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Coordi™ Class

Engage in fun physical brain teasers to hone your balance, coordination, and brain health. This movement-based virtual class is open to all abilities — no dance experience necessary. It’s a work out for both brain and body!

Mondays, 6:00PM CT, more active

Wednesdays, 10:00AM CT, lower impact

Both classes are led by James Sewell, are one hour in length, and are geared toward adult participation. Sliding scale, $5-15. Visit https://jsballet.org/coordi/ to connect.

Watch Karen’s 10th Anniversary Picks: #4 – June 16 to June 27

Every month from March through December 2021, Threads Dance Project will release some of Artistic Director Karen L. Charles’ top dances available pay-as-able from $1, $10, $100, or even $1,000 to view Karen’s selected works!

June’s works include Anger Amplified, Do-Over Effect, and Chaotic Beauty (2017).

Here is what Karen says about these works:

“These excerpts from the larger work Uncertain Reality illustrate two aspects of Chaos that I wanted to share with the audience – the manifestation of chaos in society via discord, fighting and war and later the beauty of chaos as seen in nature via fractals and repetition. This entire piece was one of my most ambitious to date. I worked with visual projection designer Miko Simmons to make one of the most visually beautiful works I have ever created.” –Karen L. Charles, Artistic Director.

Each release will be 20-30 minutes in length.

Once registered, you will receive a private link and password that will allow you to view these works through June 27, 2021.

Don’t miss out on these works that started it all!

JSB Open Classes in June

You are invited to partake in advanced level open ballet class, 10:00-11:30am, with the artists of James Sewell Ballet!

Mondays – Eve Schulte
Tuesdays – Kerry Parker
Thursdays – Leah Gallas
Fridays – JSB Dancer in rotation

Sliding scale $5-15.
Visit http://www.jsballet.org/classes to connect, and to find additional pop-up classes.

Body Watani: body-as-homeland practice and Arabic dance with Leila Awadallah

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
June 16, 2021 – July 2, 2021

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.

This Weekend: AMP Presents On The Verge with Special Guest Dameun Strange

Join Alternative Motion Project for a delicious beverage as we return to live performance with the premiere of On The Verge. A cast of 9 movers enter a turbulent world to experience the multiverse of limits, possibilities, and connections of the body, space, and identity. Choreographed by Kristin Howe and Joanna Lees with original composition and performance by award-winning Sound Artist, Dameun Strange.

Safety precautions for COVID-19 will be observed.

Saturday, June 19 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, June 20 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm

On the Verge
Live outdoor performance at The Shed, part of the Lab Brewery and Tap Room

Tickets: $17-$20*
Seating is limited. Reservations strongly encouraged.
*No one turned away for lack of funds. Email AMP for low/no cost options.

With permission, a portion of our ticket sales will be donated to JUXTAPOSITION ARTS in honor and in celebration of Juneteenth.

Learn more!

Join Ballet Royale for Dalmatians-Inspired Story Ballet Workshop

Give your young dancer the joy of dance and performance!

Saturday, June 19, Ballet Royale is offering a Dalmatians-inspired Creative Story Ballet Workshop! The workshops include a short performance at the end. Two more workshops are coming up July 17 and August 14. Take one, two, or all three!

Recommended for ages four through nine. Class sizes will be limited to maintain social distancing.

Three separate in-person workshops (take one, two or all three):

Saturday, June 19, 10:00am-11:00am – Dalmatians-inspired

Saturday, July 17, 10:00am-11:00am – theme TBA

Saturday, August 14, 10:00am-11:00am – theme TBA

Please contact the studio with any questions. We would love to dance with you!

Primavera – Classical Music and Ballet Collaboration

Primavera 
Classical music and ballet collaboration by MIRAGE Performing Arts

MIRAGE Performing Arts is thrilled to present our unique collaboration of classical music and ballet to celebrate Primavera (spring), bringing back live performances after a long winter.

Featuring music by Rachmaninoff, Cassado, Liszt, Debussy and more.

Dance, Choreography – Yuki Tokuda
Piano – Rie Tanaka
Cello – Jesse Nummelin

Dates
Wednesday, June 23 at 7:00pm
Friday, June 25 at 7:00pm

Rain or shine!

Fair Weather Location
Veterans’ Memorial Amphitheater
3700 Monterey Drive
St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Rain Location
ROC – Recreation Outdoor Center
3700 Monterey Drive
St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Free to the public.

This program is part of St. Louis Park Summer Concert Series. Made possible by St. Louis Park Arts and Culture Grant.

https://www.stlouispark.org/our-city/summer-concerts

https://www.yukitokuda.com/performance/primavera-live-classical-music-and-ballet

Dance Pass to Explore with Young Dance – June 21 to July 27

Dance Pass to Explore allows dancers to drop in and experience a variety of classes.

Classes include: All Abilities Dancing, Afro-Modern, Ballet, Modern, and Hip Hop.
This program is offered in a hybrid format, with both in-person and online options for participation.

Mondays, June 21, 28; July 5, 12, 19

All Abilities Dancing
Ages seven and older
5:00-6:15pm

Afro-Modern
Ages ten and older
6:30-7:30pm

Tuesdays, June 22, 29; July 6, 13, 20

Ballet
Ages seven to twelve
5:00-6:00pm

Modern 1/2
Ages seven to twelve
6:15-7:30pm

Thursdays, June 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22

Hip Hop 2
Ages thirteen to eighteen
5:00-6:00pm

Modern 3/4
Ages thirteen to eighteen
6:15-7:30pm

Hip Hop 1
Ages seven to twelve
6:15-7:15pm

Tuition:
Drop-in class: $16
5-class pass: $75
10-class pass: $150
Unlimited: $225

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

New at Ballet Royale: Adult Dancer Workshops

To continue the mission of bringing dance to all, Ballet Royale has created two different day workshops especially catered for the adult recreational dancer. The Beginner/Intermediate workshop is coming up on June 26, 2021.  A logo water bottle is included. Ask the office for dance teacher price or level placement.

This workshop includes the history of ballet and PBT®, ballet, jazz, and Haitian dance. Lunch will be outside, bring blankets!

Beginning/Intermediate Adults

Saturday, June 26, 2021: 9:30am–2:00pm

Price: $100

Showing and Discussion: Choreographer Karen Charles, Dancer Penelope Freeh

Informal Showing and Discussion:
Choreographer Karen Charles, new solo-in-process for Penelope Freeh.
Discussion facilitated by Randy Reyes.

Friday, June 25, 2021
4:00-5:00pm

In person at:
Threads Dance Nexus
2213 Snelling Ave. Suite #100
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Or on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99616358584?pwd=MGwrdFBRTmg2SkZUZXdSWkErbkV1QT09

Meeting ID: 996 1635 8584
Passcode: 773126
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abhmjGDcbm

Dancer/Choreographer Penelope Freeh strives to deepen creative relationships through four commissioning projects. Process will be prioritized, and outcomes shared informally. Community conversations will focus on racial and social justice activism inside of artistic practice. This is the first of four showings. Additional commissions forthcoming by Helen Hatch and Darrius Strong in collaboration, Hijack, and Pramila Vasudevan. Stay tuned!

Penelope Freeh is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.