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  • 2026 Minnesota Dance Summit: A Great Success!

    March 2, 2026

    On Saturday, February 21, dance educators from the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota gathered for the 2026 Minnesota Dance Summit: Rhythm and Legacy 2.0. The day started with a Pilates warm-up session led by guest teacher Ingrid Ciaccia. Then, educators continued the…

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  • Bates Dance Festival Director, Natalie Gotter, Connects with Perpich Dancers

    February 18, 2026

    Perpich dance students welcomed a special guest to the studio on February 18th: Natalie Gotter, Director of Training Programs at the Bates Dance Festival (BDF). Gotter, who grew up in Apple Valley, now oversees faculty and class curation, as well as the overall…

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  • K-12 Educators in Rushford-Peterson Schools Learn with Perpich Center Specialist

    February 11, 2026

    In early February, Jeremy Holien, Perpich Center’s Visual and Media Arts Education Specialist, facilitated professional development for the faculty of Rushford-Peterson Schools. In this session, the K-12 educators discussed opportunities to include contributions of Minnesota tribes and communities in their content areas,…

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  • Perpich Students Welcome French/UK duo Bert and Nasi to Artist Talk

    February 6, 2026

    Perpich students in Dance, Theater, and Musical Theater, along with their instructors, attended the February 5th performance of Bert and Nasi: L’Addition at the Walker Art Center’s McGuire Theater. The following day, Bert and Nasi (Bertrand Lesca & Nasi Voutsas) visited Perpich…

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  • Perpich Arts High School Dance Program Presents “Invisible Threads”

    December 8, 2025

    From all corners of the state, the dancers of the Perpich Arts High School Dance Program moved their audiences with “Invisible Threads” on December 4th and 5th. The winter concert was the culmination of a semester of work. The dancers demonstrated their…

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  • Classroom Visits: Meaningful Professional Development for Arts Educators

    November 19, 2025

    This fall, Education Specialists at Perpich Center facilitated visits into the classrooms of arts educators at Ely Public Schools (Dance), Marcy Arts Elementary School (Theater), Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School (Music), and PiM Arts High School (Theater).

    Mary Harding…

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  • Mary Harding, Dance Instructor, Presents at 2025 National Dance Education Organization Conference

    October 10, 2025

    Mary Harding (standing left) presents at National Dance Education Organization

    Mary Harding, Perpich Dance Instructor and Dance Education Specialist, was a presenter at the national conference of National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) in early October, 2025. Harding, who was…

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  • Herb Johnson III (Dance 2010) Performs for Dedication 2025

    September 16, 2025

    Herb Johnson III Photo by Juiceedope (Julius Johnson)

    Dedication Day 2025 was September 15. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. The faculty speaker, Ryan Meaney (English Instructor), spoke about…

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  • Perpich Arts High School Studio Arts Department Presents: “Reflections” Exhibition

    September 12, 2025

    Perpich Studio Arts students opened their first exhibition of the 2025-2026 school year on Thursday, September 11th, 2025. The exhibition is showing in the Perpich galleries through October 17, 2025.

    Titled “Reflections”, the show features artwork created over the summer by Perpich Visual…

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