Since 1988, Young Dance has encouraged youth in our community to build body and spirit through the creative art of dance. The dance company and school collaborates with professional artists, forges meaningful community partnerships and pushes the boundaries of the art and practice of dance.
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Young Dance offers two programs for dance participation, our Community Dance Classes and the Young Dance Company.
Community dance classes are offered to boys and girls ages 1-18 in creative movement, modern dance, ballet and Adaptive Dance classes for young people living with mobility impairments. Classes are open to anyone. The Young Dance company is made up of 35 boys and girls. They take modern dance classes, work with professional artists, and create their own choreography. The company performs at venues throughout the year and a final performance in May. The company is open by audition. Scholarships are available for both classes and company.
Check out our class page for all abilities dance offerings.
Download the following link for our brochure or continue to the next page for a list of Community Class Selections .
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Dance maintain our mission of transforming lives through movement and
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Special Thanks
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Activities our 2009-10 season are made possible, in part, by funds provided by the COMPAS Community Art Program through a grant from the McKnight Foundation., the COMPAS Travelers' Arts and Diversity Program and by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council through an appropriation by the Minnesota Legislature.
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
The Moore Family Fund for the Arts of the Minneapolis Foundation
Contributions help provide scholarships, fund outreach programs and increase school and community access to performances. Young Dance is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, and your contribution is tax deductible. If your employer has a matching gift program, please consider using it to make your gift go twice as far.
Young Dance is committed to making dance accessible to interested and motivated students. No child will be discriminated against because of race, gender, national origin, religion, or disability. Students will not be refused because of an inability to pay. For more information about need-based scholarships, please call 612-423-3064.