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Studio Stories: Special CB25 Spotlight with Doma Dance Theater

Studio Stories this week is with the CANDY BOX 2025 Happy Hour Artist Alexandra Bodnarchuk of Doma Dance Theater for Episode 178 airing at noon on Thursday, April 3!

Under the direction of Alexandra Bodnarchuk, Doma Dance Theater creates dance works for the stage and screen that explore the body as a tangible site of culture. Doma, the Carpatho-Rusyn word for “at home,” cultivates a sense of belonging, curiosity, and exuberant self-expression for its performers and audiences. Doma’s cross-cultural approach creates powerful contemporary dance works that examine shared experiences of diaspora and displacement.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Come see Doma Dance Theater at the 9th annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival, April 24-26. Tickets here!

Share Your 2025/2026 Dance Season

This is Mathew Janczewski, and I’m reaching out to gather information for the upcoming 2025/2026 dance season. If you’ve already planned your schedule or have an idea of your season (or when you do), I would love for you to share your plans with me.

I’m volunteering to help coordinate activities for the next season and to provide input into DanceMN in collaboration with the Minnesota Presenters Network (MPN). Our goal is to support potential touring performances that could happen before or after your main productions. Additionally, this work may help open doors for block booking opportunities, simplifying the process for both you and the presenters.

If you’re interested in participating or would like more information, please feel free to reach out! I’m excited to help make connections and support our vibrant dance community.

Please note that there is also a direct way to input your information into the Minnesota Presenter’s Website if you are a Member (which has great affordable artist pricing).

Concerto Dance Open Company Class

Join Concerto Dance for open company class Friday mornings, April 25 – May 30, for Advanced Jazz with Artistic Director Jolene Konkel.

Fridays, April 25 – May 30
9:00-10:15am
Creo Arts and Dance — Studio 3
Cost: $20/class drop-in rate — cash, check or Venmo @concerto-dance

All are welcome! Please reach out to info@concertodance.com with questions.

MotionArt Adult Modern Dance Classes

MotionArt’s mission is to share the art of dance and the joy of movement with people of all ages and abilities. We strive to enrich lives by fostering creativity, body awareness and self-expression in a fun, non-competitive, welcoming environment. We offer ongoing dance classes in the studio, on Zoom, and outside (weather permitting).

Paying the regular rate helps keep our organization afloat; however, no one will be turned away for inability to pay. There is also an option to pay what you can.

Please go to motionartmn.org to sign up for classes or contact Pam Gleason for information.

Ageless Dance
Mondays, 3:00-4:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom
Thursdays, 3:00-4:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

Beginning Modern Dance
Tuesdays, 5:00-6:15pm – Zoom only

Intermediate Modern Dance
Wednesdays, 10:30am-12:00pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

Mixed-Level Modern Dance
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:15pm – Center for Performing Arts, Studio 205W
Saturdays, 4:00-5:30pm – Center for Performing Arts, Sunroom

Doma Dance Theater’s CHYŽA: Week-Long Micro Residencies Program

Doma Dance Theater continues CHYŽA, a week-long micro residencies program.

“Chyža” (huzhzhah), meaning house, room, cottage, or cabin, is a word only found in the Carpatho Rusyn language.

With this in mind, we invite artists needing concentrated, unrestricted, settled time in one place to make our studio your chyža. Possible intentions are (but are not limited to) cleaning work, long rehearsals, set development, prop work, pre-tech research, low-tech preproduction, small showings, micro intensives, solo research, etc.

Residency weeks run Monday-Sunday.
Residents determine their own schedule but are encouraged to use a minimum of 10 hours in the studio.
Additionally, artists receive 1-2 hours of mentorship/eyes/ears/chat/Zoom during their stay from one artist from the Doma Team, mentor availability is pending.

This is an ongoing program with a rolling application form for residency weeks available January-May.
First come, first served – apply now!

Ballet Co.Laboratory Adult Drop-In Classes

No matter if you are a veteran dancer or slipping on your first pair of ballet shoes, Ballet Co.Laboratory is an artistic home for everyone.

With 12 different adult drop-in classes offered each week, including conditioning and ballet floor work, we know we have the right class for you!

Ballet Co.Laboratory Studios for Rent

Come create at Ballet Co.Laboratory. Our artistic home is available for hourly rentals to independent artists and arts organizations. Book a single day to work on your artistry, secure a month to rehearse a show, or facilitate your weekly programming here – the choice is yours! We look forward to collaborating with you on your space needs.

Facility:
We have five studios at Ballet Co.Laboratory with sprung floors, floor-to-ceiling mirrors, and barres, plus four gender-neutral restrooms, changing rooms, and comfortable lobby space with Wi-fi access and ample seating. The entire facility is HVAC heated and cooled.

Studio 1: 25′ x 50′ – 15-person capacity – $20/hour
Studio 2: 25′ x 50′ – 15-person capacity – $20/hour
Studio 3: 25′ x 30′ – 8-person capacity – $15/hour
Studio 4: 42′ x 50′ – 30-person capacity – Rental available via special request
Studio 5: 25′ x 28′ – 8-person capacity – $15/hour

Hours: Morning, daytime, and evening hours are available.

Public Transportation: The studio is accessible via the Greenline into downtown Saint Paul and the 71A or 71B bus.

Free Parking: Available in front of the studio.

Keane Sense of Rhythm – Adults Tap Dance Class

The Winter/Spring Session of our “Tappy Hour” adult classes runs now through May 23.

There are 14 class offerings a week, plus community education classes:

    • Levels 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 during the day and in the evening
    • Beginner-level classes for ages 55+ and 65+
    • Leon Collins Repertoire: Mondays, 7:00-8:00pm
    • Dance Fitness: Wednesdays, 11:15am-12:15pm
    • Musical Theater: Fridays, 11:15am-12:15pm
    • Optional performance for National Tap Dance Day on May 25 at the Como Park Pavilion

Keane Sense of Rhythm – Kids Tap Dance Class

Weekly youth tap classes:

  • Beginning Dance: Thursdays, 5:15-6:00pm
  • Musical Theater: Thursdays, 6:00-7:00pm
  • Intermediate Tap Ensemble
  • Advanced Youth Tap Ensemble

The Tap Ensembles offer premier youth tap training with new and historic choreography, improvisation, technique, and performances. Guest teachers and musicians are set in 2-3 month sessions.

Keane Sense of Rhythm Rentals

Studio K, operated by Keane Sense of Rhythm, is a brand new dance space built for percussive dance. Studio K features two studios with a lobby in the Creative Enterprise Zone in the Midway area of St. Paul.

Studio 1: 30’ x 34’ – 1020 square feet
Studio 2: 14’ x 20’ – 280 square feet

Studio Features
Sprung maple dance floor, built for percussive dance
Wall of mirrors
Bose sound system
Skyline windows that provide ample natural light
Flexible as a small theater with blackout curtains on the windows

Other Amenities
Piano and two congas
Gender-neutral bathrooms on the main floor and gender-specific bathrooms on the second floor

Accessibility
The space is ADA-accessible.
Free parking in the lots behind the building.
Metro Transit Green Line Light Rail: Raymond Ave stop is a .3 mile walk east on University Ave, approximately 7 minutes.
Metro Transit Bus Lines 63, 67, and 87: University Ave and Vandalia St.

Rental Fees for Rehearsals
Individual artists: $12-$18 per hour
Nonprofit organizations: $18-$22 per hour