Archive: Ongoing Classes

Are you familiar with TRE® – Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises? It’s a beautiful blend of Polyvagal Theory, body awareness and nervous system rebalancing through tremoring.

Summer of TRE® is a project to teach the series of exercises in Minneapolis Parks all summer long, at no charge. Classes are held on some Wednesdays, ALL Thursdays, some Friday evenings and some Saturdays, and are about an hour in length.

July locations:

Powderhorn Park
ALL Thursdays at 10:00am
near the Tennis Courts

Powderhorn Park
Friday, July 16 at 5:30pm

Windom Park in Northeast Minneapolis
Wednesdays, July 14, 21, 28 at 9:00am
Meet near the trees off Johnson

Fair Oaks Park near MIA
Saturday, July 24 at 10:00am

Bottineau Park in Northeast
Saturday, July 31 at 10:00am

Zoom: July 9, 23, 30 at 5:30pm

Text “TRE” to 612-421-7120 be reminded about in-person classes. For Zoom only: Text “zoomtre.”

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.

We now offer 3 in-studio classes for intermediate and advanced belly dance students each week. We are continuing with a Zoom option for all classes, including beginning belly dance!

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

Zenon Dance School is very excited to continue our summer session with virtual and hybrid classes all summer long!

MONDAY
5:30pm: Cardio Dance Jam with Ariel Linnerson
5:30pm: Ballet for Contemporary Dancers with Anne Lentz

TUESDAY
9:30am: gaga/people with Berit Ahlgren – IN PERSON ONLY
5:30pm: All Levels Hip Hop with Arturo Miles
7:00pm: Beginning Jazz with Allison Rubin-Forester

WEDNESDAY
9:30am: Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK
5:30pm: Intermediate Contemporary/Modern with Ruby Josephine Smith – HYBRID
5:30pm: Beginning Ballet with Lisa Erickson

THURSDAY
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Erin Thompson – HYBRID
5:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace
7:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug – HYBRID

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

SATURDAY
9:00am: All Levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson
10:00am: All Levels Tap with Dorian Brooke
10:15am: Youth Hip Hop, Ages 6-9 with Erin Sheppard
11:00am: Youth Ballet I, Ages 5-7 with Sarah Bartlett
11:15am: Youth Ballet II, Ages 8-10 with Kendall Kramer
12:00pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Benjamin Johnson

Register online today!

Guess who’s back in the studio? Berit Ahlgren is teaching an IN PERSON ONLY section of gaga/people at Zenon Dance School this summer starting Tuesday, July 13.

Throughout the class, participants are guided by a series of evocative instructions deployed to increase awareness of and further amplify sensation. Rather than turning from one prompt to another, information is layered, building into a multisensory, physically challenging experience.

While many instructions are imbued with rich imagery, the research of Gaga is fundamentally physical, insisting on a specific process of embodiment. Inside this shared research, the improvisational nature of the exploration enables each participant’s deeply personal connection with Gaga.

Pre-registration and masks are required for all in person classes at Zenon Dance School at this time.

Feel free to reach out with any questions and register online today: conta.cc/39fJDXN

Erin’s advanced level contemporary Zoom 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

From our youngest Mommy/Daddy and Me dancers to advanced dancers and adults, everyone can train at Ballet Royale this summer. We are offering once a week evening classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday for six weeks beginning the week of July 5.

Join Ballet Royale, Minnesota’s premier classical dance academy, and grow!

Classes offered:

Youth Ballet I and II
Youth Ballet III and IV
Adult Ballet Basics
Preparation for Ballet
Mommy/Daddy and Me
Creative Dance I
Creative Dance II and III
Ballet for Boys
Introduction to Ballet
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet and Pointe

Please contact Ballet Royale for placement and enrollment. We look forward to working with you!

TU Dance Center’s open classes are back! Join us for in-person dance classes for intermediate/advanced dancers with teaching Artist Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez.

Wednesdays, 10:30am–12:00pm
Through July 2, 2021

Cost: $15
Please register a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

If using a class card, please email us at education@tudance.org with your name, class title and class date at least 24 hours in advance. Upon arrival at TU Dance Center, please present your class card to a TU Dance staff member or Teaching Artist.

TU Dance Center is continuing to have COVID-related restrictions. A limited number of dancers will be allowed per class. Dancers must complete the TU Dance Center Health Self-Assessment within 24 hours of class start time, and must practice social distancing and wear a mask during their visit and while taking dance classes. These classes will be provided only in person.

TU Dance Center’s open classes are back! Join us for in-person dance classes for intermediate/advanced dancers with teaching Artist Laurel Keen.

Fridays, 10:30am-12:00pm
Through July 2, 2021

Cost: $15
Please register a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

If using a class card, please email us at education@tudance.org with your name, class title and class date at least 24 hours in advance. Upon arrival at TU Dance Center, please present your class card to a TU Dance staff member or Teaching Artist.

TU Dance Center is continuing COVID-related restrictions. A limited number of dancers will be allowed per class. Dancers must complete the TU Dance Center Health Self-Assessment within 24 hours of class start time, and must practice social distancing and wear a mask during their visit and while taking dance classes. These classes will be provided only in person.

TU Dance Center’s open classes are back! Join us for in-person dance classes for intermediate/advanced dancers with teaching Artist Leila Awadallah.

Body Watani (body-as-homeland practice and Arabic dance)
A class in two parts.
Weaving questions around ancestral, home/land roots and memories of place and beings, the first half of Body Watani practice is a guided improvisation endeavor in unraveling, seeking, and grappling with what notions of home and complex histories live within each of our different, and specific bodies. Led by Palestinian American artists Leila and Noelle Awadallah, the second half of Body Watani activates movement techniques and choreographic material rooted in SWANA / Arabic dance and music, ranging from traditional to experimental.

Thursdays, 10:30am–12:00pm
Through July 2, 2021

Cost: $15
Please register a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

If using a class card, please email us at education@tudance.org with your name, class title and class date at least 24 hours in advance. Upon arrival at TU Dance Center, please present your class card to a TU Dance staff member or Teaching Artist.