Archive: Ongoing Classes

The TU Dance Center Children and 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.

Click here to download the 2023-2024 Children and Teen Daily Schedule.

All classes in the Children and Teen Program are offered in person with a virtual option, unless otherwise noted.

For more information and to register, click here.

Moving Practice is a weekly class series for professional dancers. Classes prioritize rigor, diversity of contemporary aesthetics, variety of class content, and commitment.

Sarah McCullough teaches Moving Practice – New time!
Tuesdays, 9:30-11:00am

Professional-level dancers of all styles are welcome.
Pre-registration and payment beforehand encouraged.
Suggested price of $17 per class. Pay-as-able option on all classes – we would rather you join us than not be able to attend due to financial limitations.

The goal of this class is to create a space where every mover can indulge in the movement their body desires. The core themes of this practice will include sensory exploration, movement as meditation, and engaging with the body’s intuition. We will move through improvisation and phrase work to engage the senses and awaken the body with a focus on curiosity and aliveness.

Sarah McCullough (she/her) is a Minneapolis-based movement artist and educator. Originally from Virginia, she attended James Madison University and earned her BA in Dance and Mathematics. Since joining Minneapolis’ dance community in 2018, she has performed the works of Carl Flink, Mathew Janczewski, Alexandra Bodnarchuk, Berit Ahlgren, Helen Hatch, Marisol Herling, and more. Alongside her performance work, Sarah is an educator in contemporary forms. While at JMU, she served as Co-Director of JMU’s Associate Dance Ensemble where she led a weekly company class and mentored 20 first-year dance majors in the early stages of their collegiate dance journey. She has led classes at the Limón Twin Cities Intensive, ARENA DANCES’ Instinct Summer Intensive, The University of Winchester (UK), North Carolina State University, as well as several high school dance programs and studios across Minnesota and Virginia.

Come join the James Sewell Ballet dancers in our open professional class!
All classes are ballet unless noted otherwise. Sign up for in-person company class or virtual Coordi™ class here.

November 1-3
No classes due to Company Fall Break.

November 6-9
Monday, 9:30-11:00am CT – Deirdre Murnane
Tuesday, 9:30-11:00am CT – Kerry Parker with Pat Lyles on piano
Wednesday, 9:30-11:00am CT – Leah Gallas with Eric Jensen on piano
Thursday, 9:30-11:00am CT – Yuki Tokuda

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, Studio #105
Saturdays, 4:00-5:30pm – Hybrid: Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom, and Zoom

Friday, November 3
6:30-8:00pm

Center for Performing Arts, Studio 105w – next to 38th Street entrance.

This event is open to people of all ages and abilities. Enjoy being present in the moment, responding to other dancers, finding new ways of moving, and discovering form as it emerges during this fun evening of creative movement. We’ll begin with an informal warm-up, then improvise together based on movement ideas offered by participants. 

Musician Dave Stagner will enhance our in-the-moment creations with his incredible guitar playing, and Klee Burke will help us wind down with her beautiful sound bowl playing. A fun and relaxing evening for all!

Come to move, to dance, to observe, or some of each!

Suggested donation $5-$15.
No one turned away for lack of funds.

No matter if you are a veteran dancer or slipping on your first pair of ballet shoes, Ballet Co.Laboratory is an artistic home for everyone. With 14 different adult drop-in classes offered each week, including conditioning and Pilates, we know we have the right class for you! 

Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday classes now with live accompaniment.

Join us in person or virtually via Zoom.
Single-class and 10-class cards are available.
Parking is always free!

CoMoCollective offers small group classes for professionals and adult dancers alike to keep us moving together!

Dance with us in our newly expanded and spacious studio at Hothouse. Same building, second floor, less stairs!

Wednesday, November 1
Gaga/Dancers with Berit Ahlgren – 10:30-11:30am
Yoga for Movers with Nic Lincoln – 12:00-1:15pm
Foundational Ballet with Kendall Kramer – 12:00-1:15pm

Thursday, November 2
Ballet with Berit Ahlgren – 10:00-11:30am
Accompanied by Susan Hsu

Friday, November 3
Ballet with Helen Hatch – 10:00-11:30am
Accompanied by Pat Lyles

Monday, November 6
Ballet with Kerry Parker – 10:00-11:30am, accompanied by Michael Koerner
Intermediate Ballet with Anna Novak – 6:45-8:00pm

Tuesday, November 7
Cunningham Technique with Benny Olk – 10:00-11:30am

Full month class schedule up on our website!

$15/class. $130 for a 10-class card. $10 for barre. Free parking.
Pre-registration is required and appreciated at least 1 hour before class start. Sign up early!

Come join us!

20 adult classes each week, including:
Tappy Hour at 5 levels
Community Education
Gentle Jazz
Yoga
Barre
Pilates
and tap movie matinees once a month!

Plus a pop-up class for the Honi Coles’ “Walk Around” on Friday, November 23.

Youth classes include:
Creative movement
Musical Theater
Tap
with Intermediate and Advanced youth classes on Sundays.

Bharatanatyam Classes at the Ragamala Training Center
Registration for the 2023-24 Ragamala’s Training Center is now open for all ages 7 and up.

Ragamala Dance Company/Training Center is internationally recognized for its lineage, rigor, and creativity. At the Ragamala Training Center, students receive classical training in the style of Bharatanatyam carefully created by the internationally renowned Padma Bhushan Smt. Alarmél Valli. Artistic Directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy are dedicated to preserving and carrying on their guru’s tradition and passing it on to the next generation of dancers. Classes run from September 2023-May 2024.

Registration
Please use this link to submit your registration.

Tuition
Full year – $950
Fall semester only – $500
Spring semester only – $500, due on or before the first day of class in January.

We also offer discounts for families enrolling more than one student.