About
Dancenter North offers Summer Dance Camp with six styles of dance, crafts, games, outdoor play, and a performance every Friday, as well as year-round classes in styles such as ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary lyrical, modern, character, musical theater, Broadway, strength and flexibility, leaps and turns, and improv. The program includes early childhood options such as Mommy & Me, Pre-Ballet 1, Pre-Ballet 2, Kinder Ballet, Bitty Bop Hip-Hop, and Happy Tappy Feet, along with elementary hip-hop and other entry-level dance classes. Dancenter North also offers adult dance classes, Professional Track programs, and multiple performance companies, including the Touring DCN Broadway Company, PP1A and PP1B Ballet Companies, Soul-2-Soles Jr. and Sr. Tap Companies, NY Broadway Company, Upstairs Jr. and Sr. Jazz Companies, DCN Hip-Hop Crew, and Verge Jr. and Sr. Modern Companies, as well as the annual production of “The Magic of the Nutcracker.”
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Thursday with morning and evening times, Saturday morning to mid-afternoon, and a spring session from January 5 to May 23, with Défilé photos and concerts on May 30–31
Dancenter North was founded by Cheri Lindell in 1974 and relocated in 2019 after 45 years in Libertyville. The leadership team includes Owners and Directors Stacy Joy Keller and Geno Kett, Founder Cheri Lindell, Operations Manager and Director of the Touring DCN Broadway Company and PP1B Ballet Company Samantha Robison, Early Education instructor and School Administration staff member Tara Schobert, Technical Director Tony Braskich, Costume Mistresses Catherine Mergen and Jesse Quinn, Assistant Costume Mistress Sarah Weiler, and reception staff Stacie Bracewell, Kelly Farmer, and Rachel Pellegrino. The program states that it has become a home away from home for many students in the northern suburbs and describes its environment as nurturing, body-positive, and healthy, with classical training, strong technique, and performance artistry created for today’s dancers. It also states that students may study recreationally or prepare for a career in dance, with complimentary placement classes for new students ages 7–18 with previous experience and Professional Track programs for career-minded high school students that require application and interview.
Last updated May 24, 2026.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Thursday with morning and evening times, Saturday morning to mid-afternoon, and a spring session from January 5 to May 23, with Défilé photos and concerts on May 30–31
Dancenter North was founded by Cheri Lindell in 1974 and relocated in 2019 after 45 years in Libertyville. The leadership team includes Owners and Directors Stacy Joy Keller and Geno Kett, Founder Cheri Lindell, Operations Manager and Director of the Touring DCN Broadway Company and PP1B Ballet Company Samantha Robison, Early Education instructor and School Administration staff member Tara Schobert, Technical Director Tony Braskich, Costume Mistresses Catherine Mergen and Jesse Quinn, Assistant Costume Mistress Sarah Weiler, and reception staff Stacie Bracewell, Kelly Farmer, and Rachel Pellegrino. The program states that it has become a home away from home for many students in the northern suburbs and describes its environment as nurturing, body-positive, and healthy, with classical training, strong technique, and performance artistry created for today’s dancers. It also states that students may study recreationally or prepare for a career in dance, with complimentary placement classes for new students ages 7–18 with previous experience and Professional Track programs for career-minded high school students that require application and interview.
Last updated May 24, 2026.
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