Archive: Ongoing Classes

Adult Drop-In Classes at BCL

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No matter if you are a veteran dancer or slipping on your first pair of ballet shoes, Ballet Co.Laboratory is an artistic home for everyone. With 11 different adult drop-in classes offered each week, including conditioning and Pilates, we know we have the right class for you!

Join us in-person or virtually via Zoom. All dancers must sign-in on Mindbody. Class sign-in will close 10 minutes before class begins. Single class and 10-class cards are available, and parking is always free!

Learn more or sign up for a class here: https://bit.ly/AdultTeenBCL

Community Movement Collective Open Classes

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

Wednesday, November 16
Foundational Ballet with Kendall Kramer – 12:00-1:15pm

Thursday, November 17
Ballet with Helen Hatch – 10:00-11:30am
Accompanied by Susan Hsu

Choreo Lab with Helen Hatch – 11:30-12:30pm

Friday, November 18
Ballet with Berit Ahlgren – 10:00- 11:30am
Accompanied by Pay Lyles

No classes November 21-25. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Classes will resume November 28.

$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!

Keane Sense of Rhythm – Seniors Tap Class

Keane Sense of Rhythm Logo with a pair of black tap shoes

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.

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! 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+.

Keane Sense of Rhythm – Youth Classes

A classroom of youth practice tap dance

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

Erin Thompson Teaches Advanced Contemporary Classes in Person and on Zoom

Erin’s advanced-level contemporary hybrid class through Zenon Dance School includes floor work, standing warm-ups, and phrase work, all designed to enhance the healthy use of joints and muscle groups as dancers release their weight fully into the support of the ground. Experiential awareness, body mapping, improvisation, and creative work are included as dancers channel their own expressive artistry within the movement. The delightful Dean Magraw will accompany on guitar.

Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:00am 

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal and closes ten minutes before class.
See you in person or virtually soon!

Modern Dance Class with Thern Anderson at Tapestry

A light-skinned dancer with white hair supports herself on one hand and one knee, with the other arm and leg outstretched

Anyone can dance and find pleasure in movement! Thern Anderson’s modern dance class at Tapestry Folkdance Center will focus on body awareness, rhythm, movement patterns through space, and ensemble dancing. Improvisation will give dancers the opportunity to explore their own movement creativity and its relation to others. Floor work using somatic principles will build strength, ease and flexibility. All ages are welcome!

Mondays, 12:00-1:30pm
12-week session beginning September 19 with drop-ins welcome.

$15-20, sliding scale. Cash or check made out to Kathryn Anderson.

Zenon Dance School – Fall Classes in Person and Online

Zenon Dance School is excited to welcome you back for another season of dance this fall! Registration is open for the Fall Session, September 12-December 18. There will be no classes the evening of Wednesday, November 23 through Sunday, November 27.

Classes are held in person unless otherwise noted.

Monday
10:00am: Intermediate 2 Contemporary with Joanna Lees
5:30pm: Contemporary Floorwork with Anna Pinault
7:00pm: Beginning/Intermediate Jazz with Jennifer Glaws

Tuesday
10:30am: gaga/people with Berit Ahlgren
5:30pm: Cardio Dance Jam with Ariel Linnerson – Online
6:00pm: All Levels Hip-Hop with Arturo Miles
7:00pm: Beginning 1 Jazz with Allison Rubin Forester

Wednesday
9:30am: Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – Online-only every other week: October 19; November 2, 16, and 30; December 14
5:30pm: All Levels Hip Hop with Averie Mitchell-Brown
5:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Lisa Erickson – Online
6:30pm: Intermediate 1 Contemporary with Ruby Josephine Smith

Thursday
9:30am: Advanced Contemporary/Modern with Erin Thompson – Hybrid
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 – Hybrid
12:00pm: Intermediate 2 Ballet with Penny Freeh

Saturday
9:00am: All Levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson – Online
10:00am: Beginning 1 Modern with Roxane Wallace
12:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Ben Johnson

Sunday
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Kendall Kramer
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 5-6 with Shannon Dolan
11:00am: Youth Ballet for ages 7-10 with Kendall Kramer
11:00am: Youth Ballet for ages 11-14 with Shannon Dolan
12:00pm: Youth Modern for ages 11-14 with Kendall Kramer

Daily Drop-In Classes at Hothouse

Open dance and fitness classes seven days a week! Class offerings include ballet, Krump, Yin Yoga, contemporary, heels, The Ellové Technique®, jazz, BollyX, modern, Arabic dance, hip hop, 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 our website or find us on MINDBODY to view the full schedule and book your next class! Free lot and street parking.

The Arena – GYROKINESIS® Method with Non Edwards

Mondays, 5:00-6:00pm
At the Arena, now through November 14.
$0-17. Pre-register!
Free parking on side streets.

Suggested $17 per class, but ARENA DANCES offers a pay-as-able option on all classes. We would rather you join us than not be able to attend due to financial limitations.

The GYROKINESIS® Method offers exercises rooted in full-body movement that builds skill in coordination and proprio/interoception. Exercises can be performed seated on an armless chair or stool, standing, and on hands and knees. We will work on the seven spinal movements, joint articulation, and cultivating strength with coordinated breath while transitioning through sequences with fluidity. Gyrokinesis addresses the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion, and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences. Non Edwards is a dancer, choreographer, and Gyrokinesis Method Trainer working in the Twin Cities since 2009.

Questions? Contact Non.

GYROKINESIS® is a registered trademark of GYROTONIC® Sales Corp and is used with their permission.

Photo by V. Paul Virtucio.

The Arena – Contemporary with Sarah McCullough

Today and every Wednesday at The Arena, through November 16.
Contemporary Forms with Sarah McCullough
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30pm
$0-17. Pre-register here!

Suggested $17 per class, but ARENA DANCES offers a pay-as-able option on all classes. We would rather you join us than not be able to attend due to financial limitations.

Sarah is interested in sensory exploration, movement as meditative practice, and better understanding the body’s instinctual knowledge. This class will center physical sensation and individual vigor. Improvisation and set phrase work will be used to engage the senses and harness athleticism with a focus on curiosity and aliveness.

Sarah McCullough (she/her) is a Minneapolis-based movement artist and educator. Originally from Virginia, she earned her BA in Dance and Mathematics from James Madison University. Since moving to Minnesota in 2018, she has performed with Black Label Movement, ARENA DANCES, Alexandra Bodnarchuk, HoneyWorks, Hatch Dance, and more. As an educator, she has been invited to offer classes at the Limon/Black Label Twin Cities Intensive, ARENA DANCES’ Instinct Intensive, The University of Winchester (UK), North Carolina State University, as well as several high school dance programs throughout the Twin Cities. Sarah seeks out physically rigorous and deeply authentic dance experiences through performance, creation, and education.

Photo courtesy of Bill Cameron.