, and reminded me why I create in the first place.

Thank you to my incredible cast @ammiiiyyaah @hailamkhuynh @kansasrain @ra3ray4 @ava.conceicao @blakelyarledge @yazlynsaenz for being a part of my vision and bringing it to life in a way no one else could. I’m so grateful for each of you and everything you poured into this piece.

To my fellow choreographers @the_horns @rileyy.hall @sophiasmith.creates @sailorstolemyglove, thank you for being my sisters in art. Your unconditional support, love, encouragement, and willingness to grow alongside me made this experience even more special.

Thank you to my mentor @theekaramack for being the best mentor I could have asked for. Your guidance, trust, and belief in me meant more than I can put into words.

And thank you to @hpoos @sahayden7 @rogueokie for providing one of the most beautiful and supportive creative experiences I’ve ever had.

Cure-8 will always hold a special place in my heart. 💙

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Cure8 💔

2 months:
of creative & physical challenge
of being welcomed into a rich community of movers & artists
of being poured into by incredible choreographers/women and witnessing advocacy at work @the_horns @sophiasmith.creates
of weekends away from home & being welcomed into the homes of others 💜 @gapgirl.xoxo @kels.chap @itslele
of trader joe’s frozen meals lol
of feeling belonging in the studio again

thank you @hpoos & @sahayden7 for creating something important, representing to the community why dance is necessary, and inviting 2 AR dancers to join in on the process.
i will miss this time & everyone. i love you all !

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feeling oh so proud of me and my sweet friend @hannah.mucha for everything we’ve accomplished in the past two months 💗 i wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else - thank you for being my shoulder to cry on, my fellow sweet-treat lover, and rehearsal buddy. ready for the next project… after i take a week to rot lol

thank you to all the dancers and artists in OKC for welcoming two AR girls into your sacred community. thank you @the_horns & @devontaaee for trusting me with your message and offering to this community. i can’t wait to work with you both again. it has been the most fulfilling and challenging experience. dance with you all soon! 🥹 @racedanceco @hpoos @sahayden7 also thankful for all the amazing friends & family that i have. thank you for coming to support me in a whole other city. i love you all 🥹

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September was so good to me. New job, I saw Kehlani and I saw my bestfriend get married with all my favorite humans ✨

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the most beautiful night with the most beautiful couple

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“Whimsy!”
Contemporary class with Hui tonight was everything we needed this week. Thank you to all the dancers who shared their talents with us tonight!
🧠 - @hpoos
📍- @8countstudio_okc
🎶 - Sugar Rush by Sam Smith

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