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7 verified schools across 5 suburbs, covering 13 disciplines of dance.
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Ages 3+
Founded 1998. Vaganova-method ballet school running from the Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture on Southport Avenue plus a second location at DePaul's Ray Meyer Fitness Center. From 'Small Steps' for young children through teen/adult Vaganova syllabus.
River North ballroom and Latin dance studio established 1976. Group classes, private lessons, wedding programs and team practice across salsa, bachata, swing, tango and traditional ballroom. Chicago Magazine Best Dance Lesson; Time Out Top 12.
Ages 3+
Official school of The Joffrey Ballet, founded as the Joffrey Academy in 2010, renamed Grainger Academy in 2024 after a $5M gift. Joffrey Tower studios (3rd floor) in The Loop, with a second campus at 1920 S Wabash in the South Loop.
Ages 3+
South Loop second campus of Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet. 5,314 sqft of studios with sprung floors and harlequin surfaces on the first floor at 1920 S Wabash. Largest Joffrey studio expansion since Joffrey Tower opened in 2008.
Ages 3+
Lincoln Park campus of the 70-year-old Old Town School of Folk Music (founded 1957). Long-running Armitage Avenue facility since 1968 offering dance and movement classes from world dance traditions for all ages.
Ages 3+
Gold Coast performing-arts center in a historic 1926 building, founded 1971 by Chicago dance icon Ruth Page (1899-1991) and Larry Long. The Ruth Page School of Dance runs graded classical ballet ladders for children plus adult drop-in programming.
Ages up to 8
Armitage Avenue storybook ballet studio for children 6 months to 8 years. Lincoln Park location of the established Tutu School franchise (Mill Valley flagship founded 2008 by Genevieve Custer Weeks).
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