AMPLIFIED – Summer Workshop for Professionals

Get back into our bodies and the studio with AMPLIFIED: AMP’s four-day summer workshop! Let’s move BIG, sweat, and explore mobility, length, momentum, and 3-D expansion, while amplifying our physical possibilities in a curious, uplifting, and enlivening environment. Led by AMP and Special Guest Artists, Taja Will and Darrius Strong. For pre/professional movers. Come as you are!

August 9-12
9:30am-12:30pm
Studio 5B at The Cowles Center
Pre-registration and drop-in options, subject to availability.
Synchronous virtual/online options available.

Schedule:
9:30-11:00am: Contemporary Movement Practice
Led by AMP’s Co-Director, Joanna Lees

11:00am-12:30pm: Improvisation is…Possible, Impossible, Remarkable
Led by Taja Will – August 9 and 12

11:00am-12:30pm: Movement Practice
Led by Darrius Strong – August 10 and 11

In-Person Registration and Rates:
Full Workshop: 9:30am-12:30pm, Monday-Thursday: $100
Half Workshop: 9:30-11:00am OR 11:00am-12:30pm, Monday-Thursday: $50

In-Person Drop-in Rates:
$15/practice or $28/day

Online options, information, and rates can be found here.
Rates range $12-$80.

No one turned away for lack of funds.

Questions? Email alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.

PC: Bill Cameron

Concerto Dance Summer Intensive

Concerto Dance by Jolene Konkel is offering a Summer Intensive August 12-14. 

The intensive is geared toward professionals, pre-professionals and college students, along with advanced dancers ages 16 and older. Classes offered in both modern and jazz along with company rep. Taught by company members and Artistic Director Jolene Konkel.

Intensive is held at Creo Arts and Dance Conservatory.

Thursday and Friday: 2:00-5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am-12:00pm

Cost: $140.
Financial Assistance available, please inquire.

Auditions for new company members will be held following the Saturday session, August 14, from 1:00-3:00.
BIPOC dancers encouraged to audition.
Attendance to the workshop is not required to audition.

For class schedule, registration, and more information, please see our website.

Katha Dance Theatre Summer Kathak Intensive

Katha Dance Theatre (KDT) has been teaching and performing Kathak, the North Indian classical dance form, for over three decades. Kathak is an elegant dance form characterized by rhythmic footwork, graceful hand gestures, pirouettes, lyrical movements, and storytelling. KDT is excited to be offering a two-week virtual Kathak intensive this August, to be co-taught by Kathak master Durga Arya-Krüger. Classes will be offered via Zoom on weekend mornings (taught by Ms. Arya-Krüger) and weekday evenings (taught by KDT instructors).

The intensive is open to anyone with two or more years of Kathak experience.
Classes run from August 14-26 for the following groups:

Group A: youth and adults with 2 or more years of Kathak experience

Group B: youth and adults with 4 or more years of Kathak experience

Group C: youth and adults with 5 or more years of Kathak experience. This includes intermediate students, interns, and KDT Company dancers.

If you are new to KDT, please email us at info@kathadance.org and we will help you determine your class placement.

For the full schedule and enrollment details, visit our website: https://kathadance.org/school/classes/summer-intensive-2021/

Ballet Royale offers Story Ballet Workshop

Give your young dancer the joy of dance and performance!

On Saturday, August 14, Ballet Royale is offering a Beauty and the Beast-inspired Creative Story Ballet Workshop! This is our final story ballet workshop for the summer, and it includes a short performance at the end.

Recommended for ages four through nine.

Class sizes will be limited to maintain social distancing.

Saturday, August 14
Beauty and the Beast-inspired
10:00am-11:00am

Please visit our website by clicking HERE for more information, or contact the studio. We would love to dance with you!

BCL – Open House

Considering joining the BCL family? Join us at our studios for our annual Open House!

Saturday, August 14, 2021
12:00-3:00pm

Tour our studios, observe in-session classes, take a placement class, and meet one-on-one with our faculty members. While at our facility, we welcome you to learn more about all our programs including Pre-Professional, Adult/Teen, Scholarships, Performance Ensembles, and more.

To learn more and register for a FREE placement class, click the link here: https://bit.ly/BCLopenhouse.

BCL Summer Programs 2021

Ballet Co.Laboratory is thrilled to announce 2021 Summer Programs. Registration is now open for classes, workshops, and intensives for dancers ages 3 to adult. In-person and virtual options and flexible scheduling are offered to fit dancers’ individual needs.

Take your dancing to the next level. View all our programs at: http://bit.ly/SummerBCL

It’s Not Too Late to Join Ballet Royale’s July Summer Intensive

It’s not too late to sign up for Ballet Royale’s Full-Day July Intensive! The Intensive is off to a great start, and you can still join us for one or two weeks!

An exciting three-week, full day rigorous ballet-based dance program featuring Artistic Directors Denise and Rick Vogt with special guest teachers, including Gary Joyce, formerly with Bavarian State Ballet in Munich, Kiel Ballet, and Nevada Dance Theatre; and Muriel Joyce, formerly with Bavarian State Ballet in Munich and Los Angeles Classical Ballet.

Ballet Royale offers small class sizes, so each student will receive the finest personalized professional instruction allowing them to reach his or her full potential. Students attending the full in-studio program will be highlighted in an end of program Summer Showcase performance, followed by a Summer Carnival fundraiser hosted by Twin Cities Ballet.

Classes include Ballet Technique, Pointe, Preparation for Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Character, Variations, Men’s class, Progressing Ballet Technique, Hip Hop, Acting, Choreographic Methods, History of Ballet, Stretching, Injury Prevention, plus enrichment classes.

Four Progressive Divisions (I, II, Advanced Division II and UPPER) for ages eight through professionals. Variable length (one or two weeks), ballet-only, and online-only options are available. Audition required for Division II (age nine) and up.

Join Ballet Royale for Mermaid-inspired Story Ballet Workshop

Give your young dancer the joy of dance and performance!

On Saturday, July 17, Ballet Royale is offering a mermaid-inspired Creative Story Ballet Workshop! Our final story ballet workshop is coming up on August 14. The workshops include a short performance at the end. Take one or both!

Recommended for ages four through nine.
Class sizes will be limited to maintain social distancing.

Saturday, July 17
On Saturday, July 17 there will be two classes for our Mermaids inspired class:
10:00am-11:00am or 11:15am-12:15pm

Saturday, August 14
Our last workshop will be Beauty and the Beast inspired
10:00am-11:00am

Please visit our website by clicking HERE for more information, or contact the studio. We would love to dance with you!

Summer Dance Classes with Collide Theatrical

July 19-23 and July 26-30, 2021
Ages sixteen and older.

Train with some of the Twin Cities top talents in theatrical jazz dance while taking your dance and performing skills to the next level. Our program is tailored to meet the individual goals and needs of EACH dancer. ALL ARE WELCOME.

Sign up for the full intensive for the best value, or register for individual classes on a drop-in basis. $15/per class, $12 professional rate (see website for details).

Classes take place at the Collide Studio in St. Paul.

Monday-Friday, 9:30am-3:30pm

Daily Class Sample Schedule:
9:30-11:00am: Ballet Technique
11:00-12:30pm: Jazz Technique
1:00-3:30pm: Classes in Acting, Modern, African, Contemporary, and more!

Teachers include Chelsea Rose, Allyson Tolbert, Katie Bradley, Da’Rius Malone, Regina Peluso, and more! The two-week intensive culminates with an opportunity to audition for Collide’s 2021/2022 Performing Apprentice Program.

Scholarships available for BIPOC applicants and those underrepresented in dance. Email Chelsea@collidetheatrical.org for more information.

Variety Dance Camp with Young Dance

This variety dance camp allows dancers to experience styles from around the world and brings together some of the best Twin Cities dance educators, including Karla Nweje, Marciano Silva dos Santos, Rayna Howard, and Blake Nellis.

With an all-star group of educators, dancers will get a taste of Percussive Dance, Old School, Afro-Brazilian, Modern, Hip Hop, and Improvisation.

This program is offered in a hybrid format, with both in-person and online options for participation.

Explore the World Variety Dance Camp
Monday-Thursday, July 26-29
12:30-3:00 p.m.
Ages: 8-18
Tuition: $133

Discover movement possibilities with Young Dance this summer!
Register: register.youngdance.org.
We can’t wait to dance with you!