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

Saturday, May 27
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Workshops from guest faculty and more!

Workshop: Adult Tappy Hour
12:00-1:00pm – Free!

Community Performance
2:00-4:00pm

Want to perform? Fill out this form to submit a piece for consideration.

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!

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, 10:30am-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.

Movement as Language: Workshop Series and Performance Opportunity

This workshop will provide an introduction to dance and choreographic tools. This 2023 workshop series will focus on the theme of migration. Participants will be guided through movement exercises and encouraged to develop their own choreography as a way of storytelling. We will examine migration from our unique perspectives as a transition or transformational experience in life. Workshops focus on using your body as an instrument for expression and are open to adults of all abilities and levels of dance experience. All workshops are free!

Led by Aneka McMullen, Non Edwards, Carmen “Meli” Lucia Lincoln, and Erika Martin.

At the end of the workshop series, 5 participants will be invited to complete the cast for a community performance at the Southern Theater, June 16-17. All workshop participants who are interested are invited to apply to join this creative process! These artist positions are paid. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, ESL, and community members with disabilities are encouraged to participate. No dance experience required.

Workshop 2: April 22-23
The Shawngrām Institute for Performance and Social Justice
1197 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104
Day 1: Saturday, April 22, 3:30-5:30pm
Day 2: Sunday, April 23, 10:30am-1:30pm
Limited free parking is available.
Register

Workshop 3: April 28-29
Zorongo Flamenco
3715 Minnehaha Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Day 1: Friday, April 28, 6:00-8:00pm
Day 2: Saturday, April 29, 3:00-6:00pm
Street parking is available on 37th Ave and surrounding streets.
Register

A collaborative and creative environment to workshop and develop choreographic performance work.

Stephon Williams is a New York City-based dancer/choreographer born and raised in the Bronx, New York. He earned his degree in Dance with a concentration in Performance and Choreography from SUNY Potsdam. Stephon has been trained in a wide variety of dance styles with a strong emphasis in hip-hop, contemporary, ballet, and modern. He has performed in numerous dance competitions, live performances and television shows around the country, including the American Dance Festival, Paramore at MSG, and 21 Pilots on the Seth Myers show. Stephon has choreographed work for artist ALUS. He has trained with choreographers such as Theresa Stone, Hamilton Evans, Rhapsody James, and Gregory Dolbashian. Stephon is currently a freelance dancer with The Dash Ensemble founded by Gregory Dolbashian. Stephon is excited to debut his new work in collaboration with the TU dancers.

April 24, 2023
9:30-11:00am (CST)
TU Dance Center (in-person only)
Intermediate/Advanced Dancers
Cost: $15 or Class Card

For more information and to register, click here.

April 24-28
Monday-Friday, 4:00-5:15pm

Monday, April 24 – Shane Larson
Tuesday, April 25 – Cheng Xiong
Wednesday, April 26 – Megan Mayer
Thursday, April 27 – J’Sun Howard
Friday, April 28 – Berit Ahlgren

$10 per class or $25 five-class package.
Walk-ins welcome.
Cash/check/card accepted at the door.
All master class ticket income and master class donations go directly to the artists.