Minnesota Dance Consort
Changing lives through the impact of dance
MINNESOTA
Dance Consort
​FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT
Structured • Measurable • Foundational
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Fundamental Movement is a structured modern training practice built on a consistent, repeatable sequence that does not vary from class to class. Approximately half of the class is floor-based, developing deep spinal articulation, breath coordination, and core strength. The second half transitions to standing work that builds alignment, balance, grounded power, and stamina.
This disciplined format produces measurable strength gains quickly when practiced consistently.
Fundamental Movement serves as powerful cross-training for any dance technique or physical discipline, reinforcing structural clarity, muscular endurance, and embodied control.​
Class Information
Level: Open Level, ongoing, drop-ins welcome
Taught by: Ray Terrill
Schedule:
Fridays 5:00–6:00 PM
Sundays 10:30–11:30 AM
Fee: $20 per class
Details & Registration:
Register at: Tula Yoga & Wellness
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Embodied Foundations for Strength & Endurance
Tula Yoga and Wellness
1162 Selby Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55104
WIGMAN TECHNIQUE
Grounded • Expansive • Intentional
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Wigman Technique is a focused, one-hour modern dance practice centered on creating dance through clearly defined movement dynamics. Class work develops and recombines walks and glides, curves and circles, swings, falls, turns, and grounded rhythmic propulsion to cultivate strength, clarity, and expressive authority.
Rather than phrase memorization for its own sake, the work emphasizes dynamic intention, spatial awareness, compositional structure, and strong performing presence. Dancers investigate contrast, weight, breath, and momentum as tools for shaping choreography in real time.
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Rooted in Wigman-based practice and contemporary craft, this class strengthens technical precision while developing artistic confidence and embodied performance capacity.
Class Information
Level: Open Level, ongoing, drop-ins welcome
Taught by: Ray Terrill
Schedule:
Fridays 7:00–8:00 PM
Sundays 3:30–4:30 PM
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​Fee: $10 per class
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Text Ray: at 612-275-5602 for studio door code access
Expressive Modern Dance Training
Out on a Limb Dance Studio
1535 W. Larpenteur Avenue
Saint Paul, 55113
Embodied Modern Master Workshops
Dynamic • Expressive • Rigorous
Rooted in Wigman-based practice and contemporary craft, these master workshops investigate choreographic structure, physical clarity, and expressive presence. Participants engage dynamic studies, spatial intention, and compositional tools that strengthen technique while deepening artistic voice.
Available for studios, universities, and institutions seeking focused, high-level contemporary modern training. Taught by Ray Terrill.
Expressive Modern Dance Training
