Joffrey Community Engagement

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.

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…

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.
https://vimeo.com/407451673

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…

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

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…

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.…

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.

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.

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.

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.😎

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

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

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

02/24/2019

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

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...

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.

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.

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

09/27/2018

Job opportunities at the Joffrey | Joffrey Ballet

We are looking for Joffrey Community Engagement teaching artists. If you are interested please head to the link below or email your resume to [email protected]

http://joffrey.org/jobs

Director, Ashley Wheater brings a unique, inclusive perspective on dance, proudly reflecting the diversity of America with its company, audiences, and repertoire.

08/24/2018

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

📸 by Julianna Jarik

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.
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.