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Please join Lisa Erickson for Sunday Open Ballet in the Sunroom of the Center for Performing Arts.

A ballet teacher with 35+ years of experience teaching all levels and ages, Lisa’s welcoming ballet classes naturally guide students in refining their alignment, balance, and technique, while also discovering the value and importance of the use of weight in their dancing. Coupled with individual attention, feedback, and humor, students experience expansion and growth in body and mind – and experience joy in the process!

Students are encouraged to expect success and mistakes! Only when we allow ourselves to take chances and risk failure can we grow to our full potential. Everyone is invited and welcome. Come play and see for yourself!

February 18, 1:30-3:00pm
February 25, 1:30-3:00pm

Drop-in: $17-20. Pay with exact cash or Venmo @Lisa-Erickson-121.

On Monday, February 19, spend your day off from school exploring new dance styles with your friends! Classes include Family Dance and Creative Movement for younger dancers. Dancers 7 years and older can explore a morning of Dance + Photography and/or afternoon Variety Camp—bring a lunch and take both offerings for a full day of dancing!

Family Dance 
Join us for a morning of dancing together. Children and caregivers will get a special start to their day, exploring movement and stories in a fun environment. Taught by Judee Shuǐ Xiān.
Ages 1-6 with caregiver
9:15-10:00am
$15

Dance a Story
Your little one can explore movement possibilities with a focus on storytelling. Using personal experience and imagination, children will spend time expressing stories in their bodies and minds. In this fun-filled class, children develop large and fine motor skills, coordination, rhythm, and listening skills as they go on their creative adventures. Taught by Denise Gagner.
Ages 4-7
10:00am-12:00pm
$25

Dance + Photography*
Experience the intersection of dance and photography! Participants will use photography to consider how bodies create shape and transform from 3-dimensional experiences to 2-dimensional images. Teaching Artist and professional photographer Blake Nellis teaches this camp. Participants will receive a link to photographs taken during the workshop by the Instructor and professional photographer, Blake Nellis.
Ages 7-18
9:30am-12:00pm
$42
*A digital device with photography capabilities is recommended but not required.

Variety Dance Camp
In Variety Camps, participants will dip their toes in different dance styles and find new ways of expressing themselves through movement. In this year’s camp, students will learn Capoeira with Guerreiro, Modern with Jennifer Ilse, and Hip Hop with Cecil Neal. At the end of the workshop, students will show off their new moves in an informal showing for their caregivers.
Ages 7-18
12:30-4:30pm
$68

Multiple class discounts apply. Register at: register.youngdance.org.

Come join us for an incredible master class series celebrating Black History! This in-person event will take place at the Center for Performing Arts in Minneapolis, MN.

Brazil Arts Twin Cities is bringing the legendary Afro contemporary dancer and choreographer Elisio Pitta from Brazil. While in Minneapolis, Elisio Pitta is offering a 3-day master class followed by a dance performance.

Master Classes
Day 1: Tuesday, February 27, 6:00-7:30pm
Day 2: Wednesday, February 28, 6:00-7:30pm
Day 3: Thursday, February 29, 6:00-7:30pm

Performance by Elisio Pitta and Brazil Arts
Friday, March 1, 7:30-8:30pm

Among many roles, Elisio is the founder of Alujá Dance Company and Bale da Mata Dance Group. Since 2000, he partially relocated to Brazil where he implemented the CARDAN, Centro de Referencia da Dança Negra, directed the International Encounter of Black Dance, and created Companhia C-Contemporary Black Dance. He has created over 50 works of dance. Lately, he has been dedicated to the creation and circulation of solo pieces and to directing the Solos Coletivo de Dança Negra Contemporânea. Get ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant rhythms and movements of Brazil’s rich cultural heritage.

Em Português
Venha se juntar a nós em uma incrível série de master classes de dança celebrando a História Negra! Este evento presencial acontecerá no Center For Performing Arts em Minneapolis, MN.

A Brazil Arts Twin Cities traz do Brasil o lendário dançarino e coreógrafo afro contemporâneo Elisio Pitta. Enquanto estiver em Minneapolis, Elisio Pitta está oferecendo uma master class de dança de 3 dias, seguida de uma apresentação de dança.

Entre muitas funções, Elisio é o fundador da Companhia de Dança Alujá e do Grupo de Dança Bale da Mata. Desde 2000, mudou-se parcialmente para o Brasil onde implantou o CARDAN, Centro de Referencia da Dança Negra, dirigiu o Encontro Internacional de Dança Negra e criou a Companhia C-Dança Negra Contemporânea. Já criou mais de 50 obras de dança. Ultimamente tem se dedicado à criação e circulação de peças solo e à direção do Coletivo Solos de Dança Negra Contemporânea. Prepare-se para mergulhar nos ritmos e movimentos vibrantes da rica herança cultural do Brasil.

Women’s Pelvic Health Workshop
Wednesday, February 28, 5:30-6:30pm
Cost: $45

Learn more about women’s pelvic health at Paragon Pilates and Physical Therapy.

This workshop will cover:
• Basic anatomy and function of the pelvic floor.
• Some symptoms of a dysfunctional pelvic floor.
• Strategies to help improve pelvic health.
• What is pelvic health physical therapy.
• How pelvic health strategies can be integrated into a Pilates based practice.

The workshop will include a lecture, a short Pilates class, and a Q&A session.

Taught by Dr. Annie Chesterfield PT, DPT, OCS, CPT. Annie is a women’s pelvic health physical therapist and nationally certified Pilates teacher.

Call or email the studio for more information.