Dance for kids near Chicago, IL

Middle School Programs at The Chicago Academy for the Arts offers weekend classes, seasonal workshops, camps, and summer intensives in dance, media arts, music, musical theatre, theatre, and visual arts for students in grades 6–9. Saturday Classes...

Beverly Arts Center Youth Programs and Camps include a Summer Arts Camp, a Youth Theatre Company, and a 2024 season production of Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical. Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical is presented as part of the four-week Summer Arts Camp...

Child's Play Touring Theatre Educational Programs offers writing workshops for students in school, after school programs, and summer camps for children and teens. The program also presents workshops and residencies that include performing original...

BandWith Chicago Performing Arts Programs offers activities in Titan Band, Drumline 101, Drumline 102, Jazz & Hip Hop I, Jazz & Hip Hop II, Choir: Emerging Voices, and Choir: Developing Voices. Participants take part in band, drumline, choral, and...

Giordano Dance Chicago Youth Arts Education focuses on jazz dance choreography as part of its Youth Arts Education programming. The program includes mentorships and scholarships, as well as free Chicago Public Schools programs and free park...

Skyline Children's Theater gives actors a musical theatre experience that includes creating a fully-staged musical with auditions, learning a dance routine, and learning a song from the seasonal title. Actors use scripts, read lines for various...

Dovetail Studios Children’s & Youth Dance Programs offers classes in ballet, hip-hop, musical theatre, contemporary, jazz, and dance-influenced group fitness classes. The program also includes Itty Bitty classes, pre musical theater, pre ballet, Hip...

Visceral Dance Youth Program includes dance, performances, and educational programming. The youth program provides professional training in a positive environment. Visceral offers classes for every dancer as part of its broader programming. • Ages:...

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Education & Community Programs includes in-person school dance residencies and free online lessons and activities for young dancers of all ages and ability levels. The program is part of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,...

Chicago Human Rhythm Project Education Programs include concerts, classes, after school arts education classes, residencies, workshops, outreach programs, and conferences for the field. The programs also feature Stone Soup Rhythms, which performs...

Forevermore Dance & Theatre Arts offers dance classes, acrobatics classes, theater classes, and music classes, including acting and music lessons. The program includes dance and acro classes, theatre and music classes, and performance opportunities....

All About Dance offers dance classes that include styles such as ballet and hip hop. The program also includes community performances and outreach events, as well as off-site dance programming in underserved communities. All About Dance provides...

Dance With Me Productions offers classes in Ballet, Modern, Tap, Jazz, African dance, and Hula. The program began as a 12 week summer intensive that focused on Ballet, Modern, Tap, Jazz, and African dance and ended in a culminating recital. It now...

Aloft Circus Arts offers kids and teens the chance to take part in aerial basics classes and focused classes such as ABC Silks, ABC Trapeze, Lyra, and Sling. The program also includes kids summer camp, monthly shows, and circus performances that...

Dance Gallery Chicago offers classes in ballet, hip hop, modern, and tap. The program also includes a special needs dance program and a competition team. Dance Gallery provides advanced expertise and instruction for everyone from 2-year olds to...

Joel Hall Dancers Youth Company is a pre-professional dance company where young dancers take part in dance education, performance, and pre-professional dance company activities. Company members study the artistry of Joel Hall, learn the profession...

The Puzzle Box Dance Studio - Children's Classes offers children's dance classes that include weekly non-recital classes and annual recital prep classes. During the season, children can attend weekly drop-in classes with open enrollment for the...

Christine Belpedio's Dance School offers classes in acrobatics, ballet (children's and general), breakdance, contemporary, creative movement, hip hop, Latin, jazz, Mexican folkloric, pointe, pre-ballet, tap, gymnastics, and acrobatic gymnastics. The...

Extensions Dance Center Youth Training Program offers classes in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, tap, ballroom, and jumps/turns. The program is part of the home of Chicago's premier youth dance company and includes a studio showcase performance...

Indie Media Studios Dance Classes offers a range of dance sessions that include a Beginner Dance Academy Day Pass, Beg/Int Heels Class, Int Heels Class, After Hours Heels, Choreo Class, Heels Choreo, and Heels Class. The program lists specific...