Ballet Classes in Chicago, IL

Adult classes are taught in a positive and encouraging environment for beginners, returners, and professionals. Adult classes are open to drop-in students.

Ballet began in the Italian courts and was developed into a form of concert dance under Louis XIV. Today, Ballet is highly technical and has its own vocabulary. The first portion of a class is at the barre, a tool used for dancers to find their balance and warm up their muscles. The second portion of class moves into the center of the room where dancers...

Adult classes are taught in a positive and encouraging environment for beginners, returners, and professionals. Adult classes are open to drop-in students.

Ballet began in the Italian courts and was developed into a form of concert dance under Louis XIV. Today, Ballet is highly technical and has its own vocabulary. The first portion of a class is at the barre, a tool used for dancers to find their balance and warm up their muscles. The second portion of class moves into the center of the room where dancers...

Adult classes are taught in a positive and encouraging environment for beginners, returners, and professionals. Adult classes are open to drop-in students.

Basic Ballet is designed for students who have had no previous training in ballet. This level is progressive and will provide fundamental steps and terminology.

This class is an advanced Ballet class for students aged 15 and Up.

Beginning Ballet is designed for students who have had some prior training/experience in ballet. Knowledge of terminology is recommended.

Ballet began in the Italian courts and was developed into a form of concert dance under Louis XIV. Today, Ballet is highly technical and has its own vocabulary. The first portion of a class is at the barre, a tool used for dancers to find their balance and warm up their muscles. The second portion of class moves into the center of the room where dancers...

Specializes in technically refining each of their dancers by challenging them to reach their full potential through self discovery, creativity, competition, performance, and by pushing the boundaries of dance to create the trends, styles, and techniques of the future.

These classes are for beginning and intermediate dancers 18+ who love the joy and discipline of the dance and the feeling of accomplishment that it brings. Adult Ballet I consists of a body alignment floor barre and working with thera bands for strengthening and placement. A barre portion of the class, as well as center and progression work follows...

This class is an advanced Jazz class for students aged 15 and up.

Contemporary dance is a collection of methods that have been developed from ballet, jazz, modern, postmodern dance. This genre is associated with the exploration of natural energy and improv-based movement. This is an Advanced/Professional level class.

Contemporary dance is a collection of methods that have been developed from ballet, jazz, modern, postmodern dance. This genre is associated with the exploration of natural energy and improv-based movement. This is an intermediate level class.

Modern was born in the early 20th century and is a dance style that centers on a dancer's own interpretations instead of structured steps, as in classical ballet dancing. Modern dancers reject the limitations of classical ballet and favor movements derived from the expression of their inner feelings. These dancers favored a more relaxed, free style...