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Pilates Chair and Barrels Training

Friday: 4:00-8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-6:30pm
Sunday: 10:00am-6:30pm

ACE (Hours: 2.00 Course: CEP121230, Provider: )
PMA (Hours: 20 Course: 10318, Provider: 100070)

Class: $549.00
Manual: $100.00
Streaming Video: $20.00

Pilates Chair
Prerequisite: Reformer 3 or Reformer certificate

The Balanced Body Pilates Chair training includes exercises and variations for both the original Wunda chair and the split pedal Combo chair. The chair is great for doing strengthening work with athletic clients and as an addition to group programming in combination with the Mat. This course includes exercises and programming for both personal training sessions and classes.

Pilates Barrels & Small Apparatus
Prerequisite: Reformer 3 or Reformer certification

The Balanced Body Barrels training includes exercises and variations for the Ladder Barrel and Step Barrel. The Step Barrel and Ladder Barrel add variety to personal training sessions or classes. This course includes exercises and programming for both personal training sessions and classes.

Six Saturdays of Open Ballet with Justin Leaf

Justin Leaf is teaching six Saturdays of open Intermediate-Advanced Ballet in studio 2B at The Cowles Center, May 15 through June 19. Preregistration is required.

You can preregister for all six Saturdays through May 11, or beginning May 12 you can register for single classes. Space is limited. A virtual option will not be offered. Register in advance to secure your spot: http://justinleaf.com/classes. Classes will not be available for purchase onsite.

Open Intermediate-Advanced Ballet with Justin Leaf
May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19
10:15–11:45am

The studio will be available 15 minutes before and after class for warm-up/stretching. While student capacity is limited, all musical accompaniment for class will be prerecorded. Open to ages fourteen and up.

COVID SAFETY:
• Maximum nine students per class.
• Masks must be worn over nose and mouth throughout class and at all times while in the building.
• Dressing rooms will not be available. (There are bathrooms available if needed, but it’s advised that you come dressed to dance.)
• Please observe physical distancing at all times in the studio.
• Please don’t come to class if you’re experiencing any Covid symptoms or if you’ve been around anyone with symptoms.
• The Cowles Center staff disinfects the space before and after class.
• Registered students will be sent a health-screen form in the 24 hours leading up to the class. It can be completed online or in person before class begins.

Is there something else that would help you feel more safe? Please let me know. Email justin@justinleaf.com

All 6 classes: $85 package – available through Tuesday, May 11
Single classes: $18 each – available beginning Wednesday, May 12

Sharon Picasso Joins Studio Stories Podcast this Week

Stories are among our most potent tools. We need to unearth old stories that live in a place and begin to create new ones. We are story makers, not just storytellers. All stories are connected, new ones woven from the threads of the old. – Robin Wall Kimmerer, paraphrased

Join ARENA DANCES for our NEW season of Studio Stories, a podcast reminiscing on Twin Cities dance history. Commencing this week, we sat down with Sharon Picasso to learn about her journey. 

Sharon Picasso (she/her) is a Minneapolis based movement, performance and transdisciplinary creative Artist and Founder/Artistic Director of Picasso Projects and Lupa Studio. Her work as a freelance performance and dance artist lives parallel to her work as a choreographer for the past 25 years. Sharon’s creative and collaborative practice has expanded into design including sound, light and installation. Paramount in Sharon’s collaborative process is cultivating an inclusive, respectful and sustaining creative environment where value is placed on the wholeness of an individual. 

Studio Stories will air each Thursday at noon with new guests joining the host to reminisce and share their memories and history with our dance scene. 

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

Dance Theatre of Harlem’s The Art of Ballet

A virtual lecture demonstration.

On-demand Tuesday, April 27, 10:30am CDT through Tuesday, May 11, 11:59pm CDT
FREE.
Perfect for grades 5-12, registration required.

Join members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem for a fun, accessible introduction to the art of ballet. In this lecture demonstration, the dancers pull back the curtain to reveal how the elements of classical ballet training, choreography, and theatrical production come together to create the magic of a ballet performance. The hour-long program is divided into three sections: a brief history of DTH and the art form of ballet, demonstrations of basic ballet training (barre, women’s pointe work, men’s center work, pirouettes, and lifts) and stagecraft, followed by four excerpts from the Dance Theatre of Harlem repertoire.

Pilates Trap and Cadillac Training

Friday: 4:00-8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-5:30pm
Sunday: 10:00am-5:30pm

ACE (Hours: 1.80 Course: CEP116078, Provider: )
PMA (Hours: 18 Course: 10346, Provider: 100070)

Class: $499.00 (early) for nine more days, then regular fee: $549.00 US Dollar
Manual: $50.00
Streaming Video: $10.00

Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower
Prerequisite: Reformer 3 or Reformer certificate

The Balanced Body Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower training provides a thorough introduction to Trapeze Table and Tower exercises as well as applications for beginning, post-rehabilitation and advanced clients. This training is appropriate for students working with the Allegro® or Allegro 2 Tower of Power®, Half Trapeze and Wall Tower as well as those working with full Trapeze Tables. Sequencing programs using multiple pieces of equipment are covered as well as equipment set up, safety and maintenance.

Audition for Live @ The Shed 2021

Choreographers Berit Ahlgren and Helen Hatch seek dancers for a new ensemble work that will premiere at the second annual Live @ The Shed, taking place August 6-8, 2021.

Professional dancers of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be asked to improvise, as well as learn phrase work. We are looking for individuals who are creative, collaborative, and expressive. Live @ The Shed also supports work-in-progress by cast members. Opportunities for dancers in the project to share their own work will be encouraged as part of the final performances.

Audition: May 2, 2021, 12:00pm-4:00pm at Saint Paul Ballet. Time slots will be assigned following registration and confirmed through email by Friday, April 30. If you are unable to audition in person, you may submit a short video (under 5 minutes) in your registration form. Please include improvisation as well as performance footage.

Rehearsals will begin in May (full schedule sent as part of agreement), and will include optional class before scheduled rehearsal times.

Performance Dates: August 6-8, 2021. Five performances. We will be following the CDC guidelines at the time of the performances in regards to mask requirements, social distancing and audience caps.

Compensation: $800

To register, please fill out this form by April 30, 2021: https://forms.gle/pUgG7EteXuMruGSq9

Apprentice positions available. If you’d like to be considered, please note that on registration.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Threads Dance Project: Watch Karen’s Tenth Anniversary Picks

Every month from March through December 2021, Threads Dance Project will release some of Artistic Director Karen’s 10th Anniversary Picks.

Pay-as-able in multiples of 10; from $1, $10, $100, or even $1,000 to view ten years of Karen’s selected works! April’s picks include Childless Mother with guest artist Sweet Honey in the Rock (2014), Fear the Massa, Master’s Lament & Da Whippin’ Post (2014), and Black Man Walking (2014).

Each release will be 25-30 minutes in length. Once registered, you will receive a private link and password that will allow you to view these works from April 19-May 2, 2021.

Don’t miss out on these works that started it all! —Threads Dance Project

Adult/Teen Ballet at BCL

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

Choreography Intensive – INSTINCT Summer Dance

Join ARENA DANCES’ professional dancers and local pre-professionals this summer for one-week of transformative movement exploration. Hone your technique with daily modern classes and then craft your artistry in choreography development with Artistic Director Mathew Janczewksi. 

Work directly with Mathew, as he embarks on a new choreographic process with the intensive students – a unique opportunity! With career development being an emphasis of this intensive, Mathew will also be available for scheduled 1:1 conversations with dancers to offer feedback specific to the dancer or share insights on the field. 

The week will culminate in an informal showing for friends, family and the community. Additionally, participants will be considered for apprenticeship positions with ARENA DANCES’ for the ‘21-22 Season. 

Register before April 30 for an Early Bird rate! Flexible payment options available. 

June 14-19
10:00AM-3:00PM, with a short lunch break
Unique opportunity to dance in Northrop Auditorium’s Hubbard Broadcasting Rehearsal Studio.

More information and registration can be found at http://www.arena-dances.org/instinct-dance-intensive/

Ananya Dance Theatre’s Buniyaad Summer Intensive

BUNIYAAD Summer Intensive with Live Music!
June 14-26, 2021
Monday-Friday
10:00am-1:00pm CT

Two Ways to Participate
(1) In-person, limited capacity. In-person participants must be vaccinated for COVID-19 and wear masks.
(2) Remotely via Zoom.

Tuition
In-person participation: $475. Remote participation: $400. Scholarships available, based on need.

A $50 deposit must be submitted with your application. Once Ananya Dance Theatre has accepted and confirmed your application, the deposit will become non-refundable. The balance is due by Friday, June 4, 2021.

Application
To apply, please write to Alexandra Eady: alexandra.eady@ananyadancetheatre.org

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.