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Comment on Does anyone know any really good dance studios that offer Jazz Funk? by Rhi ✩

Rhi ✩ — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:38:59 +0000

I don’t live anywhere near you, so I’m not sure if I can be much help, but I can try hahaha…
When I typed ‘jazz funk dance gurnee’ and ‘jazz funk dance northern chicago’ into Google, not many results came up. But I’ve found quite a few places where you can take jazz.

STUDIOS IN GURNEE:
1) Dance Theatre of Northern Illinois – http://www.dancetheatre-ni.com/index.html – This studio offers classes in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, hip hop and pointe. Boys only and girls only classes are offered in ballet, tap and jazz.
2) Rhythm Academy of Dance – http://www.rhythmacademy.com/ – This studio offers classes in Highland dance, ballet, poms, salsa, hip hop, jazz and tap.

STUDIOS IN NORTHERN CHICAGO:
1) Lou Conte Dance Studio – http://www.hubbardstreetdance.com/lcds_home.asp – This studio offers classes in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, African, hip hop, Zumba, BeMoved, Pilates, yoga, musical theatre and more.
2) 3rd Street Dance & Theatre Academy – http://www.3streetdance.com/index.html – This studio offers classes in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and modern/lyrical.

Sorry if I’ve screwed up the locations of any of those. If I were you I would go to Lou Conte Dance Studio, it sounds like the best one. I’m really sorry I couldn’t find you more!
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Dancer (ballet, jazz, contemporary)

Comment on Is it bad to go to two different dance studios at the same time? by mintchip49

mintchip49 — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:55:59 +0000

It shouldn’t unless you are taking ballet and are a beginner. If the style of ballet being taught is different it could be confusing. Check to see if they are the same style. If they are then you should have no problem. (Vagonova, Balanchine, French, Cecchetti etc.) It shouldn’t matter for any other type of dance.
Betraying your studio? You are paying money to learn how to dance. Better small studios even send their students away to ballet academies when they have outgrown the training in the smaller studio. The ones that hold students back are just in it for the money. They shouldn’t care if you go elsewhere too, if they don’t have the classes for you that you need.

*When you reach a certain level of ballet, it is a good idea to start experiencing different styles of ballet. That is the reasoning behind Summer Intensives. You get to work with different teachers and different styles.
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My daughter is a professional dander. I worked for NYCB (New York City Ballet)

Comment on Is it bad to go to two different dance studios at the same time? by <3

<3 — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:19:59 +0000

I go to two different dance studios. I’m primarily a contemporary dancer – contemporary is my passion. There is an amazing dance academy where I live that is run by a very famous man in the Australian dance industry. However, its 25 minutes away and so I do contemporary and acrobatics there and ballet and jazz at a second, local studio. This hasn’t affected me negatively and I get to perform in multiple dance concerts!
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Dancer

Comment on Is it bad to go to two different dance studios at the same time? by Kayla

Kayla — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:09:59 +0000

its fine unless you belong to them, like your part of they're company. if you are, then you could get kicked out of one or both companies
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Comment on What does it take to open up a dance studio? by Frank

Frank — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:39:59 +0000

Start small. Borrow or rent a space and offer a few classes. As you get more classes, lease your own space.

A community center might have space that you can use one or twice a week (possibly for a fee).

Word will get out, and you will grow.

But don’t just sit back and wait for word to get out. You have to get the word out with flyers and ads.

Don’t just lease your own space and think you can fill it unless you have a lot of money to spend on rent and advertising.
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Comment on Is it bad to go to two different dance studios at the same time? by Firefly :)

Firefly :) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:22:59 +0000

ohkay, so you’re technique would get screwed up. At one dance studio you might learn a different style of dance etc. One might be more slack, the other strict but worth it. And it’s kinda like betraying your studio LMFAO but unless you plan on taking different types of dance at different dance studios why not but if somebody finds out… you’ll just have to deal wth their reaction hahaha, have fun dancing though
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Comment on What kind of floors do dance studios use? by B R

B R — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:23:59 +0000

at my studio we have marley floor that need to be cleaned and waxed every year, and they are elevated but every nice.
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i dance at a very nice studio.

Comment on What kind of floors do dance studios use? by Snowflake

Snowflake — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:33:59 +0000

Different studios have different floors. I've seen everything ranging from nice hardwood suspended floor to cheap laminate layed on top of god knows what. The surface can be also different (wood for ballroom, marle for ballet ets). They all work, butyour experience will vary. It depends on your budget, on what type of dancing is it intended for, and many other factors.
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Comment on Where can I get a copy of a Fred Astaire dance studio bronze syllabus? by John de Witt

John de Witt — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:27:59 +0000

Your instructor may give you the checksheet, but if you're looking for the breakdown book, they guard those things closely. The chain studios aren't open like DVIDA. The checksheet lists the names of the figures, but they tend not to be very revealing. For instance, one of the bronze tango figures is named La Cumparsita, which is the title of an old tango standard bit of music, but tells you nothing about the figure. I'd suggest you keep a journal and write them down as you learn them. When I was a FADS student, I thought I'd never forget the syllabus, but after a few years away from Fred, I can't remember half.
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Comment on How much does it cost to run a class in a dance studio per hour? by iHeart

iHeart — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:27:59 +0000

It depends on what the individual studio owners want.

I teach dance classes at two different studios, neither of which make me pay for using the room, but rather they pay me.
One has the students pay me directly, and the other studio has the administrator pay me by the hour.

When I rented a room at the community center it was $50 a month.

There is also a training facility down the road from me that has a dance room and they charge %20 of the instructors income off classes.
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