Classes and Events at Communal Studio

Communal Studio is a collective space for rent for the community to take and offer classes/workshops/events at The Shops at the West End in St. Louis Park, MN. The space is 1200 square feet including a spacious entryway with coat hooks and shoe storage, a 629 square feet studio with dimmable lights, ceiling fans, mirrors on 2 walls and barres on 3 walls, a sound system with aux jack, and a back area with a bathroom, storage room, 2 sinks, and a mini fridge.

What would you like to take?
What would you like to offer?

Come and check out the classes!
Plus – we have free adult dance parties once a month from 7:00-10:00pm!

Coming Soon
Wednesdays, April 10-28: 6:00-7:00pm – Womyn’s All Levels Hip Hop Dance
Saturday, April 13: 7:00-10:00pm – Free Adult Dance Party
Monday, April 15: 6:00-7:30pm – Body Aware Yoga with Una Setia
Saturday, April 20: 2:00-4:00pm – Open House/Family Dance Party
Sunday, April 28: 12:00-2:00pm – Spring Renewal Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra Workshop
Sunday, April 28: 4:30pm – Free Teen Improv with Jen Scott

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Daily Drop-In Classes at Hothouse

Open dance and fitness classes seven days a week! Class offerings include ballet, Arabic dance, contemporary, The Ellové Technique®, jazz, BollyX, hip hop, Zumba, heels, sessions, and more.

Hothouse is a multi-purpose studio space in Minneapolis featuring drop-in classes for teens and adults. Whether you’re already involved in the local arts scene, an aspiring dance professional looking to bolster your training, or just a human who loves to move, Hothouse offers classes that celebrate the bliss of movement and embrace you for who you are.

Come as you are, leave as more.

Visit our website or find us on MINDBODY to view the full schedule and book your next class!

Free lot and street parking.

Hothouse Studio Rental – Northeast Minneapolis

Make Hothouse your home! Our space is available for hourly rentals to independent artists, freelance instructors, and companies. Like a community garden, filled with unique plots, the beauty of Hothouse is in the diversity of the people that fill our space.

Hothouse has expanded and now has three brand new studios to choose from on the second floor of the Kennedy Building.

All Studios
Sprung, Marley floor
Mirrors
Sound system with auxiliary input and Bluetooth
Large windows with natural light
Adjustable lighting
Wifi
Access to a restroom and filtered water station
Free lot and street parking

Studio 1
800 square feet, 40’w x 20’d

Studio 2
2,000 square feet, 50’w x 40’d
Portable barres (accommodates 12-16)

Studio 3
920 square feet, 40’w x 23’ d
Fitness equipment (available for additional fee)

Rental prices vary based on the type of event, starting at just $16 per hour. Fill out the First Time Rental Request form at the bottom of this page to introduce yourself and book the space!

Zenon Dance School – Spring Session

Zenon Dance School is excited to welcome you to another great season of dance this spring! Spring Session runs March 25-June 2. Classes are held in person unless otherwise noted. Visit our website to learn more!

Monday
9:30am: Intermediate Contemporary with Sarah McCullough
5:30pm: Contemporary Floorwork with Anna Pinault
6:00pm: Modern Fundamentals with Mary Willmeng
7:00pm: Beginning/Intermediate Jazz with Jennifer Glaws

Tuesday
5:30pm: Choreography Lab with Kendall Kramer
6:00pm: All Levels Hip Hop with Arturo Miles
7:00pm: Beginning 1 Jazz with Ali Rubin Forester

Wednesday
9:30am: Advanced Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – alternating online and in-person
5:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Lisa Erickson – online
5:30pm: Horton-Based Modern with Anna Pinault

Thursday
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Laura Selle Virtucio – sub for Erin Thompson through April 18
5:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace
7:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug

Friday
12:00pm: Intermediate 2 Ballet with Penny Freeh and Jennifer Mack – live accompaniment with Susan Hsu

Saturday
9:00am: All levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson – online
9:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Maila Craft
10:00am: Ballet Fundamentals with Danielle Robinson-Prater
10:00am: Beginning Modern with Roxane Wallace
11:30am: Musical Theater Jazz with Xan Mattek
12:30pm: Beginning/Intermediate Tap with Hannah Gonzalez
12:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Benjamin Johnson – live accompaniment with Pat Lyles

Sunday
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Eliana Durnbaugh
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 5-6 with Sofia Arisian
11:00am: Youth Modern for ages 11-14 with Eliana Durnbaugh
11:00am: Youth Hip Hop for ages 7-10 with Sofia Arisian
12:00pm: Youth Ballet for ages 7-10 with Sofia Arisian

Zenon Dance School – Spring Xchange Program/Work-Study

We are looking for volunteers to be a part of our Xchange Program for the Spring Session!

Xchange is Zenon’s work-study program that allows students to volunteer in exchange for dance class credit.
The Spring Session will run from March 25–June 2, 2024.

Weekday in-person shift = one class credit
Weekend in-person shift = two class credits
All online shifts = one class credit

If you are interested in working with the Xchange Program, please fill out the interest form on our website or email xchange@zenondance.org.

Fashion. Dance. Movement.

Let’s have fun with fashion and movement!

Dance class party and photo shoot.
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm

Dress code is:

  • Dress to impress
  • Dress to move
  • Dress to groove

Starting April 24 and continuing through June 19.
Hosted by Ginga da Bahia of Brazil Arts Twin Cities.

MotionArt First Friday Improv Gathering

Friday, April 5
6:30-8:00pm

Center for Performing Arts, Studio 105w – next to 38th Street entrance.
Suggested donation is $5-$15. No one turned away for lack of funds.

This event is open to people of all ages and abilities. Enjoy being present in the moment, responding to other dancers, finding new ways of moving, and discovering form as it emerges during this fun evening of creative movement. We’ll begin with an informal warm-up before improvising together based on movement ideas offered by participants. 

Come to move, to dance, to observe, or some of each!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Reality and fantasy collide in a contemporary retelling of William Shakespeare’s spellbinding A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Under the moonlight in an altered reality, witness the chaos and absurdity of desire come to life as lovers are driven by mistaken identity and enchantment. Inspired by astrological and environmental themes, we invite you to linger with us in the mayhem until dawn.

Choreographed by: Christian Warner
Performed by: The Company of Ballet Co.Laboratory

Friday, April 5 at 7:00pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:00pm
Sunday, April 7 at 2:00pm