Hopkins Dance Company’s Young Dancer Summer Camps

Join us for Hopkins Dance Company’s summer camps for ages 4-9. No dance experience necessary!

Little Mermaid Camp
June 24-27, 10:00am-12:30pm

Super Mario Camp
July 22-25, 10:00am-12:30pm

Nutty Nutcracker Camp
August 19-22, 10:00am-12:30pm

Summer Sound Garden at Silverwood Park

The Summer Sound Garden returns to Silverwood Park for the first time since its premiere on the island in Silver Lake in 2018. Dancers Sarah Baumert, Suzette Gilreath, Erika Hansen, Megan Mayer, and Leslie O’Neill perform their roving site-specific scores along the shorelines, boardwalks, and amidst the majestic trees of this enchanted place. Designed and directed by composer JG Everest, the event will also feature site-specific poetry by Chavonn Shen, Teresa Ortiz, and many more, along with site-specific photography and visual art.

The Summer Sound Garden is a free, family-friendly, self-guided durational event that features a site-specific sound installation of 60+ small, wireless speakers, each playing a different part of the whole piece of music and distributed throughout the entire island, with live accompaniment by roving musicians and dancers, site-specific poetry, and a summer song by Blue Lady and the Free Range Orchestra & Choir. Each small speaker is housed in various handmade vessels – wooden birdhouses, felt sculptures – creating a dynamic, immersive experience that is described as “a concert you can move through.”

Saturday, June 29, 12:00-4:30pm
Rain date: Sunday, June 30
Event is free, but registration highly recommended in order to share weather and program updates.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

TU Dance Center: Pre-Professional Summer Programs

The TU Dance Pre-Professional program is an intensive course of study integrating Modern, Ballet, African Dance, and creative workshops for students ages 11-24. Click the respective level group to download the daily schedule: 2024 Intermediate Program Daily Schedule and 2024 Advanced Intensive Daily Schedule.

Youth Intermediate Level: July 8-20
This level is aimed at students typically aged 11 and older with some dance experience who wish to experience focused dance training. During this 2-week program, students will be introduced to different forms of dance with a balance between building strong technique and exploring their artistry.
Registration Deadline: July 3, 2024

Teen Intermediate Level: July 8-20
This level is designed for students typically aged 14 and older with two or more years of formal training. During this 2-week program, students will explore their artistry through technique classes and workshop/choreography that will help to build their knowledge of dance.
Registration Deadline: July 3, 2024

Advanced Level: July 29-August 10
This 2-week summer intensive program is designed for advanced pre-professional students typically aged 17-24 who are interested in pursuing careers as professional dancers. It is recommended that students have four or more years of formal training and a solid grounding in Ballet and Modern dance techniques. Students will participate in daily workshop classes with TU Dance Center teaching artists and guest artists. Students can enroll for 1 week or 2 weeks. Each week will culminate with a work-in-progress sharing in the studio.
Registration Deadline: July 24, 2024. Single-week registration is available.

For program details, level placement, and to register, you can either click here, email education@tudance.org, or call 651-724-9708. Level placement can be done by attending in person (by appointment only, class fee applies), submitting a video link (Modern and Ballet phrases), or during the first day of classes of the intensive. Scholarships available!

View the TU Dance Summer Programs information more efficiently on a mobile device by clicking here.

Collide Theatrical Summer Intensive

Intermediate to advanced dancers, ages 14–22: Improve your technique and advance your artistry in a positive and welcoming environment! Classes include Musical Theatre Jazz, Classic Jazz Technique, Ballet, Leaps and Turns, Hip Hop, Contemporary, and more. Students may register for individual weeks, or sign up for all three weeks and save! More information and pricing can be found here.

The Intensive culminates with our Collide Showcase (for those who register for all three weeks of the intensive). Video will be taken so students have professional-grade copy to use for future auditions and submissions. Local students are also invited to perform excerpts from the Intensive at the MN State Fair in August!

Level placement requires a referral from a teacher or Collide company member, or a two-minute video submission. Please send video (one minute ballet adagio with pirouettes and one minute jazz) or referral name and contact information to Regina@collidetheatrical.org.

Threads Advanced-Professional Summer Dance Intensive

Performers and creators, join us for a powerful week of dance exploration from July 22-26.

Threads is proud to announce the return of our Summer IntensiveWe are offering a new structure 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, 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 by July 6.

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
  • Other performances are 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.

Twin Cities Ballet 2024/25 Season Announcement

Twin Cities Ballet is pleased to announce our 2024/25 Season:

Frankenstein and Other Tales
A mixed bill performance at the Fitzgerald Theater, November 1-3, 2024.

A Minnesota Nutcracker
2 weekends this year: December 13-15, 2024 at Ames Center and December 20-21, 2024 at Northrop Auditorium.

Romeo and Juliet: A Rock Ballet
World premiere March 7-9, 2025 at the Fitzgerald Theater. Set to the iconic music of Queen.

Beauty and the Beast
At Ames Center, May 9-11, 2025.

More information and season tickets coming soon. We hope you will join us for what promises to be an eclectic and exciting season of dance!

Zenon Dance School – Summer Xchange Program

We are looking for volunteers to be a part of our Xchange Program for the 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 10–August 31, 2024.

Weekday in-person shift = one class credit
Weekend in-person shift = two class credits
All online shifts = one class credit

If you are interested in working with the Xchange Program, please fill out the interest form on our website or email xchange@zenondance.org.

Zenon Dance School – Spring Session

Let’s make the most of the remaining two weeks of the Spring Session by dancing with our beloved instructors or exploring new classes. Zenon Dance School’s Spring Session runs through June 2! Classes are held in person unless otherwise noted. Visit our website to learn more!

Monday

9:30am: Intermediate Contemporary with Sarah McCullough
5:30pm: Contemporary Floorwork with Anna Pinault
6:00pm: Modern Fundamentals with Mary Willmeng

Tuesday
5:30pm: Choreography Lab with Kendall Kramer
6:00pm: All Levels Hip Hop with Arturo Miles
7:00pm: Beginning 1 Jazz with Ali Rubin Forester

Wednesday
9:30am: Advanced Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – alternating online and in-person
5:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Lisa Erickson – online
5:30pm: Horton-Based Modern with Anna Pinault

Thursday
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Erin Thompson
5:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace
7:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug

Friday
12:00pm: Intermediate 2 Ballet with Jennifer Mack – live accompaniment with Susan Hsu

Saturday
9:00am: All levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson – online
10:00am: Ballet Fundamentals with Danielle Robinson-Prater
10:00am: Beginning Modern with Roxane Wallace
11:30am: Musical Theater Jazz with Xan Mattek
12:30pm: Beginning/Intermediate Tap with Hannah Gonzalez
12:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Benjamin Johnson

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

Instructor Positions for 2024/2025 Season at North Ballet Academy

North Ballet Academy seeks instructors for the 2024/2025 season, beginning September 3, 2024.
Available Positions: Ballet, Young Dancer Division Ballet for ages 3-8

Qualifications
2+ years of dance instructor experience
Strong references and recommendations
Strong knowledge of terminology and technique
Collaborative, energetic, dedicated, outgoing, and positive

Responsibilities
Instructing 2-5 days per week
Choreography/cleaning of The Nutcracker, Spring Production, and Summer Production

Benefits
Free class for each class taught
Children of instructors dance on full scholarship
Private lesson opportunities

Resume and references can be emailed to jennifer@northballet.com. Audition videos are welcome but not required.