Archive: Workshops, Intensives, Master Classes, and Open Houses

Discover dance with a week-long camp for young artists! Not sure if your dancer has a style they like best, or looking for a way to try out something new? We’ll explore a variety of dance styles and creative movements in this one-week camp. There will be an informal showing on the last day. All abilities and levels of experience are welcome. In-person only at the Zenon Dance School studios.

July 18–22, 2022
Session 1: Ages 4-6 with Philip Hommes, 9:00am-12:00pm
Session 2: Ages 7-10 with Hannah Pierce, 12:30-3:30pm

Tuition: $195. Need-based scholarships are available for full or partial tuition.

Register online today! Registration closes one week before each camp begins.

This four-week workshop is designed for children ages 2-4 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. Participants will be encouraged to join at their own comfort level with the understanding that observation is often the best form of learning with younger children. This class will give children and caregivers the opportunity to learn more about themselves and one another through the art form of dance.

Mondays, 9:00-9:45am
Tuition: $60.00
Four-week session: July 18, July 25, August 1, and August 8
At TU Dance Center or outdoor location TBD.

Threads Dance Project will hold its first ever Advanced/Professional Summer Intensive and Audition Workshop this August 1 to August 5 at the Threads Dance Nexus. Registration is now open! 

This program provides participants with a rigorous exploration of techniques as well as the opportunity to explore and enhance the performative elements of dance via repertory class. Classes for the advanced/professional intensive include ballet, modern, improvisation/jazz, and repertory class.

August 1-5, 2022
10:00am–3:30pm
Ages 18+
Tuition: $225
Participants must register and balances must be paid in full by July 18.

More information at: https://www.threadsdance.org/summer/.

Registration online at: https://bit.ly/TDPIntensive

Unique in Minnesota, this is a focused ballet and variations workshop specializing in preparing dancers for performing or competing in national ballet competitions. Following daily ballet technique class, dancers learn classic ballet variations and receive professional coaching. This workshop benefits all dancers, whether preparing for a competition, an upcoming performance, or simply wanting to polish and improve their artistry, technique, and quality. Class sizes are limited. Pre-competitive, Junior, and Senior Divisions.

August 8-19
Ages 9 and older.

Audition required. As all group audition dates have passed, please contact the studio to schedule a private audition.

Restoring the Dancing Body: Heal, Re-align, and Strengthen
Workshop by DJinza Thayer
Tofte Lake Center
August 8-14, 2022

Only two spots remaining!

Tired of managing your injuries?  Does it take you longer to recover from physical exertion?  Do you just ache? Perhaps it is time to re-orient your training practices:

In this workshop, we will introduce an alternative training system that leads to less pain and more ease, more strength and mobility, so that you can keep dancing. The complexity of dancer’s movement requires a multi-faceted and more enlightened approach.  This workshop will help unwind the body from specific movement patterns and introduce new ones by re-patterning the muscular, fascial, bone, and nervous systems.

In this 5-day workshop, you will learn how to:

•Unwind your compensation patterns
•Use strength and flexibility training to promote alignment and override imbalances
•Build a new foundation of support (it’s not strengthening your core) by stimulating the nervous system to make better choices, find specific alliances of muscular support to weave it into the fascial lines
•Activate fullness of organs, boney clarity, and fluid support in your personal movement signature

Your week will entail a balance of physical training, and optional yoga, nature activities, and group gatherings TLC’s staff  will offer elective life/career coaching sessions as there is interest. Kayaks, paddle boards, canoes, and a sauna are available. There will be plenty of free time to explore the lake and property, or simply relax, taking in the peace and calm nature has to offer.

There are four cabins at Tofte Lake Center with kitchens and lake views. Two cabins are solo; the other two cabins are shared and provide bedrooms and lofts. Linens and towels are provided. Participants responsible for own meals.

“Jinza has a deeply comprehensive, intuitive understanding of each part of the body and how they are all connected… She is able to teach us how to feel those connections in our own bodies (even through Zoom!) so that we build stability and strength that serves us in every aspect of living.”
Student Testimonial, Online Classes Winter 2020

Learn more about DJinza.

Join ARENA DANCES for one week of movement classes taught by guest artist Shane Larson, member of the renowned Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Participants will practice contemporary dance technique and learn a new original work as a part of this intensive. Targeted for the high-intermediate to advanced level dancer.

Instinct: August 15-20, 2022
Monday–Saturday, 10:00am-3:00pm
Class: 10:00-11:30am
Rehearsal of new work: 12:00-3:00pmc
Culminating in an informal showing of the work on Saturday, August 20, with the possibility of a performance showing in line with the Happy Hour Artists in the 7th Annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival in April 2023 at The Southern Theater!

Ages 16+.
Intensive capped at 15 participants.
Registration must be completed by August 1.
Early Bird: $475 – register by July 15. General: $550.

During class, dancers will build a bottom to top, floor to standing modular class that deepens with task-based repetition, while encoding new movement pathways through basic shapes. Students are encouraged to learn-by-doing, rather than to learn and ‘perform’, relying on muscle memory to strengthen pathways. Architectural forms of the body are created, deconstructed, and recycled within the containers of momentum and temperature, offering a full-body, far-reaching experience of movement.

After class, dancers will focus on creating—using skills as scaffolding for building material as a community. We’ll spend time talking about memory and time, graphing separate experiences together to focus and distill common patterns, shapes, and anecdotes. The final object created will be an investigation that is distinctly your own and something that can be taken into future experiences.

Learn more about Shane.

Photo by Jim Coleman

Dance with Ballet Royale this June! 

Master teachers join our renowned faculty to provide incomparable summer experiences in a structured and focused setting.

June 13-30: Focused Training Program for ages 11 and older.
Audition required for dancers new to Ballet Royale. Unlike any other in Minnesota, this focused and rigorous day time training program is a great way to continue students’ progress through June! This program is for the motivated Intermediate through Advanced dancer who wishes to advance their technical and artistic progression through the month of June. It features a daily regimen of ballet technique, pointe class, variations class, Progressing Ballet Technique, stretching, and conditioning. Students will maximize improvement and accelerate their progress, which is particularly crucial for those preparing to attend summer intensive programs. This program can be taken in one, two, or three week blocks.

June 27-July 1: NEW! Student Choreographic Workshop for ages 12 and older.
This one week choreographic workshop includes both dancers seeking to learn and perform new works, and emerging student choreographers seeking to experience the creative process. All dancers and student choreographers attend daily morning ballet and pointe classes, followed by rehearsals to develop and learn new choreography. The workshop is overseen by a professional choreographer in the afternoon.

June 13-17 or June 20-24: June Intensive – Divisions I and II; for ages 8 and older.
This is a great one-week program designed for the student who wants an extra push through June. This intensive has very limited space available. Students will focus daily on classical ballet technique, pre-pointe, stretching, conditioning, and repertoire. On the last day the students will perform in an in-studio showcase. Audition required for dancers new to Ballet Royale.

June 20-24: Male Dancer Intensive for ages 10 through professional.
Unique in Minnesota, this week-long intensive program is for motivated aspiring male-identifying dancers accepted into Division II, III and Upper Division (advanced beginner through professional). Designed by former Professional Ballet Dancer Rick Vogt, this program focuses on strength, power, technique, and performance. These classes provide a rare opportunity for men and boys to gain invaluable skills and insights beyond those presented in mixed classes. Students receive individualized attention and coaching from the state’s foremost male ballet teachers. Classes include ballet technique, targeted strength training, and classical variations. Classes will be split into separate levels and limited in class size. Audition/pre-approval required.

For programs requiring audition or pre-approval, please contact the studio to schedule a private audition: (952) 898-3163 or info@balletroyalemn.org.

After a 3-year hiatus Duniya Drum & Dance is bringing back Fakoly – an authentic, culturally immersive experience into the world of traditional West African drum and dance. This workshop offers hand drumming and dance classes for the community at any level and any age, beginner through advanced. Instruction is provided by professional master drummers and dancers from Guinea West Africa who are dedicated to sharing their knowledge of traditional percussion and movement. We have a star studded line up of Guest Artists, don’t miss this amazing opportunity!

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Friday, June 17
5:00pm – Youssouf Koumbassa
6:30pm – Naby Bangoura

Saturday, June 18
11:00am – Family Jam – by donation
11:00am – Beginner with Sana
12:00pm – Youssouf Koumbassa
1:30pm – Seny Bangoura
3:00pm – Baba Bangoura
7:00pm – Fakoly Performance

Sunday, June 19
11:00am – Naby Bangoura
12:30pm – Baba Bangoura
2:00pm – Seny Bangoura

$20/class

Hothouse X Rich Gambino presents a master class series with LA-based dancer-choreographer-creative Nicole Kirkland. Nicole has choreographed for Prince, Iggy Azalea, Daddy Yankee, Nicole Scherzinger, Gwen Stefani, Neyo, NBC World of Dance, Rubi Rose, Kehlani and many more.

Saturday, June 18 at Hothouse
1:00-2:30pm: Intermediate/Advanced Hip Hop
3:00-4:30pm: Intermediate/Advanced Heels

$85 single drop-in
$150 two-class workshop

Space is limited; pre-registration is required.

Hothouse features a free lot and street parking.