CFPA’s youth classes
CFPA designs and oversees youth classes in a variety of art forms. CFPA Minneapolis, is a non-profit organization committed to giving youth access to quality programs taught by established teaching artists. Classes emphasize technique and promote healthy bodies and creative minds. Set in the context of an interdisciplinary and multi-cultural arts community, our classes teach students the technique needed to articulate expression. CFPA teachers resource the many traditions and techniques taught at CFPA and introduce students to a broad range of forms and styles with guest teachers.
Winter-Spring Session: 16 weeks Jan 13-May 9, 2025 (no class the week of March 31-April 4)
Spring Session: 7 weeks April 14-May 19th
Summer Session: 3 weeks June 9-28, 2025 from 9am-3pm (no session June 19th)
Scholarships are available for each of these classes.
See additional youth dance classes offered by CFPA community members here.
Spring Session April-May:
Creative Ballet
This class is designed to inspire the creative imagination of budding artists while learning fundamentals of ballet. Students will learn the fundamentals of ballet while being introduced to other movement, music and art forms.
Students will explore the basics of ballet which include: alignment and posture, outward rotation or turn out, strength, flexibility and ease of motion, spatial relationships and sharing space with others, the pleasure of moving to live music, and the joy of discipline. This program supports non-binary gender identification. The students will present a piece that incorporates both their ballet and their other artistic adventures.
Ages 7-12
Spring Session April 14-May 19th
7 weeks. Mondays 4:30-5:30
Tuition: $155
Scholarships available. Becas disponibles.
Attire: Dancers may wear any comfortable form fitting clothing that allows them to move freely. Ballet slippers are suggested but not required. Socks are an ok alternative.
About the Instructor: The ballet program is led by dancer, choreographer and educator Kerry Parker. Born and raised in the Twin Cities, Kerry danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Vienna State Opera Ballet, Ballet of the Dolls, and was a freelance performer in New York for almost a decade. She has over 30 years of teaching experience, working with all ages.
Winter-Spring Session Jan-May:
Afro-Cont-Igbo
Afro-Cont-Igbo is an African Contemporary Igbo dance company founded by Korma Aguh-Stuckmayer in 2015. Hailing from the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, Korma brings a rich cultural heritage to her work. Afro-Cont-Igbo seamlessly blends traditional and modern West African dance moves, offering invigorating and joyful Afrobeats dance classes and performances throughout the Twin Cities. The music is revitalizing and the moves are joyful! So, get ready to join Afro-Cont-Igbo on the dance floor!
Ages 7 -12
Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm
Tuition: $320
Scholarships available. Becas disponibles.
Attire: Casual attire with non-marking tennis shoes.
About the Instructor: Korma Aguh-Stuckmayer grew up dancing in her community in Nigeria. After moving to Minnesota in 2002, she joined the dance company Dancescape while in college. There, she nurtured her craft and diversified into other styles, including jazz, salsa, Japanese, and contemporary movements. Determined to turn her passion into a profession, Korma developed a plan to open her own dance company. She enrolled in St. Mary’s University’s MBA program and graduated in May 2011. In 2014, Korma’s vision became a reality with the founding of Afro-Cont-Igbo, a dance company that merges various African styles. Korma believes that exercising the mind and body through movement and rhythm completes a person.