Joffrey Academy of Dance

Our Summer Intensive students have arrived and classes are in full swing! 😎🩰

Congratulations to @amanda.iq and @guillemcabrera for being promoted from @joffreyacademy Studio Company to the @joffreyballet Company! 🌟 We are incredibly proud of all our students. Please see below to learn where our they are going next. Sending them love as they embark on their new journeys! Alonso King LINES Ballet Ballet Arizona Ballet West Carolina Ballet Dayton Ballet Dissonanace Dance Theatre English National Ballet Grand Rapids Ballet Joffrey Ballet Kansas City Ballet Milwaukee Ballet Orlando Ballet Paris Opera Ballet Philadelphia Ballet Saint Louis Dance Theatre San Francisco Ballet Sarasota Ballet State Street Ballet Columbia University Harvard University The Julliard School Williams College 📸 @mattglavin_photography and @idocarolyn

CALL FOR ARTISTS | APPLY BY JULY 15 The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, is seeking ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) artists to submit applications for the Joffrey Academy’s Fifteenth Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition. The goal of the award is to recognize talented and emerging ALAANA choreographers whose unique perspectives will ignite creativity in the form of original works of dance. The deadline for application is July 15, 2024. The winning choreographers will be awarded $5,000 and will create original works on the Joffrey Studio Company and the Academy Trainees culminating in a run of performances in March 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis Neeson Theater. The winners will also have the opportunity to seek guidance from Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director, and Suzanne Lopez, Abbott Academy Director. A fifth choreographer is selected to work with the Joffrey Conservatory students. The recipient must be a local Chicagoland choreographer. ⭐️Must have 2+ years experience setting work on classically trained dancers ⭐️ Must be 21 years of age or older ⭐️ No application fee Visit joffrey.org/winningworks to apply.

Thank you to those that came to our Open House at the Joffrey South Loop Studios on Sunday! We loved dancing with you. ✨

We are still glowing with joy from our Joffrey for All free performance on Sunday. Over 6,500 people gathered in the heart of our city to dance on Millennium Park’s Great Lawn and enjoy performances from the three pillars of our organization: Joffrey Company Artists, @joffreyce , and @joffreyacademy . Thank you to all that enjoyed the day with us! 🌞♥️ Our free performance was made possible through the support of our Producing Sponsor, Gallagher, and our Presenting Sponsors, The Chicago Free for All Fund through the Chicago Community Trust, Anne L. Kaplan, The Negaunee Foundation, the Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet, and the Zell Family Foundation. 📸 @kt_miller_photography

In honor of Juneteenth, the Academy held a special Jazz dance workshop led by our own Ms. Keesha. We acknowledge and celebrate the exceptional contributions by generations of African Americans to the world of dance.

Enjoyed our Joffrey For All performance in Millenium Park yesterday? Then join us next Sunday for our Joffrey For All South Loop Open House! From 10am-3pm, we’ll be hosting free classes ranging in style, age, and ability. From Toddler & Me to Adult Jazz, from Beginning Ballet to Dancing with Parkinson’s, there’s something for everyone. We’ll also have refreshments and raffle prizes to top off the day. Registration is available at the link in our bio; pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. All classes will take place at our South Loop Studios (1920 S Wabash Ave).

Thank you to everyone who came to our Joffrey for All free performance. It was a day we will never forget. Special thanks to Gallagher, our Producing Sponsor, for helping bringing this day to life.

A sneak peek of our piece in Sunday’s Joffrey for All free performance. Come see our students shine on in Millennium Park! ✨ For more information, visit joffrey.org/celebration.

Summer is officially in session ☀️ 📸 Carolyn McCabe

Still not over last weekend’s performances ✨ 📸 @mattglavin_photography Featuring Studio Company dancers @mingusdeswaan and @amanda.iq

CALL FOR ARTISTS | APPLY BY JULY 15 The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, is seeking ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) artists to submit applications for the Joffrey Academy’s Fifteenth Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition. The goal of the award is to recognize talented and emerging ALAANA choreographers whose unique perspectives will ignite creativity in the form of original works of dance. The deadline for application is July 15, 2024. The winning choreographers will be awarded $5,000 and will create original works on the Joffrey Studio Company and the Academy Trainees culminating in a run of performances in March 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis Neeson Theater. The winners will also have the opportunity to seek guidance from Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director, and Suzanne Lopez, Abbott Academy Director. A fifth choreographer is selected to work with the Joffrey Conservatory students. The recipient must be a local Chicagoland choreographer. ⭐️Must have 2+ years experience setting work on classically trained dancers ⭐️ Must be 21 years of age or older ⭐️ No application fee Visit joffrey.org/winningworks to apply. 📸 Carolyn McCabe