Twin Cities Ballet: Openings for 2023/24 Season

Twin Cities Ballet has two open company positions for our 2023/24 Season (one contract for male/male-identifying dancer, one for female/female-identifying dancer). Soloist and Principal level, competitive salaried position, 34-week season. Strong classical ballet, partnering, and contemporary skills required. You must be eligible to work in the United States. We also have limited openings for unpaid apprenticeships and student trainee positions for both male and female dancers.

Please submit the following audition materials by email to audition@TwinCitiesBallet.org. We will contact you after we have reviewed your audition materials to schedule an audition.

  • Your resumé.
  • Whether you are eligible to work in the United States.
  • Two photos: First arabesque and a headshot showing at least 3/4 face. Either attach small format photos or provide a link.
  • Video link showing classwork or performance clips, clearly demonstrating your classical ballet technique.

About Us
Twin Cities Ballet (TCB) is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit professional dance company that creates original full-length and shorter story ballets, a rare and nearly lost art, as well as more abstract contemporary ballet-based works. An emerging gem in the Twin Cities, TCB has carefully built a financially solid and growing organization that is making its mark both regionally and nationally through its creative and innovative artistic endeavors. Our mission is to connect and enrich communities by making ballet approachable, relatable, and fun, through professional and original productions and educational outreach.

TCB prohibits discrimination against any employee, applicant for employment, or patron because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

DanceCo Seeks Dancers for Summer Performing Season

DanceCo is returning to the stage after a three-year hibernation and is seeking kid-loving dancers for a fun, outdoor summer performance season! We produce original, interactive dance productions for young audiences and their families.

The choreography will range from jazz and ballet to body percussion and musical theater styles. Dancers must be expressive performers well versed in comic timing and comfortable engaging with young children. Choreography by Matthew Keefe and Karla Nweje. This summer’s relaunch, Dance Around Minnesota, features existing repertoire and new work built around our lovely state, its features, stories, and notable destinations. 

Rehearsals and performances are paid at a competitive rate. The initial rehearsal period will be scheduled on Sunday afternoons/evenings, with additional dates added as available and needed. 

All performances at 10:00am and 11:30am:
June 24 — Springboard for the Arts, 262 University Ave W. St. Paul
July 1 — Minnehaha Falls Pavilion, Minneapolis
July 8 — Raspberry Island, St. Paul
July 15 — Downtown Commons, Minneapolis

Audition
Sunday, April 2
2:00-4:00pm
Young Dance Studios

Studios open at 1:30pm for personal warmup.
Please bring your calendar.
For more information and any questions, please email info@DanceCoMN.com.

More information can be found at www.DanceCoMN.com.

Dance Projects by ME Call: Movement as Language Workshops and Performance

Dance Projects by ME invites the Minnesota-based dance community to participate in the Movement as Language Workshops and Performance Cast.

The workshop provides an introduction to dance and choreographic tools. The theme of this ML 2023 workshop series is migration – participants will be guided through movement exercises and encouraged to develop their own choreography as a way of storytelling. We will examine migration from our unique perspectives as a transition or transformational experience in life. The focus of this workshop will be to learn how to use our body as an instrument for expression and is open to adults of all abilities and levels of dance experience. 

At the end of the workshops series is the opportunity for 5 participants to complete the cast for the community performance at the Southern Theatre on June 16 and 17. All workshop participants who are interested are invited to apply to join this creative process. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, ESL, and community members with disabilities are encouraged to participate. No dance experience is required.

Workshop 1: April 14-15
CM’s Fitness and Dance
6706 Penn Ave S, Richfield, MN 55423
Day 1: Friday, April 14 from 5:30-8:15pm
Day 2: Saturday, April 15 from 12:00-3:45pm
Free street parking is available.
Inscription form.

Workshop 2: April 22-23
The Shawngrām Institute for Performance and Social Justice
1197 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104
Day 1: Saturday, April 22 from 3:00-5:45pm
Day 2: Sunday, April 23 from 10:00am-1:15pm
Limited free parking is available.
Inscription form. 

Workshop 3: April 28-29
Zorongo Flamenco
3715 Minnehaha Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Day 1: Friday, April 28 from 5:30-8:15pm
Day 2: Saturday, April 29 from 2:30-6:15pm
Street parking is available on 37th Ave and surrounding streets.
Inscription form.

Collide Theatrical Apprentice Program

2023/2024 Apprentice Program running 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 daily technique class with the company, have an opportunity to perform in a Collide show, and participate in an apprentice showcase at the end of the year.

The daily 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 quarterly 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.

In-person auditions:
Sunday, April 16
3:00-5:00pm
Sign up here.

For more information, please contact Grace at admin@collidetheatrical.org.

Accomplished Tap Teacher Needed for Summer and Beyond

Midwest Youth Dance Theatre has a wide range of tappers who are in need of a teacher for 9 weeks this summer and for the 2023-24 season. We’ve been around 27 years and have beautiful new studios, friendly staff, and friendly families. The classes would be about 3-4 hours per week with a flexible schedule. We’d love to talk with a qualified instructor!

TU Dance Center: Accompanists Needed

TU Dance Center is seeking accompanists for Modern, Ballet, and African Dance classes!

Preferred times:
Mornings, 9:30-11:00am
Evenings, 4:30-9:00pm (any hours within timeframe)

Rate: $24/hour
Free parking.

If you or someone you know are interested, please contact info@tudance.org.

Thank you!

James Sewell Ballet Audition Notice

James Sewell Ballet (JSB) is seeking dancers for both project and full contract work in the 2023/24 season.

JSB currently consists of six dancers willing to challenge their physical limits, perform a range of emotions, and play with the boundaries of ballet. The company rehearses in Minneapolis, MN, and performs three full programs a year, in addition to other outreach and touring engagements. Choreographic and teaching opportunities regularly exist throughout the season.

Dancers well suited for this job will:

  • Have excellent ballet technique and contemporary movement.
  • Have strong improvisational skills, or minimally an eagerness to learn.
  • Have good partnering knowledge and ability, including sustained overhead lifts for men and ability to weight-share for all.
  • Enjoy teaching opportunities that include company classes and outreach with all ages.
  • Be enthusiastic about actively participating in the creative process.
  • Bring individual competitiveness and interest in growing as an artist, and excitement to be a part of a small, cooperative team.

JSB offers 26-30 week competitive contracts. Starting salary is no less than $700 per week for a full-contract position. The mission of James Sewell Ballet is to transform dance, artists, and audiences through rich collaboration, education, and equitable opportunities.

Audition is by invitation only. To be considered, please send your resume, headshot, and a video link to deirdre@jsballet.org.

Call for Dancers

Call for dancers in the Twin Cities!

I am producing a show for the Minnesota Fringe Festival this summer.

Looking for 3-4 dancers with performance experience to reset previously created work and well as create a new piece.
Must be available August 3-12.
Stipend and percentage of box office for performances.

Please reach out to marywillmeng@gmail.com to express interest, ask questions and tell me about yourself.

Highland Park HS in St. Paul Seeks Dance Teacher

Highland Park High School, an International Baccalaureate school, is looking for a new dance teacher!

This is currently a part-time position teaching two dance classes:

Beginning/Intermediate Class: one semester. Grades 9-12.

IB Dance Class: 1-2 year class. Grades 11-12.

Both classes cover elements of choreography and performance as well as explorations of multiple dance styles. The IB class also participates in the IB Testing regimen, including performance, research and choreography.

This is a rewarding opportunity to bring dance to students’ daily academic studies. For more information and inquiries, please contact Principal Dr. Winston Tucker — Winston.tucker@spps.org.

Collide Theatrical Presents SKOL!

Collide Theatrical Dance Company presents its first dance musical with an original score—

SKOL! plays at the Southern Theater March 23–April 9, 2023.

When a mysterious illness befalls a Viking clan, a young woman is called to fulfill her destiny as a great warrior leader in a battle for the cure with the Christian army. Inspired by the Norse gods, her journey tests the boundaries of her faith, shakes the ground of the relationships with the men dearest in her life, and causes her to question the definition of female strength.

Inspired by recent evidence of the grave of a female Viking holding the accoutrements and injury marks of a prestigious warrior, a discovery that cast a new light on gender roles in Scandinavian history. Collide explores this fascinating story with an original pop rock/rap score composed by Twin Cities musician Mike Michel (The Orange Goodness), with lyrics by vocalists Rush Benson (Ordway) and Katie Gearty (Dakota Jazz Club).

Created by Collide Artistic Director, Regina Peluso; the production stars Renee Guittar and Jarod Boltjes.

Click for tickets or call 651-395-7903.
Group rates available.