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Rent the Young Dance Studios

Two photos of the Young Dance Teal Studio. Each photo shows a different angle of the studio, with windows, white walls, and gray Marley flooring

Young Dance has two large studios available for rent in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul. Easily accessible by the Green Line light rail, the 16 and 67 Bus Lines, and with ample parking in the Fairview Business Center parking lot. The space is fully ADA accessible with ramps to the sprung studio floor and automatic door openers.

Rentals are currently available:
Monday-Thursday, 8:00am–3:30pm
Tuesday, 7:45–9:00pm
Wednesday, 7:15–9:00pm
Friday, 11:00am–9:00pm
Saturday, 3:00–9:00pm
Sunday, 8:00am–9:00pm

The studios are newly equipped with sprung Harlequin Marley flooring, a Bluetooth speaker system, and wifi. A projector with AV adapters is available by request. Studio 2 has ballet barres and a mirror. The studio has a clear COVID safety plan including regular disinfecting of all floors and surfaces and a new HVAC system that refreshes the air 7-8 times per hour.

Studio 1: Measures 41′ x 38′ and rents at $25/hour
Studio 2: Measures 38′ x 38′ and rents at $20/hour

To book the space email kathleen@youngdance.org or call 612-423-3064. Upon confirmation of rental with a signed agreement and liability waiver, payment is required.

Young Dance offers Summer Classes and Camps

Young Dance is excited to announce Summer 2023 programming, June 6–August 31.

Creative Movement and Dance Together classes will be offered in three sessions, meeting once per week on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. We also offer camps for ages 4–7, or half-day and full-day camps for dancers ages 8–18.

Camp offerings include Music as Movement, Dance + Social Justice, Dance + Photography, Choreography, Dance a Story, All Abilities Dance + Stories, and a unique collection of dance styles in each Variety Dance Camp.

More information and the full brochure can be found on our website.

Registration is open!

Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Maria Gomez Tierney

Studio Stories podcast airs this Thursday, March 30 at noon with Maria Gomez Tierney for Season 10, Episode 126.

Maria Gomez Tierney has been choreographing, dancing and teaching in the Twin Cities since 1989. She received a B.A from the University of Minnesota and an M.F.A. from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Tierney has directed Gomez Dance Group since 1998. She was a faculty member at Gustavus Adolphus College and Hamline University, where she directed and co-directed the dance company programs.

Tierney has taught Creative Dance and Dance for All Abilities for Young Dance, where she also served on the board of directors. In 2011, She completed the Master’s-level Holistic Health Studies Graduate Certificate at St. Catherine’s University, and became a certified Master Reiki practitioner. Tierney is also a certified yoga teacher and has taught since 2004.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or here!

The Arena – Space for Rent

An image of the ARENA studio, with black Marley flooring and yellow walls

Located in the heart of the Lyn-Lake community, The Arena is available for your rehearsal, class, and event needs!

Hourly rates range from $15-$25, with discounts/special offerings available to BIPOC and LGBTQIA2+ communities.

Our space offers:

  • 1,305 square feet (30×40) of sprung Marley dance flooring
  • Full wall-length mirrors (with curtains for covering if preferred)
  • Changing room
  • Free parking on side streets (Aldrich, Bryant, Colfax, 31st, etc.)
  • Access to multiple bus lines, including the 21, 4, 23, 612, and 18

To request space, please email Mathew: arenadances@gmail.com.

The Arena – Drop-in Moving Practice with Sean Scantlebury

Moving Practice is a weekly class series for professional dancers. Classes prioritize rigor, diversity of contemporary aesthetics, variety of class content, and commitment.

Sean Scantlebury teaches Moving Practice in April!
Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30am

Professional-level dancers of all styles are welcome.
Registration and payment beforehand encouraged: pre-register.
Suggested $17 per class; however, there is a pay-as-able option on all classes – we would rather you join us than not be able to attend due to financial limitations.

Class is a dynamic Contemporary with a fusion of different styles combining both classical and progressive approaches. While creating movement that encourages individual artistic expression.

Sean Scantlebury is a performer and teacher equally adept in modern, ballet and contemporary. A native of Barbados, Sean is a naturalized American citizen. He moved to New York City at age eight and was invited to study at the New York City Public School for Dance. He became a member of Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech and performed in the company’s Joyce Theater seasons for ten years. During his first season with Battery Dance in 2003, he took part in a residency in Kraków, Poland, performing for the European Conference on Tolerance. Since then he has performed, taught and led Dancing to Connect workshops in more than 25 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Middle East and Europe. He was also a guest artist for Quorum Ballet (Portugal), Sutra Dance Theatre (Malaysia), Chevalier Ballet (NYC) plus many more. As a Battery Dance teaching artist, he has led classes at Washington Irving High School, Brooklyn’s P.S. 257, the South Bronx’s I.S. 162 and Millennium High School in Lower Manhattan. In 2017, Sean was named by Dance.com as one of 15 black dancers who are changing the world, second only to ABT’s Misty Copeland.

Studio Rentals at Collide Theatrical in St. Paul

A photo of Collide's Studio 1

Need space to rehearse, choreograph, teach, or hold an event? Collide Theatrical has two studios available for rental in our beautiful St. Paul location.

Studio 1 has 1700 square feet of sprung floor, full wall-length mirrors, Rosco Adagio Marley dance floor, high ceilings, skylights, and 3 chandeliers.
Studio 2 has 550 square feet of sprung wood floor.

Both studios have the following amenities:

  • Ballet barres for up to 18 students
  • Free and accessible parking and access to public transportation line
  • Gender-specific bathrooms (non-gender-specific bathroom available in the adjacent building)
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth room speakers
  • Cubbies for holding shoes and clothes
  • 2 long folding tables
  • Access to up to 30 folding chairs
  • HVAC heated and cooled spaces with temperature control
  • Hallway drinking fountains
  • Access to kitchenette area available upon request

Single Rental:
Studio 1 – $30/hour
Studio 2 – $20/hour

Long-Term or Multiple-Day Rental:
Studio 1 – $20/hour
Studio 2 – $15/hour

Payment for rental bookings must be made 48 hours prior to your booking to hold your reservation. A signed rental agreement and certificate of insurance must be provided prior to your reservation. Please contact us at 651-395-7903 or admin@collidetheatrical.org to schedule a visit.

MotionArt First Friday Improv Gathering

Several dancers in black clothing dance and make shapes in a studio

Friday, April 7, 2023
6:30 – 8:00pm
Center for Performing Arts, Studio 105w – next to 38th Street entrance.

This event is open to people of all ages and abilities. Enjoy being present in the moment, responding to other dancers, finding new ways of moving, and discovering form as it emerges during this fun evening of creative movement. We’ll begin with an informal warm-up, then improvise together based on movement ideas offered by participants.

Come to move, to dance, to observe, or some of each!

Suggested donation, $5-$15. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Masks required. Please see CPFA’s full COVID protocols at cfpampls.com.

Dance/USA 2023 Conference in Atlanta

Join creative workers and dance professionals for the Dance/USA 2023 Conference, June 13-16 in Atlanta! Connect with your colleagues from across the national dance ecosystem during timely panels, celebrations of leaders in the field, performances, and more. Early bird registration rates end March 29. Register!

The Conference theme is EMERGE | BECOME | MOVE. The convening will offer strategic, values – based, energizing, visionary ideas that speak to the needs of the dance ecosystem. As we continue to navigate the current realities of today and the impact of the past several years on our work and lives, Conference programming will acknowledge where we have been, where we are today, and where we intend to go.   

ARENA DANCES and Taja Will Seek Dancers for Two New Projects

Two-day audition process blending modern, contemporary, and improvisational skills. We encourage you to attend both days, but it is not required.

Saturday, March 25, and Sunday, March 26 from 12:00-3:00pm

Auditioning for two project ensembles:

  • ARENA DANCES seeks experienced dancers with strong technical, artistic, and creative abilities for Erased Steps.
  • Choreographers Taja Will and Mathew Janczewski seek artists for a new “Merge” collaboration.

Erased Steps – ARENA DANCES’ artistic director, Mathew Janczewski, and fellow collaborators Dustin Haug, Leslie O’Neill, and Laura Selle Virtucio seek dancers for a new ensemble work of 12-15 dancers that will premiere August 24 and 25 at Union Depot in St. Paul and tour to Rochester, MN to perform August 19 at the Rochester Civic Center. Professional dancers of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be asked to improvise, as well as learn phrase work. We are looking for diverse performers who are creative, collaborative, and expressive. Must be available starting June to August, 2023. Rehearsals to be determined amongst the ensemble.

“Merge” – Choreographers Mathew Janczewski and Taja Will seek dancers for a new ensemble work that will premiere in March 2024 on the Goodale Stage, at the Cowles Center. Taja (they/them), is a QTBIPOC, disabled artist whose process is rooted in a restorative justice pedagogy, healing, and disability justice foundations and proposes structured improvisation as a performance modality in a collaboratively authored process. Their studio ethos is one of emergence and care work, focus and rigor, ritual and magic. Will and Janczewski meet at their shared passion for witnessing one’s self-expression through movement and their longtime friendship for the creation of this new work.

Participants will be asked to engage with rigorous attention to improvisation as a technique and performance modality as well as to work collaboratively on spontaneous choreographic choice-making. Must be available for an intensive 3-week rehearsal process September-November, 2023, and again February-March, 2024. Rehearsals to be determined amongst chosen cast within time frame listed above. No call back required, will follow up with conversations via email.

You may audition for one or both projects. In-person auditions are given priority.
RSVP is appreciated; please do so by 5:00pm, Thursday, March 23 through this form.
If you are unable to audition in person, you may submit a short video (under 5 minutes) in your registration form. Please include improvisation as well as performance footage.

Compensation: Dancers are paid $20/hour for rehearsals and a flat performance run of $500.

Questions about Erased Steps? Please contact Mathew at arenadances@gmail.com.
Questions about “Merge” project? Please cc Mathew at arenadances@gmail.com and/or Taja at tajawill@gmail.com.

ARENA DANCES Seeks Box Office/Social Media Manager

ARENA DANCES is seeking a short-term, project-based Box Office/Social Media Manager for our seventh annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival taking place at The Southern Theater, April 24-29.

$20/hour for an estimated 40 total project hours.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage ShowTix4U ticket sales and reporting.
  • Create social media content week of the show; with knowledge of reels, stories, posts, etc.
  • Welcome guests and manage box office on-site during the run of the show (Thursday, April 27-Saturday, April 29 from 5:00-8:30pm, and Saturday, April 29 from 11:00am-3:00pm).

Skills:

  • Must be social media savvy.
  • Must have knowledge in Excel.

Please send inquiry to ARENA’s Artistic Director, Mathew Janczewski at arenadances@gmail.com by noon on Friday, March 24.