2018 Summer Program for Children & Teen
The TU Dance Center Children & Teen Program introduces the joy of creative movement and beginning dance technique. Classes, divided by age, provide a comprehensive base on which to expand by developing body awareness, coordination, balance, flexibility, strength and musicality. Click here to download the complete Children & Teen summer schedule handout.
To register, Click here to submit the Children & Teen Summer Program online registration form.Registration Deadline: June 15
CREATIVE MOVEMENT/DRUM: JULY 23-27
Students will experience the connection between movement and creativity through rhythmically driven classes aided by live percussion. During this 1-week program, students will create their own musical instruments and integrate them into their movements and creative discoveries. Students are required to bring simple materials for their Arts/Crafts session. Ages: 5-7Monday-Friday 9:00-11:00am
*Informal showing on Friday, July 27, 10:00-11:00am Tuition: 275.00
INTRODUCTION TO DANCE: JULY 16-28
Please contact TU Dance Center at education@tudance.org for other summer program options. This two-week program introduces basic dance technique and provides tools students will use in the creative process. Students will learn various styles and concepts of dance. Technique classes will be aided by live music. Students will participate in the creation of a short dance each week. Ages 7-10.10.8 hours/week Monday-Friday, 4:15-6:25pm; Saturday, July 28, 11:30-2:00pm
*Informal showing on Saturday, July 28, 1:00-2:00pm Tuition: 285.00
BRIDGE LEVEL: JULY 16-28
This two-week program is aimed for students preparing for a deeper engagement in dance. In this level, students receive introductory technique classes with focus on the creative process. Students will learn various styles and concepts of dance. Technique classes will be aided by live music. Students will participate in the creation of a short dance. Ages: 10-1417.5 hours/week Monday-Friday, 3:00-6:30pm; Saturday, July 28, 11:30am-2:00pm
*Informal showing on Saturday, July 28, 1:00-2:00pm Tuition: 485.00
TEEN PROGRAM: JULY 9-28
Please contact TU Dance Center at education@tudance.org for other summer program options. This 3-week program is an entry level for students typically aged 15-20 who wish to experience a variety of classes including modern, ballet, conditioning, African and workshop/choreography. Students will learn the basic fundamentals of dance technique along with exploring their individual artistic expression.15 hours/week: Monday-Friday 1:00-4:15pm; Saturday, July 28, 11:30am-2:00pm.
*Informal showing on Saturday, July 28 from 1:00-2:00pm Tuition: 650.00
2018 Summer Intensive Pre-Professional Program
The TU Dance Pre-Professional program is an intensive course of study integrating modern, ballet, African, and repertory work for students up to age 24. The program has five levels. For level placement, please contact us at education@tudance.org or 612-605-1925. Placement can be done by attending an open class at TU Dance Center (by appointment only), by submitting a video link (modern and ballet phrase), or during the first day of classes of the intensive. Click here to download the complete Pre-Professional intensive schedule handout.
To register click Click here to submit the Summer Intensive Pre-Professional online registration form.Registration Deadline: June 15
LEVEL 1: JULY 9-28
This is an entry level for students typically aged 11 and older who wish to experience focused dance training. Students will be introduced to different forms of dance with a balance between building strong technique and exploring their artistry.16.25 hours/week: Monday-Friday, 9:30am-1:00pm; Saturday, July 28, 11:30am-2:00pm
*Informal showing on Saturday, August 19, 1:00-2:00pm
Tuition: 730.00
LEVEL 2: JULY 9-28
This level is designed for students typically aged 13 and older who wish to experience focused dance training. Students will be introduced to different forms of dance as well as artistic expression through movement.18.75 hours/week: Monday-Friday 11:00am-3:00pm; Saturday, July 28, 10:00am-2:00pm
*Informal Showing on Saturday, July 28, 1:00-2:00pm
Tuition: 835.00
LEVEL 3: JULY 9-28
This level is designed for students typically aged 14-16 with two or more years of formal training. Students will explore their artistry through technique classes and workshop/choreography that will help to build their knowledge of dance.18.75 hours/week: Monday-Friday 11:00am-3:00pm; Saturday, July 28, 10:00am-2:00pm
*Informal showing on Saturday, July 28, 1:00-2:00pm
Tuition: 835.00
LEVEL 4: JULY 30-AUGUST 18
This program is designed for advanced pre-professional students (ages 17-24) who are interested in pursuing careers as professional dancers. This level is designed for students with four or more years of formal training and a solid grounding in ballet and modern dance techniques. Students will learn TU Dance repertory.30 hours/week: Monday-Friday 9:30am-4:30pm, Saturday, August 18, 10:00am-1:30pm
*Informal showing on Saturday, August 18, 12:30-1:30pm
Tuition: 1290.00
LEVEL 5: JULY 30-AUGUST 18
This program is designed for advanced pre-professional students (ages 17-24) who are interested in pursuing careers as professional dancers. Individuals placed in this level must have a comprehensive understanding of both Ballet and Modern dance techniques and be committed to developing as artists. Students will learn TU Dance repertory.30 hours/week: Monday-Friday, 9:30am-4:30pm. Saturday, August 18, 10:00am-1:30pm
*Informal showing on Saturday, August 18, 12:30-1:30pm
Tuition: 1290.00
Summer Open Classes
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OPEN CLASSES
TU Dance welcomes beginning, intermediate and advanced dancers to join TU Dance Open & Company Classes. Open classes are $14/class, or $120 for a 10-class card; no pre-registration is required. Credit card, cash or check is accepted on site for drop-in classes; 10-class cards may be purchased on-site or online here with a credit card. A confirmation e-mail will follow your successful online class card purchase. Please print your confirmation e-mail/receipt and bring it to your first class to pick up your 10-class card. 10-Class Card: 120.00
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MASTER CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Class With Chris LaPlante, September 8
LIT (LaPlante's Integrated Technique) is an evolving amalgamation of numerous techniques that explores the connectivity of the body, from a breaking approach to floor work, image and sensation-based improvisation, to exercises that warm, connect, and condition the body. LIT is inspired by Horton, Limón, qi gong, and the Alexander Technique. READ MORE>>
Adult Beginning Ballet with Tina Anderson
This ballet technique 6-week workshop emphasizes alignment, placement and somatic awareness. The class consists of barre and center work that focuses on balance, classical line, connecting steps, and simple turns and jumps. Tina Anderson Wallum’s 23-year performing career included principal and soloist work with Minnesota Dance Theatre, Ballet Minnesota, Ballet Arts Minnesota, READ MORE>>
Adult Beginning Modern with Thern Anderson (Evenings)
This 6-week workshop with Thern will teach body and spacial awareness, rhythm and phrasing, ensemble dancing and injury prevention through modern dance patterns and improvisation. Thern Anderson started dancing at the University of Minnesota and performed with Choreogram Dance Company. She has taught to all ages and abilities in Washington, READ MORE>>- Adult Beginning Modern with Thern Anderson (Midday)
This 6-week workshop with Thern will teach body and spacial awareness, rhythm and phrasing, ensemble dancing and injury prevention through modern dance patterns and improvisation. Thern Anderson started dancing at the University of Minnesota and performed with Choreogram Dance Company. She has taught to all ages and abilities in Washington, READ MORE>> 
Modern/Contemporary Class with Marcus Willis, August 11
Join us as visiting teaching artist and choreographer Marcus Jarrell Willis teaches a Modern/Contemporary class at TU Dance Center. The class is a blend of familiar Horton-based technique exercises with other modern release forms during the warm-up portion. The remainder of the class is an exploration of the continuous development READ MORE>>
Dancing Your Story: Workshop 2, July 9-August 27
Join teaching artists Thern Anderson & Mary Moore Easter in a dance and writing workshop. Movement will be explored in combination with creative writing to create a real or imaginary story. Participants will work on movement phrases and choreography expanding thier range of motion. Classes are accompanied with live music. *This workshop is READ MORE>>
Masterclass with Rosangela Silvestre
TU Dance and Contempo Physical Dance are thrilled to welcome Brazilian dancer, choreographer, and teacher Rosangela Silvestre to Minnesota for a special master class. Rosangela is the creator of the Silvestre Dance Technique, which uniquely combines Brazilian Orixa dance movement, North American modern dance techniques such as Horton and Graham, READ MORE>>
Dancing Your Story, a dance and writing workshop for adults ages 55+, April 16 – June11
Join Thern Anderson & Mary Easter in a workshop designed for adults Ages 55+ that combines dance and writing. Movement will be explored in concert with writing exercises to create a history or explore some aspect of your life, be it real or imagined. Students will expand their range of motion READ MORE>>
Contemporary Experiments: Improvisation + Technique + Performance, April 20
This advanced level dance master class taught by Leslie Parker with live music is a rigorous physical exploration of the intersections between thought and movement, the real and the representational, the past and the present, freestyle and improvisation, flow and disruption. In this class, the exploration of presence as multiple embodied READ MORE>>
Social Dance Workshop
Please join TU Dance Center students as they host a movement workshop rooted in the African-American vernacular, with Timothy Edwards and Maleek Washington, members of Camille A. Brown & Dancers, who celebrate the power of African-American social dance and its impact and influence on American dance forms throughout history. Tim READ MORE>>