Play-based learning environment that helps students grow, learn and develop physically, socially, emotionally, in language and literacy and in thinking (cognitive) skills. Designed to help students meet the State of Minnesota Early Learning Standards.
From high to low-impact, Pilates, dance and aquatics, there is a fitness class for you!
Enrichment classes for preschoolers.
Science,Technology, Engineering & Math
These events are for ages 10 and up. All youth must come with an adult.
Please read through the descriptions carefully to ensure you choose the event that works best for you, your family, or your group.
If you have questions, please email our ballet instructor Kaethe Birkner at kabirkner2020@gmail.com.
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This rare opportunity will allow you to see an in-studio rehearsal for Mary Poppins only two weeks before it will be on stage. You will have a chance to see where the dancers rehearse everyday and get an up-close look at the rehearsal process. You will also be able to ask the dancers questions with a Q&A!
This option will be held at Ballet Co. Laboratory’s studio in St. Paul. More details will be emailed out to participants closer to the show date. Please be sure the email you have on file with us is current.
For option 1, you must sign up by 4/27/26. If you wish to sign up past this date, please contact Edina Community Ed to see if it is possible.
Come and watch the dress rehearsal for the show Mary Poppins! Held in the theater, you will get to see first hand the work it takes to move a show from the studio to the stage and you’ll be the first to see the production onstage! Participants will also be given a backstage tour of the theater!
Please note you must arrive by 5pm at E.M. Pearson Theater at Concordia University. More details will be emailed out to participants closer to the show date. Please be sure the email you have on file with us is current.
For option 2, you must sign up by 5/6/26. If you wish to sign up past this date, please contact Edina Community Ed to see if it is possible.
About Mary Poppins:
Mary Poppins will sweep you into a world where anything can happen—blending unforgettable characters, dazzling choreography, and a dash of theatrical magic. Join us for a spoonful of sugar sure to stir your soul and set your imagination free.
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About Ballet Co. Laboratory:
Ballet Co. Laboratory is Minnesota’s largest professional ballet company and school. Based in Saint Paul and established in 2018, they empower creativity while engaging communities in new ways of thinking, learning, and moving. Ballet Co.Laboratory is nationally recognized for challenging ballet’s “traditions that exclude” by reimagining how ballet is taught, created, and presented.
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Please read our Adult Programming Overview page for all info regarding registration, cancellation, and building info.
Adult Programs - Edina Community Ed (edinaschools.org)
Registration for all class sessions closes 3 days before the start date.
Late Registration: If you miss the deadline but are still interested, you can contact the Community Ed office. Space may be limited, but we'll try our best to accommodate late registrations.
Email: communityed@edinaschools.orgPhone: (952) 848-3952
Kaethe is a professional ballet dancer and is certified in Pilates through Balanced Body. She has been teaching ballet, Pilates and stretching group classes for ten years has been doing personal training for eight years. Kaethe’s love of ballet came first, when she was only two years old, and her love of Pilates followed when she was still a ballet student. Now, she uses both her ballet and Pilates knowledge in all her teaching. Having personally suffered a number of injuries and spent many hours in physical therapy over the years, Kaethe also incorporates her knowledge of physical therapy into her teaching style. Her specialties included a focus on proper technique, injury prevention, and alignment. Every class is built around the people in her class that day and their individual and group needs. She believes that individual corrections are key to making sure each student gets the most out of every workout and every exercise. In addition, when ok with the student, she uses hands-on corrections to help them learn how to engage not only the big muscles of their bodies but also the little, harder to activate muscles. Kaethe’s teaching goals are to provide her students with a fun class and full-body workouts that focus on proper technique, alignment, and injury prevention.
Kaethe Birkner
