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Twin Cities Ballet is Hiring

Twin Cities Ballet has an open position for a male company dancer for the second half of the 2021/2022 season. This is a competitive, salaried position with an 18-week contract. Strong classical ballet and contemporary skills required. 

Please submit the following audition materials by email:

  • Your resumé.
  • Two photos. Either attach small format photos or provide a link:
    • 1st arabesque (en pointe for women) and
    • a head shot showing at least 3/4 face.
  • Video link showing classwork or performance clips, clearly demonstrating your classical ballet technique.
  • State whether you are currently eligible to work in the United States.

Please send information to info@TwinCitiesBallet.org. We will contact you after we have reviewed your audition materials to schedule an in-person or virtual audition.

Unicorn Sweat with Annika and Abigail

Unicorn Sweat is a dance party workout celebrating the joy of moving to pop music and the liberation of all bodies.

The teachers for this class are Abigail Whitmore (she/her) and Annika Hansen (they/them, she/her).

This class takes place on the last Saturday of every month from 11:00am-12:00pm at The Arena. $17 drop-in. Discount cards available.

UNICORN SWEAT
Saturday, November 20
11:00am-12:00pm

Drop-in $17. Flexible pricing and free parking!
Pre-register at https://www.arena-dances.org/class-payment/

Come dressed up in your unicorn spirit gear and have some fun!

African Diasporic or Urban and Street Forms – Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor – Tenure Track at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
The Dance Program
Our Vision: Preparing Thinking Dancers and Dancing Thinkers
Our Mission: Education and Research in Contemporary Dance in Global Contexts

We seek an active, innovative practitioner with a developing national or international profile whose creative research focuses on contemporary lensing of African Diasporic movement or Urban and Street/Hip Hop forms to join our program as an Assistant Professor on the tenure track. This position will lead their specific movement track, be asked to teach in the program’s more general contemporary technique track if they have the necessary background, and have the opportunity to offer other courses in the program depending on the candidate’s background and research. Our dance program works intentionally to build a contemporary technique track that is informed by a wide range of aesthetics from across the globe.

Required Qualifications
● M.F.A. in Dance, other terminal graduate degree or equivalent professional experience and recognition
● At least 1 year of college- or university-level teaching experience or equivalent in non-university institutions in African Diasporic movement or Urban and Street/Hip Hop forms
● At least 1 year of college- or university-level teaching experience in dancemaking/dance composition or equivalent in non-university institutions
● A distinguished and active record of creative research output and dance pedagogy on a trajectory towards or already having an established national or international profile in either African Diasporic movement or Urban and Street/Hip Hop Forms
● Demonstration and understanding of the importance of the integration of dance scholarship, creativity and physical regimen to an undergraduate dance major’s growth as an artist, thinker, researcher and global citizen in alignment with the dance program’s mission of Contemporary Dance in Global Contexts and goal to provide a near conservatory dance training embedded in a national recognized liberal arts college

To learn more, see the full job post and application at: https://humanresources.umn.edu/content/find-job
Job ID: 342986

Moving Practice with José A. Luis

Moving Practice is a weekly class series for professional dancers. Classes prioritize rigor, diversity of contemporary aesthetics, variety of class content, and commitment. Professional level dancers of all styles are welcome.

Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30AM at The Arena
José A. Luis teaches throughout November.

José writes:

“What are our roles as a student, teacher? Dancer vs. choreographer? Individual or group. Do we understand one before the other? Movement practice will offer guided movement under a curious, creative landscape. I approach possible answers by remembering how I experience the world, and ultimately how we all access who we are – through our senses. I challenge who I am and what I offer, knowing we are all practicing being with each other anew.”

Striving for continual growth, I would like to approach class with a holistic framework. A conscious effort to connect mind, body, and soul will be explored through phrase and improv-based movement. Beginning with a mindful meditation focused on breath and body scan, we can connect ourselves with the environment. Consciously engaging in re-discovered anatomical functions to support low level phrases onto standing. Class will progress the mind-body relation through weight, energy, and intention (related to time and space) with developed movement. Ultimately, we will call on our individual essence to fully experience virtuosic phrases and each other as we prepare to step outside of class.

Pre-register at https://www.arena-dances.org/class-payment/

Heat Up Your December with AMP’s Winter Workshop

Over the course of this three-day contemporary movement workshop, move BIG, sweat, and play with us while we build awareness and explore expansive possibilities within our own bodies. With improvised and structured movement vocabulary, we will research freedom, 3-D expansion, mobility, rigor, presence, agency in choice-making, and empowerment within each of our selves. Led by AMP Co-Director, Joanna Lees.

Suitable for professional, pre-professional, and/or intermediate/advanced movers, ages 18+. Knee pads recommended. This is a great way to keep moving over school or holiday breaks. Low/no cost options available. Come as you are!

In person and virtual options available. Drop in for one, two or all three days. Pre-registration highly encouraged through AMP’s website. Those who pre-register will be given priority should class size need to be limited. Current CDC guidelines for COVID-19 safety will be followed.

Monday, December 20
Tuesday, December 21
Wednesday, December 22
10:00am-12:00pm

Rates
Single day/drop in rate: $18
Two-day bundle rate: $32
Three-day bundle rate: $45

Registration and more info at alternativemotionproject.org. Email questions and inquiries to alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.

Coaching for Artists

Authentic Self Coaching offers scholarships to artists who struggle with a bully in their head that keeps their masterpieces in the ideation phase. Let go of limiting beliefs and old stories that keep the noisy language of fear, criticism, or imposter syndrome in circulation.

Through powerful questions, activities, and playful experiences, explore what changes you want to make to these old stories and habits so you can access your inner muse and act on inspiration.

Because you think non-traditionally, I offer coaching techniques that use pictures, music, movement, and other non-verbal modes of expression to explore what’s keeping you off balance. You will have a safe place to play with ideas and new perspectives free of noise and judgment of the inner critic. Move it forward!

Click https://www.authenticsc.com/cost/scholarships and scroll down. Pay-It-Inward Scholarship (100% off – no income) or Pay-It-Forward Scholarship (50% off – low income), or call Nancy: 612-709-1531

Dance Tenure Track position 2022-2023 – St. Olaf College

The Department of Dance at St. Olaf College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Dance at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2022.

We are looking for an innovative, versatile teacher and artist scholar with depth and breadth of experience in African/African Diasporic dance theory and practice and evidence of integrating these into their teaching and research. The candidate will mentor undergraduate students academically and artistically, as well as stage choreographic and performance works for a varied student body. MFA in Dance or Ph.D. in Dance or a related field in hand or near completion by time of appointment required.

Review of applications will begin on January 11, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled. Finalist interviews are expected in March 2022.

Applicants must submit materials online at https://stolaf.hiretouch.com/faculty-postings.

Zenon – Fall Classes In Person and Online

We are kicking off a great season of dance with new classes and old favorites! Register today for online, in person and hybrid classes through our MindBody portal. The fall session will run through December 19, 2021.

Mondays
11:15am-12:15pm: gaga/people with Berit Ahlgren – In Person
5:30-6:15pm: Cardio Dance Jam with Ariel Linnerson – Online
5:30-6:45pm: Contemporary Ballet with Anne Lentz – Online

Tuesdays
7:00-8:00pm: Beginning Jazz with Allison Rubin-Forester – Hybrid

Wednesdays
9:30-11:00am: Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – Online
5:30-6:45pm: Beginning Ballet with Lisa Erickson – Online
5:30-7:00pm: Intermediate Contemporary with Ruby Josephine Smith – Hybrid
7:30-8:30pm: All Levels Hip-Hop with Gabby “The Baddie” Abram – Hybrid

Thursdays
9:30-11:00am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Erin Thompson – Hybrid
5:30-6:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace – Online
7:00-8:30pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug – Hybrid

Fridays
10:00-11:15am: All Levels Jazz with Erinn Liebhard, Karla Grotting, and Guests – Hybrid
12:00-1:30pm: Intermediate Ballet with Penny Freeh – Hybrid

Saturday
9:00-10:00am: All Levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson – Online
10:15-10:45am: Youth Hip-Hop, Ages 6-9 with Erin Sheppard – Online
12:30-1:00pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Ben Johnson – Hybrid

Sundays
10:00-10:30am: Creative Movement, Ages 4-6 with Sarah Bartlett – In Person
11:00-11:45am: Youth Ballet, Ages 7-10 with Kendall Kramer – In Person
12:00-12:45pm: Youth Modern, Ages 11-14 with Kendall Kramer – In Person

Erin Thompson Teaches Advanced Contemporary Classes In Person

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

Bharatanatyam Classes at the Ragamala Training Center

At the Ragamala Training Center, students receive classical training in the style of Bharatanatyam carefully created by the internationally renowned Padma Bhushan Alarmel Valli, considered to be one of India’s greatest living masters. This style is distinguished by its technical perfection and grace, and Artistic Directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy are dedicated to preserving and carrying on their guru’s tradition and passing it on to the next generation of dancers.

Ragamala classes provide students with rigorous training while giving them an opportunity to learn about, preserve, and immerse themselves in the arts and culture of India. Ragamala Training Center’s unique program stresses artistic excellence and a professional level of training while fostering cultural awareness.

Ragamala Training Center offers introductory through advanced level classes for ages 7 through adult.

Introductory Class
Saturdays, 3:15-4:00pm
Online via Zoom
Classes run October 2021-May 2022
You can view the full calendar here: https://www.ragamaladance.org/school-calendar

Registration
Please use this link to submit your registration: https://forms.gle/oXRMupDLPcUnFmqC8

New Student Introductory Tuition
Full year tuition = $800
Paid in installments = $450 Fall Semester and $450 Spring Semester
We also offer discounts for families enrolling more than one student. For more information, please go to:
https://www.ragamaladance.org/training-center

The Ragamala Training Center welcomes students with prior experience in Bharatanatyam to audition for upper level classes. Please contact us at admin@ragamaladance.org before registering for classes beyond the introductory level.