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Collide Theatrical Summer Intensive 2024

For intermediate to advanced dancers ages 14-22: Improve your technique and advance your artistry in a positive and welcoming environment! Classes include Musical Theatre Jazz, Classic Jazz Technique, Ballet, Leaps and Turns, Hip Hop, Contemporary, and more. Students may register for individual weeks, or sign up for all 3 weeks and save!

The Intensive culminates with our Collide Showcase – only for those who register for all 3 weeks of the intensive. Video will be taken so students have professional-grade copy to use for future auditions and submissions. Local students are also invited to perform excerpts from the Intensive at the MN State Fair in August.

Level placement requires a referral from a teacher or Collide company member, or a 2-minute video submission. Please send your video with 1 minute of ballet adagio with pirouettes and 1 minute of jazz; or referral name and contact information to Nathan@collidetheatrical.org.

Balanced Body Community Expansion Scholarship Program

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!

Visit our website to learn more!

Dance in Peru This Summer

Come dance in Peru from July 19-25, 2024!

Marylee Hardenbergh will be teaching along with Vannia Ibarguen (Director of Global Water Dances and a native Peruvian) and Wendy Morrell (President of the Sacred Dance Guild).

We will be celebrating the Divine Feminine and connecting with Pachamama/Mother Earth in an amazingly beautiful retreat center in the Sacred Valley. 

Most of us will stay after the retreat to visit Machu Picchu. Come with us to explore inner and outer wisdom and have a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Retreat information.

Laura Selle Virtucio Teaches for Erin Thompson at Zenon

Laura Selle Virtucio will teach Erin Thompson’s advanced contemporary class at Zenon for 3 more Thursdays. Laura is on faculty at the University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts and Dance and has performed with Shapiro and Smith Dance, Black Label Movement, Zenon Dance Company, Arena Dances, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater, April Sellers, and Chris Schlichting.

April 4, 11, and 18
Thursdays, 9:30-11:00am

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal.
See you soon!

Modern Dance Class with Thern at Tapestry

Dancing and finding pleasure in movement is for everyone of any age!

I’ve taught dance for all ages and experience levels for over fifty years. In my weekly session of modern dance classes, we’ll be working with somatic movement, structured improvisation, and floor work to build strength, flexibility, and ease of movement. You’ll learn patterns that move through space in community with other dancers, encouraging spatial and group awareness.

Mondays, 12:00-1:30pm

Drop in: $15-20. Cash or check made out to Kathryn Anderson.

Mama Project – Performance Opportunity

Looking for performers, actors, and dancers who identify as mothers for a performance honoring Mother’s Day and some of the original meanings behind it. This piece, still in its workshop phase, has been created from gatherings of mothers on topics of the everyday joys and challenges to safety and the increasing threat of gun violence.

Must be available to rehearse April 28 and May 5 from 1:00-3:00pm.
Optional rehearsals are April 7 and 21 from 1:00-3:00pm.
Blocking will be recorded and sent out for additional rehearsal in your own time.

Performance is on May 11 at 1:00pm.

Please contact mamaproject24@yahoo.com or click here.

Threads Dance Nexus Space for Rent

Rent the Threads Dance Nexus – A Space to Connect and Create

The Threads Dance Nexus is a brand new community hub that not only provides a home for Threads Dance Project but also strengthens the social fabric of our Minneapolis community through the connective power of dance.

Our 1,480 square foot (37′ x 40′) space has:
A professional-grade speaker sound system.
Barres, mirrors, and sprung floors.
Two ADA-compliant, gender-neutral changing rooms.
Large windows and garage door allowing for an abundance of natural light and fresh air.

Conveniently located in the Seward neighborhood, we offer free parking and free side street parking. We are a five-minute walk from the Franklin light rail station and a 2-5 minute walk from the nearest bus stops (lines 2, 9, 22, and 67).

To request space, please email nexusrentals@threadsdance.org.

Threads Youth Dance Sampler

Join us for a morning of movement and mindfulness at Threads Dance Sampler! Youth ages 8-12 can sample a ballet, modern, and nutrition class, and enjoy an hour of mindfulness in a gratitude and resilience workshop.

Dance Sampler

Saturday, April 13, 10:30am-12:30pm
For youth ages 8-12 and families, no dance experience required.
Free! $15 donation is appreciated.
Register.

Families are encouraged to stay, join the workshop with their kids, and learn more about the NexGen/YDP program and our Summer Dance Camps. All Dance Sampler attendees will receive a 10% discount on summer camps. We can’t wait to see you at Threads Dance Nexus!

Click here to learn more or call us at 612-354-3978. Threads Dance Project is a BIPOC-run organization that aims to make dance more accessible for diverse youth.

Advanced-Professional Summer Intensive with Threads Dance Project

Performers and creators, join us for a powerful week of dance exploration from July 22-26.

Threads is proud to announce the return of our Summer Intensive. We are offering a new structure that allows us to better support artists whose focus is performance, creation, or both.

Performer’s Track – 10:00am-2:30pm

Classes include Contemporary-Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop, African, and more.

Creator’s Track – 1:00-5:00pm
Classes include Repertoire, Composition, Improvisation, and studies on topics such as grant-writing and funding, producing a show, and more.

Both Performer’s and Creator’s Tracks – 10:00am-5:00pm
Offers a rigorous, full-day exploration of techniques and the chance to enhance yourself as a performer and choreographer.

Repertoire learned in the intensive may be part of the Company audition on Saturday, July 27.

Come for part of the day or the full day! Learn more and register by July 6.

TU Dance Center: Open Classes

Join in on CULTIVATE, A Trainee Program morning classes and The School at TU Dance Center Level 4/5 technique classes!

Teaching artists include TU Dance Founder and Artistic Director Toni Pierce-Sands, Laurel Keen, and Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez. These classes are for intermediate/advanced dancers with the exception of GYROKINESIS® (designed for physically active participants which include exercises that require some flexibility, coordination, and light cardio).

Morning Open Classes, 9:30-11:00am
Monday: Ballet with Hassan Ingraham
Tuesday: GYROKINESIS® with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Wednesday: Horton-Based Modern with Toni Pierce-Sands
Thursday: Ballet with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Friday: Ballet with Laurel Keen

Evening Open Classes
Monday, 4:30-6:00pm: Ballet with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Thursday, 6:00-7:30pm: Ballet with Hassan Ingraham
Friday, 4:30-5:30pm: GYROKINESIS® with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Friday, 5:35-7:05pm: Ballet/Pointe Strengthening with Laurel Keen

Cost: $16/class or $140/10-class pass
Please check the Open Class Calendar, as classes and/or teaching artists might change.
For more information and to register, click here.