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

Concerto Dance is excited to announce registration is now open for our third annual summer intensive. Open to advanced, pre-professional and professional dancers ages 16 and older.

This intensive includes classes in jazz and modern dance technique along with company repertoire. Concerto company auditions will take place on August 4 following the intensive, scheduled from 3:00-5:30pm.

Concert Dance Summer Intensive
July 31-August 4
9:00am-2:00pm
At Creo Arts and Dance Conservatory

Full Intensive: $250 or Ala Carte $50/Day.
Financial assistance available – contact us for more information.

No audition required! Register by July 1.
More information or contact: info@concertodance.com

I A.M. Arts presents “Re-Imagining Station” with Jamie J. Philbert: Frequencies for Healing and Illustrating African Diasporic Consciousness

Saturdays, May 20-June 17
In-person and virtual
10:00am-12:00pm CT
Center for Performing Arts – Room 205w
Series cost: $200/person. Limited need-based scholarships are available.

Over the course of 5 sessions, each two hours, interdisciplinary artist, martial artist, and cultural movement scholar, Jamie J. Philbert, will guide participants in developing collaborative community “stations” that seek to benefit African diasporic mediascapes and landscapes.

Sessions will be framed through Philbert-Kalinda Technique for dance and performance and include reflexive writing practice, sonic extra-somatic experiences, and an African diasporic martial arts-based movement vocabulary.

Learn more and RSVP here.

Wanna get jazzy with the RS crew? Come dance with us at our Summer MoveTogethers!

MoveTogethers are our version of a company class, but more collaborative – within these classes, there are opportunities to improvise in solo and social ways, to manipulate material offered by RS Artstic and Executive Director Erinn Liebhard, and to build and manipulate your own material based around jazz and American social dance-inspired prompts! Class is just $10.00, and can be paid via cash or Venmo after class. We value our dance community and would love to spend time with you!

Select Mondays, 3:00-4:30pm
June 5 at Cowles Center, Studio 5B
June 12, July 17 and July 31 at Young Dance

We’re also offering a Community MoveTogether on Sunday, August 6 from 7:00-9:00pm at Young Dance: a low-to-no pressure way for us to get to know YOU better and for you to move with US as we look forward to upcoming projects, seeing whose out there and interested while offering the community a free class opportunity. No pre-reg necessary: just show up with an open heart and ready to GROOVE with other neat humans! Wanna get your leg up on this chance to ‘see and be seen’? Come to our June and July MoveTogethers first!

We hope to groove with you at a MoveTogether or two (or five)!

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 Children and Teen Summer Program Daily Schedule.

Registration Deadline: June 26, 2023

Creative Movement: June 26-30
1-week program for children ages 5-8 where students will experience the connection between movement and creativity.

Introduction to Dance: July 11-20
2-week program for ages 9-12 welcomes beginners and introduces various techniques and concepts of dance to offer young movers the chance to experience a variety of ways to approach movement.

Bridge Level: July 10-22
2-week program for students ages 10-14 preparing for a deeper engagement in dance that includes introductory dance technique classes with a focus on the creative process.

Teen Level: July 10-22
This 2-week program is entry-level for students typically aged 14-19 that will focus on the techniques of Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop, and African Dance. Students will learn basic fundamentals of dance technique along with exploring their individual artistic expression.

Join Threads Dance Project this summer for an expanded version of our NexGen/YDP (Youth Dance Project)!

NexGen/YDP uses a holistic approach to training future dance artists. Youth will receive high-level training and education in ballet technique, modern dance technique, embodied movement exploration, and nutrition from dance and healthcare professionals.

July 3-15
For youth ages 8 and older.

Group 1 – Beginning
Monday-Friday, 9:30am-1:30pm

Group 2 – Intermediate/Advanced
Monday-Friday, 1:30pm-6:00pm

Showcase on the final day, July 15, 9:00-11:30am.
Cost: $450. Need-based scholarships available!

Many areas in education require continuing education experiences to keep educators on top of their game, but the dance industry doesn’t always emphasize this need. We know that the more you learn, the more you can offer your students in the studio. Ballet Co.Laboratory has curated two areas of focus for Dance Educators to sharpen their skills and learn new modalities of instruction. Explore our summer continuing education opportunities for dancers, professionals, educators and aspiring educators.

Creating a Foundation for Young Dancers – July 7-9

Exploring Functional Anatomy in Dance – July 6, 13, and 20

For questions and registration, contact Anna Betz at abetz@balletcolaboratory.org.

The TU Dance Pre-Professional Program is an intensive course of study integrating modern, ballet, African dance, and creative workshops for students ages 11-24. The TU Dance Summer Intensive builds a strong technique while exploring individual artistry.

Click the respective level group to download the 2023 Pre-Professional Summer Program Daily Schedule: Level 1-3 and Level 4-5.

Level 1-3: July 10-22
Registration Deadline: June 26, 2023

Level 4-5: July 24-August 12
Registration Deadline: July 17, 2023

A 3-week session with classes and rehearsal three times a week for adults and teens that want to dive into their training. This workshop includes ballet technique, pointe, variations, corps repertoire and contemporary ballet. This class is geared towards dancers who have been studying ballet for at least two years. Repertoire can be learned on flat shoe or pointe shoes.

July 10-30, 2023
Mondays, 5:30-8:30pm
Wednesdays, 5:30-8:30pm
Saturdays, 10:30-3:00pm
Community Performance: Saturday, July 30 at 4:00pm

Attire: Leotard (any color) and tights (pink or skin tone); or shirt and leggings.
Teaching Artists: Zoé Henrot and Genevieve Waterbury
Tuition: $495

Discover dance with a week-long sampler 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.

Informal showing on the last day. All abilities and levels of experience are welcome.

Session 1 (Age 4-6): July 17-21, 9:00am-12:00pm
Session 2 (Age 7-10): July 17-21, 12:30-3:30pm

Click here to learn more and register for Camp Zenon! Registration closes one week before camp begins.

Tuition: $195 – No person will be refused because of inability to pay. Need-based scholarships are available for partial and full tuition upon inquiry.

Click here to learn more about Zenon Dance School’s Youth Program. Please email info@zenondance.org or call 612-338-1101, ext. 2 (office phone, if no answer please leave a voicemail) with any questions.

We are proud to announce the return of our Summer Intensive. This workshop will provide a meticulous study of technique and elements valuable for the advanced/professional dancer. The workshop will include ballet, modern, improvisation, repertory class, and African Diasporic Movement. We will close with an informal showing of learned repertory work.

Tuition: $250
Registration and full tuition balances must be paid by July 3, 2023.

Open to all advanced/professional dancers 16 and up.