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Threads Dance Project Seeks a 0.5 FTE Development Coordinator. The Development Coordinator will implement the development strategy for Karen L. Charles Threads Dance Project, focusing on grant writing, reporting, and managing individual donors. This role reports directly to the Managing Director.

Responsibilities:

• Develop fundraising goals, including donations, grants, sponsorships, and in-kind services.
• Research, write, secure, and manage grants.
• Manage fundraising events, donor database, and develop marketing materials in collaboration with the Managing Director.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience in dance, arts management, or nonprofit management.
• Understanding of concert dance and nonprofit funding is a plus.

Qualifications:

• 2–5 years of nonprofit development experience, including grant writing, donor relations, and event management.
• High energy, positive attitude, flexibility, and strong teamwork skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and understand strategic development.
• Experience working with senior executives and boards in a nonprofit setting.
• Proven ability to prospect, cultivate, and manage donor accounts.
• Strong skills in partnership-building and event planning.
• Proficiency in email, word processing, and spreadsheet software.
• Knowledge of NEONCRM or similar donor management systems.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects.

Compensation: Part-time, 20 hours per week at $20-25/hour depending on experience. Flexible hybrid work schedule.

To apply, email a cover letter and resumé to Elayna Waxse, Managing Director, at ewaxse@threadsdance.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the final deadline of February 28. Early submission is encouraged for full consideration.

Ray Terrill Dance Group is currently mobilizing to present the upcoming 23rd Annual Dances at the Lake Festival – occurring at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden in Minneapolis. The two free, open-to-the-public concerts will be presented on July 18 and 19 at 7:00pm.

Professional individual artists and adult and youth companies are encouraged to submit a proposal for consideration. All forms of dance are welcome. Work must be inclusive and family-friendly. These outdoor performances are performed on grass. Each performing group receives a $350 honorarium.

Submit your proposal via email to raymond.d.terrill@msn.com by Saturday, March 1.

Please include:

• Link to dance company website or individual artist bio.
• Description of planned dance, including length. It should be 7-9 minutes or less.
• Number of artists involved.
• Link to sample video of work – preferably of the dance to be performed.

Advanced-level students, ages 15-22, have the opportunity to study alongside the Company as Trainees of Ballet Co.Laboratory. Trainees are advanced students who also study four times a week during the day with the Company in class and rehearsal. Trainees are fully enrolled in the Performing Arts Division at Ballet Co.Laboratory. Trainees participate in all season productions and outreach performances.

Auditions for Ballet Co.Laboratory’s Trainee Program occur annually. Dancers may select to audition in person or via video audition.

Collide’s 2025 Summer Dance Intensive for intermediate/advanced dancers ages 14+ runs July 7-11  and July 14-18.

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 include Musical Theatre Jazz, Classic Jazz Technique, Ballet, Leaps and Turns, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, and more. Students may register for one or both weeks.

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

Level placement requires a referral from a teacher or Collide company member, or a 2-minute video submission.  Please reach out to Artistic Director Regina Peluso at Regina@collidetheatrical.org for questions and to send video submissions.

Ballet Co.Laboratory is looking for versatile and accomplished classically trained dancers with partnering and pointe experience for our 2025/26 performance season. In addition to paid 34-36 week dance contracts, Company Artists are paid to learn arts administration skills in efforts to develop the whole dancer.

More information and application details can be found here.

Ballet Co.Laboratory is looking for versatile and accomplished classically trained dancers with partnering and pointe experience for our 2025/26 performance season. In addition to paid dance contracts, Company Artists are paid to develop arts administration skills in an effort to develop the whole dancer.

More information and application details can be found here.

Threads Dance Project Seeks a 0.5 FTE Development Coordinator. The Development Coordinator will implement the development strategy for Karen L. Charles Threads Dance Project, focusing on grant writing, reporting, and managing individual donors. This role reports directly to the Managing Director.

Responsibilities:

• Develop fundraising goals, including donations, grants, sponsorships, and in-kind services.
• Research, write, secure, and manage grants.
• Manage fundraising events, donor database, and develop marketing materials in collaboration with the Managing Director.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience in dance, arts management, or nonprofit management.
• Understanding of concert dance and nonprofit funding is a plus.

Qualifications:

• 2–5 years of nonprofit development experience, including grant writing, donor relations, and event management.
• High energy, positive attitude, flexibility, and strong teamwork skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and understand strategic development.
• Experience working with senior executives and boards in a nonprofit setting.
• Proven ability to prospect, cultivate, and manage donor accounts.
• Strong skills in partnership-building and event planning.
• Proficiency in email, word processing, and spreadsheet software.
• Knowledge of NEONCRM or similar donor management systems.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects.

Compensation: Part-time, 20 hours per week at $20-25/hour depending on experience. Flexible hybrid work schedule.

To apply, email a cover letter and resumé to Elayna Waxse, Managing Director, at ewaxse@threadsdance.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the final deadline of February 28. Early submission is encouraged for full consideration.

Mural Design for Bloomington Ice Garden

The City of Bloomington invites experienced public artists/teams to submit qualifications for the design of a unique mural for the Bloomington Ice Garden (BIG). The mural design will be printed and installed on the wall by another vendor. The renovation of BIG presents an opportunity to enhance the space through the creation of a mural in the vestibule. This mural will serve as a welcoming, vibrant focal point, celebrating the rich history and strong sense of community associated with BIG and its users.

Applicants are welcome from the state of Minnesota. The total budget for this project is $8,000 for the purposes of providing a digital artistic design that can be used by a City-selected vendor to wrap the vestibule wall.

Application are due by Friday, March 14 at 11:00pm CST. Questions must be submitted by March 7 at 5:00pm CST to placemaking@bloomingtonmn.gov.

More information is available on our website.

Advanced-level students, ages 15-22, have the opportunity to study alongside the Company as Trainees of Ballet Co.Laboratory. Trainees are advanced students who also study four times a week during the day with the Company in class and rehearsal. Trainees are fully enrolled in the Performing Arts Division at Ballet Co.Laboratory. Trainees participate in all season productions and outreach performances.

Auditions for Ballet Co.Laboratory’s Trainee Program occur annually. Dancers may select to audition in person or via video audition.

More information and application details can be found here.

Ballet Co.Laboratory is looking for versatile and accomplished classically trained dancers with partnering and pointe experience for our 2025/26 performance season. In addition to paid dance contracts, Company Artists are paid to develop arts administration skills in an effort to develop the whole dancer.

• 34 to 36-week contract beginning fall of 2025
• Health and wellness perks: PT, personal training, nutrition, and shoes for the season
• Collaborative company coaching and creating with professional rehearsal assistants
• Classical and contemporary work
• Artist-driven organization
• Artists work on the administrative team of BCL under a paid, secondary administrative contract

Email a cover letter, resume/CV, and audition video to:
Zoé Henrot, Artistic Director
zhenrot@balletcolaboratory.org