Archive: Ongoing Classes

Join Anne Lentz at Zenon Dance School this spring for Contemporary Ballet, now on a new day of the week!

Contemporary Ballet – Hybrid
Thursdays, 11:15am-12:45pm

Ballet technique can offer a very useful foundation for organizing the body for many different styles of dance. In this class we will connect with our individual bodies through ballet technique using safe body alignment. We will explore the classical form and allow room for experimentation and investigation. This class will encourage you to tap into your own sense of movement.

Register today! Drop ins welcome.

Anne Lentz grew up in Minneapolis and trained at Ballet Arts Minnesota with Bonnie. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College where she studied dance with Viola Farber. Professionally, she studied directly with Merce Cunningham at his studio in NYC as well as with other master teachers including Jackie Villamil, Christine Wright, and Jocelyn Lorenz among others. Anne has over 15 years of professional performing and teaching experience in NYC, Europe and Asia. She was a company member and rehearsal director with Pam Tanowitz Dance in New York City for 14 years. Anne was awarded a Bessie Award in 2009 as a performer in Be in the Gray With Me. Anne currently teaches Ballet at Zenon.  Her classes focus on exploring the interplay between rigor and ease through the ballet idiom. She is most interested in cultivating a sense of clear authentic movement in her students.

Offering in-person classes for all ages! Masks required. Classes for children, juniors (10+), teens, seniors (older teens), and adults (18+).

Ages 3-4: Creative Movement

• Monday, 4:15-5:00pm
• Saturday, 10:15-11:00am

Ages 5-6: Ballet/Tap Combo

• Monday, 5:00-6:00pm
• Monday, 6:00-7:00pm
• Saturday, 11:00am-12:00pm

Ages 7-9:

• Ballet – Wednesday, 5:00-6:00pm
• Tap/Jazz Combo – Wednesday, 6:00-7:00pm

Juniors, ages 10 and older:

• Ballet – Monday, 5:00-6:30pm
• Musical Theater – Thursday, 5:00-5:45pm
• Leaps and Turns – Thursday, 5:45-6:30pm
• Jazz – Thursday, 6:30-7:15pm

Teens:

• Ballet
  • Monday, 5:00-6:30pm
  • Wednesday, 5:00-6:30pm
  • Saturday, 12:15-1:45pm
• Pointe
  • Monday, 6:30-7:15pm
  • Wednesday, 6:30-7:15pm
  • Saturday, 11:30am-12:15pm
• Contemporary – Tuesday, 5:00-6:30pm
• Tap – Thursday, 5:00-6:00pm
• Jazz – Thursday, 6:00-7:00pm
• Leaps and Turns – Thursday, 7:00-8:00pm

Seniors:

• Ballet
  • Monday, 7:15-8:45pm
  • Wednesday, 5:00-6:30pm
  • Saturday, 12:15-1:45pm

• Pointe
  • Monday, 6:30-7:15pm
  • Wednesday, 6:30-7:15pm
  • Saturday, 1:45-2:30pm
• Yoga – Tuesday, 5:15-6:00pm
• Contemporary – Tuesday, 6:00-7:30pm
• Jazz – Thursday, 5:00-6:00pm
• Tap – Thursday, 6:00-7:00pm
• Leaps and Turns – Thursday, 7:00-8:00pm
• Musical Theater – Thursday, 8:00-9:00pm

Adults:

• Intermediate Ballet
  • Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm
  • Saturday, 10:00-11:30am
• Yoga
  • Wednesday, 12:00-1:00pm
  • Saturday, 9:00-10:00am
• Beginning/Intermediate Ballet – Wednesday, 7:00-7:45pm
• Tap – Wednesday, 7:45-8:30pm

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

Please join us this spring for a series of three open adult class offerings featuring three different Twin Cities teaching artists. Each offering will include four weekly classes. Join for all three offerings or drop-in as your schedule allows. Each class will be followed by an optional time to connect with one another over coffee/tea provided by TU Dance – either socially distanced in our green room space or outside on the loading dock, weather permitting. We hope to create a space where people can explore movement and dance and also build community by staying to connect through conversation and reflection of their shared experience.

We invite you to join our second teaching artist in this series Aneka McMullen as she brings us Old Skool Dance House Party.

Open to participants age 18+.

“We goin’ back, waaaaayyy back in time to the days of house parties in the basement with blue and red lights on in the corner. All boom boxes in full effect, all street dances come correct – it’s time to sweat! Come shake your groove thang and enjoy setting your spirit free with your favorite Old (True) Skool Hip Hop and Street dance styles. We’ll groove together and get our solo shine on in the Cipher! All dance lovers on deck! Let’s get it!” – Aneka McMullen

Saturdays, April 9, 16, 23, 30
4:00-5:30pm
Cost options: $12 or $15
Class Cards: $120/10 classes
In-person only at TU Dance Center.
Pre-registration required as in-studio space is limited!

TU Dance Center is offering in-person open classes for intermediate and advanced dancers.

April 6–May 9, 2022
9:30-11:00am CT
In-person only at TU Dance Center. Pre-registration required as in-studio space is limited!

Monday: Ballet with Laurel Keen
Tuesday: Horton-Based Modern with Toni Pierce-Sands
Wednesday: Ballet with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Thursday: GYROKINESIS® with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Friday: Body Watani (body-as-homeland practice and Arabic dance) with Leila Awadallah

Cost: $15 per class. Class cards: $120/10 classes.

For more information and to register visit: https://www.tudance.org/open-classes.
Please check the schedule as teaching artists may shift.

At TU Dance, the priority is to keep everyone safe. Our TU Dance Community Safety Statement serves as a guidance to all TU Dance Center visitors as it provides the safety procedures and rules for our facility, and must be followed at all times until further notice. We assume it’s everyone’s responsibility to make sure of its compliance. Proof of full vaccination (for ages 5+) or proof of a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours will be required. A universal mask mandate is in place for all entering the facility. Hand washing and/or use of hand sanitizer is required when entering the facility and as necessary during the visit. 6-feet social distancing is to be practiced at all times while in the facility.

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.

Spring Session at Center for Performing Arts – Sunroom
Creative Dance/Intro to Modern Dance
March 19-May 14. Nine weeks.
Saturday, 3:00-3:50pm
Ages 7-10.
$100 for the full session.

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.

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

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.

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 worldwide. 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.

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).

Students attending in-person classes must provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination and must wear face masks during class. No exceptions.

Come groove with Karla Grotting during Friday Morning Jazz class at Zenon Dance School!

Karla’s fantastic jazz class is uniquely body-friendly, music-based and history-infused. Class runs 10:00-11:15am CT 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.

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!

Photo Credit: Galen Higgins