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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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  • Perpich-Sponsored Sessions at the Virtual MMEA Convention Well Attended

    February 17, 2026

    The 2026 Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Convention on February 12-14 pivoted from its usual in-person gathering at the Minneapolis Convention Center to a virtual setting. Almost half of the music educators registered for the virtual conference attended one or more of…

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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).

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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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  • Perpich Students Attend Guthrie Theater Performance of “A Doll’s House”

    September 25, 2025
    On September 24th, a group of 17 Perpich students from Dance, Theater, and Musical Theater, attended Guthrie Theater’s production of “A Doll’s House” with their instructors Mary Harding (Dance), Kevin Hohlstein (Musical Theater), and Tory Peterson (Theater).
    About the Performance: A classic drama…

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