Archive: Ongoing Classes

Sign up now for classes at Hopkins Dance Company!

Classes in ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, contemporary, yoga, and conditioning. Classes offered for all ages, from three years old through adults. Register at www.hopkinsdance.com.

Questions? Email info@hopkinsdance.com or call 952-935-2794.

Come join the James Sewell Ballet dancers in our open professional class!

All classes are ballet unless noted otherwise.
Sign up for in-person company class or virtual Coordi™ class at www.jsballet.org/classes.

December 7
Wednesday, 9:30-11:00am CT – Leah Gallas, with Eric Jensen on piano
Thursday and Friday, December 8-9 – No Class

December 12-14
Monday, 9:30-11:00am CT – Deirdre Murnane
Tuesday, 9:30-11:00am CT – Genevieve Waterbury, with Pat Lyles on piano
Wednesday, 9:30-11:00am CT – Leah Gallas, with Eric Jensen on piano
Thursday and Friday, December 15-16 – No Class
December 19-26 – No Classes – Happy Holidays!

Coordi™ Class
Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00am taught by James Sewell.
Ongoing. Virtual-only at this time.

What is Coordi™? It’s a movement study based on multiple kinetic patterns happening at once. Physical brain teasers combine with ballet for unexpected pathways and alignments that challenge both your mind and body! Learn more about Coordi™ here.

West African Drum & Dance classes with Fode and Whitney of Duniya Drum & Dance.

Join us every Thursday for
Drum at 6:00pm, then
Dance at 7:15pm

Free!
Classes are drop-in; no registration necessary.
All ages and levels welcome.

This 12-week session culminates in both a student performance and performance by Duniya Drum & Dance on February 16. Performance is optional.

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.

Dear Community:

Erinn Liebhard and Karla Grotting are so grateful for the past eight years of co-teaching Friday Morning Jazz Class at Zenon together. We have decided to put FMJ on “pause” for a bit; we’re both spinning a lot of plates right now and had to set one down so the rest don’t drop. “Pause” means we intend to teach an open jazz class together again sometime in the future, continuing to offer the community a chance to engage with a jazz-music-forward, history-infused jazz class inspired by both social and concert dance ideas – we are invested in the presence of great open jazz class offerings for our community!

We have two more classes at Zenon before this “pause”:
December 9 with Erinn
December 16 with Karla and Erinn – this last day will wrap with a little celebration gathering after class: stay, socialize, feel community!

Thank you all: regulars, drop-ins, folks we see once every two years, and all of you who keep up with us in our Facebook group. We’ve thrived by sharing in this great sense of community and in the joy of dancing together. We appreciate you all, look forward to seeing you around the community, and will be back with an open public class for you when the timing is right!

#GetYourAssToClassThreeMoreTimes #ButAlsoKeepTakingJazzAtZenon #AndOtherClasses #Everywhere #AllTheTime

Since 1987, Young Dance has encouraged youth in our community to build body and spirit through the art of dance. Our mission is to transform lives through movement. We are an inclusive community where creativity flourishes, encouraging personal and artistic excellence through diverse forms of dance.

Classes are already running and many are at capacity!

There is still room for students in Afro-Modern on Wednesday evenings from 7:00–8:30pm. Taught by Aneka McMullen, Afro-Modern Dance is a contemporary class where dancers explore full-body expression rooted in West African, Caribbean, and American dance traditions. Participants should be 10–18 years old.

Also for students ages 10–18, Ballet 2 is taught by Hannah Pierce and meets on Tuesdays from 6:30–8:00pm. Young Dance teaches ballet skills from a body-positive lens that builds terminology, coordination, flexibility, and rhythm.  

We are excited to add Hip Hop 3 and Jazz dance to the roster in January!

Hip Hop 3 is for students ages 13–18 and meets on Mondays from 7:00–8:30pm. Taught by Waswa Kalema, the class is a high-energy introduction to many styles of Hip Hop including breaking, popping, locking, and house.

Jazz dance, taught by Anat Shinar, combines rhythm and rootedness with light and flowing movements to create a full-bodied and unique movement language. Jazz will be offered on Thursdays from 5:00–6:30pm and is for students ages 8–14. 

New sections of Creative Movement 1, geared for dancers ages 3–5, will be offered from 4:30–5:30pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

New classes begin Monday, January 2, and continue through Sunday, May 21, 2023. The final weekend of the session culminates in performances at the Luminary Arts Center.

Registration is open! 

Keane Sense of Rhythm – 55+ and 65+ Tap Class

No experience necessary. You know how to walk, now learn how to tap! Just like any new language, we start off simple, building good technique as we develop our physical vocabulary. Learn how to flap, shuffle, and more. This class is also perfect as a refresher course. Laughter is encouraged.
Tap shoes are optional. One hour.

Keane has five levels of adult tap classes! Age gracefully through dance – bones, brains, and balance. Adult “Tappy Hour” classes are available for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Special discounts for those 65+.

We are grooving! Tell your friends to find health and friends through dance.
Registration is now open for fall classes. New offerings include musical theater tap, and fitness classes!

Open enrollment at Keane Sense of Rhythm!

Musical Theater
Thursday, 6:00-7:15pm
Ages 6-10

Rhythm Makers
Thursday, 7:15-8:15pm
Intermediate tap for ages 7-11

Join our Youth Tap Ensemble:
Choreography, improvisation, and technique on Sundays
1:00-3:00pm: Intermediate
2:30-6:30pm: Advanced

CoMoCollective offers small group classes for professionals and adult dancers alike to keep us moving together!

Wednesday, December 7
Foundational Ballet with Kendall Kramer – 12:00-1:15pm

Thursday, December 8
Ballet with Yuki Tokuda – 10:00-11:30am *optional* Pointe with Yuki Tokuda 11:30am-12:00pm
Accompanied by Susan Hsu

Friday, December 9
Ballet with Helen Hatch – 10:00-11:30am
Accompanied by Pat Lyles

Monday, December 12
Postural Restoration and Ballet with Maryann Johnson – 9:30-11:30am
Accompanied by Matthew Koerner

$15/class. $130 for a 10-class card. $10 for barre.

Pre-registration is required and appreciated at least 12 hours before class start. Classes do fill up to a week in advance, sign up early! Virtual option offered upon request.

Come join us!

Wednesday Water Dances
Wednesdays, 9:30-11:00am CT with Kealoha Ferreira

A weekly dedication to the vitality and life force of Water. In class, we will offer breath, dance, meditation, story, song, and reflection. Each class will take shape a little differently, staying responsive to the ongoing movements protecting the value and longevity of water worldwide. Facilitated by Kealoha Ferreira, an Ananya Dance Theatre Artist, Wednesday Water Dances will begin with grounding movement, flow into dedicated time for personal practice/research/reflection, and close with collective sharing. All who are committed to deepening their relationship with water are welcome to participate.

Yorchhā* Elements | Yorchhā Integrations
Integrations every Friday, 6:00-7:00pm CT with Kealoha Ferreira
Elements every Saturday, 9:00-10:00am CT with Parisha Rajbhandari

Yorchhā Elements | Yorchhā Integrations is a new approach to the previous Intro and Advanced class structure. Now, these classes are in conversation with each other, breaking down Yorchhā elementals like footwork or torso articulation in the Saturday “Elements” class and then adding continued complexity in the following Friday’s “Integrations” class.

*Yorchhā is Ananya Dance Theatre’s trade-marked contemporary technique that intersects principles of vinyasa yoga, classical Indian dance form Odishi (from the eastern Indian state of Odisha), and martial art form Chhau (also from Odisha).

Yoga: Aligning With Land
Sundays, 3:00-4:00pm CT with Kealoha Ferreira

From Tadasana (mountain pose), the first asana in Surya Namaskar (sun salutation) A, we connect our feet to the ground and shift our internal landscape to find equity with the land that sustains us. Our practices of relationality and reciprocity are also building blocks for sustainable and regenerative body practices. This Vinyasa class introduces and deepens the fundamentals of structural and energetic alignment in Yoga while moving towards right-relationship between place and community. All are welcome to participate. Variations and modifications will be provided for multiple access points in each class. Mats and blocks are encouraged with limited supplies available at the Institute.

Students attending in-person classes must wear face masks during class. No exceptions.
Contact Kealoha at kealoha.ferreira@ananyadancetheatre.org for an online class link, or with questions about accessibility.