This high-energy workout combines traditional West African movements with contemporary dance styles for a fun, accessible fitness experience. Learn choreography that celebrates African cultural heritage while getting a cardio workout suitable for all levels. AfroContIgbo is a West African dance and performing arts company dedicated to preserving culture, promoting wellness, and spreading joy through movement.

Enjoy elegant fitness at its best learning classical ballet techniques while developing core strength, flexibility and balance. Perform warm-ups and basic positions, and work on center combinations. Receive individual corrections for alignment and positioning. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Learn a dance repertoire that will give you confidence on the dance floor. Dancing is fun and exciting and provides many health and social benefits. Class covers the Swing, Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, Tango and Samba. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Improve your coordination, musicality, and core strength and flexibility while learning the basic steps of belly dance. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Learn belly dance technique and movements through basic steps, isolations and layering. Choreography will also be taught that you can perform for friends. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Expand your belly dance skills beyond the basic steps and technique learned in Belly Dance 1. In this class we will explore dancing with finger cymbals, and veils, while adding to our isolations, layering skills, and musicality. If you do not have finger cymbals, they can be found at this link: turquoiseintl.com/collections/cymbals/products/cymbals-size-economy-b-eb-oriental-2 This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Discover the art of Capoeira, a dynamic Afro-Brazilian martial art that blends movement, music, and culture. In this class, you’ll learn basic kicks, escapes, and flowing sequences that build strength, flexibility, and rhythm. This class is all levels, no experience is necessary, come ready to move, have fun, and connect with a supportive community while exploring the history and traditions of Capoeira.

Discover the art of Capoeira, a dynamic Afro-Brazilian martial art that blends movement, music, and culture. In this class, you’ll learn basic kicks, escapes, and flowing sequences that build strength, flexibility, and rhythm. This class is all levels, no experience is necessary, come ready to move, have fun, and connect with a supportive community while exploring the history and traditions of Capoeira.

Gain a useful set of moves that can translate across dances, and learn essentials for the Waltz, Swing, Salsa and Club dancing. Register with a partner. Tuition is per person. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at eliana.power@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-3450.

Gain a Useful Set of Moves that can translate across dances, and learn essentials for the waltz, swing, salsa, and club dancing. Register with a partner, cost is per person.

Gain a useful set of moves that can translate across dances, and learn essentials for the Waltz, Swing, Salsa and Club dancing. Register with a partner. Tuition is per person If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at eliana.power@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-3450.

In Improvisation and Contemporary, we will explore two distinct dance styles. While these styles are complex and expansive in their own right, I’ve found that putting the two directly in conversation is a beautiful exploration. Each of these movement forms have had a strong influence on the ways in which I interpret the other. So what are these styles all about? Dance Improv offers us tools to express ourselves through movement in a spontaneous and organic way. Through individual and interactive “dance games” and guided exercises, participants will learn to cultivate free form movement and set aside preconceived ideas about what dance should or shouldn’t be. Contemporary Dance foundations explored in this class will include body alignment, weight transfer, expansion/contraction, floorwork, and storytelling, among others! Over the duration of the class, participants will practice contemporary techniques and learn short movement phrases taught by the instructor. They will also collaboratively develop a short phrase of their own, building upon improv exercises and support from the instructor. This class welcomes dancers of any and all skill levels and dance experience. Join me in sharing stories, space, and movement! If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Whenever you go out Salsa dancing, you will often hear Bachata music! Originally from the Dominican Republic, it is now worldwide. The steps are even a bit easier than Salsa so this is a great place to start learning Latin dance! Sign up with a partner or rotate with partners in class. Registration is for one person; *partners must register separately. *This class fills quickly; dance partners should register around the same time to ensure they get into class together. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Morris dancing is a traditional English folk dance characterized by rhythmic stepping and choreographed figures performed by a group, often wearing bell pads on their shins. The dance has a long history and features various styles and costumes, with props like handkerchiefs and sticks, and live music from instruments such as fiddles and accordions. No prior dance experience is needed. Dances are traditionally moderately vigorous, but have been adapted to suit participants of varying abilities. Bells, handkerchiefs, and wooden sticks will be provided for use during class. Wear comfortable clothing and good athletic shoes. Masking is encouraged but not required.

Line dancing is individuals dancing in unison to predetermined music in predetermined patterns. Individuals will not dance with a partner, nor have physical contact with other dancers. Feel energized as you dance to fun popular music from several decades and genres of music. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Enjoy dances from the golden age of Rock and Roll like Solo line dances from the Twist to The Madison, The Rock and Roll Stroll and Hand Jive. Boogie to a blast from the Past! If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

This 8 week series will take you from step one to being ready for the dance floor! We will learn a lot and have fun! Sign up with a partner or rotate with partners in class! Registration is for one person; *partners must register separately. *This class fills quickly; dance partners should register around the same time to ensure they get into class together. Wear shoes without too much traction, or socks are fine for class too. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Prerequisite Salsa 1 or approval from the instructor. We will continue from the building blocks that were formed in Salsa 1, in a fun and safe environment. Sign up with a partner or rotate with partners in class! Registration is for one person; *partners must register separately. *This class fills quickly; dance partners should register around the same time to ensure they get into class together. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Prerequisite: Salsa 2 or approval from the instructor. We will continue learning new techniques, building off of our Salsa 1 & 2 foundations. New techniques will include 70, 360, el 2, el rodeo, la vacila, el sombrero, and el tornado. Sign up with a partner or rotate with partners in class! Registration is for one person; *partners must register separately. *This class fills quickly; dance partners should register around the same time to ensure they get into class together. If class is full, please enroll in the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Learn this fun, energetic dance's many spins, turns and patterns. Cost is per person. *Please note class will not meet on Nov. 5, election day and will end Nov. 26. The date online is correct, the date in the brochure was incorrect. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Learn basic steps and tap routines suitable for beginners and those with little experience. Tap shoes preferred.

Learn basic steps and tap routines suitable for beginners and those with little experience. Tap shoes preferred.

Expand your knowledge of tap by adding steps and combinations to improve your technique, articulation and rhythm. Tap shoes preferred. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.