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These classes are included with a Berkshire South membership or guest Day Pass unless otherwise noted below.
Berkshire South Regional Community Center’s COVID-19 policies reflect guidance from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Centers for Disease Control. The Community Center does not require masks for entry or facility usage. For your safety and that of others, masks are encouraged if you have not yet been vaccinated. BSRCC will continue to monitor the health metrics of our community and adjust policies accordingly.Â
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Class Updates:
Starting June 25th, Aqua Thrills will be changing day and time to: Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Schedule & class Descriptions:
In The Spotlight:
Mondays
Aqua Strength
Mondays, 9:30 – 10:30am
Instructor: Luana Dias David
No Fee For Members
This low-impact class is designed to increase strength, heart-health, and endurance through water-based exercise in a fun and social setting. This class is for all levels of fitness.
Adult Learn to Swim: Next Steps
Mondays, February 23rd – March 30th
4:45 – 5:30pm
Instructor: Julia Erickson
Registration for this session has closed.
Members: $92
Guests: $120
Our certified instructors are teaching six weeks of adult group swim lessons. Each 45-minute session with our certified instructors will focus on improving your body position, breath control, kick, and crawl stroke to help you become a more efficient and confident swimmer.
Cardio Crush
Mondays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Instructor: Tes Reed
No Fee For Members
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Tuesdays
Aqua Core
Tuesdays, 10:30 – 11:30am
Instructor: Beignyreih Person
No Fee For Members
Energize your water workout! This high-frequency class focuses on building strength, balance, and stability using the natural resistance of the water. Expect dynamic moves, upbeat music, and plenty of energy and fun as you tone abs, back, and hips all while reducing impact on your joints. Ideal for all fitness levels, this class will leave you strong, centered, and refreshed.
Aqua Bootcamp
Tuesdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Thursdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Instructor: Tes Reed
No Fee For Members
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Wednesdays
Aqua Blast
Wednesdays, 9:30 – 10:30am
Instructor: Darren Blaney
No Fee For Members
Revitalize your aqua workout with full-body cardio and strength training ~ and have fun doing it! This engaging session delivers fast-moving calorie-burning exercise in a supportive environment with low impact on joints. Set to a dynamic playlist, you’ll perform a variety of powerful moves and resistance exercises with aqua dumbbells and noodles. Suitable for all fitness levels.
Swim Challenge
Wednesdays (8 – 9am)Â
March 18th
April 22nd
May 20th
Thursdays (6:30 – 7:30pm)
March 5th
April 9th
May 7th
Instructor: Julia Erickson
No Fee For Members
Take your solo lap swimming to the next level! Meet twice a month for a coached 60-minute class designed for experienced lap swimmers who want variety, challenge, and a sense of community. Weekly workouts will be posted on the Aquatics bulletin board between session days so participants can challenge their endurance on their preferred schedule.
Each session includes a structured warm-up, coach-led workouts from the deck, stroke refinement tips, and targeted drills to build endurance, improve technique, and boost speed. Workouts require participants to swim approximately 1,000-1,500 yards in 45 minutes and maintain a 50-yard pace of 60-75 seconds. Freestyle is the main focus, with other strokes included occasionally. Swimmers will circle swim in shared lanes to promote teamwork and efficiency.
Aqua Volleyball
Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
This is an Intergenerational program
Instructor: Beignyreih Person
No Fee For Members
Get your (aqua) game on! Change up and charge up your water routine with aqua volleyball!! Get in on an hour of fun, fast watersport that burns calories, promotes healthy movement and brings a blast to your Wednesday water workout.
**This is an intergenerational program open to players of all ages, provided they can stand and move with their head fully above the water in the shallow area.
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Thursdays
Swim Challenge
Wednesdays (8 – 9am)
March 18th
April 22nd
May 20th
Thursdays (6:30 – 7:30pm)
March 5th
April 9th
May 7th
Instructor: Julia Erickson
No Fee For Members
Take your solo lap swimming to the next level! Meet twice a month for a coached 60-minute class designed for experienced lap swimmers who want variety, challenge, and a sense of community. Weekly workouts will be posted on the Aquatics bulletin board between session days so participants can challenge their endurance on their preferred schedule.
Each session includes a structured warm-up, coach-led workouts from the deck, stroke refinement tips, and targeted drills to build endurance, improve technique, and boost speed. Workouts require participants to swim approximately 1,000-1,500 yards in 45 minutes and maintain a 50-yard pace of 60-75 seconds. Freestyle is the main focus, with other strokes included occasionally. Swimmers will circle swim in shared lanes to promote teamwork and efficiency.
Adult Learn to Swim: Beginner
Thursdays, January 8th – February 12th
9:00 – 9:45am
Instructor: Christine Ocheltree
Members: $92
Guests: $120
Fountain of Youth
Thursdays, 10:30 – 11:30am
No Fee For Members
Fountain of Youth: Deep Water
Thursdays, 11:30 am–12:00 pm
No Fee For Members
A continuation of Fountain of Youth, for our deep water swimmers. Spend an extra 30 minutes working on flexibility, muscle tone, and strength.
Aqua Thrills
Thursdays, 2 – 3pm
This is an Adaptive class
Instructor: Janice Shields
Free For Everyone
Aqua Bootcamp
Tuesdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Thursdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Instructor: Tes Reed
No Fee For Members
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Fridays
Friday Happiness Hour
Fridays, 10:30 – 11:30am
Instructor: Janice Shields
No Fee For Members
Researchers have discovered that music and certain movements can jumpstart positive emotions and improve your mood. This class uses both, to maximize happiness! Ready to dive into joy? Kick off the weekend with Happiness Hour at Berkshire South!
Aqua Dance
Fridays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Instructor: Darren Blaney
No Fee For Members
Shake your groove thing and shimmy your cares away at Aqua Dance! This class uses contemporary dance music, aerobics, resistance training, and modern dance style movements to elicit a gleeful, dynamic aquatic workout. No experience necessary, but a willingness to get a little silly and laugh at ourselves is required!
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Weekends
Saturday AM Jam
Saturdays, 10:30 – 11:30am
This is an Intergenerational program
Instructor: Beignyreih Person
No Fee For Members
Open to all ages, this fun, casual, diverse programming hour uses the open swim area. Beignyreih will lead activities including volleyball, aquatic dance jams, pool games, and water safety demonstrations. For more information about the programming schedule, please join our aquatics listserve to receive the weekly Pool Notes, or contact: aquatics@berkshiresouth.org.
NEW! Aqua Tai Chi
Sundays, May 31st – July 5th
9:00 – 9:45am
Instructor: Corey Chapman
Members: $120
Guests: $150
Registration for this program opens soon.
Join our newest class! Aqua Tai Chi is a beginner-friendly class blending traditional Tai Chi and Qigong principles with the healing support of water. Slow, flowing movements coordinated with mindful breathing can improve circulation, mobility, focus, and relieve stress in a fun and relaxing way.
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Aqua Strength
Mondays, 9:30 – 10:30am
Instructor: Luana Dias David
No Fee For Members
This low-impact class is designed to increase strength, heart-health, and endurance through water-based exercise in a fun and social setting. This class is for all levels of fitness.
Adult Learn to Swim: Next Steps
Mondays, February 23rd – March 30th
4:45 – 5:30pm
Instructor: Julia Erickson
Registration for this session has closed.
Members: $92
Guests: $120
Our certified instructors are teaching six weeks of adult group swim lessons. Each 45-minute session with our certified instructors will focus on improving your body position, breath control, kick, and crawl stroke to help you become a more efficient and confident swimmer.
Cardio Crush
Mondays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Instructor: Tes Reed
No Fee For Members
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Aqua Core
Tuesdays, 10:30 – 11:30am
Instructor: Beignyreih Person
No Fee For Members
Energize your water workout! This high-frequency class focuses on building strength, balance, and stability using the natural resistance of the water. Expect dynamic moves, upbeat music, and plenty of energy and fun as you tone abs, back, and hips all while reducing impact on your joints. Ideal for all fitness levels, this class will leave you strong, centered, and refreshed.
Aqua Bootcamp
Tuesdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Thursdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Instructor: Tes Reed
No Fee For Members
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Aqua Blast
Wednesdays, 9:30 – 10:30am
Instructor: Darren Blaney
No Fee For Members
Revitalize your aqua workout with full-body cardio and strength training ~ and have fun doing it! This engaging session delivers fast-moving calorie-burning exercise in a supportive environment with low impact on joints. Set to a dynamic playlist, you’ll perform a variety of powerful moves and resistance exercises with aqua dumbbells and noodles. Suitable for all fitness levels.
Swim Challenge
Wednesdays (8 – 9am)Â
March 18th
April 22nd
May 20th
Thursdays (6:30 – 7:30pm)
March 5th
April 9th
May 7th
Instructor: Julia Erickson
No Fee For Members
Take your solo lap swimming to the next level! Meet twice a month for a coached 60-minute class designed for experienced lap swimmers who want variety, challenge, and a sense of community. Weekly workouts will be posted on the Aquatics bulletin board between session days so participants can challenge their endurance on their preferred schedule.
Each session includes a structured warm-up, coach-led workouts from the deck, stroke refinement tips, and targeted drills to build endurance, improve technique, and boost speed. Workouts require participants to swim approximately 1,000-1,500 yards in 45 minutes and maintain a 50-yard pace of 60-75 seconds. Freestyle is the main focus, with other strokes included occasionally. Swimmers will circle swim in shared lanes to promote teamwork and efficiency.
Aqua Volleyball
Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
This is an Intergenerational program
Instructor: Beignyreih Person
No Fee For Members
Get your (aqua) game on! Change up and charge up your water routine with aqua volleyball!! Get in on an hour of fun, fast watersport that burns calories, promotes healthy movement and brings a blast to your Wednesday water workout.
**This is an intergenerational program open to players of all ages, provided they can stand and move with their head fully above the water in the shallow area.
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Swim Challenge
Wednesdays (8 – 9am)
March 18th
April 22nd
May 20th
Thursdays (6:30 – 7:30pm)
March 5th
April 9th
May 7th
Instructor: Julia Erickson
No Fee For Members
Take your solo lap swimming to the next level! Meet twice a month for a coached 60-minute class designed for experienced lap swimmers who want variety, challenge, and a sense of community. Weekly workouts will be posted on the Aquatics bulletin board between session days so participants can challenge their endurance on their preferred schedule.
Each session includes a structured warm-up, coach-led workouts from the deck, stroke refinement tips, and targeted drills to build endurance, improve technique, and boost speed. Workouts require participants to swim approximately 1,000-1,500 yards in 45 minutes and maintain a 50-yard pace of 60-75 seconds. Freestyle is the main focus, with other strokes included occasionally. Swimmers will circle swim in shared lanes to promote teamwork and efficiency.
Adult Learn to Swim: Beginner
Thursdays, January 8th – February 12th
9:00 – 9:45am
Instructor: Christine Ocheltree
Members: $92
Guests: $120
Fountain of Youth
Thursdays, 10:30 – 11:30am
No Fee For Members
Fountain of Youth: Deep Water
Thursdays, 11:30 am–12:00 pm
No Fee For Members
A continuation of Fountain of Youth, for our deep water swimmers. Spend an extra 30 minutes working on flexibility, muscle tone, and strength.
Aqua Thrills
Thursdays, 2 – 3pm
This is an Adaptive class
Instructor: Janice Shields
Free For Everyone
Aqua Bootcamp
Tuesdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Thursdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Instructor: Tes Reed
No Fee For Members
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Friday Happiness Hour
Fridays, 10:30 – 11:30am
Instructor: Janice Shields
No Fee For Members
Researchers have discovered that music and certain movements can jumpstart positive emotions and improve your mood. This class uses both, to maximize happiness! Ready to dive into joy? Kick off the weekend with Happiness Hour at Berkshire South!
Aqua Dance
Fridays, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Instructor: Darren Blaney
No Fee For Members
Shake your groove thing and shimmy your cares away at Aqua Dance! This class uses contemporary dance music, aerobics, resistance training, and modern dance style movements to elicit a gleeful, dynamic aquatic workout. No experience necessary, but a willingness to get a little silly and laugh at ourselves is required!
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Saturday AM Jam
Saturdays, 10:30 – 11:30am
This is an Intergenerational program
Instructor: Beignyreih Person
No Fee For Members
Open to all ages, this fun, casual, diverse programming hour uses the open swim area. Beignyreih will lead activities including volleyball, aquatic dance jams, pool games, and water safety demonstrations. For more information about the programming schedule, please join our aquatics listserve to receive the weekly Pool Notes, or contact: aquatics@berkshiresouth.org.
NEW! Aqua Tai Chi
Sundays, May 31st – July 5th
9:00 – 9:45am
Instructor: Corey Chapman
Members: $120
Guests: $150
Registration for this program opens soon.
Join our newest class! Aqua Tai Chi is a beginner-friendly class blending traditional Tai Chi and Qigong principles with the healing support of water. Slow, flowing movements coordinated with mindful breathing can improve circulation, mobility, focus, and relieve stress in a fun and relaxing way.
Open Swim Times
No Fee For Members
All “Open Swim” times are available to swimmers and aquatics enthusiasts of all ages! “Open Swim” means that 2 lanes are configured into a larger rectangle available for you to use for exercise, play, and relaxation.
OPEN SWIM Time:
Mondays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Tuesdays: 11:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Wednesdays: 10:30am-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Thursdays: 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Fridays: 1pm-4pm & 7pm-8pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm-2:30pm