Archive: Community Exchange

Hello, Community!

My name is Alys Ayumi Ogura, one of the DanceMN Steering Committee members who is ending my third term (6 years!) at the end of the month.  Please join me and some of the current and former steering-committee members to celebrate accomplishments and engagements we achieved under our “All are Connected to Dance in Minnesota” vision statement.

There’s no agenda: just simply gather around snacks and beverages. Perhaps we’ll end up talking about dance, but that’s certainly OK.

Sunday, August 30, 1:30-3:30pm
Location: St. Paul Downtown (Lowertown). I’ll contact those who RSVP “yes” with more location and parking details.

RSVP at alys.a.wonderland@gmail.com with subject line “RSVP, FY26 Summer Party.”

After 47 years, the Lake Harriet Dance Center in Richfield/Minneapolis is closing its doors. We have approximately 900 square feet of black Marley rolls for sale (6 rolls that are 5×30, plus some extra smaller pieces).

Description:
Portable dance floor
Flexible and designed to lie flat quickly
Easy to install
Matte, non-reflective
Controlled-slip surface for all dance styles

Price: Marley is generally priced new at around $3.20 per square foot. The asking price is $2,000, but we’re willing to accept the best offer.

Call Connie at 612-735-2873 to discuss.

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

Weeks range from July to September. 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 first-come, first-served application form for residency weeks. Apply now!

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

Weeks range from July to September. 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 first-come, first-served application form for residency weeks. Apply now!

Hello from MN Dance Task Force! We are currently collecting performance dates from professional dance artists and companies across Minnesota for the August 2026-July 2027 season, as well as information on class, rehearsal, and performance spaces available for rental.

Deadline Extended: If you or your organization would like to be included in our developing statewide database, please complete the Google Forms by Monday, June 30.

This information will help strengthen communication, increase visibility for dance activity across the state, and support up-to-date space rental listings and future resource sharing efforts.

Please reach out to MN Dance Task Force intern Sophia Islam at SophiaLislam@gmail.com with any questions.
Thank you for helping us strengthen Minnesota’s dance community!

Sincerely,
Sophia Islam and the MNDTF

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

Weeks range from July to September. 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 first-come, first-served application form for residency weeks. Apply now!

Hello from MN Dance Task Force! We are currently collecting performance dates from professional dance artists and companies across Minnesota for the August 2026-July 2027 season, as well as information on class, rehearsal, and performance spaces available for rental.

Deadline Extended: If you or your organization would like to be included in our developing statewide database, please complete the Google Forms by Monday, June 30.

This information will help strengthen communication, increase visibility for dance activity across the state, and support up-to-date space rental listings and future resource sharing efforts.

Please reach out to MN Dance Task Force intern Sophia Islam at SophiaLislam@gmail.com with any questions.
Thank you for helping us strengthen Minnesota’s dance community!

Sincerely,
Sophia Islam and the MNDTF

Hello from MN Dance Task Force!

We are currently collecting performance dates from professional dance artists and companies across Minnesota for the August 2026-July 2027 season, as well as information on class, rehearsal, and performance spaces available for rental.

If you or your organization would like to be included in our developing statewide database, please complete the Google Forms by Monday, June 15.

This information will help strengthen communication, increase visibility for dance activity across the state, and support up-to-date space rental listings and future resource sharing efforts. A grant is currently pending to support the publication of a statewide dance performance calendar released every six months.

Please reach out to MN Dance Task Force intern Sophia Islam at SophiaLislam@gmail.com with any questions.

Thank you for helping us strengthen Minnesota’s dance community!

Sincerely,
Sophia Islam and the MNDTF

Hello from MN Dance Task Force!

We are currently collecting performance dates from professional dance artists and companies across Minnesota for the August 2026-July 2027 season, as well as information on class, rehearsal, and performance spaces available for rental.

If you or your organization would like to be included in our developing statewide database, please complete the Google Forms by Monday, June 15.

This information will help strengthen communication, increase visibility for dance activity across the state, and support up-to-date space rental listings and future resource sharing efforts. A grant is currently pending to support the publication of a statewide dance performance calendar released every six months.

Please reach out to MN Dance Task Force intern Sophia Islam at SophiaLislam@gmail.com with any questions.

Thank you for helping us strengthen Minnesota’s dance community!

Sincerely,
Sophia Islam and the MNDTF

Hello from MN Dance Task Force!

We are currently collecting performance dates from professional dance artists and companies across Minnesota for the August 2026-July 2027 season, as well as information on class, rehearsal, and performance spaces available for rental.

If you or your organization would like to be included in our developing statewide database, please complete the Google Forms by Monday, June 15.

This information will help strengthen communication, increase visibility for dance activity across the state, and support up-to-date space rental listings and future resource sharing efforts. A grant is currently pending to support the publication of a statewide dance performance calendar released every six months.

Please reach out to MN Dance Task Force intern Sophia Islam at SophiaLislam@gmail.com with any questions.

Thank you for helping us strengthen Minnesota’s dance community!

Sincerely,
Sophia Islam and the MNDTF