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

Come get your Hip-Hop, House and AfroDance on with Rhythmically Speaking visiting artist Taylor Madgett!

Friday, August 18
5:00-6:00pm
At The Southern Theater
$13.00 cash or Venmo

Taylor has a work in the Screen program of our upcoming production The Cohort 2023, and will be in town to share insights on her work during the Q&A following that program, and through this class! This class will focus on tapping into  groove, musicality, and rhythm, exploring technique from various dance styles including Afro, Hip-Hop, and House. Taylor’s open level class welcomes all levels and styles of movers to explore a fusion of movement and choreography within these styles.

Bonus
All class attendees get into the Cohort Screen event to get the chance to see Taylor’s work!
Screen
Saturday, August 19
4:00-5:30pm – free of charge!

Taylor Madgett received her Masters of Fine Arts in Dance with a certificate in Hip-Hop studies from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2020. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and received her Bachelor’s of Arts in History from Emory University. Taylor specializes in Hip-Hop dance and street dance choreography and recently co-founded Raw Groove. Raw Groove is a dynamic duo consisting of Constance Harris and Taylor Madgett, created in 2021 after the two women met and formed a creative partnership during their time in graduate school. Raw Groove is a dance company that performs, choreographs, and teaches in the Denver metro, Aurora and Boulder areas. Taylor is also currently a member of VisKosity dance company and Rennie Harris’ Grassroots company. Her current research focuses on exploring identity and heritage through movement.

Join Hopkins Dance Company in a fun, Nutcracker dance camp for kids! No experience necessary.

August 21-24
Ages 3-5 from 10:00-11:30am
Ages 6-9 from 11:30am-1:00pm

Dancers will spend time dancing, making fun nutcracker-themed crafts, and performing in an in-studio showcase on Thursday, August 24.

Balanced Body® Movement Principles
September 8-10
In person and online attendance options.

Friday, September 8 – 4:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday, September 9 – 11:30am-4:00pm
Sunday, September 10 – 9:30am-5:00pm

Fee: $499 + $65 materials
Early Bird Pricing ends August 18

Paragon Pilates and Physical Therapy offers Pilates teacher training through Balanced Body Education. The foundation of Balanced Body’s program, Movement Principles (16 hours) shows how to recognize, improve and teach fundamental movement. It is the prerequisite and sole entry point for the Balanced Body Pilates teacher training program.

This course is designed for both new and experienced instructors to refine their understanding of the body in motion. It provides the foundational knowledge necessary for you to understand fundamental movement and become a truly transformative instructor. Movement Principles is a program requirement for our Pilates Instructor Training and Integrated Movement Specialist certificate.

Instructors: Matthew Hodge-Rice and Ann-Marie Chesterfield, DPT

2023/2024 Apprentice Program, September 2023–May 2024

Collide Theatrical’s Apprentice Program is a professional training and rehearsal program for advanced professional-track dancers. The program provides the skills needed to pursue formal positions within the Collide company and in the world of theater dance.

Selected Apprentice dancers will take technique class with the Company 3 days a week, with potential to perform in a Collide show, and, for those who commit to the full 9 months, participate in an Apprentice showcase at the end of the year.

The technical classes include a variety of styles rooted in ballet and jazz, but also including tap, acting for dance, and hip hop. Apprentice dancers will also have an opportunity to participate in monthly master classes with Broadway touring dance captains and industry professionals.

This is a tuition-based program.
Scholarships are available for underrepresented artists.
Enrollment is competitive and audition based.
Video submissions accepted until August 15, 2023.

For more information, please visit www.collidetheatrical.org/apprentice-program.

2023/2024 Mentorship Program, September 2023–May 2024

Collide Theatrical’s Mentorship Program is a beginning/intermediate-level adult intensive program designed to strengthen basic dance technique in a safe and inclusive environment.

This is a nine-month training program with three trimesters: September–November, December–February, March–May. Interested dancers must sign up for a minimum of 3 months, or 1 trimester. Those who commit to the entire 9-month program will receive discounted monthly tuition and a chance to perform in a culminating showcase performance at the end of the program.

Mentorship Program participants (mentees) will take technique class 3 days a week. The technical classes include a variety of styles rooted in ballet and jazz, but might also include tap, acting for dance, hip-hop, and more. Mentees will also have an opportunity to participate in master classes with Broadway touring dance captains and industry professionals.

Participants must be over the age of 13.
Enrollment is open to anyone who is committed to improving their dance technique and serious about growing as a performer.

Classes take place Monday/Wednesday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm starting Wednesday, September 6.
Mentees can choose to attend one of our Monday, Wednesday, Friday morning classes, 9:30-11:00am as their third weekly class option. Instructors include Collide Company Dancers Nathan Huberty, Renee Guittar, Patrick Jeffrey, and Brittany Brown, as well as Artistic Director Regina Peluso and Collide Associate Director Heather Brockman. Master classes will be announced this fall.

Click here to register.

For more information, please visit www.collidetheatrical.org/mentorship-program or contact Grace at grace@collidetheatrical.org.

Two mini Feldenkrais workshops offered in August. Take one or both!
Taught by practitioners Krista Langberg and Jeffrey Wells.

Feldenkrais is a method of somatic education created over 80 years ago. It is a process of deepening self-awareness, using movement as the lens to investigate who we are and the choices that we make. Combining our abilities to sense ourselves and feel what is, Feldenkrais Awareness-Through-Movement lessons can lead us to experience the fullness of who we are and our endless potential to change and improve our lives.

Learn more about yourself and feel better.
$60 for one. $100 for both.

August 5, 2:00-5:00pm – Pelvis, root of the spine
This workshop will focus on our powerful center; tapping into the supple solidity and the potent precision our pelvis can provide.

August 12, 2:00-5:00pm – The passage from your head to your torso
The flexibility of the cervical spine (our neck), allows for great movement and potentially great trouble. In this workshop, we will explore how our necks can be better integrated into our whole selves.

Register here.

The TU Dance Pre-Professional Program is an intensive course of study integrating modern, ballet, African dance, and creative workshops for students ages 13-24. The TU Dance Summer Intensive builds a strong technique while exploring individual artistry.

Happening now and continuing through August 12. We are still accepting registrations for Week 3 with Laurel Keen!

Download the 2023 Pre-Professional Summer Program Daily Schedule: Level 4-5

This is a juggling class for non-jugglers. Explore basic elements of juggling – the Throw, the Catch, and Balance. Dive into what these terms mean and how they can apply to you. Investigate instability as a creative tool. Discover poetry in the tension of failure. You can expect to drop things, laugh, and learn in a fun environment designed as a safe place to fail, look ridiculous, share, and try again. Participants will walk away with an understanding of creative techniques from the circus arts. Juggling props will be supplied.

Friday, August 11
6:00-8:00pm
$40. Use the code LEARN for $5 off.
Register

About the Instructor: Benjamin Domask-Ruh is a circus and theater director, performer, teacher, musician, and clown residing in Minnesota and working all around the world. Learn all about him at Benjamindomaskruh.com.

About the Sparkle Academy: We asked and Sparkle Theatricals’s community answered. You want to take creative classes geared toward absolute beginners, but can’t find quality, affordable options. Sparkle Academy classes explore the fascinating fundamentals of whimsical subjects – like sleight of hand, juggling, dream arts, and more – in an encouraging environment. Permission to be a beginner? GRANTED!

Personalized Instruction in a Company Atmosphere
Geared toward pre-professional and young adult dancers with intermediate/advanced technique who are:

• Interested in experiencing a week in the life of a professional dance company.
• Getting back into practice before the school year begins.
• Looking for a “friendly dance boot camp.”

Class Schedule
Monday through Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm
Offering classes in ballet, JSB repertoire, new choreography, conditioning, and more.

World Class Faculty
Train with dancers, choreographers, and movement experts who value personal growth and agency. We combine rigor with playfulness to foster each student’s best potential.

Price: $450

The McKnight Fellowship for Dancers and for Choreographers Intent to Apply form is now open. Deadline is Wednesday, September 6 at 11:59 pm.

Choreographers
Dancers

We will be offering two webinars via Zoom for all interested applicants.
Tuesday, August 16: 6:00–7:00pm
Wednesday, August 17: 12:00–1:00pm

These sessions, led by Program Director Dana Kassel, will be accessed via Zoom.

RSVP to mckfell@thecowlescenter.org with the date you wish to attend, and you will be sent a link to enter the webinar by internet browser on a computer, iPad or smartphone.