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

Join us for Flow Space, an atmosphere that allows for the act of “pure play” to help dance artists use more capacity, intellect, sense, courage, and imagination in their movement styles.

Conducted by director of The DASH Ensemble, Gregory Dolbashian, the class is a highly developed series of improvisational tools and games that warms and pushes both the mind and the body to break habits and fulfill more presence. These exercises are all methods that Gregory has developed and utilized to create movement with The DASH. The artists learn confidence not just in themselves but also in the environment that they are a part of. Games and tasks work both on the individual and in tandem, so that Flow Space creates a community for progress, inspiration, and most of all, discovery. Classes are for dancers aged 16+.

Sunday, February 20
11:00am-12:30pm CST

$20 per participant. In-person at TU Dance and virtual.
Pre-registration required. Space is limited!

In-Person: Due to our Covid protocols, only nine in-person participants will be allowed to take class in-person in Studio 1.
Virtual: When in person capacity in Studio 1 has been reached, up to six participants will be able to take the class virtually in Studio 2. Other virtual participants are welcome to take class at their desired locations.

For more information or to register please visit: https://www.tudance.org/flow-space-masterclass/

Join us on Monday, February 21, for a day of classes featuring a variety of fun styles! Spend your day off from school exploring new styles of dance with your friends! Classes include Family Dance, Creative Movement, and a half-day Variety Camp.

Family Dance
Join us for a morning of dancing together with teacher extraordinaire, Julia Davidson. Children and caregivers will get a special start to their day, exploring movement and stories in a fun environment.
Ages 1–6 with Caregiver
9:15–10:00am
$15

Creative Movement
Your little one can explore the possibilities of movement with a focus on storytelling. From a personal experience to the depths of their imaginations, children will spend time expressing the stories that reside in their bodies and minds. In this fun-filled class, children develop large and fine motor skills, as well as coordination, rhythm, and listening skills as they go on their creative adventures.
Ages 4–7
10:00am–12:00pm
$25

Variety Dance Camp
Send your dancers to us for their afternoon off! In this camp, dancers will experience a variety of styles including Percussive Dance with Karla Nweje, Hip Hop with Waswa Kalema, Jazz Dance with Javan Mngrezzo, and Modern with Anat Shinar.
Ages 7–13 and 14–18
1:00–4:30pm
$50

Register.youngdance.org

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. 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 performance event for family, friends, and the community. This program is for adults 55+.

Session 1: Thursdays, March 17 – May 5
Session 2: Thursdays, May 26 – July 14

10:00am–11:30am CST
There will be a showing on last day from 12:30-2:00pm.
Cost: $45 per workshop*
Pre-registration required.

*TU Dance will offer tuition and transportation subsidy upon request. Please contact us at education@tudance.org or (651) 724-9708 to inquire.

Proof of vaccination and masks are required at the door for all in-person participants.

For more information about Tamiko French and to register please visit: https://www.tudance.org/dance-adults-55/

Join Young Dance Artist-In-Residence Aneka McMullen and collaborator Tamiko French for this series, Soulfood Sessions, exploring pranayama breath work and sound bath meditation. 

Saturday, February 5
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Cash donations for the artists accepted.

The mission of Soulfood Sessions is to supercharge the mind, body, and spirit. This practice utilizes breath work, sound healing, and movement meditation while targeting the chakras (internal energy centers of the body) to relieve the stress of daily life and clear internal energy blockages. During the series, we will build community and gather tools to help ourselves and each other recharge mental, physical, and spiritual health during pandemic times and beyond.

Ages 7+
No experience necessary.

Please, register to get the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/QqGrQCBduCNMBSEi9

For more information, or to share go to: https://fb.me/e/1tSYd4QPE.

Mental health is as important as physical health for healthy, happy dancers. Minding the Gap presents a workshop curated in five sessions, each presented by an accredited professional.

Session dates will be:

#1 – February 6, 2022
Common mental health challenges for dancers, signs of distress, and what actions can be taken. 
Presenter: Josh Spell MSW, LICSW – consulting mental health professional to Pacific Northwest Ballet.

#2 – February 20, 2022
Tough Love in teaching. What is it? How is it done correctly? Unlearning problematic methods from our past and moving on with a mental health approach to dance pedagogy.
Presenter: Jo-Anne La Flèche, MPsy, MA Dance – consulting psychologist to l’École supérieure de ballet du Québec.

#3 – March 6, 2022
Language Matters: Shifting how we speak about food and bodies to prevent eating disorders and improve dancer health.
Presenter: Monika Saigal, MS, RD, CEDRD-S, CDN – nutritionist and eating disorder expert based in New York City.

#4 – March 20, 2022
Productive, proactive communication. How to engage students and dancers on the tough topics and disappointments.
Presenter: Jackson Jirard, M.Ed – Education psychology specialist and dance educator, associate director of Urban Improv at Rehearsal For Life in Massachusetts.

#5 – April 3, 2022
How to support an injured dancer. Best practices to get the dancer back into the studio strong both mentally and physically.
Presenter: Marissa Schaeffer, PT, DPT, CSCS – licensed physical therapist and NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist in New York City.

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
Berit Ahlgren teaches throughout February.
Pre-register at https://www.arena-dances.org/the-arena/
Flexible pricing and free parking! $17 drop-in.

Paragon Pilates and Physical Therapy is a local certification studio for the Balanced Body Comprehensive Teacher Training Program.  We have upcoming certification workshops for Teacher Trainees who have previously completed the Balanced Body Movement Principles and Reformer 1 courses.

February 11-13: Reformer 2
Prerequisites: Movement Principles and Reformer 1.
Instructor: Cari Riis Stemmler
Fee: $549

March 4-6: Reformer 3
Prerequisites: Movement Principles, Reformer 1 and 2.

April 22-24: Chair and Barrels
Prerequisites: Movement Principles and Reformer 1 and 2.

Visit our website for more information HERE, or call the studio at 952-405-9765

Brand new students can start their journey with us September 16-18 with Movement Principles.

For advanced movers.

$10-20, sliding scale.

Cash or Venmo.

Join us on Monday, February 21 for a day of classes featuring a variety of fun styles! Spend your day off from school exploring new styles of dance with your friends! Classes include Family Dance, Creative Movement, and a half-day Variety Camp.

Family Dance
Join us for a morning of dancing together with teacher extraordinaire, Julia. Children and caregivers will get a special start to their day, exploring movement and stories in a fun environment.
Ages 1–6 with Caregiver
9:15–10:00am
$15

Creative Movement
Your little one can explore the possibilities of movement with a focus on storytelling. From a personal experience to the depths of their imaginations, children will spend time expressing the stories that reside in their bodies and minds. In this fun-filled class, children develop large and fine motor skills, as well as coordination, rhythm, and listening skills as they go on their creative adventures.
Ages 4–7
10:00am–12:00pm
$25

Variety Dance Camp
Send your dancers to us for their afternoon off! In this camp, dancers will experience a variety of styles including Percussive Dance with Karla Nweje, Hip Hop with Waswa Kalema, Jazz Dance with Javan Mngrezzo, and Modern with Anat Shinar.
Ages 7–13 and 14–18
1:00–4:30pm
$50 

Register.youngdance.org

Join Dana Kassel and Colin Edwards from The Cowles’ McKnight Fellowship Programs for a free, one-hour Zoom webinar on how to make a compelling video work sample. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the week of the workshop.

The focus will be on offering tips for creating a compelling video work sample for applicants for the McKnight Dancer and Choreographer Fellowships, with some additional information on creating work samples for other grants and uses. We will be joined by a McKnight Fellow who will offer insights from an applicant’s point of view. We’ll allow plenty of time for specific questions from participants.

The McKnight Fellowships for Dancers and Choreographers has been a part of The Cowles Center’s offerings since 2015. Each year we award six $25,000 unrestricted grants to dance artists (three dancers and three choreographers) and provide additional support for career and artistic development.

Free to attend. Pre-register: https://www.thecowlescenter.org/tickets/worksampleworkshop