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The Zenon Youth Program offers dance classes for children and teens. Classes take place in a session format and include options that use different types of dance footwear and clothing, such as hip hop in clean sneakers, tap in tap shoes, ballet in ballet slippers or socks, and pointe in pointe shoes.
• Ages: 3–14 years old
• Schedule: Youth Winter Session is January 5 through March 15; Winter Youth Enrollment is a 10-week session
• Price: Winter Youth Enrollment is $150 for 10 weeks; Open House discounts through January 5th offer $10 off Youth 10 Class Cards (Code: OH10OFF) and 20% off Winter Youth Enrollment (CODE: OHENROLL)
Zenon’s youth program offers dance classes for movers ages 3–14 years, with each class designed for a specific age group. All abilities and levels of experience are welcome. Drop-ins and new students are welcome anytime throughout the session, and students may register via MindBody, purchase a class card the day of class with front desk staff or volunteers, or use a Youth Drop-In or Youth 10 Class Card toward class payment. The program recommends comfortable clothing that allows a full range of movement and does not allow jeans, street shoes, or large jewelry; students trying a class like ballet for the first time may take class without shoes before deciding whether to invest in dance shoes.
The program’s leadership team includes Archive Manager Kristin Howe, School Coordinator Erika Martin, Director Danielle Robinson-Prater, and Development Director Mara Winke. Teaching staff include artists such as Allyson (Ally) Phillippi, who has been involved in dance since age five and works as a performing and teaching artist in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area; Allison Rubin Forester, who holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Illinois-Urbana, has taught and choreographed at the University of Oregon while working toward a Master’s in dance and secondary education, and now teaches junior high math and dance at Clara Barton Open School in Minneapolis Public Schools; Ariel Linnerson, who began ballet training at Minnesota Dance Theatre, earned a BFA in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2003, and teaches multiple movement forms including modern dance, ballet, pilates, barre, yoga, flexibility and mobility training, cardio dance, HIIT, TRX, and pole dance; and Benjamin Johnson, who danced professionally in ballet for twenty years with companies including James Sewell Ballet, Dayton Ballet, BalletMet Columbus, Ohio Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet, and is a licensed and certified massage therapist with a private practice focused on injury rehabilitation and the needs of performing artists.
Zenon’s youth program states that each class is designed for a specific age group to develop confidence, explore creatively, and build movement skills in a fun and nurturing environment. A testimonial from Performance Art Examiner notes, “Your love for and belief in the power of dance was so evident.”
Last updated February 23, 2026.
• Ages: 3–14 years old
• Schedule: Youth Winter Session is January 5 through March 15; Winter Youth Enrollment is a 10-week session
• Price: Winter Youth Enrollment is $150 for 10 weeks; Open House discounts through January 5th offer $10 off Youth 10 Class Cards (Code: OH10OFF) and 20% off Winter Youth Enrollment (CODE: OHENROLL)
Zenon’s youth program offers dance classes for movers ages 3–14 years, with each class designed for a specific age group. All abilities and levels of experience are welcome. Drop-ins and new students are welcome anytime throughout the session, and students may register via MindBody, purchase a class card the day of class with front desk staff or volunteers, or use a Youth Drop-In or Youth 10 Class Card toward class payment. The program recommends comfortable clothing that allows a full range of movement and does not allow jeans, street shoes, or large jewelry; students trying a class like ballet for the first time may take class without shoes before deciding whether to invest in dance shoes.
The program’s leadership team includes Archive Manager Kristin Howe, School Coordinator Erika Martin, Director Danielle Robinson-Prater, and Development Director Mara Winke. Teaching staff include artists such as Allyson (Ally) Phillippi, who has been involved in dance since age five and works as a performing and teaching artist in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area; Allison Rubin Forester, who holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Illinois-Urbana, has taught and choreographed at the University of Oregon while working toward a Master’s in dance and secondary education, and now teaches junior high math and dance at Clara Barton Open School in Minneapolis Public Schools; Ariel Linnerson, who began ballet training at Minnesota Dance Theatre, earned a BFA in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2003, and teaches multiple movement forms including modern dance, ballet, pilates, barre, yoga, flexibility and mobility training, cardio dance, HIIT, TRX, and pole dance; and Benjamin Johnson, who danced professionally in ballet for twenty years with companies including James Sewell Ballet, Dayton Ballet, BalletMet Columbus, Ohio Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet, and is a licensed and certified massage therapist with a private practice focused on injury rehabilitation and the needs of performing artists.
Zenon’s youth program states that each class is designed for a specific age group to develop confidence, explore creatively, and build movement skills in a fun and nurturing environment. A testimonial from Performance Art Examiner notes, “Your love for and belief in the power of dance was so evident.”
Last updated February 23, 2026.
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