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

Threads Dance Project: Adult Beginning Modern Workshop

Discover the fundamentals of modern dance in a welcoming and supportive environment. This six-week series introduces key techniques such as floor work, center exercises, and basic movement phrases, helping students build strength, coordination, and creative expression.

Designed for beginners and those looking to deepen their confidence in movement, this session is an extension of the early spring series but remains open to new learners.

Registration closes on Sunday, May 11.

Adult Beginning Modern Workshop:
Mondays, 5:30-7:00pm
May 5-June 16; No class on Memorial Day (May 26).
Instructor: Lily Conforti
Cost: $135

Intensive Audition/Master Class with Kirill Bak-Stepanoff

Train with Ballet Master Kirill Bak-Stepanoff on Sunday, May 18.

Minnesota Ballet Theatre and School (MBS) invites aspiring dancers to a special master class and audition led by Kirill Bak-Stepanoff — former soloist with Eifman Ballet and dancer with the Mikhailovsky Theatre, graduate of the prestigious Vaganova Ballet Academy, and Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Minnesota Ballet Theatre and School.

This event offers a rare opportunity for dancers ages 9-18+ to experience world-class training while auditioning for MBS 2025 Summer Ballet Intensive, a program designed to inspire, challenge, and elevate each student’s artistry.

CoreAlign® Teacher Training at Paragon Pilates and Physical Therapy

In Balanced Body® CoreAlign 1: Foundations Instructor Training, learn the CoreAlign and its versatility in strengthening, stretching, conditioning and functional movement in clients of all abilities. At Paragon, we offer CoreAlign Teacher Training for fitness professionals, movement educators and rehab clinicians.

This course includes CoreAlign method theory and 60+ foundation exercises to build functional movement skills. Areas of focus are trunk integration, upper body strength and balance, lower body strength, power, gait, and dynamic flexibility. Variations for all ability levels and specific modifications and precautions for special populations are covered, as well as equipment set up, maintenance and safety.

Friday, May 30, 4:00-8:00pm
Saturday, May 31, 11:30am-6:00pm
Sunday June 1, 9:30am-4:30pm

Fee: $499 + $60 materials ($549 after May 9)
Instructor: Matthew Hodge-Rice

Minnesota Dance Theatre: Performing Arts Division Summer Programs

Minnesota Dance Theater’s Performing Arts Division (PAD) summer programs are designed to expand upon MDT&S’s classical ballet-based curriculum, seamlessly integrating contemporary dance styles, innovative choreography, and classical repertoire. All classes are led by the esteemed MDT faculty and exciting guest teachers, with live piano accompaniment enriching most classes.

All classes are aimed for dancers who have mastered the fundamentals of ballet technique. Classes will include: ballet technique, pre-pointe, pointe, men’s repertoire, choreography, contemporary technique, jazz, character, conditioning/strength and more.

Classes are taught by esteemed MDT staff, and internationally recognized choreographer, Gemma Bond (ABT and The Royal Ballet), and Katie Deuitch (Ballet Austin), among others. Stay tuned for updates!

Session Dates: 
June 9-13, 9:30am-4:00pm 
June 16-20, 9:30am-4:00pm
June 23-27, 9:30am-4:00pm 

PAD summer program classes are divided into three levels: Level 1 for ages 8-10, Level 2 for ages 10-13 and Level 3 for ages 13-18. Level placement will be determined by age and experience level and is at the discretion of MDT&S staff. Please enroll based on age, and email school@mndance for any questions.

Registration is open until Thursday, May 15.

For more information visit Minnesota Dance Theatre: Performing Arts Division Summer Program.

Minnesota Dance Theatre: Young Children’s Division Summer Camps

Minnesota Dance Theatre invites young children, ages 4-7, to fun-filled, week-long camps. Young dancers will discover the joy of movement, music, and imagination. Students will enhance their coordination, develop fundamental dance skills, and challenge their brains in learning basic choreography!

Daily ballet and jazz classes, themed arts and crafts, stretching and conditioning, story time and dance media, and more!  An end-of-week showing for parents and families gives dancers a performance opportunity to share all they have learned throughout the week!

Students can sign up for one or both weeks, half-day or full-day options. Class sizes will be limited, with two instructors.

Week 1: Monday-Friday, June 9-13
Week 2: Monday-Friday, June 16-20
Half-day: 9:30am-12:00pm
Full-day: 9:30am-3:00pm
At the Center for Performing Arts

Registration is open until Thursday, May 15.

Threads Dance Project Youth Summer Camps

Discover dance this summer at Threads Dance Nexus!

Creative Connections for ages 4-6: June 16-20 and June 23-27, 9:00-10:15am
$125 for one week or $230 for both weeks. Need-based scholarships are available.

Young movers will explore a variety of dance styles and how dance intersects with music, numbers, art, theater, and more. They will learn the importance of healthy bodies and minds, discuss basic nutrition, and how emotions can be defined, demonstrated, and calmed using movement. This journey of creativity and self-expression will be shared in a casual showing for family and friends at the end of each week.

NexGen/YDP (Youth Dance Project) for ages 8-12: July 7-11 and July 14-18, 9:00am-12:00pm
$279 for one week or $499 for both weeks. Need-based scholarships are available.

NexGen/YDP PLUS for ages 8-12 with 2+ years dance experience: July 7-11 and July 14-18, 9:00am-1:00pm
$329 for one week or $579 for both weeks. Need-based scholarships are available.

Embark on a fun and holistic dance experience for your child in this comprehensive approach to summer dance learning. Dancers will grow in confidence, strength, and self-expression as they study ballet and modern techniques. They will learn self-care for their bodies and minds through nutrition and embodied movement exploration. Journals will be provided as a tool for self-reflection and discovery. Students will share what they’ve learned in a casual showing at the end of each week.

No prior dance experience is required. A limited number of partial and full scholarships are available – visit our website for more information.

Minnesota Dance Theatre: Free Young Children’s Division Summer Classes

Minnesota Dance Theatre invites young children, ages 4-7, to three free days of summer dance at Center for the Performing Arts. Everyone is welcome, no prior dance experiences needed!

June 16-June 18, Monday-Wednesday, 9:30-11:00am

Classes include Ballet, Jazz, dance storytime, arts and crafts and a mini showcase on Wednesday, June 18 from 10:45-11:00am!

Registration closes Sunday June 1. First-come, first-served basis.

Threads Dance Project Advanced Professional Summer Intensive

The Threads Dance Project Advanced/Professional Summer Intensive is an intensive workshop that explores advanced dance techniques to enhance both performance and choreography for professional and pre-professional dancers.

Participants can choose one or both tracks and are encouraged to register for both tracks for a full immersive experience.

Performer’s Track: June 23-27 from 10:30am-2:45pm
Strengthen technical mastery and performance skills in Contemporary-Modern, African Dance, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and more.

Choreographer’s Track: June 23-27 from 1:30-5:30pm
Focus on creation with classes in Repertoire, Composition, and Improvisation, plus studies in Grant Writing, Show Production, and more.

Final Showing: Friday, June 27 from 5:30-6:00pm
Tuition: $260 per track or $449 for both tracks

For more details and registration, click here.

Ballare Teatro: Summer Sessions for Youth and Adults

Registration is now open for Ballare Teatro’s summer sessions for both youth and adult classes! All summer session classes run from June 25-July 31.

Ages 3-9: Creative Dance and Ballet/Tap classes are offered as a 5 week session, classes happen weekly in the evenings.

Ages 10-18: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, and Progressing Ballet Technique classes are offered on a drop-in basis, weekday evenings.

Ages 18+: Ballet, Tap, and Jazz classes are offered on a drop-in basis, weekday evenings.

See class times and levels on our website.

If you have questions about level placement, please email ballaret12@gmail.com, or call us at 612-225-4690!

Collide Theatrical Dance Company Summer Intensive

Improve your technique and advance your artistry in a positive and welcoming environment with one of the top dance companies in the Twin Cities!

Classes in our Summer Dance Intensive are taught by multiple instructors and include Musical Theatre Jazz, Classic Jazz Technique, Ballet, Leaps and Turns, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, and more. Students may register for one or both weeks: July 7-11 and/or July 14-18.

The Intensive culminates with our Collide Showcase. Video will be taken so dancers have a professional-grade copy to use for future auditions and submissions. Local students are also invited to perform excerpts from the Intensive at the Minnesota State Fair in August!

Level placement requires a referral from a teacher or Collide company member, or a two-minute video submission. Please send a video (one minute of Ballet Adagio with pirouettes and one minute of Jazz) or referral name and contact information to Auditions@collidetheatrical.org.