Archive: Ongoing Classes

TU Dance Center is offering in-person open classes for intermediate and advanced dancers.

Monday: GYROKINESIS® with Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez
Tuesday: Ballet with Laurel Keen or Peggy Seipp-Roy
Wednesday: Horton-Based Modern with Toni Pierce-Sands

Through June 29, 2022
10:30am–12:00pm
In-person only at TU Dance Center.
Cost: $15/class or $120 for a 10-class card.

Open classes Tuesdays and Thursdays with Hatch Dance and HoneyWorks in preparation for their annual collaboration Live @ The Shed, July 30-31, 2022.

Guest instructors rotate each week along with class from directors Helen Hatch (contemporary ballet) and Berit Ahlgren (Gaga-based improvisation). These 75-minute classes are open level and welcome to all.

Thursday, June 16: Ballet with Maryann Johnson

Tuesday, June 21: Improvisation with Blake Nellis

Thursday, June 23: Ballet with Helen Hatch

Classes take place at St. Paul Ballet, Studio 4. Masks required.
Pay-as-you wish sliding scale $5-15 to either Hatch Dance or HoneyWorks.
Please reach out if you have questions.

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. No class week of June 6.

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

Zenon Dance School is excited to welcome you back for another season of dance this summer! Registration is now open for the Summer Session, June 13-September 2, 2022. No classes July 2-4 or September 3-5.

Classes are held in person unless otherwise noted.

Monday
9:30am: Intermediate 2 Contemporary with Joanna Lees
3:30pm: Cardio Dance Jam with Ariel Linnerson – Online
5:30pm: Contemporary Floorwork with Javan Mngrezzo

Tuesday
7:00pm: Beginning 1 Jazz with Allison Rubin Forester – Hybrid

Wednesday
9:30am: Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – Online-only every other week: June 22, July 6, July 20; and August 3, 17, and 31
5:30pm: Beginning 1 Ballet with Lisa Erickson – Online
5:30pm: Intermediate Contemporary with Ruby J. Smith
7:00pm: Beginning/Intermediate Jazz with Jennifer Glaws
8:00pm: All Levels Hip-Hop with Averie Mitchell-Brown

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

Friday
10:00am: All Levels Jazz with Erinn Liebhard, Karla Grotting, and Guests – Hybrid
12:00pm: Intermediate 2 Ballet with Tina Wallum – Hybrid

Saturday
9:00am: All Levels Yoga with Ariel Linnerson – Online
10:00am: Beginning 1 Modern with Roxane Wallace
10:00am: Musical Theatre Jazz and Tap Workshop with Dorian Brooke – July 23-August 27 only
12:30pm: Beginning 2 Ballet with Ben Johnson
2:00pm: Ballet Fundamentals with Ben Johnson

Sunday
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 3-4 with Kendall Kramer
10:15am: Creative Movement for ages 5-6 with Anne Petrich
11:00am: Youth Ballet for ages 7-10 with Kendall Kramer
11:00am: Youth Ballet for ages 11-14 with Anne Petrich
12:00pm: Youth Modern for ages 11-14 with Kendall Kramer
12:00pm: Modern and Music Workshop with Ariel Linnerson – July 10-31 only

Come dance with us at The Arena this summer!
Summer Session runs thru July 30 with classes welcoming intermediate to advanced levels of dancers.

Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30am: Moving Practice – Rotating instructors each month. Taja Will teaches in June!
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30pm: Contemporary with Elayna Waxse
Fridays, 10:00-11:30am: Contemporary Flow with Mathew Janczewski
Saturdays, 12:00-1:00pm: GYROKINESIS® Method with Non Edwards

Week-long summer sales starts Monday, June 13: save $2 on drop-ins and $10 on class cards.

Located in the LynLake Neighborhood.
FREE parking on all side streets: Aldrich, Bryant, Colfax, 31st

Drop in: $17. Buy a 10-class card and save.
Registration encouraged.

Open classes Tuesdays and Thursdays with Hatch Dance and HoneyWorks in preparation for their annual collaboration Live @ The Shed, July 30-31, 2022.

Guest instructors rotate each week along with class from directors Helen Hatch (contemporary ballet) and Berit Ahlgren (Gaga-based improvisation). These 75-minute classes are open level and welcome to all.

Classes take place at St. Paul Ballet, Studio 4. Masks required.
Pay-as-you wish sliding scale $5-15 to either Hatch Dance or HoneyWorks.
Please reach out if you have questions.

Join Rhythmically Speaking for this new evening jazz class offering!

MoveTogethers are our weekly company class of sorts, titled as such to reflect their collaborative nature in which we improvise and create together in addition to moving through material from RS Artistic and Executive Director Erinn Liebhard and guest artists.

We are excited to be opening our MoveTogethers up to the public this summer so pre-professional and professional dancers in our community can join in the jazz! Our approach to jazz emphasizes the elements of groove, interaction and improvisation that we see as present within all American social dance styles, honors the African diasporic roots of the form, and is driven by jazz music.

Our first session of open MoveTogethers will run Wednesdays from 5:30-7:00pm at the Cowles Center in downtown Minneapolis, starting this Wednesday June 8 and ending August 3. Each class is just $10.00, which can be paid in cash or via Venmo after taking class.

We hope to see you there!

Photo: Bill Cameron

Open Company Class – Ballet unless noted otherwise:

June 8
Wednesday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Rachel Seeholzer

June 13-15
Monday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Deirdre Murnane
Tuesday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Kerry Parker, with Pat Lyles on piano
Wednesday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Eve Schulte, with Eric Jensen on piano

June 20-22
Monday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Eve Schulte
Tuesday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Kerry Parker, with Pat Lyles on piano
Wednesday, 10:00-11:30am CT – Leah Gallas, with Eric Jensen on piano

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

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.

Sign up for in-person company class or virtual Coordi class at: www.jsballet.org/classes

Find rhythm, groundedness, and flow with dance classes at Ananya Dance Theatre’s Shawngrām Institute for Performance and Social Justice.

Intro to Yorchhā
Saturdays, 9:00-10:00am CT with Parisha Rajbhandari
Envision justice through rhythmic footwork, flowing torso, and sustained breath in Intro to Yorchhā*. Each class begins with a warm-up followed by foundational Yorchhā exercises and a fun choreographed phrase.

*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).

Wednesday Water Dances
Wednesday, 9:30-11:00am CT with Kealoha Ferreira
A weekly dedication to the vitality and life force of Water. We will offer breath, dance, meditation, story, song, and reflection in class. 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 committed to deepening their relationship with water are welcome to participate.

Advanced Yorchhā
Friday, 6:00-7:00pm CT with Kealoha Ferreira
Dive into the nuance and complexity of Yorchhā. Advanced Yorchhā is designed to challenge and hone experienced movers through strength training, technique refinement, and intricate choreography. Previous Yorchhā experience is encouraged.

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.