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Hawaiian Dance Workshop

Hawaiian Dance Workshop with Tiki Tasha of the Flowers of Tahiti

Wednesday, July 10
7:30-8:30pm
Ages 13 and older.
$5 per person.

Attire: Comfortable fitted clothing.
Footwear: socks, no shoes.

We are also looking for 2-3 dancers, minimum 18 years old, to join our performance group, Flowers of Tahiti. During the year we perform across the Twin Cities metro area at birthday parties, weddings, corporate events, graduation parties, and other family-friendly hula-themed events.

Summer Friday Morning Jazz Workshop Series

Need a little more rooted jazz dance in your life? Join long-time Zenon instructors Erinn Liebhard and Karla Grotting for a special summer workshop series featuring co-taught classes from Erinn and Karla and master classes from the 2024 guest artists of Erinn’s company Rhythmically Speaking. Classes are select summer Friday mornings from 9:30-11:00am. Remaining classes:

July 12: Maurice Watson, RS Guest Artist from Greensboro, NC
July 26: Eboné Amos, RS Guest Artist from Clarksville, TN
August 9: Jake Nehrbass, RS 2024 Local Guest Artist and RS Company Member
August 23: Erinn and Karla

Register ahead through Zenon or just show up! We’re thrilled to be back at it with Zenon, and hope you’ll #GetYourAssToClass and join us to experience #JoyThroughJazz!

Balanced Body® Community Expansion Scholarship Program

Applications accepted only July 1-15, 2024

In collaboration with Balanced Body’s Diversity in Pilates initiatives, Paragon Pilates and Physical Therapy now offers scholarships for our Pilates Teacher Training Program to qualified candidates!

The goal of the Balanced Body Community Expansion Scholarship Program is to increase the diversity of the Pilates profession by training teachers who come from Black and other underrepresented communities. Paragon is proud to be one of 22 Authorized Training Centers worldwide currently participating in this program!

Learn more!

Seeking Dancers for Collaborative, DIY Contemporary Performance

Audition: Tuesday, July 16, 6:30-8:30pm, 711 W Lake St, Minneapolis
Potential call backs: Tuesday, July 23, 6:30-8:30pm
Video audition available if needed.

In person audition: We’ll be teaching some phrases from pieces we’ve already choreographed for the show as well as giving some space for improvisation. Wear whatever makes you comfortable!

Virtual audition: If you’re unavailable to join us in person, please set 32 counts of movement to any high energy song of your choosing. This show will be tied very closely to music, so please think about the musicality and accents of your movement! Additionally, please take a second video of you improvising to 64 counts of another song of your choosing.

Performance dates: January 24, 25, and 26, 2025

We are looking for 2-3 dancers to join us for a collaborative choreographic process and self-produced dance performance. Our emergent ensemble is a small group of life-long dancers who want to develop our own show to revel in creating together and continuing to dance. Ideally, dancers are also interested in choreographing a 3-4 minute piece (or two) for the show.

At this point we cannot guarantee any stipends for the work. This is a self-funded passion project, but we hope to make some ticket revenue.

Please register for the in-person audition or submit your two videos by Monday, July 15 by emailing emmajbharrison@gmail.com. 

MotionArt Children’s Creative Dance/Introduction to Modern Dance

Sunday, 1:00-2:00pm
July 21-August 11
Ages 7-10
$50 for 4 classes
Instructor: Kim Lewis

In this engaging 4-week dance session, students will expand their creative potential and deepen their kinesthetic awareness. Through playful exploration, they’ll delve into fundamental concepts related to the dance elements of Space, Time, and Energy. Throughout the course, students will be introduced to basic technical skills and movement vocabulary of Modern Dance. They’ll also have exciting opportunities to improvise and create their own dances, fostering artistic expression and collaboration. 

No prior dance experience is necessary—just a willingness to move and explore!

Doma Dance Theater Holds Audition For First Season

Doma Dance Theater seeks 2-6 dancers for two new works premiering in Spring 2025.

Audition:
July 20 and 23, 2024: 2:00pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm
Virtual auditions accepted, but all candidates must be physically present at the callback.

Callback:
August 17, 2024: 2:00-5:00pm

Registration required. Detailed information about the projects are on the registration form.
Pay: $15-20/hour. Approximately 100 hours per project.

All auditions, callbacks, and rehearsals will be held at the Doma Studio in Minneapolis.

Questions? Send an email to: domadancetheater@gmail.com.

Happy Hour Dance Party Fundraiser for Rhythmically Speaking

Come enjoy good drinks, good tunes and good company while supporting Rhythmically Speaking! Join us for our third annual Rhythmically Speaking Happy Hour Dance Party Fundraiser.

Thursday, July 25, 5:00-7:00pm
Summit Brewing. RSVP to the Facebook event.

If you love to go out dancing but find it difficult to rally the required energy at 10:00pm, come! If you love Summit and wanna enjoy their beverages, come! If you think Rhythmically Speaking does some really cool work and you wanna support, come! Enjoy a brew, support our work and dance your booty off: we’ll be providing music curated by all of our dancers as a part of our Dressing Room Playlist!

Here’s how you can support:

  • Request your favorite dance tunes for $5.00;
  • Donate $20.00 to shut down what’s playing and play your request immediately;
  • Buy a $10.00 raffle ticket for a chance to win sweet prizes, including Rhythmically Speaking swag and tickets to our upcoming show The Cohort 2024, Summit Brewing Company swag, Saint Paul Saints tickets, and more!

At Rhythmically Speaking, we believe in the power of moving and grooving together to connect us – tell your friends to come too – and we look forward to sharing the joy and building support of our work with you at this event!

Open Company Audition for Threads Dance Project

Threads Dance Project Open Audition
Saturday, July 27
Registration and self-warm-up: 9:30-10:00am
Audition: 10:00am-12:30pm

Threads Dance Project is seeking a diverse group of male-identifying and female-identifying dancers ages 21+ who are versatile, quick learners, and fluent in a variety of dance forms for the fall 2024 season. Rehearsals begin August 12 with performances into November 2024.

Availability and Schedule – you must be available for the following dates and times:

  • August-November: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 9:00am-12:30pm
  • Tech week: November 5, 6, and 7, 4:00-9:00pm
  • Performances: November 8, 9, and 10
  • Additional performances possible later in November

Dancers are encouraged to register here by Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Please direct questions regarding the audition to Karen Christ Aalgaard by emailing kchrist@threadsdance.org or calling 612-354-3978.

Concerto Dance Summer Intensive

Join us for our Summer Intensive!

Monday, July 29-Friday, August 2
9:30am-2:00pm
Daily schedule

Classes include Ballet Barre, Jazz Barre, Strength and Conditioning, Yoga, Non-Traditional Partnering and Advanced Jazz and Modern taught by Artistic Director Jolene Konkel along with Concerto company members. In addition to daily technique class, dancers will learn company repertoire including sections of our newest jazz work On Our Way. Open to all advanced, pre-professional, and professional dancers ages 16 and up.

Intensive concludes with optional company auditions Friday, August 2: 3:00-5:30pm.

Full Intensive: $275
A la carte: $60/day
Register by July 1.