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TU Dance Center is offering in-person dance classes for intermediate/advanced dancers with live accompaniment. Online pre-registration required.

Wednesday, July 28 at 5:30pm
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet with Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez

Thursday, July 29 at 10:30am
Body Watani (body-as-homeland practice + Arabic dance) with Leila Awadallah

If using a class card, please email us at education@tudance.org with your name, class title and class date at least 24 hours in advance. Upon arrival at TU Dance Center, please present your class card to a TU Dance staff member or Teaching Artist.

TU Dance Center is continuing to have COVID-related restrictions. A limited number of dancers will be allowed per class. Dancers must complete the TU Dance Center Health Self-Assessment within 24 hours of class start time, and must practice social distancing and wear a mask during their visit and while taking dance classes. These classes will be provided only in person.

Join us for Friday Morning Jazz through Zenon, in person or online!

Summer is in swing at Zenon Dance School, and Friday Morning Jazz has shifted into a hybrid format this session! You can register to be one of the ten in-person, masked, socially-distanced students to dance in Zenon Studio 4A, or you can Zoom into class from anywhere. Class runs 10:00-11:15am CST most Fridays.

Co-teachers Karla Grotting and Erinn Liebhard, along with Zenon, are taking great care to ensure that both the in-person and Zoom options will be high-quality, so join us!

This week, July 30, Erinn is teaching, and her approach to jazz emphasizes groove, interaction and improvisation, is inspired by both social and concert dance movement (particularly that with African diasporic roots), and is driven by jazz music! Friday’s class will focus on one of scholar Brenda Dixon Gottschild’s five premises of an Africanist aesthetic in dance as applied to jazz in specific – the concept of “high-affect juxtaposition.” To find out more about this concept, visit our Facebook group, linked below.

To dance in-person, register by 9:00am the Friday morning of class. To dance with us via Zoom, register by 9:50am. Both types of registrations can be done at zenondance.org.

Questions? Connect with erika@zenondance.org.

#getyourasstoclass, and we’ll see you Friday!

MotionArt focuses on nurturing children’s individual creativity while facilitating their understanding of the dance elements of space, time, and energy. Ages 3-6 explore these elements through playful, structured activities allowing them to expand their movement vocabulary, develop body awareness, and gain self-confidence. Ages 7-9 explore the dance elements while being introduced to new movement skills and the creation of their own dances. Ages 9-12 expand their creative and kinesthetic awareness while learning basic movement skills of modern dance.

We offer ways for children to dance through outdoor classes, weather permitting (contact Pam Gleason for info). Please go to motionartmn.org to sign up for classes. There are various options for payment/donations, and no one will be turned away for inability to pay.

Ages 3-6: Saturday, 10:00-10:40am

Ages 7-9: Saturday, 10:45-11:30am

Ages 9-12: Saturday, 11:30am-12:15pm

Join our dance-learning community of all ages, sizes, and levels of experience to participate in the creative expression and health and fitness benefits of Middle Eastern dance.

The beauty of this dance form is that it makes you feel wonderful in your own body.

This August–start belly dancing with our added hybrid classes for beginners!

Choose in-studio OR Zoom online.

Go to cassandraschool.com to choose from our ongoing classes, register, and pay in advance using PayPal. All class registrations close at 8:00pm CT the night before each class. Purchase 4 or more classes and receive a $2 discount per class!

Open Pilates mat classes every Tuesday at The Arena with Amy Jones!

Pilates mat class includes work on breath, centering, body awareness, alignment, core stability, strength and mobility. The class aims to build balance and prepare the body and mind for efficient movement and everyday tasks. 

Amy teaches Pilates for ages 7-90 and addresses goals ranging from improved athletic performance to pain-free sitting, standing, and walking. She is certified through Kelly Kane in NYC and has taught in physical therapy settings, gyms, schools, and studios. Her dance-specific teaching experience includes classes for Peridance Capezio Center, Breaking Boundaries, Jam Hops Dance and Gymnastics, and the Holy Angels Dance Team. She is also a teacher-trainer for Cirque-It Fitness and bungee fitness. 

Tuesdays, 9:00-9:30AM
$10 drop-in. Discounts available on class cards.

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