Archive: Workshops, Intensives, Master Classes, and Open Houses

Discover dance with a week-long camp for young artists! Not sure if your dancer has a style they like best, or looking for a way to try out something new? We’ll explore a variety of dance styles and creative movements in this one-week camp. There will be an informal showing on the last day. All abilities and levels of experience are welcome. In-person only at the Zenon Dance School studios.

July 18–22, 2022
Session 1: Ages 4-6 with Philip Hommes, 9:00am-12:00pm
Session 2: Ages 7-10 with Hannah Pierce, 12:30-3:30pm

Tuition: $195. Need-based scholarships are available for full or partial tuition.

Register online today! Registration closes one week before each camp begins.

This four-week workshop is designed for children ages 2-4 and their parent/caregiver who are interested in a shared movement experience that engages the senses of curiosity and play.

Both child and caregiver will participate in developmentally appropriate movement exercises that incorporate elements such as effort, shape, and tempo. Music will play an essential role in the class as students will be asked to respond to sounds as well as make sounds themselves. Participants will be encouraged to join at their own comfort level with the understanding that observation is often the best form of learning with younger children. This class will give children and caregivers the opportunity to learn more about themselves and one another through the art form of dance.

Mondays, 9:00-9:45am
Tuition: $60.00
Four-week session: July 18, July 25, August 1, and August 8
At TU Dance Center or outdoor location TBD.

Join ARENA DANCES for one week of movement classes taught by guest artist Shane Larson, member of the renowned Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Participants will practice contemporary dance technique and learn a new original work as a part of this intensive. Targeted for the high-intermediate to advanced level dancer.

Instinct: August 15-20, 2022
Monday–Saturday, 10:00am-3:00pm
Class: 10:00-11:30am
Rehearsal of new work: 12:00-3:00pm

During class, dancers will build a bottom to top, floor to standing modular class that deepens with task-based repetition, while encoding new movement pathways through basic shapes. Students are encouraged to learn-by-doing, rather than to learn and ‘perform’, relying on muscle memory to strengthen pathways. Architectural forms of the body are created, deconstructed, and recycled within the containers of momentum and temperature, offering a full-body, far-reaching experience of movement.

After class, dancers will focus on creating—using skills as scaffolding for building material as a community. We’ll spend time talking about memory and time, graphing separate experiences together to focus and distill common patterns, shapes, and anecdotes. The final object created will be an investigation that is distinctly your own and something that can be taken into future experiences.

Shane Larson was raised in Minnesota, where he received his early training at the St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. He graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies. He also studied at SEAD in Austria. Since living in New York City, he’s branched out to collaborate with punk musicians, film makers, improvisational music ensembles, and site-specific visual artists. He is also a multimedia video artist making collage-based work about memory. Shane joined the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in 2015.

Ages 16+. Intensive capped at 15 participants. Registration is open and must be completed by August 1.
Early Bird: $475 – register by July 15.
General: $550.

Photo by Jim Coleman

Dance teacher Tamiko French has developed a program centered around revitalizing creativity of storytelling with the building blocks of dance creation that infuses the visual and literary arts. See a video.

The 8-week workshop is designed to be sequential for participants, with each class building on the previous class. From a first class in which participants will use poetry, prose, dramatic writing, spoken word, or other writing as a stimulus to create movement, participants will learn about modern and jazz dance techniques and choreographic practice, collaborate and share results with others, study facilitated improvisation and play in dance, and refine their work for a sharing event for family, friends, and the community.

Session 2: May 26–July 16
Thursdays, 10:00-11:30am CST
In-person only. $45 per workshop.

This program is for adults 55+. Pre-registration required as in-studio space is limited!
There will be a showing on last day of the workshop from 12:30-2:00pm.
Proof of vaccination and masks are required at the door for all participants.
TU Dance will offer tuition and transportation subsidy upon request. Please contact us at education@tudance.org or 651-724-9708 to inquire.

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, 10:00-11:30am at The Arena
Blake Nellis teaches throughout May.

Drop in: $17. Buy a 10-class card and save.
FREE parking on all side streets: Aldrich, Bryant, Colfax, 31st, etc.
Register

In this series we will explore principles of: improvisation, weight, spirals, follow-through, moving support, timing, and dynamics of touch. We will play with material that arises from the dance we experience and explore together.  In and out of solo, changing our tone and attention, we will deepen our sense of dancing authentically.

Blake Nellis (he/him) is an artist, educator and improviser who creates work with the body. His work is deeply rooted in human connection, physical touch and nature. He graduated from Luther College with a degree in Theater/Dance. He is a 2019 & 2015 recipient of the MN State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant (Photography & Dance respectively). He has taught and performed around the globe. He has produced work at the Walker Art Center, Patrick’s Cabaret, The Artbox, Red Eye Theater, TEK Box, Bryant Lake Bowl Theater & Luther College. His other professional dance experience includes performing with Mathew Janczewski’s ARENA Dances, Patrick Scully, Live Action Set, Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater, Jim Lieberthal’s Footholds Project, Jane Hawley, Hatch Dance, HoneyWorks, Rosy Simas & Taja Will. His favorite moments usually include ice cream, laughter, traveling, or nature. Or beer.  And biking. And/or all of the above. www.blakenellis.org

Photo by Bill Cameron
The photo is of a male with dark hair and beard, kneeling on one leg with the other stretched out with arms in similar shape. He is dressed in a cream colored shirt with khaki drawstring waist pants surrounded by a black background.

Get back into our bodies and the studio with AMPLIFIED: AMP’s 4-day summer workshop sponsored by Zenon Dance School! Let’s move, sweat and explore mobility, length, momentum, and 3-D expansion, while amplifying our physical possibilities in a curious, uplifting, and enlivening environment. Led by AMP and special guest artists. Suitable for pre-professional/professional movers. Come as you are!

June 6-9, 10:00am–1:00pm
10:00-11:30am: Contemporary Movement Practice with Joanna Lees
11:30am-1:00pm: Master Classes with Guest Artists

Monday, June 6 – Gaga/dancers, Berit Ahlgren
Tuesday, June 7 – Modern-Jazz, Javan Mngrezzo
Wednesday, June 8 – Somatic Intelligence as a Portal for Connection with Natural Elements, Taja Will
Thursday, June 9 – Bioenergetics + Mutations + Care Work in Contact Improvisation, Taja Will

Registration Info:
Full Workshop: June 6-9; all 8 practices – $100
First Half Workshop: June 6-9; 4 practices, 10:00-11:30am – $50
Second Half Workshop: June 6-9; 4 practices, 11:30am–1:00pm – $50
Drop-in Single Practice: $15/practice; $28/day

Register by June 6 at 9:00am. Drop in payments can be made in person at the door (subject to availability). As of now, a mask will be required regardless of vaccination status. More information about class offerings and instructors coming soon!

For more info and registration at alternativemotionproject.org. Send questions to: alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.

Venue Change
Zenon Dance School, Cowles Center 4th Floor, 528 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Join us for an open house to visit the studio, register, and meet some teachers! Whether you’re new to Young Dance or have been taking classes for awhile, open houses are a great way for dancers and families to familiarize themselves with finding our space, parking, getting around the building, and seeing the studios.

Monday, June 6: 4:30–7:30pm
Saturday, September 10: 12:30–2:3pm

Learn about Young Dance
Discover what’s planned for this summer and our Fall 2022-23 Session
Register in person
Meet Young Dance Directors and Teaching Artists
Visit Young Dance Studios
Experience moving with Young Dance!

Questions? Email Anat Shinar, anat@youngdance.org.

Join us in person or online for a week of FREE classes and great discounts! Zenon Dance School’s Open House Week allows dancers to get a sneak peek of some classes to look forward to during our Summer Session, June 13-September 2, and use exclusive discounts when purchasing summer class passes throughout the week.

Class Schedule June 6-9, 2022
Monday, June 6, 5:30-6:15pm: Cardio Dance Jam with Ariel Linnerson  – Online
Tuesday, June 7, 7:00-8:30pm: Jazz with Ali Rubin Forester – In Person
Wednesday, June 8, 5:30-7:00pm: Contemporary with Ruby J. Smith – In Person
Thursday, June 9, 7:00-8:30pm: Modern with Dustin Haug – In Person

No Open House Week classes Friday, June 10.

Open House Discounts, June 6-12, 2022
Take 20% off enrollment with code OHENROLL and $10 off class cards with code OH10OFF from Monday, June 6 through Sunday, June 12 in our online store.

This workshop will provide an introduction to modern dance and choreographic tools for participants to express themselves with movement. Participants will be encouraged to develop their own choreography as a way of storytelling. The workshops will be open to adults of all abilities and levels of dance experience. The focus of these workshops will be to learn how to use our bodies as an instrument for expression.  At the end of the workshop, there will be a small informal showing of work developed during this process.

June 10–12, 2022
10:30am-1:30pm
Target Studio at The Cowles Center
Free

In-Person Attendance: 10 maximum, 3 minimum
On-Line Attendance: 10 maximum
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Pzeyhv5ewoYTfmiu9

Meli (MX) is a freelance dance artist in the Twin Cities, creating dance work and promoting access to cultural activities for over a decade. Since 2007 she has taught Ballet and Modern dance. Meli holds a Masters’s in Tourism from Colorado State University. She has combined her work with an extensive professional dance career in Mexico to provide access and empower communities to share their culture.

Erika Martin (USA) is a Minneapolis-based dancer, choreographer, teacher, and engaged citizen. Erika holds a BA in Modern Dance and American Studies from Connecticut College. They have taught Modern and Ballroom dance for over 15 years and investigate the human experience through choreography. Erika has served as School Coordinator for Zenon Dance School since 2019.