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Join us for an open house to visit the studio, register, and meet some teachers! Whether you’re new to Young Dance or have been taking classes for awhile, 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.

Monday, June 6: 4:30–7:30pm
Saturday, September 10: 12:30–2:3pm

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

Join us in person or online for a week of FREE classes and great discounts! Zenon Dance School’s Open House Week allows dancers to get a sneak peek of some classes to look forward to during our Summer Session, June 13-September 2, and use exclusive discounts when purchasing summer class passes throughout the week.

Class Schedule June 6-9, 2022
Monday, June 6, 5:30-6:15pm: Cardio Dance Jam with Ariel Linnerson  – Online
Tuesday, June 7, 7:00-8:30pm: Jazz with Ali Rubin Forester – In Person
Wednesday, June 8, 5:30-7:00pm: Contemporary with Ruby J. Smith – In Person
Thursday, June 9, 7:00-8:30pm: Modern with Dustin Haug – In Person

No Open House Week classes Friday, June 10.

Open House Discounts, June 6-12, 2022
Take 20% off enrollment with code OHENROLL and $10 off class cards with code OH10OFF from Monday, June 6 through Sunday, June 12 in our online store.

This workshop will provide an introduction to modern dance and choreographic tools for participants to express themselves with movement. Participants will be encouraged to develop their own choreography as a way of storytelling. The workshops will be open to adults of all abilities and levels of dance experience. The focus of these workshops will be to learn how to use our bodies as an instrument for expression.  At the end of the workshop, there will be a small informal showing of work developed during this process.

June 10–12, 2022
10:30am-1:30pm
Target Studio at The Cowles Center
Free

In-Person Attendance: 10 maximum, 3 minimum
On-Line Attendance: 10 maximum
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Pzeyhv5ewoYTfmiu9

Meli (MX) is a freelance dance artist in the Twin Cities, creating dance work and promoting access to cultural activities for over a decade. Since 2007 she has taught Ballet and Modern dance. Meli holds a Masters’s in Tourism from Colorado State University. She has combined her work with an extensive professional dance career in Mexico to provide access and empower communities to share their culture.

Erika Martin (USA) is a Minneapolis-based dancer, choreographer, teacher, and engaged citizen. Erika holds a BA in Modern Dance and American Studies from Connecticut College. They have taught Modern and Ballroom dance for over 15 years and investigate the human experience through choreography. Erika has served as School Coordinator for Zenon Dance School since 2019.

Register for Ananya Dance Theatre’s upcoming two-week Summer Intensive: Practices of Rejuvenation!

As we emerge from a particularly long and dreary winter, hopefully also from the harshest reign of the Covid-19 pandemic and continuous global erosion of justice, Ananya Dance Theatre artists invite you to join us in an embodied practice that recognizes the need for renewal. How can we be like the ferns doggedly pushing their heads through the soil every year? Rejuvenation is not a given, it is a practice that requires creativity, repetition, and curiosity so we can recognize where our bodies store pain, what old skins we can shed, and where we can revitalize our cellular capacity. These are our rituals of rejuvenation, which lead us to dance with joy, fullness, emotion, breath, fierceness, and solidarity.

Monday, June 13 through Friday, June 24
10:00am-1:00pm CST
Daily classes, available both online and in-studio.

Whether this is your first experience with Yorchhā, or you have been practicing for multiple summers, we will meet you where you are to steer you towards individual excellence.

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).

After a 3-year hiatus Duniya Drum & Dance is bringing back Fakoly -an authentic, culturally immersive experience into the world of traditional West African drum and dance. The workshop offers hand drumming and dance classes for the community at any level and any age, beginner through advanced. Instruction is provided by professional master drummers and dancers from Guinea West Africa who are dedicated to sharing their knowledge of traditional percussion and movement. We have a star studded line up of Guest Artists, don’t miss this amazing opportunity!

“This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.”

Schedule:

Friday, June 17
5:00pm – Youssouf Koumbassa
6:30pm – Naby Bangoura

Saturday, June 18
11:00am – Family Jam – by donation
11:00am – Beginner with Sana
12:00pm – Youssouf Koumbassa
1:30pm – Seny Bangoura
3:00pm – Baba Bangoura

7:00pm – Fakoly Performance

Sunday, June 19
11:00am – Naby Bangoura
12:30pm – Baba Bangoura
2:00pm – Seny Bangoura

$20/class.

Hopkins Dance Company will be creating a new original piece for our Summer Intensive!

Monday through Thursday evenings, June 20–23 and June 27–30
In-studio performance on June 30!

Dancers ages 7–18 are invited to join. No audition necessary. Register at www.hopkinsdance.com.

The TU Dance Pre-Professional program is an intensive course of study integrating modern, ballet, African, and creative workshops for students ages 11 to 24.

Click the respective level groups to download the 2022 Pre-Professional Summer Program Daily Schedule: Levels 1-3 and Levels 4-5.

For level placement, please contact us at education@tudance.org or 651-724-9708. Placement can be done by attending an in-person (by appointment only, a class fee applies) or by submitting a video link (modern and ballet phrase), or during the first day of classes of the intensive.

To register, please complete the four-step registration process:
1) Please find the online pre-registration below under the specific level you are interested in and select a payment option,
2) Make a tuition payment (in full or by selecting a payment plan),
3) If requesting a payment plan please submit the Summer 2022 Payment Plan Form, and
4) Submit a 2022 Pre-Professional Summer Intensive online registration form.

Registration deadlines:
Levels 1-3: July 11-23. Register by July 1, 2022
Level 4-5: July 25-August 13. Register by July 20, 2022

Scholarships available. Contact us at education@tudance.org or (651) 724-9708 for more information.

Discover dance with a week-long camp for young artists! Not sure if your dancer has a style they like best, or looking for a way to try out something new? We’ll explore a variety of dance styles and creative movements in this one-week camp. There will be an informal showing on the last day. All abilities and levels of experience are welcome. In-person only at the Zenon Dance School studios.

July 18–22, 2022
Session 1: Ages 4-6 with Philip Hommes, 9:00am-12:00pm
Session 2: Ages 7-10 with Hannah Pierce, 12:30-3:30pm

Tuition: $195. Need-based scholarships are available for full or partial tuition.

Register online today! Registration closes one week before each camp begins.

This four-week workshop is designed for children ages 2-4 and their parent/caregiver who are interested in a shared movement experience that engages the senses of curiosity and play. Both child and caregiver will participate in developmentally appropriate movement exercises that incorporate elements such as effort, shape, and tempo. Music will play an essential role in the class as students will be asked to respond to sounds as well as make sounds themselves. Participants will be encouraged to join at their own comfort level with the understanding that observation is often the best form of learning with younger children. This class will give children and caregivers the opportunity to learn more about themselves and one another through the art form of dance.

Mondays, 9:00-9:45am
Four-week session: July 18, July 25, August 1, and August 8
Tuition: $60.00
At TU Dance Center or outdoor location TBD.