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Threads Dance Project Advanced/Professional Summer Intensive

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.

Diversity and Multicultural Awareness: Dancing Difference

Friday, July 21 – Sunday, July 23
9:00am-4:30pm CT
$630.00 – DMT Alternate Route; $430.00 – Continuing Education
Deposit of $160 due by June 20, 2023.

Prerequisites: Some experience with psychology/therapy, and/or movement, dance or healing approaches or permission of instructor.

Our bodies and movement patterns reflect our implicit biases. Through embodied inquiring this class aims to help deepen our self-awareness and promote cultural humility in relationship to  the danced/interactions we have with others. This class will use embodied experiences, lectures, and discussions to increase skills related to multicultural, diversity, and power/privilege awareness. This course is approved by the American Dance Therapy Association, for Alternate Route R-DMT credit.

Questions? Contact Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb – FBENordstrom.Loeb@gmail.com, 612-916-1829

kyla marie gilmore, LCPC, BC-DMT. kyla marie is a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (IL). kyla marie is passionate about professional development and community-based mental health and provides training on Trauma Stewardship, Dance/Movement Therapy, self-care, and multi-cultural competence.

Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb, MA, MFA, BC-DMT, LMFT, CMA, SEP; WoS. Barbara is a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Laban Movement Analyst, Somatic Experiencing and Ways of Seeing Practitioner. She is particularly interested in the role of embodiment and creativity in relationship to identity, wholeness and healing from a diversity and multicultural perspective.

Concerto Dance Summer Intensive

Concerto Dance Summer Intensive
July 31 – August 4
9:00am-2:00pm

Concerto Dance is excited to announce registration is now open for our third annual summer intensive. Open to advanced, pre- professional and professional dancers ages 16 and up. This intensive includes classes in Jjazz and modern dance technique along with company repertoire. Company auditions will take place August 4 following the intensive, from 3:00-5:30pm.

Cost – Full Intensive: $250 or à la carte $50/day
Financial assistance available. Please contact us for more information.

No audition required. Register by July 1.
For more information visit: https://www.concertodance.com/classes

Collide Theatrical Apprentice Program

2023/2024 Apprentice Program, September 2023–May 2024

Collide Theatrical’s Apprentice Program provides the skills needed to pursue formal positions within the Collide company and in the world of theater dance. Selected apprentice dancers will take technique class with the company 3–5 days a week, have an opportunity to perform in a Collide show, and participate in an apprentice showcase at the end of the year.

The technical classes include a variety of styles rooted in ballet and jazz, but also including tap, acting for dance, and hip hop. Apprentice dancers will also have an opportunity to participate in monthly master classes with Broadway touring dance captains and industry professionals.

This is a tuition-based program.
Scholarships are available for underrepresented artists.
Enrollment is competitive and audition based – video submissions accepted.

For video requirements or questions, please email Grace@collidetheatrical.org.

Contact Improvisation Jam

We meet every single Monday (holidays included) at The Center for Performing Arts in room 105w. Entrance through the new wing on 38th Street.

6:30pm: Opening circle, short guided warm-up/exercise followed by an open jam
8:30pm: Closing circle
8:45pm: Entire jam wraps up

First-time dancers need to sign our liability waiver. We have that waiver available when you first walk into the dance room.
The jam is donation-based.

Erin Thompson Teaches Advanced Contemporary Classes in Person and on Zoom

Erin’s advanced-level contemporary hybrid class through Zenon Dance School includes floor work, standing warm-ups, and phrase work, all designed to enhance the healthy use of joints and muscle groups as dancers release their weight fully into the support of the ground. Experiential awareness, body mapping, improvisation, and creative work are included as dancers channel their own expressive artistry within the movement. The delightful Dean Magraw will accompany on guitar.

Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:00am
No class on June 8.

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal and closes ten minutes before class.
See you in person or virtually soon!

Modern Dance Class with Thern Anderson at Tapestry

Anyone can dance and find pleasure in movement!

Thern Anderson’s modern dance class at Tapestry Folkdance Center will focus on body awareness, rhythm, movement patterns through space, and ensemble dancing. Improvisation will give dancers the opportunity to explore their own movement creativity and its relation to others. Floor work using somatic principles will build strength, ease, and flexibility. All ages are welcome!

Mondays, 12:00-1:30pm
Drop-ins welcome.

$15-20, sliding scale. Cash or check made out to Kathryn Anderson.

South Minneapolis Studio Available for Rent

The Sabathani Community Center in South Minneapolis has a dance studio available for hourly rental. The space includes mirrors, ballet barres, hardwood floor, and free parking.

Dimensions: 39′ x 23′ x 9′

Rental Rates:
Rehearsals and photo shoots – $15/hour
Classes and auditions – $20/hour

Available for rent Monday through Friday between 7:00am and 9:00pm, and Saturdays between 10:00am and 4:00pm. Closed Sundays.

To reserve, contact ReNée Pettis at rpettis@sabathani.org or 612-821-2308.

Rent TU Dance Center Studios

TU Dance Center is available for rental when not in use by TU Dance’s programming.

TU Dance Center features a reception area and front desk for check-in or event use. Access to adjacent dressing room and green room with kitchenette are available upon request.

Studio 1: 60 x 34
Studio 2: 46 x 21

Both studios feature:

  • Sprung dance floor with Marley-type surface by Harlequin
  • Wall of mirrors
  • Portable ballet barre units 10′ in length
  • Room-level sound system with CD and mini-jack inputs
  • 50′ LCD TV cart for presentation and videoconferencing
  • Large windows providing ample natural light

Studio 1 only: A curtain that can be drawn on entire mirror; wall-mounted ballet barres of 27′ and 33′.

Rental Fees:
Individual artists: $18/hour.
Nonprofit organizations: $22/hour for rehearsals.
Other rental inquiries (for-profit, classes, workshops, auditions, life events, photo sessions, filming, etc.), please contact us.

Dance Outside with chance2dance

Join the chance2dance crew in the delightful and life-giving practice of dancing outside while listening to your very own playlist, created by you. This summer we are gathering on the shore of Bde Maka Ska, near 36th St. There is lots of easy parking and friendly, welcoming fellow dancers.

Fridays, 5:00-6:00pm