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Contempo Physical Dance is offering free advanced-level Brazilian contemporary dance classes for pre-professional and professional level dancers this summer. Taught by Marciano Silva dos Santos, the classes will feature live percussive music and be influenced by Marciano’s background in Afro-Brazilian and contemporary dance styles.

Dancers can enjoy the entire series of classes or drop in for a single class. After the series of summer classes, an audition will be held for Contempo’s upcoming fall project and these classes are intended to prepare dancers’ physicality for the audition. However, all professional dancers are welcome regardless of their intention to audition.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, August 18 and 23
9:30-11:00am

This activity is made possible by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Join us for an open house to visit the studio, register, attend free trial classes, and meet some teachers! Whether you’re new to Young Dance or have been taking classes for a while, open houses are a great way for dancers and families to familiarize themselves with finding our space, parking, getting around the building, and seeing the studios.

Saturday, September 10 from 12:30-2:30pm

Free trial classes:
Family Dance – 12:30-1:00pm for ages 1–4 with caregiver
Jazz Sampler – 12:30-1:00pm for ages 8–14
Modern – 1:00-1:30pm for ages 7–18
Ballet – 1:30-2:00pm for ages 7–18
Hip Hop – 2:00-2:30pm for ages 7–18
Creative Movement – 2:00-2:30pm for ages 3–7

Learn about Young Dance
Discover what’s planned for the 2022-23 Session
Register in person
Meet Young Dance Directors and Teaching Artists
Visit Young Dance Studios
Experience moving with Young Dance!

Questions? Email Anat Shinar at anat@youngdance.org.

The doors to The Cowles Center are wide open and waiting for all dancers, choreographers, and movement artists to join the Programs and Advisory Committee and staff for a morning of connection. This is an opportunity to get to know the building, the people within it, and the programs you might be interested in. A $5 parking/transportation subsidy will be available for attendees.

We’ll have a light breakfast, get to know the ways you can be engaged with The Cowles, hear from some artists, as well as demystify grant writing, intellectual property, and unions.

Oh! And we’ll have photographer Canaan Mattson joining us to take professional headshots for the first 20 artists who sign up.

Whether you’ve been dancing on stages for years or just learned to point your toes, we’re excited to meet you!

Saturday, September 10
9:00am-12:00pm
Free!

Dance teacher Tamiko French has developed a program centered around revitalizing creativity of storytelling with the building blocks of dance creation that infuses the visual and literary arts. See a video.

The 8-week workshop is designed to be sequential for participants, with each class building on the previous class. From a first class in which participants will use poetry, prose, dramatic writing, spoken word, or other writing as a stimulus to create movement, participants will learn about modern and jazz dance techniques and choreographic practice, collaborate and share results with others, study facilitated improvisation and play in dance, and refine their work for a sharing event for family, friends, and the community.

Thursdays, 10:00-11:30am
September 15-November 3 with a showing on November 3.
In-person only. $45 per workshop.

This program is for adults 55+. Pre-registration required as in-studio space is limited!

Proof of vaccination and masks are required at the door for all participants.
TU Dance will offer tuition and transportation subsidy upon request. Please contact us at education@tudance.org or 651-724-9708 to inquire.