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The Arena – Space for Rent

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 Joanna Lees

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

Joanna Lees teaches Moving Practice in March and Sean Scantlebury joins us for all of April.

Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30am

Professional-level dancers of all styles are welcome. Registration and payment beforehand encouraged.
Pre-register here.

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.

Move big, sweat, and play in an energizing atmosphere supported by pop hits in this Contemporary Movement Practice. Participants will build awareness and explore expansive possibilities within their own individuality and identities. Through improvised and structured movement vocabulary, participants will be encouraged to research freedom, 3-D expansion, mobility, rigor, presence, agency in choice-making, and empowerment with each individual’s own unique body.

Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Mariusz Olszewski

Studio Stories podcast airs this Thursday, March 23 at noon with Mariusz Olszewski for Season 10, Episode 125.

Mariusz is a ballroom artist, coach, and choreographer whose work has been presented at the biggest ballroom venues, dance festivals, theaters, and on televisions around the world. He choreographed for the World, American, Polish, and Ohio Star Ball Champions and other top-ranking ballroom couples including the Blackpool Dance Festival American Smooth finalist.

Mariusz moved to Minneapolis in 1996 to join Jazzdance! by Danny Buraczeski and danced with the company for 5 years, performing at the most prominent theaters such as The Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and The Guthrie Theater as well as at prominent dance festivals including Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Bates Dance Festival, and American Dance Festival among others. Prior to Jazzdance!, Mr. Olszewski was a lead dancer and assistant to the Artistic Director of The Silesian Dance Theater, the first professional modern dance company in his native country Poland.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or listen here!

Dancer Advocacy Resource

Dance Artists’ National Collective (DANC) is a united group of dancers advocating for safe, equitable, and sustainable working conditions for dancers in the U.S., especially those who are most impacted by systems of oppression. DANC works to empower dancers, who are often underpaid, mistreated, manipulated, and misclassified, by engaging in research, sharing resources, educating members, organizing for collective action, and championing labor standards.

Learn more!

Want to get in touch with DANC?
Send us an email at freelancedanceartists@gmail.com.
Follow us on instagram @danceartistsnationalcollective.
To stay up to date about DANC matters, subscribe to our newsletter.
Share, learn, and get involved in the conversation by joining our Google Group.

Adult Classes at Hopkins Dance Company

Ongoing adult classes at Hopkins Dance Company:

Beginning Adult Ballet
Wednesdays, 7:15-8:00pm

Intermediate Adult Ballet
Fridays, 10:30am-12:00pm

Adult Tap
Wednesdays, 7:15-8:00pm

Drop-ins welcome! Online payment or class cards available.

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.

FELDENKRAIS® Classes with Krista Langberg and Jeffrey Wells

In-person FELDENKRAIS Awareness Through Movement® classes with Krista Langberg and Jeffrey Wells.

Ongoing:
Monday evenings, 6:00-7:00pm
Friday mornings, 9:00-10:00am

Drop in any time to our ongoing Monday evening and Friday morning classes at East Lake Aikido in the Longfellow neighborhood in Minneapolis. With Krista Langberg or Jeffrey Wells, alternating weeks.
$10-25, sliding scale per class.

These classes are meant for anyone who is interested in deepening their self-awareness and possibilities of action, regardless of previous experience in the Feldenkrais Method. The space will be open 10 minutes before class begins. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early, especially if you are new to class, to sign in and familiarize yourself with the space. Wear comfortable clothes that are easy to move in – having a long-sleeve layer is helpful to adjust to temperature shifts. We provide blankets to practice on and any props needed for specific lessons.

Questions? Email us!

Yoga for Men – Spring Series with Kevin Kortan

Yoga for Men – Spring Series with Kevin Kortan
former Trisha Brown Dancer, and Yoga Therapist and Teacher

Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm
10-week series, March 23 – May 25
$150 for the series, or $210 with optional private instruction

Drop-in Class: $25
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This class is made for men like you who want to:
grow stronger
be more flexible
increase your balance
connect with other men
have peace of mind
de-stress
relax

“It is always a very relaxing and intensely focused body experience.
 I love how the whole evening and all the movements are connected to the breath.
 See you next week!” 
– Mike Fricke, PT

These breath-centered classes capitalize on your strengths and focus on increasing flexibility in a way that is effective, safe, and enjoyable. The classes are taught so that men of all levels of experience, ranging from total beginners to long-time practitioners, will find the class to be challenging and rewarding.

If you have any questions, feel welcome to email me: kevin@evolutionaryyoga.com