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Summer Friday Morning Jazz Workshop Series

Need a little more rooted jazz dance in your life? Join long-time Zenon instructors Erinn Liebhard and Karla Grotting for a special summer workshop series featuring co-taught classes from Erinn and Karla and master classes from the 2024 guest artists of Erinn’s company Rhythmically Speaking. Classes are select summer Friday mornings from 9:30-11:00am. Remaining classes:

July 12: Maurice Watson, RS Guest Artist from Greensboro, NC
July 26: Eboné Amos, RS Guest Artist from Clarksville, TN
August 9: Jake Nehrbass, RS 2024 Local Guest Artist and RS Company Member
August 23: Erinn and Karla

Register ahead through Zenon or just show up! We’re thrilled to be back at it with Zenon, and hope you’ll #GetYourAssToClass and join us to experience #JoyThroughJazz!

Balanced Body® Community Expansion Scholarship Program

Applications accepted only July 1-15, 2024.

In collaboration with Balanced Body’s Diversity in Pilates initiatives, Paragon Pilates and Physical Therapy now offers scholarships for our Pilates Teacher Training Program to qualified candidates!

The goal of the Balanced Body Community Expansion Scholarship Program is to increase the diversity of the Pilates profession by training teachers who come from Black and other underrepresented communities. Paragon is proud to be one of 22 Authorized Training Centers worldwide currently participating in this program.

Visit our website to learn more!

Camp Zenon at Zenon Dance School

Join Zenon Dance School for our Summer 2024 Camp Zenon and give your dancer an unforgettable experience! Our one-week camps offer children ages 4-10 the opportunity to explore a variety of dance styles and creative movements. We welcome all levels of experience to learn and grow in a supportive environment.

Session 1 – Ages 4-6
July 15-19, 9:00am-12:00pm

Session 2 – Ages 7-10
July 15-19, 12:30-3:30pm

Click here to learn more and register for Camp Zenon!
Informal showing on the last day of camp for family and friends.

Tuition: $195. Need-based scholarships are available for partial and full tuition upon inquiry.
Registration closes one week before camp begins.
Learn more about Zenon Dance School’s Youth Program.
If you have any questions, please email info@zenondance.org or call 612-338-1101.

Seeking Dancers for a Collaborative, DIY Contemporary Performance

Audition: Tuesday, July 16, 6:30-8:30pm
Potential call backs: Tuesday, July 23, 6:30-8:30pm
Video audition available if needed.

In person audition: We’ll be teaching some phrases from pieces we’ve already choreographed for the show as well as giving some space for improvisation. Wear whatever makes you comfortable!

Virtual audition: If you’re unavailable to join us in person, please set 32 counts of movement to any high energy song of your choosing. This show will be tied very closely to music, so please think about the musicality and accents of your movement! Additionally, please take a second video of you improvising to 64 counts of another song of your choosing.

Performance dates: January 24, 25, and 26, 2025

We are looking for 2-3 dancers to join us for a collaborative choreographic process and self-produced dance performance. Our emergent ensemble is a small group of life-long dancers who want to develop our own show to revel in creating together and continuing to dance.

Ideally, dancers who audition would also be interested in contributing to choreographing a 3-4 minute piece or two for the show. At this point we cannot guarantee any stipends for the work. This is a self-funded passion project, but we hope to make some ticket revenue.

Please register for the in-person audition or submit your two videos by Monday, July 15 by emailing emmajbharrison@gmail.com. 

22nd Annual Dances at the Lake Festival – Free Public Performances

Ray Terrill Dance Group presents the 22nd annual Dances at the Lake Festival—two free concerts at the Rose Garden at Lake Harriet, open to the public.

Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20, 7:00pm

The festival features a variety of dance forms performed by both professional adult and youth companies. The “stage” for the shows is the large grassy area between the two fountains near the Rose Garden at Lyndale Park Gardens. Audience members are invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket and some snacks, drinks or a picnic to enjoy the unique opportunity of seeing dance performed at the Rose Garden.

This year’s festival showcases professional artists and youth dance groups originating from Minnesota:

Alys Ayumi Ogura and Anna Andaházy Salazar, Saint Paul, MN — Alys Ayumi Ogura, Artistic director
Ashley Ballet Arts Academy, Ballet Arts Youth Ensembles, Golden Valley, MN. — Ashley Burkland, Artistic Director
Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN — Christopher Watson, Artistic Director
Jawaahir Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN — Vanessa of Cairo, Artistic Director
KASM Dance Collective, Twin Cities, MN — Sarah Hauss, Artistic Director
Keane Sense of Rhythm Youth Tap Ensemble, Saint Paul, MN — Cathy Wind, Artistic Director
Kinetic Evolutions with Walter Chancellor Jr., Minneapolis, MN — Sarah LaRose-Holland, Artistic Director
Minnesota Ballet Collective, Lakeville, MN — Isabella Rubietta, Artistic Director
Nritya Kalakshetra Academy of Performing Arts, Woodbury, MN — Sivanuja (Anu) Balaji, Artistic Director
Ray Terrill Dance Group, Saint Paul, MN — Ray Terrill, Artistic Director
Sansai Yonsei Kai, Japanese Dance Company, Saint Paul MN — Linda Hashimoto, Artistic Director
Youth Dance Ensemble, Burnsville, MN — Dixie Rairamo, Artistic Director

MotionArt Children’s Creative Dance/Introduction to Modern Dance

Sundays, 1:00-2:00pm
Ages 7-10
July 21 through August 11
Cost: $50 for 4 classes
Instructor: Kim Lewis

In this engaging mini-session of dance, students will expand their creative potential and deepen their kinesthetic awareness. Through playful exploration, they’ll delve into fundamental concepts related to the dance elements of Space, Time, and Energy. Throughout the course, students will be introduced to basic technical skills and movement vocabulary of Modern Dance. They’ll also have exciting opportunities to improvise and create their own dances, fostering artistic expression and collaboration. 

No prior dance experience is necessary—just a willingness to move and explore!

Threads Advanced-Professional Summer Dance Intensive

Register by June 30 to save 15%!

Performers and creators, join us for a powerful week of dance exploration from July 22-26. We are offering a new structure to our Summer Intensive that allows us to better support artists whose focus is performance, creation, or both.

Performer’s Track – 10:00am-2:30pm
Classes include Contemporary/Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop, African Umfundalai, Jazz, and more.

Creator’s Track – 1:00-5:00pm
Classes include Repertoire, Composition, and Improvisation, as well as studies on topics such as grant writing and funding, producing a show, and more.

Both Performer’s and Creator’s Tracks – 10:00am-5:00pm
Offers a rigorous, full-day exploration of techniques and the chance to enhance yourself as a performer and choreographer.

Repertoire learned in the intensive may be part of the company audition on Saturday, July 27.

Come for part of the day or the full day! Learn more and register now!

Happy Hour Dance Party Fundraiser for Rhythmically Speaking

Come enjoy good drinks, good tunes and good company while supporting Rhythmically Speaking! Join us for our third annual Rhythmically Speaking Happy Hour Dance Party Fundraiser.

Thursday, July 25, 5:00-7:00pm
Summit Brewing. RSVP to the Facebook event.

If you love to go out dancing but find it difficult to rally the required energy at 10:00pm, come! If you love Summit and wanna enjoy their beverages, come! If you think Rhythmically Speaking does some really cool work and you wanna support, come! You can dance your booty off, enjoy a brew and support our work! We’ll be providing music curated by all of our dancers as a part of our Dressing Room Playlist!

Here’s how you can support:

  • Request your favorite dance tunes for $5.00;
  • Donate $20.00 to shut down what’s playing and play your request immediately;
  • Buy a $10.00 raffle ticket for a chance to win sweet prizes, including Rhythmically Speaking swag and tickets to our upcoming show The Cohort 2024, Summit Brewing Company swag, Saint Paul Saints tickets, and more!

At Rhythmically Speaking, we believe in the power of moving and grooving together to connect us (so tell your friends to come too!), and we look forward to sharing the joy and building support of our work with you at this event!

Open Company Audition for Threads Dance Project

Threads Dance Project Open Audition
Saturday, July 27
Registration and self-warm-up: 9:30-10:00am
Audition: 10:00am-12:30pm

Threads Dance Project is seeking a diverse group of male-identifying and female-identifying dancers ages 21+ who are versatile, quick learners, and fluent in a variety of dance forms for the fall 2024 season. Rehearsals begin August 12 with performances into November 2024.

Availability and Schedule – you must be available for the following dates and times:

  • August-November: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 9:00am-12:30pm
  • Tech week: November 5, 6, and 7, 4:00-9:00pm
  • Performances: November 8, 9, and 10
  • Additional performances possible later in November

Dancers are encouraged to register here by Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Please direct questions regarding the audition to Karen Christ Aalgaard by emailing kchrist@threadsdance.org or calling 612-354-3978.

Concerto Dance Summer Intensive

Join Concerto Dance for our fourth annual Summer Intensive!
Monday, July 29 – Friday, August 2
9:30am-2:00pm
Register by July 1.

Open to all advanced, pre-professional, and professional dancers ages 16 and up. Classes include Ballet Barre, Jazz Barre, Strength and Conditioning, Yoga, Non Traditional Partnering and Advanced Jazz and Modern taught by Artistic Director Jolene Konkel along with Concerto company members. In addition to daily technique class dancers will learn company repertoire including our newest jazz work On Our Way.

Intensive concludes with optional company auditions Friday, August 2, 3:00-5:30.

Full Intensive: $275
A la carte: $60/day
Schedule.