Artistic Director
Gretchen Pick
Administrative Assistant
Suzanne Wiltgen
2007-08 Young Dance
Board of Directors
Karla Hill-Donisch, President
Michael Dooley, Treasurer
Susan Hagler
Justin Jones
Dana Kassel
Rebecca Shelton, dancer rep
Erin Thompson
David Winkler-Morey
Young Dance is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Contributions help provide financial aid, fund outreach programs and increase school and community access to performances.
MAILING ADDRESS
Young Dance
3321 15th Ave So.
Minneapolis MN
55407
612-423-3064
email us
Young Dance: modern dance classes and performance for youth preschool to grade 12.
Click here for information about our Spring Show May 17-19!
May 5th Workshops in the Parks
Join Young Dance for a demonstration and workshop. All welcome. No dance experience required. Free.
-- 2:00 PM -- Pearl Park, 414 E Diamond Lake Rd
-- 3:30 PM -- Phelps Park, 701 E 39th St
May 18 Sesquincentennial celebration
Young Dance will be performing at 4:45 PM at the Capital in St. Paul.
Sign up now! Boys Get Movin': Dance class for boys ages 7 to 12. We are currently accepting registrations for all dance classes.
Company Auditions will be held May 27 and June 2-4.
Summer Dance Classes We are expanding our summer program, mark your calendars. Details and registration form.
-- Creative Movement: June 23 - July 10 (ages 3 to 7)
-- Modern Dance and Mini-Classes: June 23 - July 3 (ages 7 to 18)
-- Dances at the Lakes Workshop July 7 - 10, with performances on July 11 and 12 (ages 7 to 18).
To learn more about Young Dance or sign up for auditions and dance classes call, 612-423-3064, or email us.
About Young Dance
For twenty years, Young Dance has offered a place for youth in our community to build body and spirit through the creative expression of dance. In the process of making dances, Young Dancers learn how to take an idea and make it into something. They learn how to participate in an ensemble, take risks, partner, lead, and listen.
We provide young people the opportunity for artistic expression, for achievement of high quality performance, and for appreciation of cultural and artistic diversity. In addition to teaching modern dance technique, we also teach our students the creative process of making dances.
Young Dance is unique because dancers are encouraged to develop their own individual choreographic voice. Workshops in other art forms such as improvisational theater, puppetry, creative writing and visual arts broaden the creative experience — resulting in dancers who are not only moving bodies in space, but also thinking artists.
Modern Dance Classes for Children and Teens
Young Dance Classes are open and do not require an audition. Our classes are structured so that dancers can jump in and join a class anytime during the year. Students of all levels and backgrounds enjoy our collaborative and creative approach to dance! The first class it free -- come give Young Dance a try!
Community Dance Classes for all ages
Young dance offers modern dance classes for kids ages 7 and up, creative movement for preschoolers, and a special class for boys ages 7 to 12 who are interested in exploring dance in a "gender neutral" environment. Classes are held in southwest Minneapolis and are open to everyone -- you do not have to be a member of The Company to participate in our dance classes.
The Company
Young Dance gives young, emerging choreographers the opportunity to show their work and also lays the groundwork for young people to gain the skills and confidence to consider careers as professional artists by giving them the opportunity to take creative and physical risks. The company members of Young Dance have a deep desire to express themselves and translate ideas and thoughts into something that can be shared with others. Dancers have likened their experience in Young Dance as a “person opening” experience in which the artistic process can be transferred to other areas of their lives.
The Company is made up of 25 to 30 dancers, ages 7 to 18. We rarely turn away any young person due to lack of training. Auditions for The Company are held twice a year in the spring and fall. If you would like to be notified about auditions, please email us and ask to be added to our mailing list.
Company Auditions will be for the 2007-08 season will be held September 18 2007, at the Center for Performing Arts, 3754 Pleasant Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Photo Gallery
Visit the Photo gallery of last year's dances.
Special Thanks
Sounds and Silences is a special project made possible by a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC).
We are also grateful to family and friends of young dance for their support:
BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota
Genius To Go
Kowalski's Markets
PKZ Creative
United Way Donor Designated Funds
The Winkler Family Foundation – in memory of Sam Costa and Barbara Goldfinger and in honor of Emily Winkler-Morey
Contributions help provide scholarships, fund outreach programs and increase school and community access to performances. Please send your contribution to: Young Dance, 3326 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407. Young Dance is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. No gift is too small! If your employer has a matching gift program, please consider using it to make your gift go twice as far.
Learn about our Dance Classes and The Company.