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04/20/2020

Join in as Ms. Evelyn leads us in a fun dance this week for Movement Monday.
Have you been joining in for our Movement Mondays? If so, head over to Instagram and tag us in your posts. We'll be reposting the fun in our stories.

In these uncertain times it is important to remember and thank all of those who continue to put their health on the line...
04/20/2020
Thank You

In these uncertain times it is important to remember and thank all of those who continue to put their health on the line to keep us safe. A huge Thank You to all those deemed essential workers for all you do.

In these uncertain times it is important to remember and thank all of those who continue to put their health on the line to keep us safe. A huge Thank You to all…

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah we know it’s Tuesday. That doesn't stop us from wanting to move though. Today's Jazz class with Joffrey...
04/14/2020
Movement Monday Jazz

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah we know it’s Tuesday. That doesn't stop us from wanting to move though.

Today's Jazz class with Joffrey Community Engagement Programming Coordinator, Ms. Evelyn. Join in as she leads you in a Monday Movement class.
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Today's Jazz class with Joffrey Community Engagement Programming Coordinator, Ms. Evelyn as she leads you in a Monday Movement class. Song- What A Man Gotta…

⭐️ Meet our very first   highlight Ms. Jay! Ms. Jay has been teaching with Joffrey CE for 4 years. Her favorite dance st...
04/07/2020

⭐️ Meet our very first highlight Ms. Jay! Ms. Jay has been teaching with Joffrey CE for 4 years. Her favorite dance styles to teach are Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Poms! Ms. Jay’s favorite thing about teaching dance is being able to see the improvement from her students. Some of her Elementary and Middle School CE students have moved on from their school programs to dancing at the Joffrey Tower and then continuing on to their High School dance teams. She loves seeing her students continue to dance even after their time with Joffrey CE. ⁣

Fun fact- She ran into her favorite band at the Honolulu airport and then flew on the same plane as them to California! ⁣

📸: HRC Photography ⁣

The results are in! Today's Latin Dance class with Joffrey Community Engagement Programming Coordinator, Ms. Evelyn as s...
04/07/2020
Week 2 Movement Monday Latin

The results are in! Today's Latin Dance class with Joffrey Community Engagement Programming Coordinator, Ms. Evelyn as she leads you in a Monday Movement class.

The results are in! Today's Latin Dance class with Joffrey Community Engagement Programming Coordinator, Ms. Evelyn as she leads you in a Monday Movement class. *Participants…

Happy Saturday!!! Another week, another inspiring shout out to our dancers. This week we are sharing the social distanci...
04/04/2020
Brighter Days

Happy Saturday!!! Another week, another inspiring shout out to our dancers. This week we are sharing the social distancing version of a dance, and song, titled Brighter Days. What a joy to see our dancers moving and having fun.

What are some of your Brighter Days dance moves? Share a video over on Instagram and tag us. We’ll repost some of our favs.

Happy Saturday!!! Another week, another inspiring shout out to our dancers. This week we are sharing the social distancing version of a dance, and song, titled Brighter…

While we may not be able to work with our dancers in the studio, we sent out a call to ask them, What Brings You JOY? Th...
03/30/2020
What Brings You Joy

While we may not be able to work with our dancers in the studio, we sent out a call to ask them, What Brings You JOY? This is a selection of their video replies. While we can’t physically be together, technology is helping us stay connected and showing us

While we may not be able to work with our dancers in the studio, we sent out a call to ask them, What Brings You JOY? This is a selection of their video replies.…

Thank You to everyone who came out to show support for our young dancers at Dance Slam this weekend at The Athenaeum The...
11/04/2019

Thank You to everyone who came out to show support for our young dancers at Dance Slam this weekend at The Athenaeum Theatre - Chicago . Our dancers had so much fun dancing for all of you.

10/30/2019

The Nutcracker PD that was scheduled for next Monday, November 4,2019 has been canceled. You will receive next steps once emails are reinstated.

10/28/2019

The Nutcracker PD that was scheduled for this evening has been rescheduled. When schools are back in session, we will contact you as to when the new date will be.

Happy Tuesday!!! We love seeing how our young dancers spend their summer break. Here’s one of our young dancers, Kayla o...
07/30/2019

Happy Tuesday!!! We love seeing how our young dancers spend their summer break. Here’s one of our young dancers, Kayla on vacation at State Park giving us an arabesque among the trees.

The trauma-informed approach is a powerful framework for community engagement, service delivery, and organizational tran...
05/15/2019

The trauma-informed approach is a powerful framework for community engagement, service delivery, and organizational transformation. It encourages us to integrate the science of adversity throughout all we do and helps us create places of healing that promote resilience instead of re-traumatizing people. Being trauma-informed gives us the tools to shift our perspective from one of “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” Raising awareness is an important first step in becoming trauma-informed.

Thank You to all who came out to the ComEd Switch on Summer event at Buckingham Fountain yesterday. Our Exelon Strobel D...
05/06/2019

Thank You to all who came out to the ComEd Switch on Summer event at Buckingham Fountain yesterday. Our Exelon Strobel Dancers enjoyed performing both for and with you. Thanks for having us again.😎

Happy International Dance Day!!!Let us know in the comments, what does dance mean to you?📸 by Michael Smith and Temur Su...
04/29/2019

Happy International Dance Day!!!
Let us know in the comments, what does dance mean to you?

📸 by Michael Smith and Temur Suluashvili

Thanks to Autism Speaks, Joffrey Community Engagement and Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Balle...
03/22/2019

Thanks to Autism Speaks, Joffrey Community Engagement and Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet are getting ready to present our second Sensory-Friendly Performance for families with children on the autism spectrum. We take the Black Box stage in just two weeks! Autism Speaks Autism Speaks Chicago Joffrey Ballett

🚨Attention🚨It’s that time of year again. Applications are now live for all of our Joffrey  summer programs. Head over to...
03/18/2019

🚨Attention🚨

It’s that time of year again. Applications are now live for all of our Joffrey summer programs. Head over to afterschoolmatters.org to apply to one of our programs.

-Joffrey Dance Collective (Lutz Family Center)
-Joffrey Dance Exploration (Uplift)
-Joffrey Dance Intensive (Downtown)




How did you spend your Friday night?Our Exelon Strobel Dancers has the opportunity to see the final dress rehearsal for ...
03/09/2019

How did you spend your Friday night?

Our Exelon Strobel Dancers has the opportunity to see the final dress rehearsal for the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Winning Works program happening this weekend at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago A special thank you to these amazing Studio Company members for giving a talk back after the show.


Our Exelon Strobel Dancers and Extensions Program dancers really enjoyed their time at the ballet yesterday.•••         ...
02/24/2019

Our Exelon Strobel Dancers and Extensions Program dancers really enjoyed their time at the ballet yesterday.




01/18/2019

Dear Extensions Families,
Queridas Extensions Familias,

Due to the winter storm, all Extensions classes on Saturday, 1/19/19 will be CANCELLED. Classes will resume the following Saturday, 1/26/19.
Debido a la tormenta de invierno, todas las clases de Extensiones el sábado, 1/19/19 serán CANCELADAS. Las clases se reanudarán el sábado siguiente, 1/26/19.

Once again, Thank You to University of Illinois at Chicago for having us back this year. Check out the video they put to...
12/12/2018
Hospital throws holiday party for young patients

Once again, Thank You to University of Illinois at Chicago for having us back this year. Check out the video they put together below.

More than 300 people — kids with cancer or sickle cell disease and their families — celebrated the holidays at UIC Nov. 17. The event, which was hosted by th...

Thank you to those who came out to show their support to our Exelon Strobel Dancers last night at Dance Chicago’s Future...
11/11/2018

Thank you to those who came out to show their support to our Exelon Strobel Dancers last night at Dance Chicago’s Future Stars show.

Showing your support is now easier than ever. Click the donate button above to support. Remember, a little goes a long w...
11/09/2018

Showing your support is now easier than ever. Click the donate button above to support. Remember, a little goes a long way.

Not only can they dance, they can also be weather forecasters. Congrats to our young dancer Romeo who helped out with th...
09/28/2018
2nd grader reports Friday’s weather forecast

Not only can they dance, they can also be weather forecasters. Congrats to our young dancer Romeo who helped out with the weather forecast segment this morning on WGN Morning News click the link in our bio to see the segment. Chicago Public Schools

Friday Forecaster: Romeo Medina, 2nd grade, Palmer Elementary School

Congratulations to all of our Extensions Program dancers on the completion of their two week 2018 Summer Intensive. 📸 by...
08/24/2018

Congratulations to all of our Extensions Program dancers on the completion of their two week 2018 Summer Intensive.

📸 by Julianna Jarik

  to our Joffrey Ballet After School Matters Summer Intensive final showcase. The seven week program truly flew by. Cong...
08/16/2018

to our Joffrey Ballet After School Matters Summer Intensive final showcase. The seven week program truly flew by. Congrats to all our teens for a wonderful summer. 📸 by Temur Suluashvili

07/29/2018

Week five of our Joffrey Ballet After School Matters Summer Intensive is complete. Thank You to Luis Vasquez for inspiring our dancers this week. There is something to be said for our dancers having the opportunity to work with someone who knows what it’s like to have once danced in this program. Its safe to say, the inspiration went both ways.




07/21/2018

What a week!!! Week four of our Joffrey Ballet After School Matters Summer Intensive is complete. Thank You to Sarita Smith Childs for an awesome week. Our dancers were not only pushed in their Graham based technique and how to apply it to choreography. They also worked on exploring loss, and what it’s like to channel those feelings into a celebration of life through dance. The dedication and drive in the studio is truly inspiring.

Today our Beth Levine Bridge Program Phase lll dancers stopped by to watch our Joffrey Ballet  Summer Intensive dancers ...
07/20/2018

Today our Beth Levine Bridge Program Phase lll dancers stopped by to watch our Joffrey Ballet Summer Intensive dancers rehearsal. It was a inspiring way to end a week of dancing.

07/14/2018

Week three of our Joffrey Ballet After School Matters Summer Intensive is complete. Ms. Erica pushed our students this week to complete three new works for our final showcase. Our group is really gelling into a wonderful ensemble.

  Congratulations to our Beth Levine Bridge Program Phase ll students as well as our Extensions Program dancers on their...
06/22/2018

Congratulations to our Beth Levine Bridge Program Phase ll students as well as our Extensions Program dancers on their final presentations this year. It’s always nice to see our young dancers show off all the hard work they put in throughout the year.

A big thank you to company dancer, Raul Casasola for coming in to speak to our young Excite dancers this weekend. So nic...
05/30/2018

A big thank you to company dancer, Raul Casasola for coming in to speak to our young Excite dancers this weekend. So nice having him share his story of dancing for the The Joffrey Ballet with our young dancers.

05/26/2018
Heatscape - Justin Peck

So wonderful to see one of our former Community Engagement students, Houston Thomas continuing to thrive and share his love of dance at Dresden SemperOper Ballett. Here's a clip of him in Justin Peck's Heatscape.

Thank you to  for having our Exelon Strobel Dancers take part in the worldwide broadcasted Switch on Summer event Sunday...
05/07/2018

Thank you to for having our Exelon Strobel Dancers take part in the worldwide broadcasted Switch on Summer event Sunday. We enjoyed dancing for and with everyone in attendance.

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Rebecca from our Joffrey Dance Exploration program shares a few words about her experience this spring:

"I have been with Joffrey since the summer of 2020. I enjoy doing what I love the most with my closest friends. I laugh while learning and that's what really sticks with me about this program. I love Joffrey and will be committing to the summer program because it's like family to me."

Interested in dancing with Rebecca this summer? Apply now at https://www.afterschoolmatters.org/teens/apply/ and learn new styles of dance including jazz, hip hop, afrobeat, and lyrical. The Joffrey Ballet Joffrey Community Engagement
Sundays are for dancing 💃

Another successful with the Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, Joffrey Community Engagement, and The Chicago Loop.
An amazing kick off for Sundays on State despite the rain! Thank you to all who came out to watch our performances along with Joffrey Community Engagement. The next Academy appearance is scheduled for August 8!
We may be biased, but there's nothing like dancing it out all summer long in Chicago.

The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, and Joffrey Community Engagement hit State Street this weekend for performances and class demonstrations, starting at 12:30 pm at the State & Madison stage, part of The Chicago Loop's .

See you there!
The Academy is excited to take part in Sundays On State along with Joffrey Community Engagement this weekend! Performances and class demonstrations start at 12:30pm at the State & Madison stage: loop.chicago.com/events/sundays-on-state/
✨ Celebrating Makari Patterson, Joffrey Community Engagement Student ✨

It’s a joy to spotlight Makari Patterson, winner of the 2020 Rising Star Award and a consummate leader during her time in the Joffrey Community Engagement Program.

Patterson has been with Community Engagement for four years and is currently a freshman at Oxford College at Emory University in Georgia studying Business with a focus in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. She is concentrating her studies on women, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community.
✨ Celebrating Erica Lynette Edwards ✨

Erica Lynette Edwards enjoyed a 15-year career as a dancer with the Joffrey, taking on roles such as The Chosen One in Nijinsky's "The Rite of Spring," fourth soloist in Antony Tudor's "Dark Elegies," and the Fairy Godmother in Frederick Ashton's "Cinderella."

In 2014, Edwards was integral in expanding the Joffrey Community Engagement programs, laying the foundation to build future dancers and audiences, and leading in Joffrey's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
💙 Honoring Autism Awareness Month 💙

A clip of Graduation Ball, another gem from our Sensory-Freindly performances with Autism Speaks. Love seeing our Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet and Joffrey Community Engagement students in action!
💙 Celebrating Autism Awareness Month 💙

Part of the joy of producing a sensory-friendly performance (in partnership with Autism Speaks) every April is that we get to relive classics like Viva Vivaldi. Enjoy this throwback from last year, and bravo to our Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet and Joffrey Community Engagement team and students!
In honor of Autism Awareness Month, we’re throwing it back to last year’s Sensory Friendly Performance, held in partnership with Joffrey Community Engagement and Autism Speaks. While sad we can’t perform this April, we’re looking forward to seeing you again next year! 📸: Temur Suluashvili
Every year we partner with our friends at Autism Speaks for a sensory-friendly performance, a real highlight of the season. Though we won't be performing this year, we continue to highlight Autism Awareness Month in April and celebrate the wonderful work of our Joffrey Community Engagement students. We'll be back next year!

Featuring students of the Joffrey's Community Engagement programming, with choreography by Michael Smith.
We may not be in the studios, but we're still dancing up a storm. Joffrey Community Engagement put out a call to students and asked them, "What brings you joy?" This is they're response.
Welcome to our final 2020 Winning Works Choreographer, Pablo Sánchez! Pablo is no stranger to the Joffrey- he was a Trainee during our inaugural 2011 Winning Works and has choreographed for Joffrey Community Engagement. Pablo will fuse classical and neoclassical vocabulary with Ballet Folklorico to celebrate ballet and Mexican culture. joffrey.org/winningworks

📸: Kat Stiennon
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