Friday Morning Jazz class welcomes our special guest artist Jolene Konkel who will teach the last class of Zenon’s Fall Session on December 17, 10:00-11:15am CST.
FMJ is an open-level, drop-in friendly, hybrid jazz dance class through Zenon Dance School. Dancers may attend in-person (masked and socially-distanced) or Zoom in for a high-quality Zoom experience.
Regular co-teachers Erinn Liebhard and Karla Grotting are thrilled to be hosting several guest teaching artists this year to highlight and explore the many varied approaches and insights of jazz dance teachers in our local dance community. Come out and support your local jazz class! Jolene is the founder and Artistic Director of the newest jazz dance company in the Twin Cities, Concerto Dance. Come celebrate her fresh take on classic jazz styles!
About Jolene Konkel:
Jolene Konkel began her dance training in Milwaukee under William Reilly, a descendent of Jerome Robbins’ Ballets USA. While in Milwaukee she performed with the Milwaukee Opera Company and Danceworks before relocating to Chicago to study jazz dance at Gus Giordano’s and the Lou Conte Dance Studio. She then migrated to Minneapolis where she completed her BFA in dance from the University of Minnesota and later received her MFA in Performance and Choreography from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her choreography spans from the music theatre stage to concert dance and has been presented both locally and abroad. Currently Ms. Konkel oversees the dance program at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, and is the Artistic Director of Concerto Dance by Jolene Konkel.