Make Moves

Train with Zay

Heels classes, performance training, and structured programs. Confidence comes first. Finding the fun in the foundation.

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Live Featured Series

Back to BAEsics

Six weeks. Three weeks no heels, three weeks in heels. Confidence drills, walks, and a closing combo. This series fills quickly. Where the shy-corner-kid walks in and the floor-rolling, hair-flipping version walks out.

Saturdays at Bila (Seattle) and independently in Tacoma. Beginners only. No prior dance experience required.

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Every Way to Train with Zay

01 Back to BAEsics heels flyer: cursive script on heels close-up, May 2026 Live

Back to BAEsics

The 6-week beginner heels series. This series fills quickly. Confidence before technique, every time. Back to BAEsics has a Part 1, a Part 2, and an extended training option to further your journey.

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02 Heels Extended Training program orange flyer featuring Zay Coming Back

ZB Performance Training Co.

Industry prep for dancers ready to work. Headshots, reel guidance, agent advice, and performance training.

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03 Jazz Funk SaturZays weekly drop-in class flyer by Zay's BAEs Live

ZB Classes

Drop-in heels, jazz funk, and hip-hop. Come learn. Be challenged. Have fun. See schedule for weekly classes.

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04 Heel-O-Ween Halloween heels workshop flyer: spooky green, Zay throwing peace Live

Workshops

Guest instructors and pop-up workshops. Bring this experience to your studio, your city, your community.

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05 On Patreon

BAEtreon

Class recordings on Zay's Patreon. Train with him from anywhere.

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06 Isaiah Rashaad, offering private 1:1 sessions in heels and performance training Live

Privates

One-on-one sessions. Custom goals, direct feedback, focused refinement. In-person or virtual.

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07 Zay reviewing a student video to provide personalized feedback and critique On the Roadmap

Video Critique

Submit a 30-second to 5-minute video. Get personalized feedback from Zay on what to refine before your next performance, competition, or showcase. For individual dancers prepping a performance, competition, or showcase, and studio teams headed to competition.

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Teaching Worldwide

Where Zay Has Taught

From local Seattle studios to international stages. Zay has carried this work across the country and across the world. The list keeps growing.

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Coming Next

On the Roadmap

Zay is building the next generation of training. Get notified when these launch.

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Tour Teaching

Back to BAEsics in Miami, Chicago, Phoenix, LA. A condensed 3-day weekend intensive, coming to a city near you.

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ZB Certification

Certify instructors to teach Back to BAEsics in cities Zay does not serve. The ZB affiliate network is coming.

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Jazz Funk Weekender

Heels without heels. A full jazz funk intensive for the dancer who wants to move without the stilettos.

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Fundamentals Series

The underlying movement concepts taught style-agnostically. A foundation class that works for any dance form.

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Online Course Library

The full Back to BAEsics curriculum on demand. Take Pt. I and Pt. II on your own schedule, anywhere in the world.

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Production Choreography

Show and stage choreography for music videos, productions, and live performances. Coming as bandwidth allows.

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Behind the Artist

Artist development coaching: stage presence, camera work, mic technique. Currently embedded in ZB Performance Training; building as a standalone.

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