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Youth Dance Program at the Drucker Center

Registration Now Open

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Thodos Dance Chicago is the resident dance company at the Drucker Center, Menomonee Club for Boys and Girls.  We offer a variety of dance classes for students ages 3 through adult, all levels of ability. Learn from the professional dance educators of the Thodos Company.  Reasonable rates, professional dance studio environment, FREE parking, convenient class times.  Students experience inspiration, growth, challenge and FUN!  The youth dance program runs two sessions per year, but prorated pricing is available for students joining throughout the year. The following classes are offered as part of the Winter 2013 dance curriculum, January 7- May 24, 2013.

Classes held at the Drucker Center, 1535 N. Dayton, Chicago, IL

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Class Descriptions

FALL 2013 Youth Dance Program Faculty

John Cartwright, Ballet, Musical Theater, & Youth Ensemble

Kyle Hadenfeldt, Hip Hop, Modern,Ballet

Jessica Miller Tomlinson, Ballet, Jazz, Modern &

                                                 Youth Ensemble

 

IMPORTANT PARKING NOTE:

FREE parking is available in the Big Deahl parking lot but is allowed ONLY during programs at the Drucker Center.  You must pick up a parking permit at the Menomonee Club reception desk and display it on your dashboard to avoid being towed.

Summer Dance Schedule NOW AVAILABLE

Summer 2013 Session: June 17-August 3

Tuesdays

4:30-5:30pm - Jazz III/IV

Wednesdays

4:30-5:45pm - Ballet III/IV

*ALL CLASSES $110/$155 (MEMBER/NON-MEMBER)

REGISTER HERE

Summer Dance Camps

Just Dance! (Grades 4-8), July 22-26

A high energy one-week workshop for beginning to intermediate dancers. Dancers will learn a variety of dance techniques including ballet, jazz, hip hop, and musical theater.

*$75 per day or $300 week/$100 per day or $350 week

Twinkle Toes Ballet/Tap Workshop (Grades JK-1), Aug. 1-2

A two-day workshop where young dancers can explore the basics of ballet, tap, and creative movement in a fun and exciting atmosphere!

*$50 per day or $75 for both/$75 per day or $100 for both

Showstoppers! Tap/Musical Theater Workshop (Grades 2-6), Aug. 1-2

A two-day introduction to the art of musical theater, designed for the performer with moderate to no experience! Dancers will experience the a unique blend of traditional musical theater and contemporary pop theater to keep them moving while discovering their inner star!

*$50 per day or $75 for both/$75 per day or $100 for both

*Member/Non-Member Prices

REGISTER HERE

   

Fall 2013-Sept. 9th-Dec. 22nd

**By Audition Only

Mondays

4:15-5:00pm - Hip Hop Basics (Hadenfeldt)

4:45-6:00pm - Ballet III (Cartwright/Miller Tomlinson)

5:00-6:00pm- Modern I (Hadenfeldt)

6:00-7:00pm - Hip Hop II (Haddenfeldt)

6:15-7:45pm - **Youth Ensemble A & B

(Cartwright/Miller Tomlinson)

Tuesdays

4:00-4:45pm - Junior Tap & Jazz

4:30-5:30pm -Showstoppers! (Cartwright)

4:45-5:30pm - Intro to Tap

5:30-6:30pm - Jazz 3/4 (Miller-Tomlinson)

5:30-6:30pm  - Tap I/II

6:30-7:30pm - **Youth Ensemble B

(Cartwright/Miller Tomlinson)

 

Wednesdays

4:30-5:30pm - Jazz I/II (Miller Tomlinson)

5:30-6:30pm - Ballet I/II (Miller Tomlinson)

5:30-6:30pm - Tap III/IV

6:30-7:30pm - Hip Hop III/ IV

6:30-7:30pm -Adult Ballet Fit (Miller Tomlinson)

 

Thursdays

5:15-6:30pm - Ballet III/IV (Cartwright/Miller Tomlinson)

6:30-7:30pm - **Youth Ensemble A

7:30-9pm - Modern III/IV (Miller Tomlinson)

Saturdays

9:00-9:45am - Ballet/Tap Combo

9:15-10:00am -Ballet/Jazz Combo (Cartwright)

10:00-10:45am - Ballet I (Cartwright)

10:45-11:45am - Ballet II (Hadenfeldt)

11:45-12:45pm - Jazz II (Hadenfeldt)

12:45-2:15pm - Ballet IV with Pre-Pointe (Miller Tomlinson)

2:15-3:15pm - Hip Hop II (Hadenfeldt)

 

Menomonee Club Annual Membership:

$80 Individual/$140 Family

Click here for more information on becoming a member of the Menomonee Club!

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  THODOS DANCE CHICAGO YOUTH  ENSEMBLE      

The next Youth Ensemble Auditions will be held in the Fall 2013 session.

Members of the Youth Ensemble are given the extraordinary opportunity to perform in a pre-professional dance company. The Youth Ensemble produces its own winter concert and performs in various settings throughout the year, including an appearance with the professional dancers at Thodos Dance Chicago. Youth Ensemble members must be enrolled in a ballet class.