Archive: Ongoing Classes

Classes and Events at Communal Studio

Communal Studio is a collective space for rent for the community to take and offer classes/workshops/events at The Shops at the West End in St. Louis Park, MN. The space is 1200 square feet including a spacious entryway with coat hooks and shoe storage, a 629 square feet studio with dimmable lights, ceiling fans, mirrors on 2 walls and barres on 3 walls, a sound system with aux jack, and a back area with a bathroom, storage room, 2 sinks, and a mini fridge.

What would you like to take?
What would you like to offer?

Come and check out the classes!
Plus – we have free adult dance parties once a month from 7:00-10:00pm!

Coming Soon
Wednesdays, April 10-28: 6:00-7:00pm – Womyn’s All Levels Hip Hop Dance
Saturday, April 13: 7:00-10:00pm – Free Adult Dance Party
Monday, April 15: 6:00-7:30pm – Body Aware Yoga with Una Setia
Saturday, April 20: 2:00-4:00pm – Open House/Family Dance Party
Sunday, April 28: 12:00-2:00pm – Spring Renewal Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra Workshop
Sunday, April 28: 4:30pm – Free Teen Improv with Jen Scott

Daily Drop-In Classes at Hothouse

Open dance and fitness classes seven days a week! Class offerings include ballet, Arabic dance, contemporary, The Ellové Technique®, jazz, BollyX, hip hop, Zumba, heels, sessions, and more.

Hothouse is a multi-purpose studio space in Minneapolis featuring drop-in classes for teens and adults. Whether you’re already involved in the local arts scene, an aspiring dance professional looking to bolster your training, or just a human who loves to move, Hothouse offers classes that celebrate the bliss of movement and embrace you for who you are.

Come as you are, leave as more.

Visit our website or find us on MINDBODY to view the full schedule and book your next class!

Free lot and street parking.

Zenon Dance School – Spring Session

Zenon Dance School is excited to welcome you to another great season of dance this spring! Spring Session runs March 25-June 2. Classes are held in person unless otherwise noted. Visit our website to learn more!

Monday
9:30am: Intermediate Contemporary with Sarah McCullough
5:30pm: Contemporary Floorwork with Anna Pinault
6:00pm: Modern Fundamentals with Mary Willmeng
7:00pm: Beginning/Intermediate Jazz with Jennifer Glaws

Tuesday
5:30pm: Choreography Lab with Kendall Kramer
6:00pm: All Levels Hip Hop with Arturo Miles
7:00pm: Beginning 1 Jazz with Ali Rubin Forester

Wednesday
9:30am: Advanced Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – alternating online and in-person
5:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Lisa Erickson – online
5:30pm: Horton-Based Modern with Anna Pinault

Thursday
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Laura Selle Virtucio – sub for Erin Thompson through April 18
5:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace
7:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug

Friday
12:00pm: Intermediate 2 Ballet with Penny Freeh and Jennifer Mack – live accompaniment with Susan Hsu

Saturday
9:00am: All levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson – online
9:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Maila Craft
10:00am: Ballet Fundamentals with Danielle Robinson-Prater
10:00am: Beginning Modern with Roxane Wallace
11:30am: Musical Theater Jazz with Xan Mattek
12:30pm: Beginning/Intermediate Tap with Hannah Gonzalez
12:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Benjamin Johnson – live accompaniment with Pat Lyles

Sunday
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Eliana Durnbaugh
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 5-6 with Sofia Arisian
11:00am: Youth Modern for ages 11-14 with Eliana Durnbaugh
11:00am: Youth Hip Hop for ages 7-10 with Sofia Arisian
12:00pm: Youth Ballet for ages 7-10 with Sofia Arisian

Fashion. Dance. Movement.

Let’s have fun with fashion and movement!

Dance class party and photo shoot.
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm

Dress code is:

  • Dress to impress
  • Dress to move
  • Dress to groove

Starting April 24 and continuing through June 19.
Hosted by Ginga da Bahia of Brazil Arts Twin Cities.

Laura Selle Virtucio Teaches for Erin Thompson at Zenon

Laura Selle Virtucio will teach Erin Thompson’s advanced contemporary class at Zenon for 3 more Thursdays. Laura is on faculty at the University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts and Dance and has performed with Shapiro and Smith Dance, Black Label Movement, Zenon Dance Company, Arena Dances, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater, April Sellers, and Chris Schlichting.

April 4, 11, and 18
Thursdays, 9:30-11:00am

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal.
See you soon!

Modern Dance Class with Thern at Tapestry

Dancing and finding pleasure in movement is for everyone of any age!

I’ve taught dance for all ages and experience levels for over fifty years. In my weekly session of modern dance classes, we’ll be working with somatic movement, structured improvisation, and floor work to build strength, flexibility, and ease of movement. You’ll learn patterns that move through space in community with other dancers, encouraging spatial and group awareness.

Mondays, 12:00-1:30pm

Drop in: $15-20. Cash or check made out to Kathryn Anderson.

TU Dance Center: Open Classes

Join in on CULTIVATE, A Trainee Program morning classes and The School at TU Dance Center Level 4/5 technique classes!

Teaching artists include TU Dance Founder and Artistic Director Toni Pierce-Sands, Laurel Keen, and Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez. These classes are for intermediate/advanced dancers with the exception of GYROKINESIS® (designed for physically active participants which include exercises that require some flexibility, coordination, and light cardio).

Morning Open Classes, 9:30-11:00am
Monday: Ballet with Hassan Ingraham
Tuesday: GYROKINESIS® with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Wednesday: Horton-Based Modern with Toni Pierce-Sands
Thursday: Ballet with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Friday: Ballet with Laurel Keen

Evening Open Classes
Monday, 4:30-6:00pm: Ballet with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Thursday, 6:00-7:30pm: Ballet with Hassan Ingraham
Friday, 4:30-5:30pm: GYROKINESIS® with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Friday, 5:35-7:05pm: Ballet/Pointe Strengthening with Laurel Keen

Cost: $16/class or $140/10-class pass
Please check the Open Class Calendar, as classes and/or teaching artists might change.
For more information and to register, click here.

Summer Dance at Ballare Teatro

Ballare Teatro is offering weekly evening classes for dancers ages 3-9 years old!
Classes run June 24-August 2, 2024. No class July 1-7. Registration is open now!

Creative Dance — Age 3-4. $85/session.
Mondays, 3:45-4:30pm  
Tuesdays, 6:00-6:45pm 
Wednesdays, 4:45-5:30pm 
Thursdays, 5:45-6:30pm 

Fundamental A Ballet/Tap — Age 5-6; new to ballet and tap. $95/session.
Mondays, 4:30-5:30pm 
Tuesdays, 5:00-6:00pm 
Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm
Thursdays, 4:45-5:45pm

Fundamental B Ballet/Tap — Age 5-6 with one year of Fundamental ballet/tap.
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm 

Level IA Ballet/Tap — Age 7-9; new to dance or advanced through Fundamental A and B. $138/session.
Mondays, 6:30-8:00pm 
Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00pm

Level IB Ballet/Tap — Age 7-9 and have advanced through Level IA. $138/session.
Thursdays, 6:30-8:00pm 

For more information about our programming, please call 612-225-4690 or email ballaret12@gmail.com.

Summer Youth Drop-in Classes at Ballare Teatro

For dancers ages 10-18 (Level II-V), Ballare Teatro offers drop-in classes weekly from June 24-August 2, 2024, with no classes July 1-7.

Each class is $15 and registration is open!

Level IIA (Advanced Beginner) 
Ballet with Hollie Edlund – Monday, 5:30-6:30pm
Tap with Kylie Kasprick – Tuesday, 6:45-7:45pm
Jazz with Kylie Kasprick – Thursday, 5:00-6:00pm

Level IB (Intermediate)
Progressing Ballet Technique with Timothy Herian – Monday, 4:30-5:30pm
Tap with Kylie Kasprick – Tuesday, 7:45-8:45pm
Ballet with Kylie Kasprick – Thursday, 6:00-7:15pm
Jazz with Kylie Kasprick – Thursday, 7:15-8:30pm

Level III (Fast Intermediate)
Progressing Ballet Technique with Timothy Herian – Monday, 6:30-7:30pm
Modern with Jake Nehrbass – Monday, 5:00-6:30pm
Tap with Jake Nehrbass – Tuesday, 5:30-6:30pm
Jazz with Karis Sloss – Wednesday, 5:00-6:30pm
Ballet with Genevieve Waterbury – Thursday, 5:00-6:30pm

Level IV/V (Advanced)
Progressing Ballet Technique with Timothy Herian – Monday, 5:30-6:30pm
Modern with Jake Nehrbass – Monday, 6:30-8:00pm
Tap with Jake Nehrbass – Tuesday, 6:30-7:45pm
Jazz with Karis Sloss – Wednesday, 6:30-8:00pm
Ballet with Genevieve Waterbury – Thursday, 6:30-8:00pm
Pointe with Genevieve Waterbury – Thursday, 8:00-9:00pm

Not sure what class best fits your dancer? Give us a call at 612-225-4690 or email ballaret12@gmail.com. We are happy to help you find the best level for your dancer!

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 information.

Ageless Dance
Mondays, 4:00-5:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Studio #105
Thursdays, 4:00-5:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

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

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

Mixed-Level Modern Dance
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom
Saturdays, 4:00-5:30pm – Hybrid: Zoom and Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom