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December 18-21
11:30am-2:00pm
Join for today, tomorrow, or both!
Discounts apply for multiple days.

James Sewell Ballet hosts a movement workshop series geared toward adult dancers (18+) with intermediate/advanced technique who are:

• Interested in “trying out” the movement vocabulary of various dance-makers.
• Committing to their movement practice ahead of a holiday break.
• Looking for a friendly creative environment without commitment to a long-term project.

Move with emerging leaders in the Twin Cities’ contemporary dance scene!
Featuring Javan Mngrezzo, Berit Ahlgren, Jarod Boltjes, and Elayna Waxse.

The goal of this series is pure process. The leaders get to see ideas actualized by movers in the room, and movers get to experience a single-day choreographic workshop with each leader.

Move BIG while building awareness and exploring the expansive physicality possible in the body. Within an empowering environment, we will utilize improvised and structured movement vocabulary to research freedom, 3-D expansion, mobility, rigor, presence, choice-making, and agency. Led by AMP Director, Joanna Lees.

Suitable for professional, pre-professional, and/or intermediate/advanced movers, ages 18+. Knee pads recommended. This is a great way to keep moving over school or holiday breaks. Come as you are!

December 21 and 22 – 10:00am-12:00pm
Sponsored by Zenon Dance School
Drop in for one or both days!
Pre-registration highly preferred.

Rates
Single day/drop-in rate: $18
2-day bundle rate: $34
Low/no cost options available by emailing alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.

Please join Erin Thompson for a “Ring in the New Year” contemporary dance class in honor of the turning of the year on Thursday morning, December 28 from 10:00-11:45am.

Before you make your New Year’s resolutions, come find peace with internal awareness, thrust your holiday limbs into the ground, and fly across the floor flinging 2023 away!

Intermediate-Advanced Contemporary/Modern
Thursday, December 28
10:00-11:45am
In-person only!

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal.

Join us for an upbeat class with working dancer/actor Emma Halleen that will teach you how to transfer your dance skills to music videos, television, and film. Students will get the chance to work with an actual camera and learn about different frames, how to remain in the frame, and how to adjust your movement to the needs of the camera.

Emma is originally from Minnesota and has trained with Ballet Royale MN and performed with Twin Cities Ballet and Collide. She was chosen to dance in Pink’s “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” music video and starred in American Horror Story season 3 episode 1 “Bestie,” which included a dance.

Thursday, December 28
10:00am-12:00pm
Price: $55

Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register for class, click here.
Please sign the liability waiver found on our website before attending class.

All Welcome
Our welcoming environment stands up to our values of inclusivity and accessibility. Work-study and BIPOC scholarships available. 

Our space is located in the Can Can Wonderland building in St. Paul. Parking is free in front of the building (the BLUE lot is closest to our space), in the lots across the street, and in the underground parking garage (follow the Can Can Wonderland arrow).

Join us for a day of free classes at Zenon’s Winter Open House! This is a great chance to get a sneak peek at some of the classes to come in the Winter Session, running January 8-March 17, at no cost to you. Class card discounts will also be available the week of the Open House. Let’s dance!

Saturday, January 6, 9:00am-2:00pm
9:00-10:00am – Beginning Jazz with Jennifer Glaws
9:30-10:30am – Contemporary with Sarah McCullough
10:30-11:30am – Horton-based Modern with Anna Pinault
11:00am-12:00pm – Musical Theater Jazz with Xan Mattek
12:00-1:00pm – Ballet with Ben Johnson

Pre-registration encouraged but not required. All classes will take place in person only.
More classes may be announced soon. All levels welcome!

Open House Week Discounts – January 1-8 only
20% off single class winter enrollment code: OHENROLL
$10 off one 10 class card code: OH10OFF

The Dancing Together Workshop is a child and parent/caregiver Creative Movement class. This 8-week workshop is designed for children ages 2-4 and their parent/caregiver who is interested in a shared movement experience that engages the senses of curiosity and play.

Both child and caregiver will participate in developmentally appropriate movement exercises that incorporate elements such as effort, shape, and tempo. Music will play an essential role in the class as students will be asked to respond to sounds as well as make sounds themselves. Participants will be encouraged to join at their comfort level with the understanding that observation is often the best form of learning with younger children. This class will give children and caregivers the opportunity to learn more about themselves and one another through the art form of dance.

Saturdays, 9:00-9:45am at TU Dance Center.
January 20-February 24

To register, please click here.