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

A follow-up session to our Adult Fundamentals I session, this class prepares dancers to enter our drop-in classes with confidence. This session is great for dancers returning to the art form after time away from the barre.

Adult Ballet Fundamentals II
Thursdays, 6:45–8:00pm

Fall Session: October 17 – November 21, 2024
Spring Session: February 20 – March 27, 2025

This 5-week workshop will combine modern dance techniques with the precision of the Iyengar Yoga method, the flow and strength of the Ashtanga Yoga method, and the principles of Thomas Myers’ Anatomy Trains. This class mindfully investigates the balance between effort and ease within yoga poses and dance combinations. We will explore different ways to propel, fall, and suspend through space. All levels are welcome.

Moving in the “In-Between” Space
October 23-November 20
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45pm
Cost: $75

Online registration is required. For more information about Kaori and to register, click here.

Balanced Body® Pilates Mat 2
Friday, November 1: 4:00-8:00pm
Saturday, November 2: 11:30am-6:00pm
Sunday, 9:30am-4:30pm

Fee: $499 + $60 materials
$549 after October 12!

Mat 2 teaches the remaining intermediate and advanced level Mat exercises for a complete understanding of the Pilates Mat program. Lectures include progressive skill development to achieve the advanced exercises, programming for intermediate and advanced classes and creating successful Mat classes.
Prerequisites: Movement Principles, Mat 1

Instructor: Ann-Marie Chesterfield, DPT

This 6-week workshop will start with breathing patterns and progress into motions that mobilize the spine through arching, curling, bending, spiraling, and waving. Connecting with the breath, the movement starts to feel like a dance: oxygenating the circulatory system, stimulating the nervous system, and opening the body. Exercises are done on chairs/stools and in standing and lying positions.

GYROKINESIS® for Adults
January 8-February 12
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45pm
Cost: $90

Online registration is required. For more information about Wendy and to register, click here.

Join Dance Theatre of Harlem for a ballet barre and repertoire class at TU Dance Center, available to participants thanks to a partnership between Northrop and TU Dance. This class is open to intermediate/advanced-level dancers who are at least 16 years old. Following class, participants are invited to stay for an optional 30-minute career talk and Q&A with the artists.

Thursday, September 26
9:30-11:00am (CST)
Followed by a 30-minute artist Q&A.
Cost: $20

This class is free for University of Minnesota students, faculty, and staff with a maximum of 10 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

All participants will receive a 50% off discount code to attend the Dance Theatre of Harlem on September 27 or September 28.

Online registration is required. For more information and to register, click here.

Balanced Body® Pilates Mat 1
Friday, October 4, 4:00-8:00pm
Saturday, October 5, 11:30am-6:00pm
Sunday, October 6, 9:30am-4:30pm

Fee: $549 + $60 materials
Instructor: Matthew Hodge-Rice
Prerequisite: Balanced Body® Movement Principles
In-person and online attendance options are available.

Paragon Pilates and Physical Therapy offers Pilates teacher training through Balanced Body Education. Mat 1 forms the foundation of the Pilates method. This course includes an introduction to the history and principles of the Pilates method and the beginning and intermediate-level exercises. Each exercise includes training on modifications, challenges, the purpose of the exercise, and any precautions for injuries and special populations. How to design and teach group classes and guidelines for teaching seniors and pre and postnatal classes are included.

Balanced Body® Movement Principles for Rehabilitation Professionals
Friday, October 4, 12:00-4:00pm
Saturday, October 5, 12:00-4:00pm

Fee: $325
Instructor: Ann-Marie Chesterfield, PT, DPT, OCS, CPT

This course, developed specifically for physical therapists and other rehabilitation professionals, teaches fundamental neuromotor training exercises and how to use them in the clinical setting. Using mat-based exercise, you will learn the “why” behind the “what” and how to customize your therapeutic movement prescriptions for optimum effectiveness. Learn to observe, assess, and prescribe exercise in this practical course focused on movement quality.

Friday, October 4
6:30–8:00pm

Center for Performing Arts, Studio 105w – next to 38th Street entrance.

This event is open to people of all ages and abilities. Enjoy being present in the moment, responding to other dancers, finding new ways of moving, and discovering form as it emerges during this fun evening of creative movement. We’ll begin with an informal warm-up, then improvise together based on movement ideas offered by participants. 

Come to move, to dance, to observe, or some of each!

Suggested donation, $5-$15. No one turned away for lack of funds.

A follow-up session to our Adult Fundamentals I session, this class prepares dancers to enter our drop-in classes with confidence. This session is great for dancers returning to the art form after time away from the barre.

Adult Ballet Fundamentals II
Thursdays, 6:45–8:00pm

Fall Session: October 17 – November 21, 2024
Spring Session: February 20 – March 27, 2025

This 5-week workshop will combine modern dance techniques with the precision of the Iyengar Yoga method, the flow and strength of the Ashtanga Yoga method, and the principles of Thomas Myers’ Anatomy Trains. This class mindfully investigates the balance between effort and ease within yoga poses and dance combinations. We will explore different ways to propel, fall, and suspend through space. All levels are welcome.

Moving in the “In-Between” Space
October 23-November 20
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45pm
Cost: $75

Online registration is required. For more information about Kaori and to register, click here.