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Ongoing Classes at Ananya Dance Theatre

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Wednesday Water Dances
Wednesdays, 9:30-11:00am CT with Kealoha Ferreira

A weekly dedication to the vitality and life force of Water. In class, we will offer breath, dance, meditation, story, song, and reflection. Each class will take shape a little differently, staying responsive to the ongoing movements protecting the value and longevity of water worldwide. Facilitated by Kealoha Ferreira, an Ananya Dance Theatre Artist, Wednesday Water Dances will begin with grounding movement, flow into dedicated time for personal practice/research/reflection, and close with collective sharing. All who are committed to deepening their relationship with water are welcome to participate.

Yorchhā* Elements | Yorchhā Integrations
Integrations every Friday, 6:00-7:00pm CT with Kealoha Ferreira
Elements every Saturday, 9:00-10:00am CT with Parisha Rajbhandari

Yorchhā Elements | Yorchhā Integrations is a new approach to the previous Intro and Advanced class structure. Now, these classes are in conversation with each other, breaking down Yorchhā elementals like footwork or torso articulation in the Saturday “Elements” class and then adding continued complexity in the following Friday’s “Integrations” class.

*Yorchhā is Ananya Dance Theatre’s trade-marked contemporary technique that intersects principles of vinyasa yoga, classical Indian dance form Odishi (from the eastern Indian state of Odisha), and martial art form Chhau (also from Odisha).

Yoga: Aligning With Land
Sundays, 3:00-4:00pm CT with Kealoha Ferreira

From Tadasana (mountain pose), the first asana in Surya Namaskar (sun salutation) A, we connect our feet to the ground and shift our internal landscape to find equity with the land that sustains us. Our practices of relationality and reciprocity are also building blocks for sustainable and regenerative body practices. This Vinyasa class introduces and deepens the fundamentals of structural and energetic alignment in Yoga while moving towards right-relationship between place and community. All are welcome to participate. Variations and modifications will be provided for multiple access points in each class. Mats and blocks are encouraged with limited supplies available at the Institute.

Students attending in-person classes must wear face masks during class. No exceptions.
Contact Kealoha at kealoha.ferreira@ananyadancetheatre.org for an online class link, or with questions about accessibility.

Rent Space at BCL

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Need space to train, create, and/or rehearse? Ballet Co.Laboratory has five affordable studio spaces for rent. With sprung floors, high ceilings, natural lighting, surround sound speakers, lobby space, changing rooms, wi-fi access, kitchenette, and free parking we can accommodate groups of any size. 

To inquire about your rental, please email info@balletcolaboratory.org or call 651.313.5967.

Submit Jazz and American Social-Inspired Work for RS’ Cohort 2023

Rhythmically Speaking, a Twin Cities-based dance company with a 15-year history and a national reputation for excellence in jazz, seeks works for stage and screen for presentation as a part of our program The Cohort 2023.

Submissions are due today – November 30. For full information about important details, dates and compensation, and to access the submission form, visit this link.

The program includes a live stage production in the Twin Cities in summer 2023 and dance film screenings in Colorado (summer 2023) and the Twin Cities (fall 2023). The call for works for screen is in partnership with the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema (CO), one of the longest-running and most reputable screen dance festivals in the nation. Our 2022 film screening partners were the Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop (CO) and the Twin Cities Film Festival (MN).

Submitted works must explore jazz and/or American social dance ideas from forms including but not limited to tap and hip hop styles. Join the ongoing conversation around the connections between and sociocultural impact/s of these styles by submitting! Artists 21 and older at any point in their careers are welcomed to submit.

We look forward to seeing your work, and thank you for your interest!

Zenon Dance School – Call for Movement Instructors for Young Dancers

Calling movement instructors for young dancers!

Zenon Dance School provides instruction for dancers of all genders, orientations, abilities and levels of experience. A key part of our mission is providing quality dance classes for adult professional, community dancers, and youth in Minneapolis.

Zenon is seeking multiple new instructors to teach youth classes for our 2023 Winter Session. If you are passionate about working with young dancers and have experience teaching movement classes we would love to hear from you.

Winter Session: This is a contracted position from January 9-March 19, 2023 (ten weeks).

Seeking instructors to lead Creative Movement and various other technique forms between an age range of 3-14 years. Preferred class times: Sunday mornings/early afternoons.

Zenon is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

To express your interest in teaching with Zenon’s Youth Program for the Winter Session, please send a resume to Hunter Batterson, Zenon’s Youth and Outreach Coordinator, at hunter@zenondance.org by Friday, December 2. In your interest email, please also include your preferred movement styles and ages to teach, along with your ideal teaching rate.

New Year’s Eve “Showgirl” – Walk-Around Model

Thin biological female between 5’4″-5’6″ preferably, comfortable with minimal coverage costume and casino atmosphere.

Duties: Walk around, stroll, and participate in photo ops with guests on the casino floor in the provided “showgirl” costume from 7:00pm-12:00am with breaks.

Pay: $500 with a $50 food allowance

Provision: Own hotel room

The 3-Women Project by TU Dance

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Audition Deadline Extended!
We are accepting video-only submissions until December 3, 2022.

Featuring choreographers Yusha-Marie Sorzano, Alanna Morris, and Stefanie Batten Bland.

TU Dance seeks dance artists for The 3-Women Project featuring choreographic works from a group of three internationally renowned black female artists who will each work individually within their own creative processes while simultaneously seeking to explore and discover synergistic and unifying themes throughout the process. The project will incorporate educational opportunities and culminate in live, in-person performances on May 12 and 13, 2023 at The O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul. Through this 11-week creative process, TU Dance seeks to create artistic space for these three dynamic and award-winning dance artists to share their distinctly strong voices in choreographic work and their deep investment and investigations into their own artistic practice and identity as black women. TU Dance looks forward to engaging with local and national dance artists and our community to share and celebrate the perspectives of these three women through this exciting and ambitious project.

We have a strong interest in cultivating a culturally diverse group of dance artists for this project and creating a cast that represents our diverse world. Seasoned professionals to emerging dance artists with a minimum of 5 years of professional dance experience are encouraged to apply.

For more information on the choreographers and how to audition, click here.

Young Dance Seeks Teaching Artists for 2022-23 Session and Beyond

Young Dance is seeking teachers, assistants, and substitutes for 2022-23 and beyond. Teachers with experience in the following styles are encouraged to apply: Hip Hop, Jazz, Musical Theater, Afro-Modern, Modern/Contemporary, Ballet, Percussive, and Creative Movement. Experience working with dancers of all abilities is a plus, but not required.

Founded in 1987, we believe young people are artists with something important to say and that working across differences is a benefit to all. Our mission is to transform lives through movement. We are an inclusive community where creativity flourishes and healthy risk-taking is encouraged. Our classes are open to everyone of all levels and abilities. Participants enjoy our collaborative and student-led approach to dance education. Our curriculum emphasizes technique, improvisation, and choreography through the elements of dance: body, action, space, time, and energy. Dancers develop skills in observing, participating, and reflecting in a safe and supportive environment that values a commitment to self, to the group, and to lifelong learning.

Pay rate is $48/hour for lead teaching, $24/hour for assisting.

Contact Anat Shinar, anat@youngdance.org, with a resume and brief introduction.

Work with BCL

Seeking Accompanist Artists

Ballet Co.Laboratory is seeking an experienced accompanist, skilled in piano, to play for ballet classes. This is a part-time position, for which candidates must have at least 1-3 years experience accompanying ballet classes, as well as hold a Bachelors or Masters degree in music or equivalent experience.

The ballet accompanist selects and plays appropriate music for ballet technique classes. The accompanist shall choose and play at a moment’s notice music to match the tempo, meter, musicality, and length of various ballet exercises; and/or must be able to spontaneously compose/improvise to the movement appropriately. If you are primarily a reader, you should have some improvisational skill to accommodate instructions, extended endings and to edit/alter music (possibly in real time) to meet phrasing needs of given exercises.

This position is part-time, starting at $25/hour.

To learn more, head to our website, or contact us at info@balletcolaboratory.org

Amahl and the Night Visitors – James Sewell Ballet

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Inspired by the one-act opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, this delightful ballet tells the story of a little boy with a disability and his widowed mother, and their life-changing encounter with three kings following a star to Bethlehem. Its themes of faith, forgiveness, healing and compassion celebrate the spirit of Christmas.

Conceived and choreographed by James Sewell, the 50-minute production uses several movement styles, including the visual/gestural style of American Sign Language. The choreographic combination of ASL with traditional ballet provides a visually compelling experience that holds special appeal and meaning for hearing and hearing impaired audiences. The Shepherd’s Dance section invites the participation of several additional cast members from the presenting community.

Presented as part of the Westminster Performing Arts Series.

The Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 evening shows include a Christmas Dinner.