Archive: Ongoing Classes

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 on Zoom and outside (weather permitting) and will begin offering in-studio classes mid-July. 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 for info.

Beginning Modern Dance
Monday, 2:00-3:15pm
Outdoors, weather permitting, or Zoom. Contact Pam Gleason for info.

Beginning Modern Dance
Tuesday, 5:00-6:15pm on Zoom

Intermediate Modern Dance
Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm
Outdoors, weather permitting, or Zoom. Contact Pam Gleason for info.

Ageless Dance
Thursday, 4:30-5:45pm on Zoom

Mixed Level Modern Dance
Saturday, 4:00-5:30pm on Zoom

Laura Selle Virtucio leads Moving Practice Professional Classes in June

Moving Practice is a weekly class series for professional dancers. As a collective, we aim to offer classes that prioritize rigor, diversity of contemporary aesthetics, variety of class content, and commitment. Professional level dancers of all styles are welcome

Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30AM at Saint Paul Ballet
Laura Selle Virtucio teaches throughout June

Modern/Contemporary Movement Class with Laura Selle Virtucio will lean into joy, flow, and dynamic disruption. Classes will utilize set patterns and improvisational strategies to prepare for the embodiment of culminating phrase work.

Pre-registration required – https://www.arena-dances.org/class-payment/
Flexible pricing and free parking!

Erin Thompson Teaches Advanced Contemporary Classes In Person

A light-skinned dancer in her 60s tosses her arms in a curve to the left while she rises on her toes

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

Ballet Royale Offers Summer Evening Classes for All Ages

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!

Friday Morning Jazz Hybrid Class: Karla This Week

Let’s get back to it, dancers!

Summer session at Zenon Dance School started last week, and that means Friday Morning Jazz is back with it! Our hybrid class runs Fridays from 10:00-11:15am CST. You can register to be one of the eight in-person, masked, socially-distanced students–sign up by 5:00pm on Thursday, or you can Zoom into class, as we have been this past year.

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! This week, Karla is teaching, and she’ll give you a body-friendly warm-up, help you build some heat, find your groove, and to dig into jazz dancing.

Any questions? Connect with erika@zenondance.org.

#getyourasstoclass, and we’ll see you Friday!

Laura Selle Virtucio leads Moving Practice Professional Classes in June

Moving Practice is a weekly class series for professional dancers. As a collective, we aim to offer classes that prioritize rigor, diversity of contemporary aesthetics, variety of class content, and commitment. Professional level dancers of all styles are welcome

Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30am at Saint Paul Ballet
Laura Selle Virtucio teaches throughout June!

Modern/Contemporary Movement Class with Laura Selle Virtucio will lean into joy, flow, and dynamic disruption. Classes will utilize set patterns and improvisational strategies to prepare for the embodiment of culminating phrase work.

Pre-registration encouraged – https://www.arena-dances.org/class-payment/
Flexible pricing and free parking!

Photo by Bill Cameron.

Coordi™ Class

Engage in fun physical brain teasers to hone your balance, coordination, and brain health. This movement-based virtual class is open to all abilities — no dance experience necessary. It’s a work out for both brain and body!

Mondays, 6:00PM CT, more active

Wednesdays, 10:00AM CT, lower impact

Both classes are led by James Sewell, are one hour in length, and are geared toward adult participation. Sliding scale, $5-15. Visit https://jsballet.org/coordi/ to connect.

JSB Open Classes in June

You are invited to partake in advanced level open ballet class, 10:00-11:30am, with the artists of James Sewell Ballet!

Mondays – Eve Schulte
Tuesdays – Kerry Parker
Thursdays – Leah Gallas
Fridays – JSB Dancer in rotation

Sliding scale $5-15.
Visit http://www.jsballet.org/classes to connect, and to find additional pop-up classes.

Body Watani: body-as-homeland practice and Arabic dance with Leila Awadallah

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
June 16, 2021 – 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.

Ballet with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez

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
June 16, 2021-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.