TU Dance Center: Pre-Professional Program | Summer Intensive 2022

The TU Dance Pre-Professional program is an intensive course of study integrating modern, ballet, African, and creative workshops for students ages 11 to 24.

Click the respective level groups to download the 2021 Pre-Professional Summer Program Daily Schedule: Levels 1-3 and Levels 4-5.

For level placement, please contact us at education@tudance.org or 651-724-9708. Placement can be done by attending an in-person (by appointment only, a class fee applies) or by submitting a video link (modern and ballet phrase), or during the first day of classes of the intensive.

To register, please complete the four-step registration process:
1) Please find the online pre-registration below under the specific level you are interested in and select a payment option,
2) Make a tuition payment (in full or by selecting a payment plan),
3) If requesting a payment plan please submit the Summer 2022 Payment Plan Formand
4) Submit a 2022 Pre-Professional Summer Intensive online registration form.

Registration deadlines:
Levels 1-3: July 1, 2022
Level 4-5: July 20, 2022

Scholarships available. Contact us at education@tudance.org or (651) 724-9708 for more information.

Ballet Royale: Summer Classes for Young Dancers

Ballet Royale is offering two different opportunities for young dancers to move and learn throughout the summer!

Each month, we are offering a different Creative Story Ballet Workshop! Give your young dancer the joy of dance and performance! The workshops include a short performance at the end of the workshop, with a different Disney-inspired story each month. Take one, two, or all three workshops!

Saturday, June 18: Encanto Inspired Workshop
Saturday, July 16: Tangled Inspired Workshop
Saturday, August 20: Frozen II Inspired Workshop

Recommended for ages 4–9.

We also have a 6-week session of Summer Evening Classes for all ages, from Mommy & Me and up!
These classes run July 11-August 18, 2022.
Please see our website for more information and the complete schedule. 

Final Practice Today – AMP’s Weekly Movement Practice

Curiosity, Connection, Community, Choice

Wednesdays from 10:00-11:30am
Through May 18.
Synchronous in-person and Zoom/virtual options.

Class rates:
1 Single Practice/Drop In: $15
5 Practices: $70, save $5
10 Practices: $130, save $20
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
Please email alternativemotionproject@gmail.com for low/no cost options or questions.

About the Practice
Move BIG, sweat and play in an energizing atmosphere each week! Movers will build awareness and explore expansive possibilities within their own individuality and identities. Through improvised and structured movement vocabulary, participants will be encouraged to research freedom, 3-D expansion, mobility, rigor, presence, and agency within an empowering experience.

Suitable for professional, pre-professional, and/or intermediate/advanced movers, ages 18+. Knee pads recommended. Led by AMP Co-Director, Joanna Lees. Come as you are!

It is required that you register 30 minutes prior to practice start time for the Zoom option.
Pre-registration strongly encouraged for in person, but not required.
Register at: https://www.alternativemotionproject.org/registration-page.html
Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to practice start time if participating in person.

If class size needs to be limited, priority will be given to those who are registered.
CDC Guidelines for COVID-19 will be required. Masks required unless otherwise specified. For the most up to date policy, visit AMP’s website.

Photo: V. Paul Virtucio

Adult Drop In Classes at Ballet Co.Laboratory

A light-skinned dancer in a red leotard reaches arms out in first arabesque

No matter if you are a veteran dancer or slipping on your first pair of ballet shoes, Ballet Co.Laboratory is an artistic home for everyone. With 11 different adult drop-in classes offered each week, including conditioning and Pilates, we know we have the right class for you! 

Join us in-person or virtually via Zoom. All dancers must sign-in on Mindbody. Class sign-in will close 10 minutes before class begins. Single class and 10-class cards are available and parking is always free! 

Learn more or sign up for a class here: https://bit.ly/AdultTeenBCL

Young Dance Summer 2022 Programs

Young Dance is excited to dance with you this summer.

We are offering a full schedule of programs, including weekly Creative Movement and Dance Together classes, as well as an exciting menu of 4-day camps featuring a variety of styles with some of the Twin Cities best educators.

Camps include:
Dance + Photography with Blake
Dance a Story Creative Movement with Denise
All Abilities Dance + Stories with Gretchen
Variety Camps with styles such as Hip Hop, Breaking, Ballet, Capoeira, Afro-Modern, Percussive, Afro-Brazilian, Modern, Jazz, and more, featuring a roster of phenomenal Teaching Artists.

Peruse the schedule and register now! Check the website for the most up-to-date information.

Cassandra School In-Studio and Online Classes

Join our dance-learning community of all ages, sizes, and levels of experience to participate in the creative expression and health and fitness benefits of Middle Eastern dance! The beauty of this dance form is that it makes you feel wonderful in your own body.

All of our classes are ongoing and we have in-studio options for all dancers of any level. Drop-ins and walk-ins are welcome to join our in-studio classes at any time. Or, you may choose to take these same classes LIVE, online through Zoom.

Go to cassandraschool.com to choose from our ongoing classes, register, and pay in advance using PayPal. Purchase 4 or more classes and receive a $2 discount per class! All class registrations close at 8:00pm CT the night before each class.

Friday Morning Jazz with Erinn Liebhard this Week

The word "Jazz" is spelled out with an intricute horn instument such as a trumpet

Come groove it out at Friday Morning Jazz class at Zenon Dance School!

Class runs 10:00-11:15am CST and remains hybrid, with space for 10 masked and distanced students in-studio and a high-quality Zoom option for folks joining from home/remotely.

Erinn Liebhard brings her groove, interaction and improvisation-driven approach to jazz to the class space, inspired by both social and concert dance movement (particularly that with African diasporic roots) and driven by jazz music. This week, May 20, we’ll enjoy counting in anything BUT 8s as we explore movement in odd time signatures: 5/4, 7/6 and 9/8.

To get more regular updates about class content, guest artists and more, follow our Facebook page!

Drop-ins encouraged. Register for class at zenondance.org, and #GetYourAssToClass!

Adult Classes at Hopkins Dance Company – Summer Schedule

Ongoing adult classes for the summer at Hopkins Dance Company in ballet, tap and yoga.
Start anytime – drop ins welcome!
Class cards available.

Adult Beginning Ballet
Wednesdays, 7:00-7:45pm through July and August

Adult Intermediate Ballet
Wednesdays, 10:30am-12:00pm through June, July and August

Adult Tap
Wednesdays, 7:45-8:30pm through July and August

Yoga
Wednesdays, 12:00-1:00pm through June, July and August

Open Company Class and Coordi Classes at James Sewell Ballet

Open Company Class – Ballet unless noted otherwise:

May 16 – 20
Monday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Eve Schulte
Tuesday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Kerry Parker, with Pat Lyles on piano
Wednesday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Leah Gallas, with Eric Jensen on piano

May 23 – 27
Monday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Eve Schulte
Tuesday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Kerry Parker, with Pat Lyles on piano
Wednesday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Leah Gallas, with Eric Jensen on piano

Coordi™ Class
Ongoing. Virtual-only at this time:
Wednesdays, 10:00am-11:00am CT – James Sewell

What is Coordi™It’s a movement study based on multiple kinetic patterns happening at once. Physical brain teasers combine with ballet for unexpected pathways and alignments that challenge both your mind and body! Learn more about Coordi™ here.

MotionArt Adult Modern Dance Classes

MotionArt’s mission is to share the art of dance and the joy of movement with people of all ages and abilities. We strive to enrich lives by fostering creativity, body awareness and self-expression in a fun, non-competitive, welcoming environment.

We offer ongoing dance classes in-studio, on Zoom and outside (weather permitting). Paying the regular rate helps keep our organization afloat; however, no one will be turned away for inability to pay. There is also an option to pay what you can.

Please go to motionartmn.org to sign up for classes, or contact Pam Gleason for info.

Ageless Dance
Monday, 4:00-5:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Studio #105
Thursday, 4:30-5:45pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

Beginning Modern Dance
Tuesday, 5:00-6:15pm – Zoom only

Intermediate Modern Dance
Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

Mixed Level Modern Dance
Tuesday, 7:00-8:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Studio #105
Saturday, 4:00-5:30pm – Hybrid: Zoom and Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom