Archive: Ongoing Classes

Ongoing adult classes 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

Adult Intermediate Ballet
Wednesdays, 10:30am-12:00pm
Saturdays, 10:00-11:30am

Adult Tap
Wednesdays, 7:45-8:30pm

Yoga
Wednesdays, 12:00-1:00pm
Saturdays, 9:00-10:00am

Summer classes offered for all ages now available for registration online at www.hopkinsdance.com!

Classes run Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through July and August. Schedule subject to change.

Find rhythm, groundedness, and flow with dance classes at Ananya Dance Theatre’s Institute for Performance and Social Justice.

Urban Bush Women Creative Process Class
Wednesday, April 20, 6:30-8:00pm
Join members of Urban Bush Women in a Professional Class using UBW methodologies, a mix of contemporary dance movement practice, improvisation techniques, phrases from company repertory, and movement creation by participants. Each individual has a unique and powerful contribution to make! We welcome Every Body to come and explore and discover their level of rigor and comfort.

Pre-registration for class is required, in order that we can maintain covid-related safety. All class participants must also provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination, wear face masks at all times inside the Institute. Registration Link: http://bit.ly/UBWatADT
Currently this is an in-person only class. If you would like to participate via zoom please let Kealoha know and we will create a list. If the list gets big enough we can open a Zoom option.

Intro to Yorchhā
Sunday, 3:00-4:00pm CT with Parisha Rajbhandari
Envision justice through rhythmic footwork, flowing torso, and sustained breath in Intro to Yorchhā*. Each class begins with a warm-up followed by foundational Yorchhā exercises and a fun choreographed phrase.

*Yorchhā is Ananya Dance Theatre’s trade-marked contemporary technique that intersects principles of vinyasa yoga, classical Indian dance form Odishi (from the eastern Indian state of Odisha) and martial art form Chhau (also from Odisha).

Body Watani – New Pop-Up Class!
Tuesdays, May 3-31, 10:00-11:30am CT
Body Watani (watani means homeland in Arabic) is both an improvisational movement practice and an emerging contemporary dance form developed by Leila and Noelle Awadallah, two Palestinian American dancers. The practice is a container with soft edges where improvisational research guides practitioners into their personal ‘body watani’ through spending time with ancestries, contemplating our complex relations to land / water / home, and activating embodied memories into one’s own dancing. Body Watani also manifests as a contemporary form with roots in dances of Arabic / **SWANA / Mediterranean lands through specific movement techniques, music of the region, and cultural / political content to engage with that deepens our relation to Body Watani’s context.

**SWANA: South West Asia North Africa

Wednesday Water Dances
Wednesday, 9:30-11:00am CT with Kealoha Ferreira
A weekly dedication to the vitality and life force of Water. In class we will offer breath, dance, meditation, story, song, and reflection. Each class will take shape a little differently, staying responsive to the ongoing movements protecting the value and longevity of water world-wide. Facilitated by Kealoha Ferreira, an Ananya Dance Theatre Artist, Wednesday Water Dances will begin with grounding movement, flow into dedicated time for personal practice/research/reflection, and close with collective sharing. All who are committed to deepening their relationship with water are welcome to participate.

Advanced Yorchhā
Friday, 6:00-7:00pm CT with Kealoha Ferreira
Dive into the nuance and complexity of Yorchhā. Advanced Yorchhā is designed to challenge and hone experienced movers through strength training, technique refinement, and intricate choreography. Previous Yorchhā experience is encouraged.

Registration runs April 15–May 21 for The Arena’s upcoming Summer Session May 9–July 30!
Register here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/mainclass

Enrollment-based classes for Creative Movement and Boys Dance:

Creative Movement for 4- through 8-year-olds is designed to give young artists the tools they need to explore their unique voices, alone and as an ensemble. Dancers hone age-appropriate modern, ballet, and jazz vocabularies, while growing creatively. This 6-week class period, taught by Kendall Kramer, dives into the 4 elements of the artistic process: creating, performing, responding, and connecting. Students learn dance terminology in addition to creatively describing common dance exercises and explorations. Examples of class themes include responding to stimuli, learning how to modify dance steps, creating the structure of a story, and interpreting written or visual art (literacy and reading comprehension not necessary). Exercises, music, and props are carefully chosen to stimulate the imagination and expand upon common experiences of the young dancer. Introduction to the historical and cultural roots of dance, body-awareness, and breathing, in an inclusive environment of laughter and cheer.

Boys Dance for 5- through 11-year-olds is designed to give young artists the tools they need to explore their unique voices, alone and as an ensemble. Honing movement vocabularies in the vast expressive ranges of emotions available to us to grow creatively and in ability. This 6-week class period is taught by Blake Nellis. Students learn dance terminology in addition to creatively describing common dance exercises and explorations.

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

MotionArt focuses on nurturing children’s individual creativity while facilitating their understanding of the dance elements of Space, Time and Energy. Ages 3-6 explore these elements through playful, structured activities allowing them to expand their movement vocabulary, develop body awareness and gain self-confidence. Ages 7-10 explore the dance elements while being introduced to new movement skills and the creation of their own dances. Ages 11-13 expand their creative and kinesthetic awareness while learning basic movement skills of modern dance.

We are currently offering Creative Dance/Intro to Modern Dance classes for ages 7-10 at the Center for Performing Arts. 

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

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.

Spring Session at Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom
March 19-May 14: Nine weeks
$100 full session
Ages 7-10
Saturday, 3:00-3:50pm

Erin’s advanced level contemporary hybrid class through Zenon Dance School includes floor work, standing warm-ups, and phrase work, all designed to enhance the healthy use of joints and muscle groups as dancers release their weight fully into the support of the ground. Experiential awareness, body mapping, improvisation, and creative work are included as dancers channel their own expressive artistry within the movement. The delightful Dean Magraw will accompany on guitar.

Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:00am

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal and closes ten minutes before class.
See you in person or virtually soon!

Zenon Dance School is excited to welcome you back for another season of dance this spring! Spring Session runs March 28-June 5, 2022.
No classes April 16-17 or May 28-30.

Classes are held in person unless otherwise noted.

Monday
9:30am: Intermediate 2 Contemporary with Joanna Lees
11:15am: Alexander Technique with Chloe Nagle – March 28 – April 14
11:15am: gaga/people with Berit Ahlgren – April 25 – May 23
3:30pm: Cardio Dance Jam with Ariel Linnerson – Online
5:30pm: Contemporary Floorwork with Javan Mngrezzo

Tuesday
9:30am: Intro to Improvisation with Chloe Nagle
7:00pm: Beginning 1 Jazz with Allison Rubin Forester – Hybrid

Wednesday
9:30am: Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – Online-only: March 30, April 13 and 27, May 11 and 25
11:15am: Intermediate Ballet and Strength Training with Nic Lincoln – March 30 – April 20
5:30pm: Beginning 1 Ballet with Lisa Erickson – Online
5:30pm: Intermediate Contemporary with Ruby J. Smith – Hybrid
7:00pm: All Levels Hip-Hop with Gabby Abram – April 5 – April 20

Thursday
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Erin Thompson – Hybrid
11:30am: Contemporary Ballet with Anne Lentz – Hybrid
5:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace – Online
7:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug – Hybrid

Friday
10:00am: All Levels Jazz with Erinn Liebhard and Karla Grotting – Hybrid
12:00pm: Intermediate 2 Ballet with Penny Freeh – Hybrid

Saturday
9:00am: All Levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson – Online
10:00am: All Levels Tap with Dorian Brooke – April 30, May 14, June 4
10:00am: Beginning Modern with Roxane Wallace
10:15am: Youth Ballet for ages 7-10 with Sarah Bartlett – Online, begins April 23
11:00am: Musical Theatre Jazz with Dorian Brooke – April 30, May 14, June 4
12:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Ben Johnson

Sunday
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Kendall Kramer
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 5-6 with Margaret Ogas
11:00am: Youth Ballet for ages 7-10 with Kendall Kramer
12:00pm: Youth Modern for ages 10-14 with Kendall Kramer