Dance BARN

DanceBARN Collective is a 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to bringing dance opportunities to rural communities.

DanceBARN is a 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to building community by connecting dancers, educators, choreographers, and rural community members during our week long festival and other dance events. We strive to:
Build community
Aspire to create challenging and innovative dance
Reinvent dance as collaborative community art
Nurture creative minds and bodies

07/28/2026

DanceBARN Festival 2026 🌟🌟 What an amazing time we had this week!! We loved hosting these incredible artists in Battle Lake, and creating 3 unforgettable performances. Highlighting Play, Joy, and Communtiy Care in our site-specific performances felt like a great way to celebrate the people and places of Battle Lake. Thank you to everyone at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home for sharing your community and space with us - we loved dancing with you! Thank you to Niki and everyone at The Hidaway at Xanadu Island for your generosity and support of our artists and DanceBARN's mission! Thank you to all the dancers who brought their creativity and art to share, and as always, making our week amazingly collaborative - you are all incredible! And finally, thank you to our families and friends for your infinite love and support. Whether you were with our kids, came to our performances, or mopped the floors at the CAC - we appreciate you so much! Happy Dancing! 🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏻‍♀️💜💜 Molly & Ayumi

07/10/2026

DanceBARN is thrilled to be included in this lovely article by Emma Halman 💜 Go check it out!

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/no-place-home-why-arts-are-thriving-rural-minnesota-communities

07/06/2026

We are so excited for our Community Performances during the Festival this year!
We are celebrating the people and community groups who make Battle Lake such a great place to live and visit with a series of outdoor performances titled “Dances for our Neighbors” 💞
We hope you can join us!
Choreography by:
Alys Ayumi Ogura
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Molly Johnston

07/02/2026

DanceBarn Screendance Festival 2026

We are so excited to announce our lineup for our upcoming DanceBarn Screendance Festival! 🎉Congratulations to all the accepted artists! We can’t wait to share your work 🥳

Our festival will be premiering Thursday July 23rd, 9pm in downtown Battle Lake, Minnesota✨

Komorebi - Directed by: Jess Berto & Christina Hughes

Tender to and tenderness - Directed by: Margaret Wiss

Salt in the Soil - Directed by: Niav Conty & Kristin Alexander

ENVISION - Directed by: Marisa Hamamoto

She Wants To Go Dancing - Directed by: Cami Lea Bertossi

In Frame - Directed by: Christina Hughes

Mamko Moja L’uba - Directed by: Alexandra Bodnarchuk

Arms of Gravity - Directed by: Charlotte Griffin

Compostela - Directed by: May Kesler

The 7 C’s - Directed by: Wesley Creigh, Kristofor Gieske, Molly Everts-Johnston, Ayumi Shafer

Mark your calendars! 📆You will not want to miss out on this free screening! 🎥

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06/17/2026

We are so excited about this limited run of shirts! Our friend (and Battle Lake legend) Grace Haverty has inspired multiple Drawing Dancers classes during the Festival. We worked with Grace to turn one of her sketches into this awesome shirt! We plan to do 2 runs of orders of this campaign — first batch orders are due June 25th. They ship directly to you!
Order Here:
https://www.bonfire.com/dancebarn-2026/

05/22/2026

DANCE FILM SUBMISSIONS OPEN🎥

Our deadline for the 2026 DanceBarn Screendance Festival is 1️⃣ day away ! ! !

Do you have a dance film work 8 minutes and under that you would like to share? Click the link in our bio to learn more about our festival guidelines! 📝

Our categories for this years festival are:

🎥Screendance

🎥Screendance Documentary

🎥Made in Minnesota

🎥Made in a Rural place or by Rural people

Spread the word! 🎤We would love to view your work! 📺Our festival is happening THIS SUMMER in our favorite location of Battle Lake, Minnesota♥️

01/20/2026

☀️ Applications for the 2026 DanceBARN Festival are now open through March 20th! ☀️
This year’s theme is “Joy, Play & Community Care” — a reminder of the things we could all use a little more of right now.
🔗Tap the link in our bio to learn more about the theme and Festival details!

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Battle Lake, MN

Website

http://dancebarncollective.org/

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