Workshops, Intensives, Master Classes, and Open Houses

Please join us at TU Dance Center for a 4-week GYROKINESIS® workshop for adults (ages 45+) with Wendy Anderson. No experience is necessary.

Starts with breathing patterns and progresses into motions that mobilize the spine through arching, curling, bending, spiraling, and waving. Connecting with the breath, the movement starts to feel like a dance – oxygenating the circulatory system, stimulating the nervous system, and opening the body. Exercises are done on chairs/stools, in standing and lying positions.

October 7-October 28
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45pm
Cost: $60.

Online registration required.
Single-class enrollment is available!

Dancing Together: This 6-week workshop is designed for children (ages 2-4) and their parent/caregiver who are interested in a shared movement experience that engages the senses of curiosity and play. Both child and caregiver will participate in developmentally appropriate movement exercises that incorporate elements such as effort, shape, and tempo. Music will play an essential role in the class as students will be asked to respond to sounds as well as make sounds themselves.

Participants will be encouraged to join at their own comfort level with the understanding that observation is often the best form of learning with younger children. This class will give children and caregivers the opportunity to learn more about themselves and one another through the art form of dance.

Saturdays, 10:15-11:00am
45 minutes per week.

Session 1: October 10-November 14
Session 2: February 27-April 3
Tuition: $100

Join us for Ballet as Moving Meditation with Laura Pratt, an inviting class that uses the foundational language of ballet to help you reclaim space, find physical clarity, and cultivate a deep sense of centeredness. While we respect the rigor of the form, we promise not to take ourselves too seriously!

We build the basics gently, offering a supportive environment where beginners can learn proper alignment and terminology. Our goal is to connect, create community, and find genuine joy, humor, and pleasure through the work itself, approaching the technique as a powerful, restorative practice for the body and mind. Come as you are, leave your troubles at the door, and we look forward to connecting with you through dance!

October 17-November 21
Saturdays, 4:00-5:15pm
Cost: $115. Online registration required.

Classss with Kenna: an immersive creative experience curated by practices informed by Black American Music and Movement.

Step into the rhythm and experience the energy of the Soul Line Dancing Adult Workshop at TU Dance!

This welcoming workshop invites adults of all experience levels to learn popular soul line dances while moving to classic and contemporary R&B, funk, and soul music. Whether you’re dancing for fitness, fun, or fellowship, you’ll build confidence, improve coordination, and connect with others in a vibrant, supportive environment. No partner or previous dance experience is needed; just bring your enthusiasm and get ready to move, groove, and celebrate the power of dance and community.

September 28-November 2
Mondays, 4:30-5:30pm
Tuition: $90
Single-class enrollment is available!

Join guest artist Kate Potz for Special Open Classes “Flow Space” at TU Dance Center! These classes are for intermediate to advanced levels.

Flow Space: An atmosphere that allows for the act of “pure play” to help dance artists use more capacity, intellect, sense, courage, and imagination in their movement styles. Created by director of The DASH Ensemble, Gregory Dolbashian, the class is a highly developed series of improvisational tools and games that warms and pushes both the mind and the body to break habits and fulfill more presence. These exercises are all methods that Gregory has developed and utilized to create movement with The DASH. The artists learn confidence not just in themselves but also in the environment that they are a part of. Games and tasks work both on the individual and in tandem, so that Flow Space creates a community for progress, inspiration, and most of all, discovery.

Tuesday, October 20, 4:30-6:00pm
Thursday, October 22, 9:30-11:00am

Cost: $17
Registration is required.

Friday, October 30 from 5:30-6:45pm
Instructor: Khanyilanga Nldovu

There is a suggested donation of $8-$25 per workshop. No one turned away for lack of funds. The majority of proceeds will go directly to each Art Nosh facilitator.

Part of the Art Nosh Autumn Workshop Series, produced by the Insomnia Salon.

Friday, November 6—Sunday, November 8
Friday, 4:00-8:00pm
Saturday, 11:30am-6:00pm
Sunday, 9:30am-4:30pm

Fee: $499 + $60 materials ($549 after October 17)
In person or online. No prerequisites—open to all!

Anatomy is the foundation of our work as movement professionals. With Balanced Body® Anatomy for Movement Professionals, you will gain a deeper understanding of the anatomical architecture and biomechanics that make human movement possible, and in turn, help your clients (and yourself) move better. You will receive an introduction to the major tissues, joints, and muscles of movement along with movement experiences to help you understand and remember not just the individual muscles, but how they work in synergy to create functional movements.

Instructor: Matthew Hodge-Rice

Adult dancers are invited to spend four Monday evenings stepping into the world of The Nutcracker with Waltz of the Snowflakes. Each evening includes an intermediate-level ballet class followed by original choreography created by Justin Leaf especially for adult dancers. Explore Tchaikovsky’s iconic score while developing musicality, stamina, ensemble dancing, and sweeping Snowflake formations.

Mondays, November 16, 23 and 30, and December 7
6:30–8:30pm
Hennepin Center for the Arts, Studio 2B
Ages 16+

Early Bird Pricing: $140 through November 1
Regular Price: $175
Space is limited to 16 dancers.

Learn more and register here.

Join guest artist and inaugural Toni Pierce-Sands Choreographic Initiative recipient, Uwazi Zamani, for Community Classes at TU Dance Center! These classes are for intermediate to advanced levels.

Phases in Contemporary Dance: This contemporary movement class begins with a simple understanding: everything is technical. Classical technique, codified styles, and Black vernacular forms are not treated as opposing approaches to movement. Instead, we explore how technical rigor can meet the tenacity, boldness, and bodily sovereignty carried within Black vernacular dance.

It’s a Winter Intensive—mini-sized! 

Warm up and escape the frigid, frosty air Thursday and Friday, December 3 and 4 at Threads’ Mini Winter Workshop!

This robust, two day program provides participants with two hour ballet and modern technique classes, a provided lunch, Alexander technique, Jazzfunk, modern partnering, repertoire and more! From 9:00am-4:30pm each day, dancers will explore a variety of techniques and get a sneak peek at potential audition material!

With the option to choose one day for $115 or both for $175 (Early Bird Special), dancers will learn from Twin Cities favorites like Helen Hatch, Berit Ahlgren, Andy Mor, Erin Thompson and Brianna Johnson.

Register now! $175 for both days is an Early Bird Special; the price increases to $200 on November 15.

In the 8-week Creative Movement sessions, children (ages 5-7) will grow in physical awareness and build basic movement skills, balance, coordination, flexibility, and strength. Students will expand their knowledge of musical instruments and the connection between dance and music, learn basic rhythmical movement phrases, and improvise and create dance ideas that communicate an experience or theme.

Creative Drum (ages 5-7) introduces students to the basic concepts of hand drumming techniques (hands and sticks), tempo, rhythm, and music theory. These concepts help students develop their physical and mental dexterity, creativity, and musicality to inspire joyful performance and improvisation.

Saturdays, 9:00-9:45am (Creative Movement, ages 5-7)
Saturdays, 9:45-10:15am (Creative Drum, ages 5-7)
1 hour and 15 minutes per week (2 classes)

Session 2: January 16-March 6
Session 3: March 13-May 8 (No class on April 10.)
Tuition: $220