Zenon Dance School – Summer Xchange Program/Work-Study

We are looking for volunteers to be a part of our Xchange Program for the upcoming Summer Session!

Xchange is Zenon’s work-study program that allows students to volunteer in exchange for dance class credit.

The Summer Session will run from June 12-September 3, with no classes July 2-4 and September 2-4.

Online shift = one class credit
In-person shift = two class credits

If you are interested in working with the Xchange Program, please email Carmen Lucia Lincoln, Zenon’s Xchange Coordinator, at xchange@zenondance.org.

Zenon Dance School – Summer Classes in Person and Online

Zenon Dance School is excited to welcome you back for another season of dance this summer! Registration is open for the Summer Session, running June 12- September 3, 2023 (no classes July 2-4 and September 2-4). Visit our website to learn more!

Classes are held in person unless otherwise noted.

Monday
10:00am: Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Ballet with Kendall Kramer
5:30pm: Contemporary Floorwork with Amanda Sachs
7:00pm: Beginning/Intermediate Jazz with Jennifer Glaws

Tuesday
6:00pm: All Levels Hip-Hop with Arturo Miles
7:00pm: Beginning 1 Jazz with Allison Rubin Forester

Wednesday
9:30am: Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – Online-only June 21, July 5 and 19, and August 2, 16, and 30
5:30pm: Musical Theatre Jazz with Xan Mattek
5:30pm: Intermediate 1 Contemporary with Ruby Josephine Smith
5:30pm: Beginning Ballet with Lisa Erickson – Online

Thursday
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Erin Thompson – Hybrid (live accompaniment with Dean Magraw)
5:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace
7:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug

Friday
10:00am: All Levels Jazz with Brenda Nepsund
12:00pm: Intermediate 2 Ballet with Tina Wallum (live accompaniment with Susan Hsu)

Saturday
9:00am: All Levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson – Online
10:00am: Beginning Modern with Roxane Wallace
12:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Benjamin Johnson (live accompaniment with Pay Lyles)

Sunday
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Malia Craft
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 5-6 with Sofia Arisian
11:00am: Youth Hip Hop for ages 7-10 with Sofia Arisian
11:00am: Youth Modern for ages 11-14 with Malia Craft
12:00pm: Youth Ballet for ages 7-10 with Sofia Arisian

James Sewell Ballet – Open Advanced/Professional Class and Coordi™ Classes

Come join the James Sewell Ballet dancers in our open professional class!
All classes are ballet unless noted otherwise.
Sign up for in-person company class or virtual Coordi™ class here.

June 7
Wednesday, 9:30-11:00am CT – Leah Gallas, with Eric Jensen on piano

June 12-16
Monday-Saturday, 10:00am-12:00pm CT (Special Summer Intensive hours, open to all!)

June 19-23
Monday-Saturday, 10:00am-12:00pm CT (Special Summer Intensive hours, open to all!)

June 26-30
Monday-Friday, 10:00am-12:00pm CT (Special Summer Intensive hours, open to all!)

Coordi™ Class
Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00am taught by James Sewell.
Ongoing. Virtual-only at this time.

What is Coordi™It’s a movement study based on multiple kinetic patterns happening at once. Physical brain teasers combine with ballet for unexpected pathways and alignments that challenge both your mind and body! Learn more about Coordi™ here.

Studios for Rent at Hopkins Dance Company

Three beautiful studios in Hopkins available for hourly, short or long-term rental in Hopkins. Perfect for dance/exercise classes, photo shoots, filming, rehearsals, and more!

Studio 1: 17′ x 42′
Studio 2: 16′ x 28′
Studio 3: 29′ x 60′

Sound system and wi-fi available.

MotionArt Adult Modern Dance Classes

MotionArt’s mission is to share the art of dance and the joy of movement with people of all ages and abilities. We strive to enrich lives by fostering creativity, body awareness, and self-expression in a fun, non-competitive, welcoming environment.

We offer ongoing dance classes in-studio, on Zoom, and outside (weather permitting). Paying the regular rate helps keep our organization afloat; however, no one will be turned away for inability to pay. There is also an option to pay what you can.

Please go to motionartmn.org to sign-up for classes, or contact Pam Gleason for information.

Ageless Dance
Mondays, 4:00-5:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Studio #105
Thursdays, 4:30-5:45pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

Beginning Modern Dance
Tuesdays, 5:00-6:15pm – Zoom only

Intermediate Modern Dance
Wednesdays, 10:30am-12:00pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

Mixed Level Modern Dance
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Studio #105
Saturdays, 4:00-5:30pm – Hybrid: Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom, and Zoom

MotionArt Children’s Summer Dance Classes

A group of children dance in a studio at the Center for Performing Arts

MotionArt is happy to offer children’s classes again! Children’s teacher, Kim Lewis, is excited to share her expertise and love of dance with children of all ages in the following classes:

Creative Dance for ages 3-5
Wednesdays, 9:30–10:15am
Two three-week sessions: June 14, 21, 28 and/or August 2, 9, 16
Cost: $35 per 3-week session – 3 classes

In these 3-week mini sessions, preschoolers explore dance concepts through playful, structured activities accompanied by acoustic instruments and a wide variety of music. Children expand their movement vocabulary, develop body awareness, and gain self-confidence in a fun, nurturing environment.

Creative Dance for ages 5-7
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30am
Two three-week sessions: June 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 and/or August 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23
Cost: $75 per 3-week session – 6 classes

This class facilitates an understanding of the dance elements of Space, Time and Energy through improvised and structured activities. Children explore multiple concepts within these elements while practicing movement skills and enjoying new challenges. Students at this age begin to create their own dances and share them with their peers. No previous experience necessary.

Creative Dance/Introduction to Modern Dance for ages 8-11
Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:45am–1:00pm
Two three-week sessions: June 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 and/or August 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23
Cost: $85 per 3-week session – 6 classes

In this class, students expand their creative potential and kinesthetic awareness as they explore a variety of concepts within the dance elements of Space, Time and Energy. They are introduced to basic technical skills and movement vocabulary of Modern Dance and also have opportunities to improvise and create their own dances. No previous experience necessary.

Summer MoveTogethers – Open Classes with Rhythmically Speaking

Wanna get jazzy with the RS crew? Come dance with us at our limited run Summer MoveTogethers!

MoveTogethers are our version of a company class, but more collaborative – within these classes, there are opportunities to improvise in solo and social ways, to manipulate material offered by RS Artstic and Executive Director Erinn Liebhard, and to build and manipulate your own material based around jazz and American social dance-inspired prompts! Class is just $10.00, and can be paid via cash or Venmo after class. We value our dance community and would love to spend time with you!

Select Mondays, 3:00-4:30pm
June 12, July 17 and July 31 at Young Dance

We’re also offering a Community MoveTogether on Sunday, August 6 from 7:00-9:00pm at Young Dance: a low-to-no pressure way for us to get to know YOU better and for you to move with US as we look forward to upcoming projects, seeing whose out there and interested while offering the community a free class opportunity. No pre-reg necessary: just show up with an open heart and ready to GROOVE with other neat humans! Wanna get your leg up on this chance to ‘see and be seen’? Come to our June and July MoveTogethers first!

We hope to groove with you at a MoveTogether or two (or five)!

The Cowles Center’s Meet With Us

Portraits of four of the Cowles Staff

Our doors are open to you!

We invite our community of dancers, choreographers, and movement artists to Meet With Us! In person or virtually with a Cowles Center staff member, we’ll talk through whatever you’re interested in knowing more about and how to get to the next stage of your artistic and professional life. In the past, we’ve consulted with our community about professional development, arts administration, arts education, and non-profit fundraising.

Sign up for a free 30-minute consultation session.

McKnight Artist Fellowships Announces 2023 Choreographer and Dancer Fellows

The McKnight Fellowships for Choreography and Dance are designed to enrich and strengthen our community by acknowledging the accomplishments of individual choreographers and dancers and providing for their artistic growth. Please join us in congratulating our 2023 fellows:

2023 Choreography Fellows
Joe Chvala
Rita Mustaphi
Deneane Richburg

2023 Dancer Fellows
Demetrius McClendon
Sam Aros-Mitchell
Yuki Tokuda

Our Choreographer and Dancer Fellows are chosen annually with a Selection Panel comprised of working artists in these respective artistic fields. Click here to learn more about the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Choreographers and Dancers.