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Studios for Rent at Ballet Co.Laboratory

Come create at Ballet Co.Laboratory. Our artistic home is available for hourly rentals to independent artists and arts organizations. Book a single day to work on your artistry, secure a month to rehearse a show, or facilitate your weekly programming here – the choice is yours! We look forward to collaborating with you on your space needs.

Public Transportation
The studio is accessible via the Greenline into downtown Saint Paul and the 71A or 71B bus.

Free Parking
Free parking is available in front of the studio.

Facility
We have five studios at Ballet Co.Laboratory with sprung floors, floor-to-ceiling mirrors, and barres, plus four gender-neutral restrooms, changing rooms, and comfortable lobby space with Wi-fi access and ample seating. The entire facility is HVAC heated and cooled.

Studio 1: 25′ x 50′ – 15-person capacity – $20/hour
Studio 2: 25′ x 50′ – 15-person capacity – $20/hour
Studio 3: 25′ x 30′ – 8-person capacity – $15/hour
Studio 4: 42′ x 50′ – 30-person capacity – Rental available via special request
Studio 5: 25′ x 28′ – 8-person capacity – $15/hour

Hours
Morning, daytime, and evening hours are available.

Intermediate and Advanced Recreational Program at BCL

The School of Ballet Co.Laboratory’s Recreational Program offers classes for dancers ages 10-20 with a more flexible schedule and fewer hours per week than our Pre-Professional Program.

The Recreational Program includes ballet technique classes, add on sessions, rehearsals, and performance opportunities.

Open Enrollment: this program will run through May 2024.

2024 Summer Programs at The School of Ballet Co.Laboratory

The School of Ballet Co.Laboratory offers the finest dance education to artists of all ages and abilities in a nurturing and welcoming environment. Our summer programming gives students the opportunity to train with locally and nationally acclaimed dance professionals who are dedicated to the growth of each individual student.

Our offerings include:

  • Pre-Professional Summer Intensives,
  • Young Dancer Summer Camps and Sessions,
  • Youth Summer Workshops,
  • Adult Workshops and Sessions

Zenon Dance School – Spring Session

Zenon Dance School is excited to welcome you to another great season of dance this spring! Spring Session, running March 25-June 2. Classes are held in person unless otherwise noted. Visit our website to learn more!

Monday
9:30am: Intermediate Contemporary with Sarah McCullough
5:30pm: Contemporary Floorwork with Anna Pinault
6:00pm: Modern Fundamentals with Mary Willmeng
7:00pm: Beginning/Intermediate Jazz with Jennifer Glaws

Tuesday
5:30pm: Choreography Lab with Kendall Kramer
6:00pm: All Levels Hip Hop with Arturo Miles
7:00pm: Beginning 1 Jazz with Ali Rubin Forester

Wednesday
9:30am: Advanced Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – alternating online and in-person
5:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Lisa Erickson – online
5:30pm: Horton-based Modern with Anna Pinault

Thursday
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Laura Selle Virtucio – sub for Erin Thompson through April 18
5:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace
7:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug

Friday
12:00pm: Intermediate 2 Ballet with Penny Freeh and Jennifer Mack – live accompaniment with Susan Hsu

Saturday
9:00am: All levels Yoga w. Ariel Linnerson – online
9:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Maila Craft
10:00am: Ballet Fundamentals with Danielle Robinson-Prater
10:00am: Beginning Modern with Roxane Wallace
11:30am: Musical Theater Jazz wtih Xan Mattek
12:30pm: Beginning/Intermediate Tap with Hannah Gonzalez
12:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Benjamin Johnson

Sunday
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Eliana Durnbaugh
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 5-6 with Sofia Arisian
11:00am: Youth Modern for ages 11-14 with Eliana Durnbaugh
11:00am: Youth Hip Hop for ages 7-10 with Sofia Arisian
12:00pm: Youth Ballet for ages 7-10 with Sofia Arisian

Zenon Dance School – Spring Xchange Program/Work-Study

We are looking for volunteers to be a part of our Xchange Program for the Spring Session!

Xchange is Zenon’s work-study program that allows students to volunteer in exchange for dance class credit.
The Spring Session will run from March 25–June 2, 2024.

Weekday in-person shift = one class credit
Weekend in-person shift = two class credits
All online shifts = one class credit

If you are interested in working with the Xchange Program, please fill out the interest form on our website or email xchange@zenondance.org.

Classes and Events at Communal Studio

Communal Studio is a collective space for the community to rent and offer classes, workshops, and events.

The space is 1200 square feet including a spacious entryway with coat hooks and shoe storage, a 629 square foot studio with dimmable lights, ceiling fans, mirrors on 2 walls and barres on 3 walls, a sound system with aux jack, and a back area with a bathroom, storage room, 2 sinks, and a mini fridge – plus free covered parking!

What would you like to take? What would you like to offer? Come and check out the classes!

We have free 21+ dance parties on the first Saturday of each month from 7:00-10:00pm.

New and Coming Soon
Tuesdays, 7:00am – Mat Pilates with Andrea Nyhusmoen
Wednesdays, 7:30pm – Yoga with Kayla
Sundays, 4:30pm – Teen Improv with Jen Scott, starting April 28

Stay tuned for more class listings! Questions? Email unasetia@gmail.com.

Daily Drop-In Classes at Hothouse

Open dance and fitness classes seven days a week! Class offerings include ballet, Arabic dance, contemporary, The Ellové Technique®, jazz, BollyX, hip hop, Zumba, heels, sessions, and more.

Hothouse is a multi-purpose studio space in Minneapolis featuring drop-in classes for teens and adults. Whether you’re already involved in the local arts scene, an aspiring dance professional looking to bolster your training, or just a human who loves to move, Hothouse offers classes that celebrate the bliss of movement and embrace you for who you are.

Come as you are, leave as more.

Visit ourwebsite or find us on MINDBODY to view the full schedule and book your next class!

Free lot and street parking.

Hothouse Studio Rental – Northeast Minneapolis

Make Hothouse your home! Our space is available for hourly rentals to independent artists, freelance instructors, and companies. Like a community garden, filled with unique plots, the beauty of Hothouse is in the diversity of the people that fill our space.

Hothouse has expanded and now has three brand new studios to choose from on the second floor of the Kennedy Building.

All Studios
Sprung, Marley floor
Mirrors
Sound system with auxiliary input and Bluetooth
Large windows with natural light
Adjustable lighting
Wifi
Access to a restroom and filtered water station
Free lot and street parking

Studio 1: 800 square feet, 40’ x 20’

Studio 2: 2,000 square feet, 50’ x 40’
Portable barres accommodate 12-16 dancers.

Studio 3: 920 square feet, 40’ x 23’
Fitness equipment available for additional fee.

Rental prices vary based on the type of event, starting at just $16 per hour. Fill out the First Time Rental Request form at the bottom of this page to introduce yourself and book the space!

Workshop with Roxane Wallace

Weekly Workshop with Roxane Wallace at Studio K

Dance 101
Fridays, 10:00-11:00am
March 29-April 19

In this class for adults 55+, we will explore elements of dance (body, action, space, time and energy) using low-impact, fun, modern dance-based sequences in these drop-in sessions with dance artist and instructor Roxane Wallace. Participation will result in increases in kinesthetic awareness, flexibility, balance, ease of movement and general health.

Please bring a small blanket, towel or yoga mat for floor work that will include stretching and strengthening at the beginning and cooling down at the end of each session.

TU Dance: Community Dance Class with Yusha-Marie Sorzano

Please join us at TU Dance Center for an intermediate/advanced level open class with Yusha-Marie Sorzano! This class is designed for students to deepen their understanding of ballet and modern technique in conversation. It aims to support and strengthen the individual through qualitative articulation in fixed and moving technical positions. Developing a sense of line through body, focus on detail, and breath meet here to inspire musicality, phrasing, and interpretation.

March 30
1:00-2:30pm

Cost: $20
Online registration is required. For more information and to register, click here. 

Yusha-Marie Sorzano, self-identified as Afro-Caribbean American, is a performer, choreographer, and educator. Currently a member of Camille A. Brown and Dancers and founding co-artistic director of Zeitgeist Dance Theatre, Yusha has appeared with TU Dance as a featured dancer several times. Her choreography has been commissioned by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Nashville Ballet, Colorado Symphony, TU Dance, and elsewhere.