Archive: Ongoing Classes

Children and Teen – Fall 2021
September 7 – December 11, 2021
13-week program.

The TU Dance Center Children & Teen Program introduces the joy of creative movement and beginning dance technique. Classes, divided by age, provide a comprehensive base on which to expand by developing body awareness, coordination, balance, flexibility, strength and musicality. All classes in the Children & Teen Program are offered in a hybrid format.

To register for for more information on classes and schedule please visit: https://www.tudance.org/programs/

If you have any questions or wish to apply for financial aid, please contact us at education@tudance.org or ‪(651) 724-9708.

Join us for Friday Morning Jazz through Zenon, in person or online!

You can register to be one of the ten in-person, masked, socially-distanced students to dance in Zenon Studio 4A, or you can Zoom into class from anywhere. Class runs 10:00-11:15am CST most Fridays.

Co-teachers Karla Grotting and Erinn Liebhard, along with Zenon, are taking great care to ensure that both the in-person and Zoom options will be high-quality, so join us! Erinn is teaching this last class of the session, and her approach to jazz emphasizes groove, interaction and improvisation, is inspired by both social and concert dance movement (particularly that with African diasporic roots), and is driven by jazz music.

This week, we’ll take the blues route, using this style within the jazz continuum to consider some history and aesthetics central to this corner of the music and dance world. After all, there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues (besides dancing)!

To find out more about Friday Morning Jazz, visit our Facebook group.

To dance in-person, register by 9:00am the Friday morning of class. To dance with us via Zoom, register by 9:50am. Both types of registrations can be done at zenondance.org.

Questions? Connect with erika@zenondance.org.

#GetYourAssToClass
#SupportYourLocalJazzClass

CoMoCollective offers small group classes for professionals and adult dancers alike to keep us moving together during this uncertain time. For safety, class sizes are limited and masks are required throughout class.

Come join us!

$15/class.
Pre-registration is required. Classes do fill up to a week in advance, sign up early! Virtual option offered upon request.

Thursday, August 26
Ballet with Genevieve Waterbury – 10:15-11:45AM

Friday, August 27
Floorbarre with Sally Rousse – 9:30-10:00AM
Ballet with Sally Rousse – 10:15-11:45AM
Improvisation with Blake Nellis – 12:00-1:30PM

Monday, August 30
Ballet with Kerry Parker – 10:15-11:45AM

Tuesday, August 31
Ballet with Sally Rousse – 9:30-11:00AM – Note different time this day only

Friday, September 3
Improvisation with ​Blake Nellis – 12:00-1:30PM

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 7-9 explore the dance elements while being introduced to new movement skills and the creation of their own dances. Ages 9-12 expand their creative and kinesthetic awareness while learning basic movement skills of modern dance.

We offer ways for children to dance through outdoor classes, weather permitting. Contact Pam Gleason for info. Please go to motionartmn.org to sign up for classes. There are various options for payment/donations, and no one will be turned away for inability to pay.

Ages 3-6: Saturday, 10:00-10:40am

Ages 7-9: Saturday, 10:45-11:30am

Ages 9-12: Saturday, 11:30am-12:15pm

Moving Practice is a weekly class series for professional dancers. Classes prioritize rigor, diversity of contemporary aesthetics, variety of class content, and commitment. Professional level dancers of all styles are welcome.

Tuesdays, 9:30-11:00AM at The Arena
Non Edwards teaches throughout August.

Dive into the wide world of eclectic contemporary performance and a multitude of ways to develop your technique. We will explore alignment principles, with hands-on cueing offered for those interested in engaging in touch. Phrasework and guided imagery-based improvisation provide opportunities to integrate information. Class will incorporate Non’s study of restorative exercise, the GYROKINESIS® Method, and Skinner Releasing and Topf Techniques.

Pre-register at https://www.arena-dances.org/class-payment/
Flexible pricing and free parking!

Join us for Amy Jones’ Pilates mat class, 9:00-9:30AM, before Moving Practice!

Looking ahead – Sarah McCullough will be teaching Moving Practice for the month of September.

Photo by V. Paul Virtucio

Open Pilates mat classes every Tuesday at The Arena with Amy Jones!

Pilates mat class includes work on breath, centering, body awareness, alignment, core stability, strength and mobility. The class aims to build balance and prepare the body and mind for efficient movement and everyday tasks.

Amy teaches Pilates for ages 7-90 and addresses goals ranging from improved athletic performance to pain-free sitting, standing, and walking. She is certified through Kelly Kane in NYC and has taught in physical therapy settings, gyms, schools, and studios. Her dance-specific teaching experience includes classes for Peridance Capezio Center, Breaking Boundaries, Jam Hops Dance and Gymnastics, and the Holy Angels Dance Team. She is also a teacher-trainer for Cirque-It Fitness and bungee fitness.

Tuesdays, 9:00-9:30AM
$10 drop-in.

Pair it with the morning’s Moving Practice class for a $25 bundle and 2 hours of movement!

Pre-register at https://www.arena-dances.org/class-payment/

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

NOTE – Classes will be in person and on Zoom!

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

Zenon Dance School