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Pilates Reformer 1

Friday: 4:00-8:00pm
Saturday: 11:30am-6:00pm
Sunday: 9:30am-4:30pm

ACE (1.60)
PMA (16)

Class: $549.00.
Manual: $50.00
Streaming Video: $10.00

Reformer 1 Instructor Training
Taught by Cari Riis Stemmler and Matthew Hodge Rice

Reformer 1 introduces you to the biomechanical foundation of the Pilates method and to the essential components of functional core strength, lumbopelvic and scapular stability, as well as assessing and correcting alignment and improving flexibility. Pre-Pilates exercises are included for teaching these key principles to your clients and classes. Reformer I includes an introduction to the Pilates Reformer, including set up and safety, beginning exercises, program sequencing and teaching tips for group classes. By the end of the course you will be able to teach a beginning Reformer class or personal training session.

Online Requirements
If you are taking this course online, you will need to have the access to the following equipment:

  • Reformer, Balanced Body preferred. Reformer should be in good working order with appropriate springs. Preferred BB Reformer spring configuration should include at least 3 Red, 1 Blue and 1 Yellow.
  • Sitting box with a safety strap; foot loops and handles required.

Note: Our Master Instructors are used to teaching and instructing on Balanced Body Reformers. Please note that if you do not have a Balanced Body Reformer the spring resistance, general feel, and overall exercise experience may vary.

Taking online courses: While we believe there is no better way to learn movement than in person, we understand that online is a good option for many. When taking a Reformer class online, you, and your Reformer, must be completely visible to the instructor, lighting must be good enough to see detailed movement, and your internet connection must be reliable as Balanced Body is not responsible for lost class hours if your connection is unstable.

Prerequisites:

  • One year experience teaching movement
  • Movement Principles
  • 20 Pilates Reformer classes completed

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, January 2–May 8, 2022. 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: 1st arabesque and head shot showing at least 3/4 face. Either attach small format photos or provide a link.
  • 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.

Dance Tenure Track Position for 2022-2023 at 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.

Erin Thompson Teaches Advanced Contemporary Classes In Person

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.

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 and 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
10:15-10:50am: Youth Hip-Hop, Ages 6-9 with Erin Sheppard – Online
12:30-1:00pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Ben Johnson – Hybrid

Sundays
10:00-10:35am: 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

Tonight and Thursday Only: Rhythmically Speaking Presents Riffin’

Rhythmically Speaking is thrilled to return to indoor live performance this November with Riffin’: A Jazz-Danced Celebration of Human Interaction!

We are glad to be back home at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, the same space that has hosted all three of our popular CHILL Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack productions. This time around, we’ll be celebrating our shared human status as social animals: creatures that thrive off interacting with or “riffin’ off” not only one another, but also complex rhythms and grooves! RS will use their signature groove, interaction and improvisation-based approach to jazz dance to enliven this concept, along with a combo of excellent local jazz musicians led by guitarist and composer Mike Lauer.

Riffin’: A Jazz-Danced Celebration of Human Interaction
TICKETS through Amsterdam:
Wednesday, November 3, 7:30-9:00pm
Thursday, November 4, 7:30-9:00pm

Proof of vaccination or recent negative test, as well as masking, is required to attend: full Covid protocol details available at the above ticketing sites.

Come to a beloved physical, social space (remember those?) and share in live music, movement and the moment (and a pint and a meal while you are at it)!

See you at the Amsterdam tonight and tomorrow!

Gabby Abram Teaches (Hybrid) Friday Morning Jazz

This week, Friday Morning Jazz is again taught by multi-faceted special guest artist Gabby Abram! Gabby is a Gary, Indiana native, and a 2020 Momentum New Dance Works fellow. She is a self-taught, multi-lingual Hip Hop artist and has received training in ballet, modern, West African, and jazz at The Perpich Center for Arts and Education, TU Dance Center, and Columbia College Chicago. She has performed works by local and international choreographers Mathew Janczewski, Vanessa Voskuil, Orlando Hunter, Marciano Silva Dos Santos, and Nildinha Fonseca (Brazil). An active artist in the Twin Cities’ Hip-Hop community, Abram has danced in productions, Mixtape Vol. 1; Mixtape Volume 2; and Rooted: Hip Hop Choreographers’ Evening. Abram made history as the first black woman to teach American Jazz dance at the University of Minnesota in September of 2020. Gabrielle is a member of STRONGmovement, directed by Darrius Strong, and Atlantis13 Dance Collective, directed by Peace Madimutsa and Johnathan Van Arman. In 2018 Abram co-produced Listen., at The Lab Theater – a collective of 9 choreographers sharing Pan-African perspectives and personal stories of black identity. Abram continues to produce, dance, and create work in the Twin Cities. Come groove with Gabby this Friday!

The rest of our exciting line up of fall guest artists is as follows:

November 12 – Jennifer Glaws
November 19 – Karla Grotting (regular FMJ co-teacher)
November 26 – NO CLASS
December 3 – Jennifer Glaws
December 10 – Jolene Konkel
December 17 – Jonene Konkel

Find out more about our awesome guests by following our class Facebook page and keeping your eye out for posts about them! Class will remain hybrid, offering 10 physically-distanced spots for masked folks to come into the studio to take class, and unlimited spots for folks to attend from home via a high-quality Zoom experience.

Register here: conta.cc/39fJDXN

We hope to see you soon! #zenondanceschool #wewillmoveyou #getyourasstoclass

TOUCH CODE (Re) Claiming Space

Jagged Moves returns to The Southern Theater for their first live performance in over a year.

The full evening, all female sextet explores the central themes of boundaries and reclamation as flutist Julie Johnson performs a live, original score.

Crafted collaboratively between Glaws and the performers, the choreography amplifies the energy and responsiveness to the interruption of personal space by exhibiting a raw and exposed view to the desire, resistance, uncertainty, and power—or lack of power—in proximity.

In-Person, Livestream, and On-Demand

Wednesday, November 3 at 10:30am – Student/Artist/Senior: $10 ticket, Post-show Q&A – In-person and livestream
Thursday, November 4 at 7:30pm – In-person
Friday, November 5 at 7:30pm – In-person
Saturday, November 6 at 2:00pm – Pay as able – In-person
Saturday, November 6 at 7:30pm – Post show reception – In-person and livestream
Sunday, November 7 at 4:00pm – In-person

On-Demand
A pre-recorded video of the performance will be offered on-demand from Satuday, November 6 through Sunday, November 14.

Health and Safety Guidelines: https://jenniferglaws.org/touch-code

AMP Offers Weekly Contemporary Movement Practice

Move BIG, sweat, and play in an energizing atmosphere each week! Movers will build awareness and explore expansive possibilities within their own individuality and identities. Through improvised and structured movement vocabulary, participants will be encouraged to research freedom, 3-D expansion, mobility, rigor, presence, agency in choice-making, and empowerment within each individual’s own unique body.

Led by AMP Co-Director, Joanna Lees. Knee pads recommended. Suitable for advanced/professional movers.

Curiosity, Connection, Community, Choice

Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30am
Through December 15

In-person and synchronous Zoom/virtual options.
In the newly renovated Center for Performing Arts.
Masks required unless otherwise specified.
Registration strongly encouraged for in person, but not required.
Registration is required for Zoom option. To receive the Zoom link via email, you must register no later than 30 minutes prior to class time.

Rates
Single Practice: $15
5 Practices: $70
10 Practices: $130
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Please email alternativemotionproject@gmail.com for low/no cost options.