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Save the Date for AMP’s AMPLIFIED Summer Workshop

Get back into our bodies and the studio with AMPLIFIED: AMP’s 4-day Summer Workshop sponsored by Zenon Dance School! Let’s move, sweat and explore mobility, length, momentum, 3-D expansion, while amplifying our physical possibilities in a curious, uplifting, and enlivening environment. Led by AMP and special guest artists. Suitable for pre-professional/professional movers. Come as you are!

June 6-9 | 10:00am – 1:00pm

10:00-11:30 am – Contemporary Movement Practice | Joanna Lees
11:30am – 1:00 pm – Master Classes with Taja Will and Javan Mngrezzo

Registration Info:
Full Workshop (6/6 – 6/9; all 8 practices, 10:00-11:30am) | $100
First Half Workshop (6/6 – 6/9; 4 practices, 10:00-11:30am) | $50
Second Half Workshop (6/6 – 6/9; 4 practices, 11:30am – 1:00pm) | $50
Drop in(Single Practice) | $15/practice | $28/day

Register by June 6 at 9:00am or drop in payments can be made in person at the door (subject to availability). As of now, a mask will be required regardless of vaccination status.

More information about class offerings and instructors coming soon! For more info and registration at alternativemotionproject.org. Send questions to: alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.

*Venue Change*
Zenon Dance School 4th Floor | 528 Hennepin Ave | Minneapolis, MN 55403

Ananya Dance Theatre’s Two-Week Summer Intensive

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

Monday, June 13 through Friday, June 24

10:00am-1:00pm CST | Daily Classes | Available both online and in-studio

Link: bit.ly/ADTIntensive

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).

Creative Connections at Threads Dance Nexus

CREATIVE CONNECTIONS I | Ages: 5-7 years | July 11-15
10:00-11:30 am | Tuition: $125 | Participants must register and balances paid in full by June 20th.*

This program introduces participants to the five basic elements of movement (body, action, space, time, energy) as well as the basics of ballet and dance techniques. Participants will enhance kinesthetic awareness and begin to explore the body as a tool of self-expression. Students will share their experience in a casual showing on Saturday, July 16 from 11am – 12 noon. 

CREATIVE CONNECTIONS II | Ages: 12-16 years | July 11-15
1:00-3:30pm | Tuition: $175 | Participants must register and balances paid in full by June 20th.*

This program will provide participants with an expanded exploration of ballet and modern dance techniques and begin to explore how the five basic elements of dance are used to create movement motifs. Classes for Creative Connections ll include ballet, modern, and introduction to composition skills. Participants will additionally reflect upon movement and movement creation through journaling. Students will share their experience in a casual showing on Saturday, July 16 from 11am – 12 noon.

Register online at www.threadsdance.org/summer
5/2 – Registration Opens
6/20 – Registration Closes

Limited financial assistance is available for those experiencing hardship. Please email us at dancenexus@threadsdance.org or call 612-354-3978 for more information.

Contact Us
612-354-3878 | dancenexus@threadsdance.org
2213 Snelling Ave., Suite 100 | Minneapolis, MN 55404

Zenon Dance School – Camp Zenon: Youth Dance Sampler Camps

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.

TU Dance Center: Dancing Together

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 | Tuition: $60.00
Four-week session: July 18, July 25, August 1, and August 8
At TU Dance Center or outdoor location TBD

Tapestry Folkdance Center Dances and Classes

Tapestry Folkdance Center offers weekly and monthly classes and dances for all ages and skill levels at our Minneapolis, MN studios. All programs – from international to ballroom and family to seniors – are ongoing. More information, including the schedule, instructors, and live music, is available on our website. Check out our calendar of activities.

Tapestry Programs

Sunday
Ballroom Variety Dance, 6:00-9:30pm – the first, third and fifth Sundays of the month 
English Country Dance, 7:00-9:00pm – every Friday

Monday
Advanced International Folk Dance, 7:45-10:30pm – every second Monday

Thursday
Israeli Dance, 7:00 – 9:30pm – every Thursday

Friday
Seniors Dance Joyfully, 9:30-10:30am – ONLINE – first and third Fridays
USA Social Dance and Ballroom, 7:00-10:30pm – fourth Friday
International Folk Dance, 7:30-10:30pm – every Friday

Saturday
Contra Dance, 7:30-11:00pm 
Family Dance, 7:00-7:30pm – ONLINE – second Saturday

Additional dance and class opportunities include Brazilian Zouk, Dance Church, Minnesota Traditional Morris, Phoenix Chinese Dance Academy, Qigong and Chi, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Saturday Modern Collective, Shake Your Bones, Shotokan Karate, TLC Line Dance, USA Dance Projects, Zumba with Chari, Zumba with Sadie

Studio rentals are available for private lessons, groups, and rehearsals.

Learn to assist with evening and weekend dance admissions, welcome visitors, or be a part of our community by opening and closing the building. Volunteers make Tapestry Folkdance Center an amazing music and dance organization.

Erin Thompson Teaches Advanced Contemporary Classes In Person and on Zoom

A light-skinned dancer in her 60s tosses her arms in a curve to the left while she rises on her toes

Erin’s advanced level contemporary hybrid class through Zenon Dance School includes floor work, standing warm-ups, and phrase work, all designed to enhance the healthy use of joints and muscle groups as dancers release their weight fully into the support of the ground. Experiential awareness, body mapping, improvisation, and creative work are included as dancers channel their own expressive artistry within the movement. The delightful Dean Magraw will accompany on guitar.

Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:00am

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal and closes ten minutes before class.
See you in person or virtually soon!

Zenon Dance School – Spring Classes In Person and Online

Zenon Dance School is excited to welcome you back for another season of dance this spring!
Spring Session runs March 28-June 5, 2022. No classes May 28-30.
Classes are held in person unless otherwise noted.

Monday
9:30am: Intermediate 2 Contemporary with Joanna Lees
11:15am: gaga/people with Berit Ahlgren
3:30pm: Cardio Dance Jam with Ariel Linnerson – Online
5:30pm: Contemporary Floorwork with Javan Mngrezzo

Tuesday
7:00pm: Beginning 1 Jazz with Allison Rubin Forester – Hybrid

Wednesday
9:30am: Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – Online-only: May 11 and 25
11:15am: Intermediate Ballet and Strength Training with Nic Lincoln
5:30pm: Beginning 1 Ballet with Lisa Erickson – Online
5:30pm: Intermediate Contemporary with Ruby J. Smith
7:00pm: All Levels Hip-Hop with Averie Mitchell-Brown

Thursday
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Erin Thompson – Hybrid
5:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace – Online
7:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug – Hybrid

Friday
10:00am: All Levels Jazz with Erinn Liebhard and Karla Grotting – Hybrid
12:00pm: Intermediate 2 Ballet with Penny Freeh – Hybrid

Saturday
9:00am: All Levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson – Online
10:00am: All Levels Tap with Dorian Brooke – May 14 and June 4
10:00am: Beginning Modern with Roxane Wallace
11:00am: Musical Theatre Jazz with Dorian Brooke – May 14 and June 4
12:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Ben Johnson

Sunday
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Kendall Kramer
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 5-6 with Margaret Ogas
11:00am: Youth Ballet for ages 7-10 with Kendall Kramer
12:00pm: Youth Modern for ages 10-14 with Kendall Kramer

Contact Improvisation Twin Cities

We meet every Monday at The Center for Performing Arts, Room 105W. Enter through the new wing on 38th Street.

6:30pm: Opening circle, leading into a short guided warm-up/exercise, and followed by an open jam.
8:20pm: Closing circle.
Jam ends at 8:30pm.

The Center for Performing Arts requires a negative test within 72 hours for those who have not received 1 (J&J) or 2 (mRNA) vaccines. The building requires masks in dance spaces, but are optional in lobby areas.

MotionArt Adult Modern Dance Classes

MotionArt’s mission is to share the art of dance and the joy of movement with people of all ages and abilities. We strive to enrich lives by fostering creativity, body awareness and self-expression in a fun, non-competitive, welcoming environment.

We offer ongoing dance classes in-studio, on Zoom and outside (weather permitting). Paying the regular rate helps keep our organization afloat; however, no one will be turned away for inability to pay. There is also an option to pay what you can.

Please go to motionartmn.org to sign up for classes, or contact Pam Gleason for info.

Ageless Dance
Monday, 4:00-5:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Studio #105
Thursday, 4:30-5:45pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

Beginning Modern Dance
Tuesday, 5:00-6:15pm – Zoom only

Intermediate Modern Dance
Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

Mixed Level Modern Dance
Tuesday, 7:00-8:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Studio #105
Saturday, 4:00-5:30pm – Hybrid: Zoom and Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom