“We thought we were choosing The Academy for the guidance for our daughter’s dance career. 我们收到的是加上这么多. 现在,在我们结束人生这一章的时候, our daughter begins her next chapter at Juilliard, 梦想成真了. A dream we could not have accomplished without The Academy.”
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The Academy 跳舞 Department is recognized as one of the leading preparatory institutions for top colleges and dance companies in the country.
At the core of the 跳舞 program is the intensive study of technique and artistic development. In addition to a foundational class in ballet every day, where students delve deep into classical technique, 舞者学习爵士乐, 现代, 黑, 和合作, 和即兴演奏.
Students perfect jetés, attitudes, expressive movement, and arabesques. 此外, Academy dancers will have the opportunity to audition for The Academy’s Repertory 跳舞 Company, 并在芝加哥和其他地方演出.
Students will also grow their understanding of dance history while working with both Academy faculty and world-renowned guest artists.
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The 跳舞 Department audition involves an hour long group class that focuses on both ballet and jazz. This is followed by a solo audition in the style of the applicants' choice and an interview with the 舞蹈系.
Check out 杰森插座 and Zachary Jeppsen (跳舞 ‘18) featured in Chicago Tribune!
一小队教员开始了为期两天的演习, 400英里的商队, stopping at each senior’s home to hand-deliver diplomas and personally applaud each graduate. 祝贺2020届毕业生!
2019年校友晚会图片, 校友资助的最新情况, 2020年校友挑战赛, 和纪念玛吉·斯托弗的展览




A new piece created and choreographed by 兰迪·邓肯 for the Ira Antelis project "60". This features Zach Jeppsen (跳舞 '19) at The Athenaeum 剧院! "为妈妈流泪" was rehearsed in the Academy 跳舞 Department over the summer of 2017 with both Zach and Joey Massarelli (跳舞 '14).

A few clips from the 2017 春舞音乐会. 布赖恩·布鲁克斯编舞, 吉塞尔·迪亚兹, 兰迪·邓肯, Vernard吉尔摩, 斯蒂芬妮·马丁内斯, Patrick simonello.


《日博app官方下载》的片段, 由印度·霍布斯编舞, from the 2017 Senior Choreographed 跳舞 Concert.

Rehearsal for the Class of 2017's Senior Choreographed 跳舞 Concert. Evan Boersma and Morgan Clune perform "One True Love" by 吉塞尔·迪亚兹.


Every senior choreographs a dance for 4 months. Watch Dani's story on how she finally accomplished what she'd been planning since freshman year.


兰迪·邓肯在1994年! His piece "Urban 转移" as featured in the WTTW - Chicago PBS special "Love in 4 Acts.看看吧!
教师
舞蹈系主任助理
帕特里克Simoniello began his professional career as a dancer with The Joffrey II 跳舞rs in New York City in 1993. He was soon promoted to the main company of The Joffrey in 1994.
Jazz classes are based in ballet technique with heavy reliance on the combination of African and 现代 dance idioms. 所有的锻炼都强调中枢力量, with an emphasis on expressiveness through the torso, 隔离头部, 肩膀, 胸腔和臀部. Rhythmic patterns, dynamic variations, and strong and subtle qualities of movement are explored. 跳舞rs are given combinations that are challenging at their level, 取决于他们的技术水平.
Modern classes introduce the concepts of movement used in Martha Graham Technique. Strength is fostered through floor-work exercises designed to teach the initiation of movement from the back and lower spine. Flexibility is increased through a variety of stretching components within the exercises. The forms and patterns learned in floor work are applied to center work and to combinations across the floor. Movement and principles learned in level C (beginning) are furthered explored in B (intermediate) and A (advanced) classes. 强调准确性和灵活性. The complexity of movement increases as students become familiar with the Graham vocabulary.
舞蹈组合 enables students to explore their individual creativity. 通过成分研究, students learn to articulate and communicate ideas, as well as to analyze and to critically evaluate movement. Students will gain the ability to compose short movement phrases as well as more lengthy compositions that will be performed at the Senior Choreographed 跳舞 Concert. 舞蹈组合 is taken by students during their junior and senior years.
Pointe classes are designed to build a higher level of classical training through the use of ballet vocabulary on the tip of the toes, using specially designed shoes known as 黑 shoes. 平衡证明, 强度, and transfer of weight over the tip of the toes is necessary to be part of this class.
双人舞 is designed for students who have attained and developed a high level of ballet technique with a clear understanding of balance and transfer of weight over the tips of the toes. The female is able to be supported by the male dancer through turns, 电梯, 以及其他各种艺术表现形式. This course is also designed to provide students with the historical and classical 双人舞 and variations of the past.
*Course titles reflect transcripts for the 2017-2018 freshman class.
Ballet classes presuppose a beginning knowledge of the technique. 他们培养力量,平衡和灵巧. 在栏杆边, traditional exercises condition and prepare the musculature to anticipate the execution of virtually all movements of the classical vocabulary. The nature of the exercises allows students to widen their personal range of motion. The concepts learned at the barre are tested in the center through the adagio (lyrical quality, 平衡), and allegro (small and big 跳跃) components of the lesson. The knowledge and dexterity acquired in Ballet C are applied to more challenging usage of the exercises and center floor combinations for levels B and A.