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TU Dance Center: Children and Teen Summer Program

The TU Dance Children & Teen Program introduces the joy of creative movement and beginning dance technique.

Outdoor Dancing Together
July 20-August 24
Tuesdays, 10:00-10:45am
A 6-week session for children ages 2-4 and their parent/caregiver who are interested in a shared movement experience that engages the senses of curiosity and play. Registration deadline extended until Sunday, July 18.

Creative Movement
July 19-23
A one-week program for children ages 5-8 where students will experience the connection between movement and creativity. Registration deadline extended until Saturday, July 17.

For more information and to register visit https://www.tudance.org/summer/ or contact School Coordinator Maxine Yamazaki at education@tudance.org or (651) 724-9708. Scholarships and payment plans available!

BCL Summer Programs 2021

Ballet Co.Laboratory is thrilled to announce 2021 Summer Programs.

Registration is now open for classes, workshops, and intensives for dancers ages 3 to adult.

In-person and virtual options and flexible scheduling are offered to fit dancers’ individual needs.

Take your dancing to the next level. View all our programs at: http://bit.ly/SummerBCL

 

Studio Stories Podcast – Featuring CANDY BOX Artists HIJACK

ARENA DANCES weekly podcast shares a mini series featuring artists that will premiere new work at our CANDY BOX Dance Festival July 12-16! This Thursday, tune in to our conversation with Kristin Van Loon and Arwen Wilder of HIJACK!

HIJACK is the Minneapolis-based choreographic collaboration of Kristin Van Loon and Arwen Wilder. HIJACK is the confluence and clash of two independent compositional/kinesthetic impulses. Their dances embrace juxtaposition. Their dances house unlikely intimates and question “who is the enemy?” Over the last 28 years they have created over 100 dances and performed in venues ranging from proscenium to barely-legal. 

HIJACK performs this Thursday and Friday at the CANDY BOX Dance Festival – tickets available at https://www.arena-dances.org/candybox2021-live-dance-festival/

Visit http://www.arena-dances.org to listen, or check it out wherever you get your podcasts!

Ballet Royale Offers Summer Evening Classes for All Ages

From our youngest Mommy/Daddy and Me dancers to advanced dancers and adults, everyone can train at Ballet Royale this summer. We are offering once a week evening classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday for six weeks beginning the week of July 5.

Join Ballet Royale, Minnesota’s premier classical dance academy, and grow!

Classes offered:

    Youth Ballet I and II
    Youth Ballet III and IV
    Adult Ballet Basics
    Preparation for Ballet
    Mommy/Daddy and Me
    Creative Dance I
    Creative Dance II and III
    Ballet for Boys
    Introduction to Ballet
    Intermediate/Advanced Ballet and Pointe

Please contact Ballet Royale for placement and enrollment, or visit our website by clicking HERE for more information. We look forward to working with you!

TU Dance Center: Ballet with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez

TU Dance Center’s open classes are back! Join us for in-person dance classes for intermediate/advanced dancers with teaching Artist Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez.

Wednesdays, 10:30am–12:00pm

Cost: $15
Please register a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

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.

TU Dance Center: Ballet Barre and Contemporary Phrase Work with Laurel Keen

TU Dance Center’s open classes are back! Join us for in-person dance classes for intermediate/advanced dancers with teaching Artist Laurel Keen.

Fridays, 10:30am-12:00pm

Cost: $15
Please register a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

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 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.

TU Dance Center: Body Watani: Body-as-Homeland Practice and Arabic Dance

TU Dance Center’s open classes are back! Join us for in-person dance classes for intermediate/advanced dancers with teaching Artist Leila Awadallah.

Body Watani (body-as-homeland practice and Arabic dance)
A class in two parts.
Weaving questions around ancestral, home/land roots and memories of place and beings, the first half of Body Watani practice is a guided improvisation endeavor in unraveling, seeking, and grappling with what notions of home and complex histories live within each of our different, and specific bodies. Led by Palestinian American artists Leila and Noelle Awadallah, the second half of Body Watani activates movement techniques and choreographic material rooted in SWANA / Arabic dance and music, ranging from traditional to experimental.

Thursdays, 10:30am–12:00pm

Cost: $15
Please register a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

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.

MotionArt Adult Modern Dance Classes

MotionArt’s mission is to share the art of dance and the joy of movement with people of all ages and abilities. We strive to enrich lives by fostering creativity, body awareness and self-expression in a fun, non-competitive, welcoming environment.

We offer ongoing dance classes on Zoom and outside (weather permitting) and will begin offering in-studio classes in August. Paying the regular rate helps keep our organization afloat; however, no one will be turned away for inability to pay. There is also an option to pay what you can.

Please go to motionartmn.org to sign up for classes, or contact Pam for info.

Beginning Modern Dance
Monday, 2:00-3:15pm
Outdoors, weather permitting (contact Pam Gleason for info), or on Zoom.

Beginning Modern Dance
Tuesday, 5:00-6:15pm on Zoom

Intermediate Modern Dance
Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm
Outdoor classes, weather permitting (contact Pam Gleason for info), or on Zoom.

Ageless Dance
Thursday, 4:30-5:45pm on Zoom
In the studio beginning August 5.

Mixed Level Modern Dance
Saturday, 4:00-5:30pm on Zoom

The Garden: A Refuge – the Film Final Week Pay-as-Able

The Garden- A Refuge: The Film!
A filmed play by Storydance Theatre, written by Cia Sautter, Ph.D

Available on Vimeo July 4-11, 2021 for pay-as-able, though we appreciate donations of $10-$20.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-garden-a-refuge-pay-as-able-days-tickets-154709956645

The project is grounded in Earth-based creation [Art], re-interpreting the Wisdom story of Job through this lens.The ancient tale deals with when bad things happen to good people, and the surprising “solution.” There is dance, flamenco music and flamenco-inspired dance, storytelling, poetry, and acting.

Performers include:

Cialuna(Sautter), Vickijoan Keck, Ross Fellrath, Emily Jarrett Hughes, Dagmara Gutman, Diana Viteri

Filmed by Jenny Zander

FFI: Contact Cia at cialuna13@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/cialunastorydance/

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. This project was also made possible in part with the support of Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, an initiative of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.

MotionArt Children’s Dance Classes

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, 11:30-12:15pm