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Cassandra School Online and In-Studio Classes

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.

We now offer 3 in-studio classes for intermediate and advanced belly dance students each week, as well as Zoom options for all classes, including beginning belly dance!

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!

Twin Cities Ballet Open Company Positions

Twin Cities Ballet has an open position for a male company dancer, Soloist and Principal level. Competitive salaried position, 34-week season. Strong classical ballet and contemporary technique required. 

Submit the following audition materials by email:

Your resumé.
Two photos: first arabesque; and a headshot showing at least 3/4 face. Either attach small format photos or provide a link.
Video link showing classwork or performance clips, clearly demonstrating your classical ballet technique.
State whether you are currently eligible to work in the United States.

Please send information to info@TwinCitiesBallet.org. We will contact you after we have reviewed your audition materials to set up an audition.

Pop-Up SUMMER Sound Garden on West River Parkway

Dancers Leslie O’Neill, Megan Mayer, Sarah Baumert, and Erika Hansen perform their site-specific, roving, durational movement scores across a three-acre site along West River Parkway as part of composer/director JG Everest’s immersive SUMMER Sound Garden sound and performance installation event.

The second of four seasonal “pop-up” Sound Garden events along West River Parkway in 2021, the SUMMER Sound Garden features layers of site-specific dance, music, poetry, and visual art among some of the oldest trees in Minneapolis.

Sound Gardens are designed as durational, self-guided experiences intended for audience to connect more meaningfully to a particular place and the natural world. The spatial sound score and live dance and musical elements are meant to accompany the sounds and physical elements that are already there – the birds, the trees, the wind, the leaves. Audiences are encouraged to both circulate and linger at their own pace, following their own impulses for what to pay attention to.

Saturday, July 10
12:00-4:00pm
Free admission, but reservations required, with limited capacity.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Arts Project Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

TU Dance Center: Renting TU Dance Center

TU Dance Center is available for rental when not in use by the school.

TU Dance Center features:

Reception area and front desk for check-in or event use. Access to adjacent dressing room and green room with kitchenette are available upon request.

Both studios: sprung dance floor with Marley-type surface by Harlequin, wall of mirrors, portable ballet barre units 10′ in length, room-level sound system with CD and mini-jack inputs, 50′ LCD TV cart for presentation and videoconferencing. Large windows providing ample natural light.

Studio 1 only: a curtain that can be drawn on entire mirror, wall-mounted ballet barres of 27′ and 33′.

Studio 1: 60′x34′
Studio 2: 46’x21′

Explore the World Variety Dance Camp with Young Dance

This variety dance camp allows dancers to experience styles from around the world and brings together some of the best Twin Cities dance educators, including Karla Nweje, Marciano Silva dos Santos, Rayna Howard, and Blake Nellis.

With an all-star group of educators, dancers will get a taste of Percussive Dance, Old School, Afro-Brazilian, Modern, Hip Hop, and Improvisation.

This program is offered in a hybrid format, with both in-person and online options for participation.

Explore the World Variety Dance Camp
Monday-Thursday, July 26-29
12:30-3:00 p.m.
Ages: 8-18
Tuition: $133

Discover movement possibilities with Young Dance this summer!
Register: register.youngdance.org.
We can’t wait to dance with you!

Threads Dance Project Audition: Preregister by July 14, Audition on July 16

Threads Dance Project is seeking a racially/ethnically diverse group of dancers ages 21 and older for the 2021-22 Season. Men, women, and gender fluid dancers encouraged to apply.  Threads is seeking versatile dancers that are quick learners and are fluent in a variety of dance forms. Dancer contracts begin August 9.

Friday, July 16, 2021
Registration begins at 9:00AM
Audition 9:30AM-12:00PM

Alternative audition format is available upon request.

Dancers must pre-register by Wednesday, July 14, 2021, and upload a headshot and resume via the google form provided below. Space will be limited to adhere to CDC Covid Guidelines and masks will be required inside the Nexus and during the audition.

To register, please follow this link, or visit www.threadsdance.org/job-opportunities/

Threads Dance Nexus offers free parking and free side street parking, is a five minute walk from the Franklin Light Rail Station, 2-5 minute walk from nearest bus stops (lines 2, 9, 22, 67).

Please direct questions regarding the audition to: 
Karen Christ Aalgaard- kchrist@threadsdance.org, (641) 512-7376

http://www.threadsdance.org

 

BCL – Adult Drop-In Ballet

A light-skinned dancer in a red leotard reaches arms out in first arabesque

Join us for our adult/teen drop-in classes!

Dance is for everyone! Get your body moving and enjoy a variety of dance and conditioning classes, including Pilates.

You can join us in-person, or virtually via Zoom. All attending dancers must sign-in on MindBody. Class sign-in will close 10 minutes before the class begins. Class size is limited to 10 dancers for in-studio.

Learn more or sign up for a class here: https://bit.ly/AdultTeenBCL

Young Dance Seeks Marketing and Communications Director

Young Dance, a Twin Cities dance education nonprofit whose mission is to transform lives through movement, seeks a Marketing and Communications Director, to begin July 2021.

The MCD will spearhead print and web-based communications related to programming, events, fundraising, and marketing. They will collaborate with other staff to create engagement with new communities, specifically BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.

Founded in 1987, we believe young people are artists with something important to say and that working across differences is a benefit to all. Our five part-time employees work in close collaboration to develop and implement a long-term vision aligned with our mission and values. We place a strong emphasis on access, representation, and transparency.

This position is a 0.45 FTE position with an annual salary of $17,500.

The position will remain open until filled. 

Full job description: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bSXFySrxOU8kS2RTcdyMra19JZcBrKTd/view?usp=sharing

Create! Dance and Photography Workshop with Young Dance

Create! Dance and Photography Workshop
An introduction to interdisciplinary artistic practices and the overlaps between movement and visual art.

Monday-Thursday, July 26-29
9:30-12:00 p.m.
Ages: 8-15

Location: Newell Park, 900 Fairview Ave N, St. Paul, MN 55104
In the case of rain, the camp will be held at Young Dance, 655 Fairview Ave N, St. Paul, MN 55104
Tuition: $150

Experience the joy and fun of dance, while learning the elements of photography and how images can inspire choreography and creativity! Each day will consist of a group photo walk to help participants focus on their photography goals and let them practice the new skills they’ve learned. During these photo walks, they will develop and hone their visual acuity, looking for the light, shadows, shapes, and more. The participants will then apply the elements of photography to movement sessions– in creation and dance technique.

*Digital device with photography capabilities recommended, but not required.
Participants will receive a link to photographs taken during the workshop by the instructor of this camp, professional photographer Blake Nellis.

Discover movement possibilities with Young Dance this Summer! Register: register.youngdance.org.

Fifth Annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival – Performances, Master Classes, and More

CANDY BOX Dance Festival is an annual, eclectic gathering of performances, work-in-progress showing, master classes, and choreographic discussions. A one-of-a-kind event in the Twin Cities, the fifth annual festival features a range of aesthetics and choreographic voices to offer a diverse array of treats! The Festival’s three main features include Featured Artists’ Performance, Happy Hour Artists’ Showings, and Master classes.

Featured Artists – Shared bill featuring the works of HIJACK, Viva la Pepa, Judith Holo Shuǐ Xiān

Happy Hour Artists – Works-in-Progress by Slo Dance Company, Annika Hansen and Abigail Whitmore, HoneyWorks, Body Watani, and Borealis Dance Theatre

Master Classes with Annika Hansen and Abigail Whitmore, Judith Holo Shuǐ Xiān, Pedro Pablo (Viva la Pepa), Slo Dance Company, and HIJACK

July 12-16
at PAIKKA
Visit https://www.arena-dances.org/candybox2021-live-dance-festival/ to learn more!
Tickets on sale now!