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Threads Advanced-Professional Summer Dance Intensive

Performers and creators, join us for a powerful week of dance exploration from July 22-26. We are offering a new structure to our Summer Intensive that allows us to better support artists whose focus is performance, creation, or both.

See the full schedule for all tracks here. 

Performer’s Track – 10:00am-2:30pm

Classes include Contemporary/Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop, African Umfundalai, Jazz, 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 now!

Threads Advanced-Professional Summer Dance Intensive

Our website now has a schedule for our week-long intensive featuring 7 master teachers. Check it out and register today!

Performers and creators, join us for a powerful week of dance exploration from July 22-26. We are offering a new structure to our Summer Intensive 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, Jazz, 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 now!

Happy Hour Dance Party Fundraiser for Rhythmically Speaking

Come enjoy good drinks, good tunes, and good company while supporting Rhythmically Speaking! Join us for our third annual Rhythmically Speaking Happy Hour Dance Party Fundraiser.

Thursday, July 25, 5:00-7:00pm
Summit Brewing. RSVP to the Facebook event.

If you love to go out dancing but find it difficult to rally the required energy at 10:00pm, come! If you love Summit and wanna enjoy their beverages, come! If you think Rhythmically Speaking does some really cool work and you wanna support, come! Enjoy a brew, support our work, and dance your booty off: we’ll be providing music curated by all of our dancers as a part of our Dressing Room Playlist!

Here’s how you can support:

  • Request your favorite dance tunes for $5
  • Donate $20 to shut down what’s playing and play your request immediately
  • Buy a $10 raffle ticket for a chance to win sweet prizes, including Rhythmically Speaking swag and tickets to our upcoming show The Cohort 2024, Summit Brewing Company swag, Saint Paul Saints tickets, and more!

At Rhythmically Speaking, we believe in the power of moving and grooving together to connect us – tell your friends to come too – and we look forward to sharing the joy and building support of our work with you at this event!

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
  • Additional performances 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.

Concerto Dance Summer Intensive

Join us for our Summer Intensive!
Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 2
9:30am-2:00pm
Daily Schedule

Classes include Ballet Barre, Jazz Barre, Strength and Conditioning, Yoga, Non-Traditional Partnering and Advanced Jazz and Modern taught by Artistic Director Jolene Konkel along with Concerto company members.  In addition to daily technique class, dancers will learn company repertoire including sections of our newest jazz work On Our Way.

Open to all advanced, pre-professional and professional dancers ages 16 and older. Intensive concludes with optional company auditions Friday, August 2, 3:00-5:30pm.

Full Intensive: $275
A la carte option: $60/day
Register by July 21.

TU Dance Center: Advanced Level Summer Intensive

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 to download the daily schedule: 2024 Advanced Intensive Daily Schedule.

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 culminates 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.

CANDY BOX Happy Hour Choreographers Commission

Early Career Choreographers: Apply for CANDY BOX Dance Festival (CBDF) 2025 Happy Hour Showing Choreographic Commission as part of the CBDF April 21-26, 2025 at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis.

Eligibility
Open to early career choreographers of all backgrounds and dance styles. Early career is defined as having more than 2 and less than 10 years of experience generating creative work outside of a degree-granting program. Applicants must have completed their own original work. Applicants must provide 1-2 open rehearsal sessions for feedback.

Benefits
$1000 commission fee, in addition to suggested donations received upon artist’s performance date.
30 hours of free rehearsal space.
Opportunity to collaborate with a professional production team.
Exposure through our promotional channels and media partners with supplied graphic design promotion.
Wide-angle video documentation of the showing.

To Apply
Email your application materials to arenadances@gmail.com with the subject line “CANDY BOX Commission Application – [Your Name]” by 4:30pm CST on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
A panel of judges will review all applications based on creativity, artistic merit, and feasibility. 3 choreographers will be selected. Announcements made by September 5.

  • Choreography Proposal: Submit a proposal outlining your choreographic concept, including your piece’s theme, style, and artistic vision.
  • Feedback/Mentorship Sessions: Provide a brief narrative of dialogue expectations/hopes from open rehearsal feedback sessions within the creation process. Identify 2-3 mentors to be involved in these feedback sessions.
  • Previous Work: Provide a link to video excerpt(s) showcasing your previous choreographic work.
  • Availability: Confirm your availability for performance dates: one evening, April 23-25, 5:30-6:30pm.

For inquiries and application submission, please contact Mathew Janczewski at arenadances@gmail.com.

Concerto Dance Audition

Concerto Dance Company Auditions
Friday, August 2
3:00-5:30pm

Open to professional dancers ages 18 and up.
Bring your resume and headshot!
Dancers must be available for rehearsals Wednesday and Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm.

Be Here Now! Action Theater™ Improvisation Training with Sten Rudstrom

four bodies captured in motion throughout a large studio

Join international educator Sten Rudstrom for a weekend dive into Action Theatre – an improvisational performance technique developed by American performance artist Ruth Zapora (called by Gia Kourlas of the New York Times “an improviser truly living in the moment).

Be Here Now! is for all those who wish live more in the present, make clearer momentary decisions and instantaneously compose stunning expression.

Starting with physical and mental exercises of the Action Theater™ method, you expand your perception of the present. You integrate the experience of space into your perception. Your body awareness refines, you become aware of the different qualities of attention. The more you become aware of where your attention goes, the deeper you dive into the present. Once you learn to stay present in challenging moments, the unexpected happens.

Change becomes possible, not because you wanted it, but precisely because you have abandoned the desire to change.

Friday, August 2: 7:00-9:30pm
Saturday, August 3: 10:00am-5:00pm with 1-hour lunch break
Sunday, August 4: 10:00am-5:00pm with 1-hour lunch break

Cost: Sliding scale, $150-350.
10% discount for BIPOC.
Fee can be paid online via PayPal to stenr@aol.com.

For more information, or to register, please email info@stendrudstrom.com.
Local organization assistance: Non Edwards, non.edwards@gmail.com.

We can’t wait to move and play in the studio!