Archive: Auditions, Jobs, and Open Calls

Threads NexGen/YDP (Youth Dance Project) is looking to hire ethnically diverse individuals to teach ballet and modern technique classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for upcoming 12-week, fall sessions. We seek skilled dance instructors to join our weekly intensive programming that also includes nutrition and embodied movement exploration at Threads Dance Nexus.

September 18-December 9
For youth ages 8-12
Ballet – Beginning/Advanced-Beginning, Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 or 6:00-7:00pm

September 18-December 16
For youth ages 13-17
Ballet – Intermediate/Advanced, Wednesdays, 1.5 hours in range of 4:00-7:30pm
Modern – Intermediate/Advanced, Wednesdays, 1.5 hours in range of 4:00-7:30pm

Instructors will be compensated for class hours at a rate of $40/hour. Instructors are also welcome to attend Threads Company Class on Mondays or Tuesdays from 9:00-10:30am as well as rent the studio at a discounted staff rate.

Candidates must have extensive experience in ballet and/or modern, strong communication skills, experience working with children, and provide informative, engaging, and effective movement instruction reflecting the Dance Nexus philosophy (below).

NexGen/YDP uses a holistic approach to training future dance artists. The program enables youth to enhance technical skills, explore creativity, and manage stress and trauma in a safe, supportive environment. Students will receive high-level training and education from professionals in ballet technique, modern dance technique, embodied movement exploration, and nutrition. At Threads Dance Nexus, we strive to create an equitable and inclusive learning environment where students’ gifts can be cultivated and opportunities for growth are embraced. We seek to be a place where diverse learners are treated with dignity and respect.

Our Teaching Philosophy
Culturally Relevant — so that dancers of any race or ethnicity feel a sense of belonging.
Trauma-Informed – dance education has the potential to reproduce harm or liberate; we chose liberation!
Anatomically Sound – working safely with the body to keep you dancing longer and stronger.
Inclusive and Equitable – all are welcome and differing needs are acknowledged.
Socially Just – seek to rectify injustice through arts activism.

If you would like more information and to apply, please email an introduction and your resume to Angela Ericson at aericson@threadsdance.org.

Auditions for the Fox and Beggar Theater’s upcoming production of VANAHEIMR: Stories of the Lesser, performing November 30-December 9 at the Heart of the Beast’s Avalon Theater. The show will be choreographed by Gabby “TheBaddie” Abram.
Read more here.

Dancers must have strong contemporary and/or ballet technique and previous dance experience. Dancers must attend all VANAHEIMR rehearsals and performances and will be compensated $850.
View the rehearsal schedule on the Facebook event.

Audition Information
The Sunroom in The Center for Performing Arts
September 23-24
11:30am-1:00pm (30-minute slot)

Auditions will be in small groups and run approximately 30 minutes. Please email Nat at nat@foxandbeggar.com with your preferred time slot and we will get you on our list!

Need to audition virtually? Contact Nat at nat@foxandbeggar.com for more information!

Young Dance seeks Hip Hop and Musical Theater instructors and assistants for the 2023–24 year and beyond for our growing community partnerships. We seek skilled instructors who foster a developmentally appropriate, safe, supportive, and fun environment. 

Young Dance partners with Twin Cities schools, organizations, and government agencies to bring dance to diverse populations across the metro. Partnerships take place during or after the school day. Schedule and duration vary depending on partners.

Candidates should have excellent communication and organizational skills to keep track of different schedules. Teaching Artists should also be able to work collaboratively with partners and Young Dance Artistic Director in developing the curriculum.

Founded in 1987, Young Dance believes young people are artists with something important to say and that working across differences benefits all. Our mission is to transform lives through movement. We are an inclusive community where creativity flourishes and healthy risk-taking is encouraged. Our classes are open to everyone of all levels and abilities. Dancers develop skills in observing, participating, and reflecting in an environment that values a commitment to self, to the group, and to lifelong learning.

Pay is $48/hour to lead and $24/hour to assist.

If you would like more information and to apply, please email an introduction and your resume to anat@youngdance.org. 

Photo by Blake Nellis

Inspired by the next generation of dance artists, CUL·TI·VATE is a program designed as a bridge for dancers with advanced training between their educational perspective and envisioning themselves in the professional field. Through classes, workshops, choreographic processes, mentorship, community engagement, teaching, performance, and more, dancers will connect and share experiences as a collective as well as expressing and gaining momentum toward their individual interests and goals beyond their time in the program. CUL·TI·VATE will embrace and support each dancer while fostering their unique artistic path centered in TU Dance’s values of excellence, belonging, creativity, and transformation.

Age range: 18-24. Trainees will be compensated as employees, $450/week.

View the 2023-2024 CUL·TI·VATE Brochure.

Audition Details
Please email the following to laurel.keen@tudance.org and maxine.yamazaki@tudance.org by August 14, 2023:

• Resume and cover letter expressing your interest and goals for participating in CUL·TI·VATE.
• Performance Reel: Three minutes maximum. Reel may include studio or performance footage that clearly shows the individual instead of group work.

An in-person or virtual meeting may be scheduled as part of the audition process.
Dancers will receive notification of their acceptance into the CUL·TI·VATE program by August 28, 2023.

For any questions about the program, and to let us know if you are taking the TU Dance Summer Program as part of the audition, please email maxine.yamazaki@tudance.org.

The Walker Art Center and guest curator Darrius Strong are seeking Minnesota dancemakers working in all forms to present their work as part of Choreographers’ Evening on Saturday, November 25, 2023.

Now celebrating its 51st year, this annual dance showcase celebrates Minnesota’s vibrant and diverse dance community with powerful performances by a roster of local choreographers and movement artists. This year’s program is curated by dancer, choreographer, educator, and 2021 McKnight Fellow Darrius Strong.

“I’m honored to curate the 51st anniversary of Choreographers’ Evening, celebrating five decades of dance at the Walker Art Center. Join us as we showcase the exceptional talent of independent choreographers and their unique stories. I invite all storytellers and dancemakers to share their light. Consider the stories you want to tell, your innovative movement, and the impact you hope to make through your lens of choreography. Let’s create something special together!” —Darrius Strong

The Eagan Art House invites you to submit original choreographic works to be performed as part of the opening event of Momentary Certainties 2023, an outdoor visual art installation that examines the intertwined themes of ephemerality and permanence and is part of the Eagan Art Block 2023 celebration of art and community.

Works should reflect on the themes of the exhibition:

• On ephemerality: The nature of performance is ephemeral, “something that lasts a very short time.” Can you consider impermanence in your movement? How do you represent fragility or decay? What does it mean to perform in a landscape which is ever-changing?
• On permanence: In these unpredictable times, how do the ideas of steadiness and strength inform your work? How can dance be a stabilizing presence? Consider constancy (of love, of nature) in your movement.

Works should be 5-20 minutes long and will be performed one to two times over the course of the event. The performance location is outside, on the grass lawn of the Eagan Art House. Site-specific works are encouraged and can be accommodated in consultation with Art House staff.

Performance date: September 9, 2023, 1:00-3:00pm (arrival at noon)
Location: Outside, on the grounds of the Eagan Art House
Compensation: $100-$300 (dependent on the number of performers)

Please email the following information to artexhibits@cityofeagan.com by August 24 to be considered:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Short description of the original choreographic work that you will be performing
• Number of performers
• Link to video of a representative piece of your work

Please contact us with questions! We are looking for a diverse range of vision and a wide representation of identity. Call 651-675-5524 or email artexhibits@cityofeagan.com.

Minnesota Ballet Theatre and School welcomes dancers aged 13-19 to join our student trainee program. This exceptional opportunity provides access to the finest training available, as well as the chance to perform alongside professional dancers in our esteemed productions. By participating in this program, students will be well on their way to building a promising career in the dance industry.

For in-person and video audition details, click here.

Young Dance seeks Hip Hop and Musical Theater instructors and assistants for the 2023–24 year and beyond for our growing community partnerships. We seek skilled instructors who foster a developmentally appropriate, safe, supportive, and fun environment. 

Young Dance partners with Twin Cities schools, organizations, and government agencies to bring dance to diverse populations across the metro. Partnerships take place during or after the school day. Schedule and duration vary depending on partners.

Candidates should have excellent communication and organizational skills to keep track of different schedules. Teaching Artists should also be able to work collaboratively with partners and Young Dance Artistic Director in developing the curriculum.

Founded in 1987, Young Dance believes young people are artists with something important to say and that working across differences benefits all. Our mission is to transform lives through movement. We are an inclusive community where creativity flourishes and healthy risk-taking is encouraged. Our classes are open to everyone of all levels and abilities. Dancers develop skills in observing, participating, and reflecting in an environment that values a commitment to self, to the group, and to lifelong learning.

Pay is $48/hour to lead and $24/hour to assist.

If you would like more information and to apply, please email an introduction and your resume to anat@youngdance.org. 

Photo by Blake Nellis

Ever been to a Rhythmically Speaking show and thought “I wanna do that”? Then come to our:

Community MoveTogether
Sunday, August 6
7:00-9:00pm
At Young Dance
Cost: Free!

This class is a low-to-no-pressure way for us to get to know you better and for you to move with us as we look toward upcoming projects, seeing who’s out there and interested while offering the community a free class opportunity. No pre-registration necessary; just show up with an open heart and ready to groove with other neat humans!

MoveTogethers are our version of a drop-in company class but more collaborative – within these classes, there are opportunities to improvise in solo and social ways, to manipulate material offered by RS Artistic and Executive Director Erinn Liebhard, and to build your own material based around jazz and American social dance-inspired prompts! Our approach to jazz emphasizes groove, interaction, and improvisation (elements we see as present in all American social dance forms), honors the African diasporic roots of these forms, and is driven by jazz music.

We hope to dance with you this Sunday night!

Threads NexGen/YDP (Youth Dance Project) is looking to hire ethnically diverse individuals to teach ballet and modern technique classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for upcoming 12-week, fall sessions. We seek skilled dance instructors to augment weekly intensive programming that also includes nutrition and embodied movement exploration at Threads Dance Nexus.

September 18-December 9
For youth ages 8-12
Ballet – Beginning and Beginning/Advanced, Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 or 6:00-7:00 pm

September 18-December 16
For youth ages 13-17
Ballet – Intermediate/Advanced, Wednesdays, 1.5 hours in range of 4:00-7:30 pm
Modern – Intermediate/Advanced, Wednesdays, 1.5 hours in range of 4:00-7:30 pm

Instructors will be compensated for class hours at a rate of $40/hour. Instructors are also welcome to attend Threads Company Class on Mondays or Tuesdays from 9:00-10:30am as well as rent the studio at a discounted staff rate.

Candidates must have extensive experience in ballet and/or modern, strong communication skills, experience working with children, and provide informative, engaging, and effective movement instruction reflecting the Dance Nexus philosophy (below).

NexGen/YDP uses a holistic approach to training future dance artists. The program enables youth to enhance technical skills, explore creativity, and manage stress and trauma in a safe, supportive environment. Students will receive high-level training and education from professionals in ballet technique, modern dance technique, embodied movement exploration, and nutrition. At Threads Dance Nexus, we strive to create an equitable and inclusive learning environment where students’ gifts can be cultivated and opportunities for growth are embraced. We seek to be a place where diverse learners are treated with dignity and respect.

Our Teaching Philosophy

• Culturally Relevant — so that dancers of any race or ethnicity feel a sense of belonging.
• Trauma-Informed – dance education has the potential to reproduce harm or liberate; we chose liberation!
• Anatomically Sound – working safely with the body to keep you dancing longer and stronger.
• Inclusive and Equitable – all are welcome and differing needs are acknowledged.
• Socially Just – seek to rectify injustice through arts activism.

If you would like more information and to apply, please email an introduction and your resume to Angela Ericson at aericson@threadsdance.org.