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Summer Youth Drop-in Classes at Ballare

Registration is open for Ballare Teatro’s youth drop-in classes for dancers ages 10-18; these are our levels II-V. Summer Session classes run from June 23-July 31. 

Level IIA – Advanced Beginner
Ballet: Monday, 5:30-6:30pm
Tap: Tuesday, 6:45-7:45pm 
Jazz: Thursday, 5:00-6:30pm

Level IIB – Intermediate
Progressing Ballet Technique: Wednesday, 5:00-6:00pm
Tap: Tuesday, 7:45-8:45pm
Ballet: Thursday, 6:00-7:15pm 
Jazz: Thursday, 7:15-8:30pm 

Level III – Fast Intermediate
Progressing Ballet Technique: Wednesday, 6:00-7:00pm
Modern: Tuesday, 5:00-6:30pm
Tap: Thursday, 5:00-6:00pm 
Jazz: Thursday, 6:00-7:30pm 
Ballet: Monday, 5:00-6:30pm 

Level IV/V – Advanced
Progressing Ballet Technique: Wednesday, 7:00-8:00pm 
Tap: Tuesday, 8:00-9:00pm
Modern: Tuesday, 6:30-8:00pm 
Jazz: Thursday, 4:30-6:00pm 
Ballet: Monday, 6:30-8:00pm 
Pointe: 8:00-8:45pm

Each class is $17. For more information about what class to enroll in or more information about our programming, please call 612-225-4690 or email ballaret12@gmail.com. 

Children’s Summer Dance at Ballare Teatro

Ballare Teatro is offering weekly evening classes for dancers ages 3-9 years old for the summer of 2025, running June 25-July 31.

Creative Dance for 3-4-year-olds. $102/session.
Monday, 3:45-4:30pm
Tuesday, 5:00-5:45pm
Wednesday, 4:45-5:30pm 
Thursday, 5:45-6:30pm 

Fundamental A Ballet/Tap for 5-6-year-olds new to Ballet and Tap. $114/session.
Monday, 4:30-5:30pm
Tuesday, 5:45-6:45pm 
Wednesday, 5:30-6:30pm
Thursday, 4:45-5:45pm 

Fundamental B Ballet/Tap for 5-6-year-olds with one year of Fundamental Ballet/Tap. $114/session.
Tuesday, 5:00-6:00pm
Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm 

Level IA Ballet/Tap for 7-9-year-olds new to dance, or those who have been advanced through Fundamental A and B. $166/session.
Monday, 6:30-8:00pm 

Level IB Ballet/Tap for 7-9-year-olds who have been advanced through Level IA. $166/session.
Thursday, 6:30-8:00pm

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

Zenon Dance School – Spring Session

Zenon Dance School’s spring session has officially begun! We invite you to explore the class schedule and discover the exciting adult and youth dance classes from March 24 to June 1. Registration is now open.

Session highlights include:

Monday
9:30-11:00am: Intermediate Contemporary with Sean Scantlebury
7:15-8:30pm: Beginning Ballet with Erin Landers

Tuesday
6:00-7:00pm: Stretch and Flow with Nina Ebinghousen
7:00-8:30pm: Beginning Jazz with Allison Rubin-Forester

Wednesday
9:30-11:00am: Advanced Composition/Improvisation with HIJACK – in person today!
5:30-7:00pm: Horton-based Modern with Anna Pinault

Thursday
9:30-11:00am: Advanced Contemporary with Erin Thompson – hybrid

Friday
12:00-1:30pm: Intermediate/Advanced Ballet with Jennifer Mack
1:45-2:15pm: Beginning/Intermediate Adult Pointe with Jennifer Mack

Zenon Dance School – Call for Dance Educators

Zenon Dance seeks to establish a pool of qualified dance educators/teaching artists to facilitate classes, workshops, and K-12 school residencies for our partner organizations. We invite individuals interested in joining Zenon’s teaching artists, who are committed to fostering children’s developmental growth through dance.

Teaching Artists
In close collaboration with Zenon Dance, the teaching artist will develop a syllabus and lesson plans for classes, workshops, and K-12 school residencies, attend a one-week paid program planning session, and facilitate hands-on and immersive dance-based experiences for K-12 students that integrate core curricular content at partner sites.

To Apply
Send materials to Danielle Robinson-Prater at danielle@zenondance.org. Application priority deadline is April 2.

Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please see the website for full details, qualifications, and terms of employment.

Broadway Dancin’

Collide Theatrical presents Broadway Dancin’ from April 4-13 at The Luminary Arts Center.

Taking off from last year’s sold-out limited run, the second installment of this high-energy tribute will feature brand new pieces from some of Broadway’s biggest hits, including Pippin, Chicago, Carousel, West Side Story, Moulin Rouge, and more!

Featuring: Patrick Jeffrey, Jarod Boltjes, Nathan Huberty, Peter Hoffman, Emily Trapnell, Emily Rose Phelan, Megan Carver, Johanna Engebretson, and Bella West.

Tickets are available online or by calling 651-395-7903, ext. 1.
For group discounts and questions, please email boxoffice@collidetheatrical.org.

TU Dance: Community Class with Mora-Amina Parker

Join us for a series of community classes this spring that feature some of the choreographers and artists involved with TU Dance’s 20th Anniversary Season!

Join Mora-Amina Parker for a dynamic, community-centered dance class drawing from Camille A. Brown’s choreography. Open to all ages, this class explores movement from “New Second Line” and “I AM”, celebrating Black joy, resilience, and storytelling through dance. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced mover, come connect, express, and move with intention in a welcoming space that honors the history of social dances and personal expression.

Saturday, April 5
10:00-11:30am
Cost: $20
For more information and to register, click here.

Ms. Parker is currently the rehearsal director and restager for Camille A. Brown and Dancers. She has performed with the Savage Jazz Dance Company, Robert Moses’ Kin, Philadanco II, Dallas Black Dance Theater, and Philadanco. In 2009, Ms. Parker was invited to perform with Camille A. Brown and subsequently joined her company. In 2014, Ms. Parker was a member of Ms. Brown’s Mr. Tol E. RanCE which received a Bessie Award for outstanding production. Ms. Parker has assisted Ms. Brown in staging her choreography for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (2019) and on the Broadway revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, nominated for seven Tony Awards including best choreography. Alongside her dedication to dance practice, Ms. Parker is a PhD candidate drafting her dissertation, “The Expressive Black-Life Worlds of Talley Beatty’s Choreographies: Embodiments of Afropessimism and Afrofuturism” at Temple University.

Floorwork: Conversations and Knowledge Sharing Potluck

Floorwork, a communal conversation and shared meal, was developed to hold conversations, knowledge sharing, and a supportive space for dance artists and people who like to move.

The next Floorwork is to gather and discuss the state of the art form on the local and national scale. Each share what they are doing and how we are navigating it- express what is working and what is needed. Bring a dish to share if able, ARENA DANCES will supply utensils and water.

Saturday, April 5 from 12:00-2:00pm

In-person at The Southern Theater and over Zoom.
Suggested RSVP by 12:00pm, April 4. Free to attend.
Attendees are asked to fill out a new RSVP form for each monthly Floorwork event.

Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 815 5674 0058
Passcode: 020090