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Lisa Erickson Teaches Ballet via Zoom

Let loose your love of BALLET!

Lisa’s ballet classes are crafted to naturally guide students to body alignment that enhances their balance, technique and potential, while also discovering the value and importance of the use of weight in their dancing. Equally important, she trains dancers to develop the positive mindset that leads to success (that ballet, like life, is about 90% related to the stories we tell ourselves). Add to that her expectation that students have fun and appreciate and learn from their mistakes (the bigger the better! i.e., the bigger the mistake the faster we learn!), and each tudents’ experience is one of challenge, growth, empowerment and fun! Come experience it for yourself!

Thursdays: 5:30pm, Intermediate

Sundays: 1:30pm, Slow Intermediate

Mondays: 5:30pm, Advanced Beginning

All classes are offered on a sliding scale of $5-15.

Exploring The Enchantment

The Cowles Center and Minnesota Dance Theatre Artistic Director Lise Houlton look back at previous productions ofThe Enchantment and provide a discussion of themes from the classic fairy tale, “Twelve Dancing Princesses,” which inspired the production. How do those themes resonate in today’s world? Is this a harmless enchantment, a means of escape or something bewitchingly dark and dangerous?

Registration for this virtual showing ends two hours before the show begins. A ticket from this event will give you access to a virtual stream for this show.

MotionArt Virtual 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 during these uncertain times both virtually on Zoom and outside (maintaining physical distance). 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

Tuesday, 5:00-6:15pm on Zoom

Intermediate Modern Dance

Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm on Zoom

Ageless Dance

Thursday, 4:30-5:45pm on Zoom

Mixed Level Modern Dance

Saturday, 4:00-5:30pm on Zoom

Sound Garden Dance Film Screening – This Friday

Join us online this Friday for a special premiere screening of the new POV (point of view) dance film from the site-specific Fall Sound Garden event that took place at Riverside Park in Fall 2020. Hosted by poet and artist organizer Nimo Farah and composer / director JG Everest, with other collaborators joining for a post-screening Q&A. This event is free, but with limited capacity. Register here. 

This sound and performance installation film features a dance movement score by Megan Mayer, Leslie O’Neill, Erika Hansen, and Sarah Baumert, with live musical accompaniment by the Free Range Orchestra & Choir, and site-specific poetry by poets Chavonn Shen, Sagirah Shahid, Lisa Yankton, and Annette Schiebout.

Presented by Wavelets Creative in partnership with the Cedar Riverside People’s Center and Springboard for the Arts, as part of the “Because Your Health Matters” community wellness initiative. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Community Arts grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

MotionArt Virtual 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 3-5 explore these elements through playful, structured activities allowing them to expand their movement vocabulary, develop body awareness and gain self-confidence. Ages 5-7 explore the dance elements while being introduced to new movement skills and the creation of their own dances. Ages 7-12 expand their creative and kinesthetic awareness while learning basic movement skills of modern dance.

We offer ways for children to dance during these uncertain times through Zoom and outdoor classes. 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 3-5: Friday, 12:00-12:30pm

Ages 5-7: Saturday, 10:00-10:45am
Zoom or outside, weather permitting. Contact Pam for info.

Ages 7-9: Saturday, 11:00-11:45am

Ages 10-12: Friday, 3:00-4:00pm

Friday Morning Jazz Through Zenon – Erinn This Week

Erinn Liebhard is back at it teaching Friday Morning Jazz class through Zenon Dance School (March 26-May 28, 2021) this Friday, April 16!

Her approach emphasizes groove, interaction and improvisation, is inspired by both social and concert dance movement (particularly that with African diasporic roots), and is driven by jazz music. This week, we’ll be exploring moving to the music of the Hard Bop era in jazz, in all it’s glorious, danceable connection to blues, R&B and Latin influences.

Join us for this Zoom-based class that skews intermediate-advanced and welcomes all comers, including drop-ins and first-time attendees! Register at least 10 minutes in advance of class at zenondance.org. If you need help navigating how to join or to see if there are discounts available, connect with erika@zenondance.org.

Come groove with us!

Cassandra’s Zoom Cabaret: Spring Has Sprung!

Let our dancers put a little spring in your step when they perform for you!

Join Cassandra and fellow dancers Alana, Lauren, Megan, and Mirah Ammal in celebration of new beginnings and warmer weather.

Show begins on your screen at 7:00pm CT and only one reservation per home is needed. Payment in advance is required by 12:00pm CT, the day of the show.

Bharatanatyam and Yoga: A Shared Connection

Northrop Presents
Bharatanatyam and Yoga: A Shared Connection
Monday, April 19, 5:00-6:00pm CDT
At Northrop, with a livestream option available.
FREE and open to the public, registration required.

As an art form, Bharatanatyam demands the conscious understanding of body, mind and spirit; this often translates as the balance of multiple qualities within each movement: strength and flexibility, inner relaxation and focus. Ultimately, both Bharatanatyam and yoga ask the practitioner to find their inner divinity in order to transcend the distractions and obstacles of the physical world.

This free, in-person and online workshop begins with an introduction by Ragamala’s Artistic Directors Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy, followed by an all-levels yoga practice led by Aaron Asmundson, Program Director for Leadership Enrichment Programs at the University of Minnesota. Bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes–or join from the comfort of your home.

Zenon Spring Classes Online and In Person

Zenon Dance School is excited to offer a wide variety of adult and youth dance classes this spring. Drop-in students are always welcome!

MONDAY
TBD: All Levels Modern with José A Luis
5:30pm: Cardio Dance Jam with Ariel Linnerson

TUESDAY
9:30am: gaga/people with Berit Ahlgren
5:30pm: Hip Hop with Arturo Miles
5:30pm: Beginning/Intermediate Ballet with Anne Lentz
7:00pm: Beginning Jazz with Allison Rubin-Forester

WEDNESDAY
9:30am: Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK
5:30pm: Intermediate Contemporary/Modern with Ruby Josephine Smith – HYBRID
5:30pm: Beginning Ballet with Lisa Erickson

THURSDAY
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Erin Thompson
5:30pm: Afro Modern with Roxane Wallace
7:00pm: Intermediate Modern with Dustin Haug – HYBRID

FRIDAY
10:00am: All Levels Jazz with Erinn Liebhard and Karla Grotting
12:00pm: Intermediate Ballet with Penny Freeh

SATURDAY
9:00am: Yoga with Ariel Linnerson
10:00am: Tap with Dorian Brooke
10:15am: Youth Hip Hop for age 6-9 with Erin Sheppard
11:00am: Youth Ballet I for ages 5-7 with Sarah Bartlett
11:15am: Youth Ballet II for ages 8-10 with Kendall Kramer
12:00pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Benjamin Johnson

Register online today!

TU Dance Center: Dancing Together – April 19 to June 5

Dancing Together
Offered virtually.

A child and parent/caregiver creative movement class. This virtual workshop is designed for children (ages two through four) and their parent/caregiver who are interested in a shared movement experience that engages the senses of curiosity and play. Both child and caregiver will participate in developmentally appropriate movement exercises that incorporate elements such as effort, shape, and tempo. Music will play an essential role in the class as students will be asked to respond to sounds as well as make sounds themselves. This class will give children and caregivers the opportunity to learn more about themselves and one another through the art form of dance.

Session 2: April 19-June 5, six weeks. No class on May 29.
Monday, 11:00-11:45am
Saturday, 10:00-10:45am
Tuition: 85.00

Photo courtesy of TU Dance.