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Minnesota Dance Theatre: Young Children’s Division Summer Camps

Minnesota Dance Theatre invites young children, ages 4-7, to fun-filled, week-long camps. Young dancers will discover the joy of movement, music, and imagination. Students will enhance their coordination, develop fundamental dance skills, and challenge their brains in learning basic choreography!

Daily ballet and jazz classes, themed arts and crafts, stretching and conditioning, story time and dance media, and more!  An end-of-week showing for parents and families gives dancers a performance opportunity to share all they have learned throughout the week!

Students can sign up for one or both weeks, half-day or full-day options. Class sizes will be limited, with two instructors.

Week 1: Monday-Friday, June 9-13
Week 2: Monday-Friday, June 16-20
Half-day: 9:30am-12:00pm
Full-day: 9:30am-3:00pm
At the Center for Performing Arts

Registration is open until Thursday, May 15.

The SOTA Movement: Minnesota’s Street Dance Festival

The SOTA Movement is Minnesota’s premier street dance festival—a dynamic celebration of dance, culture, and community rooted in the powerful traditions of Hip Hop. This multi-day event unites artists, creators, and supporters to honor the vibrant spirit of street dance.

Friday, June 13 at 6:00pm
Saturday, June 14 at 10:00am
Sunday, June 15 at 10:00am
Located at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul.

From the empowering Celebration of Women in Hip Hop to high-energy battles, award winning performances, and immersive workshops, the SOTA Movement offers a platform for expression, connection, and cultural exchange. Join us in celebrating the artistry and resilience of the street dance community.

Experience the movement. Be part of the culture.

For more information and to stay updated, visit sotamove.com.

Discover Dance: Continental Ballet, Concerto Dance, and Threads

The Bloomington Center for the Arts Presents the 2025 Discover Dance Series featuring multiple local dance companies representing a wide range of styles aimed for an all-ages audience to discover the joy and power of dance!

The program includes the Continental Ballet Company performing excerpts from the classical ballet Sleeping Beauty, jazz dance works by Concerto Dance including Tradition, set to a jazz arrangement of selections from the Fiddler on the Roof score, and the jazz/funk audience favorite On Our Way, along with Threads Dance Project performing Objet de Désir Inaccessible: a poignant exploration of racism, feminism, identity and the concepts of beauty inspired by the renowned painting “Portrait of Madeleine” (formerly titled Portrait of a Negress).

Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14
7:00-8:30pm
Bloomington Center for the Arts – Schneider Theater
Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes with a 15 minute intermission
Each evening will feature the same program with performances presented by each company.

Tickets
Students/Adults: $15-$25 (+fees)
Ages 5 and under: Free

For move information, visit www.blm.mn/bca.

COMPAS Seeks Teaching Artists to Join the Roster

For 50 years we have been creating arts learning and experiences with community partners through performances, workshops, residencies, professional development, and more. Programs take place throughout the State of Minnesota during school hours, after school, during the evening, and on weekends. Locations include schools, libraries, older adult living communities, parks and recreation centers, youth program sites, and other community settings. We consider ourselves matchmakers, bringing artists and partners together to create impactful and inspiring experiences.

Artists selected to join the roster join a community of other teaching artists and have access to benefits such as admin support, insurance, professional development, and more.

While this is an open call for all artists, we currently have a special need for the following:

  • Artists interested in K-12 classroom settings and out-of-school programs for youth
  • Artists interested in and experienced working with people with disabilities
  • Artists interested and experienced working with older adults living in assisted living and/or memory care
  • Visual artists
  • Digital artists (digital art/illustration, graphic design, animation, etc.)
  • Electronic media (photography, video, animation, etc.)
  • Literary artists
  • Spoken word artists

Desired Qualifications
While we are open to a wide variety of artistic approaches, experiences, and backgrounds, artists with the following criteria have a higher chance of being interviewed if they have:

  • A demonstrated dedication to an artistic practice
  • Prior teaching artist experience (ideally 3-5+ years)
  • Ability to fill a gap on the COMPAS roster
  • Demonstrated ability to model, breakdown, explain, and customize projects within their artform

We encourage people who identify as Native, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, LGBTQ+ people, and people with disabilities to apply. We also encourage artists living in greater Minnesota, beyond the metro area, to apply.

Teaching Artist applicants must use Submittable to apply and will need to include a cover letter, teaching artist statement, resume, work samples, work sample descriptions, and a sample lesson plan to be considered.

Virtual Information Session:
Tuesday, May 13, 4:00-5:00pm
Register here!

Hiring Timeline
Application Deadline: June 15, 11:59pm
Mid-July: Notifications of Interviews
Early August: Artist Interview/Panel Review
Mid-August: Acceptance Notifications

Threads Dance Project Youth Summer Camps

Discover dance this summer at Threads Dance Nexus!

Creative Connections for ages 4-6: June 16-20 and June 23-27, 9:00-10:15am
$125 for one week or $230 for both weeks. Need-based scholarships are available.

Young movers will explore a variety of dance styles and how dance intersects with music, numbers, art, theater, and more. They will learn the importance of healthy bodies and minds, discuss basic nutrition, and how emotions can be defined, demonstrated, and calmed using movement. This journey of creativity and self-expression will be shared in a casual showing for family and friends at the end of each week.

NexGen/YDP (Youth Dance Project) for ages 8-12: July 7-11 and July 14-18, 9:00am-12:00pm
$279 for one week or $499 for both weeks. Need-based scholarships are available.

NexGen/YDP PLUS for ages 8-12 with 2+ years dance experience: July 7-11 and July 14-18, 9:00am-1:00pm
$329 for one week or $579 for both weeks. Need-based scholarships are available.

Embark on a fun and holistic dance experience for your child in this comprehensive approach to summer dance learning. Dancers will grow in confidence, strength, and self-expression as they study ballet and modern techniques. They will learn self-care for their bodies and minds through nutrition and embodied movement exploration. Journals will be provided as a tool for self-reflection and discovery. Students will share what they’ve learned in a casual showing at the end of each week.

No prior dance experience is required. A limited number of partial and full scholarships are available – visit our website for more information.

Minnesota Dance Theatre: Free Young Children’s Division Summer Classes

Minnesota Dance Theatre invites young children, ages 4-7, to three free days of summer dance at Center for the Performing Arts. Everyone is welcome, no prior dance experiences needed!

June 16-June 18, Monday-Wednesday, 9:30-11:00am

Classes include Ballet, Jazz, dance storytime, arts and crafts and a mini showcase on Wednesday, June 18 from 10:45-11:00am!

Registration closes Sunday June 1. First-come, first-served basis.

Corpus Dance Works Presents S. O. S.

Strategize. Optimize. Synergize. —with us!

In this dance and theater show, performers move through a crumbling world exploring the tension between chaos and control; innocence and responsibility. It’s your first day of work, turned water cooler gossip, turned birthday party, turned breakdown. A beautiful mess of movement where we ask: what if we never figured it out?

June 20-June 23, Friday-Monday at 7:30pm
Monday show is pay-as-able.

Created by: Lily Conforti
Collaborators/Dancers: Addie Smith, Erin Evans, Juliana Johnson, Lilly King, Nieya Amezquita, Rachel Holmes, Sudarsna Mukund
Lighting: Alice Endo

Threads Dance Project Advanced Professional Summer Intensive

The Threads Dance Project Advanced/Professional Summer Intensive is an intensive workshop that explores advanced dance techniques to enhance both performance and choreography for professional and pre-professional dancers.

Participants can choose one or both tracks and are encouraged to register for both tracks for a full immersive experience.

Performer’s Track: June 23-27 from 10:30am-2:45pm
Strengthen technical mastery and performance skills in Contemporary-Modern, African Dance, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and more.

Choreographer’s Track: June 23-27 from 1:30-5:30pm
Focus on creation with classes in Repertoire, Composition, and Improvisation, plus studies in Grant Writing, Show Production, and more.

Final Showing: Friday, June 27 from 5:30-6:00pm
Tuition: $260 per track or $449 for both tracks

For more details and registration, click here.

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, weekday evenings.

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

Collide Theatrical Dance Company Summer Intensive

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 are taught by multiple instructors and include Musical Theatre Jazz, Classic Jazz Technique, Ballet, Leaps and Turns, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, and more. Students may register for one or both weeks: July 7-11 and/or July 14-18.

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

Level placement requires a referral from a teacher or Collide company member, or a two-minute video submission. Please send a video (one minute of Ballet Adagio with pirouettes and one minute of Jazz) or referral name and contact information to Auditions@collidetheatrical.org.