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

This 8-week class series introduces the foundational principles of modern dance in a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment. Students will explore fundamental techniques including floor work, center exercises, and basic movement phrases while developing strength, coordination, and creative expression. Perfect for beginners and those looking to build confidence in their movement journey!

Adult Beginning Modern Workshop:
March 3-April 21
Mondays, 5:30-7:00pm
Instructor: Lily Conforti
Cost: $175

GYROKINESIS® for Adults is a 6-week workshop that 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.

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

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

This series explores the similarities and differences between Pilates, Yoga, Gyrokinesis, Qigong, and Fascial Maneuvers, and how practicing all these formats might bring the greatest balance to your mind and body. Led by Sunna staff, each workshop will pair two of Sunna’s modalities in order to experience how various class formats offered at Sunna support your greatest physical and mental wellness.

This week’s workshop explores Yoga and Gyrokinesis, led by Minneapolis dance artists and Sunna staff Nic Lincoln and Non Edwards!

Take advantage of this free weekly class in January to get an in depth experience of these movement practices. Mat rental is available if needed. Space is limited, pre-registration encouraged.

Saturdays in January, 12:15-1:30pm
January 4 – Get to know Yoga x Pilates,
January 11 – Get to know Yoga x Gyrokinesis Method
January 18 – Get to know Yoga x Qigong,
January 25 – Get to know Yoga x Fascial Maneuvers

So Divine! – Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00pm
Experience transformation as you explore the dynamic fusion of Africa & Asia through embodied storytelling of fan dance-for a powerful practice that honors and celebrates the body, the feminine and the soul. This session is designed to help womxn reconnect with their sensuality, strength, and storytelling through embodied movement while honoring and respecting the ancient traditions and roots of neo-burlesque and Afro-Asian fusion with Seygbai “Sun” Kai.

4 Classes for $80.00 or drop in for $20.00 – register here!

Flow Into Stillness Workshop with Jenn Holm – Sunday, January 12, 12:15-1:30pm
Join us for a 75-minute yoga journey designed to harmonize movement and relaxation. In the first half, we’ll engage in a dynamic flow, linking breath with movement to build strength, flexibility and energy. The second half will invite you to slow down with gentle stretches, ending in a restorative posture with hands-on assists, allowing your body and mind to unwind. Whether you’re looking to build vitality or find deep relaxation, this class will leave you feeling balanced, refreshed and renewed. Suitable and accessible for all levels. Props are provided, but feel free to bring your own. Following the workshop, join Jenn at Punch Bowl Social for music bingo!

$35 per person – register here!

The Dancing Together Workshop is a child and parent/caregiver Creative Movement class.

This 6-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 incorporating 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 and 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.

Saturdays, 9:00-9:45am
January 18-February 22 and/or March 15-May 3, with no classes on April 5 and 12.

Online registration is required.

Movement as Language explores how dance can become a common language through community workshops and choreographic processes. The 2025 series explores the theme of ancestry. The workshops are for people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds, particularly BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled community members, and are open to adults of all abilities and all levels of dance experience.

We cultivate interconnections across cultures in a safe space that values going beyond acceptance and tolerance, to honor the different perspectives and backgrounds that support collaborative creation inspired by each other. Participants are invited to audition for the performance opportunity in Spring 2026.

We invite you to join us for the first workshop of this year’s Movement as Language series, hosted by the Ordway.

Saturday, January 18
11:00am-2:30pm
Free!

Balanced Body® Movement Principles for Rehabilitation Professionals
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.

Fridays, January 24 and 31, 12:00-4:00pm
Instructor: Ann-Marie Chesterfield, PT, DPT, OCS, CPT
Fee: $325 plus $60 materials

Sunday, February 2 from 1:30-3:00pm – save the date for something great!

Sol Creative Performing Arts Studio is offering a Choreography Masterclass! Come learn the tap number, “A Musical”  from the Broadway musical, Something Rotten! The class will be led by Twin Cities musical theatre professional, Julianne Mundale, and held at Sol Creative Performing Arts Studio. Secure your spot today!

Email solcreativepas@gmail.com to sign up!
Cost: $25.00