Archive: Ongoing Classes

Join us for open classes at TU Dance Center! Teaching artists include TU Dance Founder and Artistic Director Toni Pierce-Sands along with Hassan Ingraham, Laurel Keen, Anna Pinault, and Abdo Sayegh Rodríguez. These classes are for intermediate/advanced dancers for technique classes and physically active people for GYROKINESIS®. The GYROKINESIS® Method is practiced on a mat and chair.

Mondays
Advanced Ballet, 9:30-11:00am
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet, 4:30-6:00pm

Tuesdays
Advanced Ballet, 9:30-11:00am
Intermediate/Advanced Modern, 4:30-6:00pm

Wednesdays
Advanced Horton-based Modern, 9:30-11:00am
GYROKINESIS®, 4:30-5:45pm

Thursdays
GYROKINESIS®, 9:30-11:00am
Intermediate/Advanced Horton-based Modern, 4:30-6:30pm

Fridays
Advanced Ballet, 9:30-11:00am
GYROKINESIS®, 4:30-5:30pm
Int/Adv Ballet, 5:35-7:05pm

For more information and to register please click here.
Cost: $16 per class or $140 for a 10-class pass.
Please check the Open Class Calendar as classes and/or teaching artists might change.

Open Ballet class is for every body! Come join the fun!

Sundays, 2:00-3:30pm
Includes the Sundays before and after Christmas and New Year’s!

A ballet teacher with 35+ years of experience teaching all levels and ages, Lisa’s welcoming ballet classes naturally guide students in refining their alignment, balance, and technique while also discovering the value and importance of the use of weight in their dancing. Coupled with individual attention, feedback, and humor, students experience expansion and growth in body and mind – and experience joy in the process.

Students are encouraged to expect success and mistakes. Only when we allow ourselves to take chances and risk failure can we grow to our full potential. Every student is special, different, important, appreciated, encouraged, respected, unique, invited, and welcome. Come play and see for yourself!

Drop-in: Income-based sliding scale of $17-$20.
Pre-pay via Venmo @Lisa-Erickson-121 or with exact cash.

Erin’s advanced-level contemporary dance 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.

Thursdays, 9:30-11:00am

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal.
See you soon!

Dancing and finding pleasure in movement is for everyone of any age!

I’ve taught dance for all ages and experience levels for over fifty years. In my weekly session of modern dance classes, we’ll be working with somatic movement, structured improvisation, and floor work to build strength, flexibility, and ease of movement. You’ll learn patterns that move through space in community with other dancers, encouraging spatial and group awareness.

Mondays, 12:00-1:30pm

Drop in: $15-20. Cash or check made out to Kathryn Anderson.

Registration is now open for Center for Performing Arts (CFPA) Minneapolis youth programming!

Classes offered:
Creative Ballet
Dance Composition
Afro-Contemporary Dance

For more information, click here or email abe@cfpampls.com.

In Creative Movement for ages 3-5, children will grow in physical awareness and build basic movement skills, balance, coordination, flexibility, and strength. Students will expand their knowledge of musical instruments and the connection between dance and music, learn basic rhythmical movement phrases, and improvise and create dance ideas that communicate an experience or theme.

Mondays, 10:00-10:45am
January 6-March 3 and/or March 10-May 12
No class on January 20, March 21, and April 7.

Creative Movement and Drum for ages 5-7 introduces students to the basic concepts of drumming techniques (hands and sticks), tempo, rhythm, and music theory. These concepts help students develop physical and mental dexterity, creativity, and musicality to inspire joyful performance and improvisation.

Saturdays, 9:00-10:20am
January 11-March 1 and/or March 8-May 10
No class on April 5 and 12.

For more information and to register, click here.

The TU Dance Pre-Professional Program is an intensive course of study integrating modern, ballet, African dance, conditioning, and creative workshops for students up to age 24. We hope to welcome students into the space for a transformational and unique experience.

Click here to download the 2024-25 Pre-Professional Daily Schedules. All classes in the Pre-Professional Program are offered in person with a virtual option unless otherwise noted.

Financial aid is available. Please contact us at education@tudance.org or ‪651-724-9708 with any questions.

For more information and to register, click here.

The TU Dance Center Children and Teen Program introduces the joy of creative movement and beginning dance technique. Classes, divided by age, provide a comprehensive base on which to expand by developing body awareness, coordination, balance, flexibility, strength, and musicality. We hope to welcome students into the space for a transformational and unique experience.

Click here to download the 2024-25 Children and Teen Daily Schedule. All classes in the Children and Teen Program are offered in person with a virtual option unless otherwise noted.

Financial aid is available. Please contact us at education@tudance.org or ‪651-724-9708 with any questions.

Registration Deadlines
Creative Movement ages 3-5 and 5-7 (Session 2): January 3, 2025
Dancing Together Workshop (Session 2): January 15, 2025
Dancing Together Workshop (Session 3): March 12, 2025

For more information and to register, click here.