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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the Lou Conte Dance Studio, when in 1977 several aspiring young artists approached dance teacher/choreographer Lou Conte to teach tap classes. [1] At the time, the studio was located at the corner of LaSalle Street and Hubbard Street, which is how the company acquired its name.
Chicago portal; Dance companies based in Chicago, Illinois. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. J. Joffrey Ballet (2 C, 6 P)
The Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts is a dance school located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.This dance school was founded in 1957 by tap dancer Tommy Sutton.It was created by Sutton to give young black children in the area the same opportunities that white children in that time period had.
Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater is an American Spanish-dance company in residence at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Ensemble Español consists of the professional dance company, touring nationally and internationally throughout the year, as well as the youth company.
YAGP was officially launched in 1999 with competitions and classes held in Boston, Washington, DC., Chicago, Los Angeles and Boca Raton. [5] 8 American schools presented scholarships in the first year of YAGP's existence. [6] Royal Ballet School was the first international scholarship presenter.
Giordano Dance Chicago, formerly Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago and Gus Giordano's Jazz Dance Chicago, is a jazz dance company based in Chicago, Illinois. [1] Founded by Gus Giordano in 1963 as Dance Incorporated Chicago, it has toured worldwide, including as the first jazz dance company in the Soviet Union in 1974. [ 2 ]
The Joffrey Ballet appeared in the motion picture Save the Last Dance (2001), when the two protagonists of the story saw the company perform Sea Shadow and Les Présages in Chicago. In the television series Glee (2012), character Mike Chang is given a scholarship to attend the Joffrey Academy of Dance in Chicago. [5]