While they don't offer dance lessons, Champion Spirit Group does just about everything else involving dance. It holds an average of 25 competitions a year between the months of September and April for everything from cheerleading and poms/batons to jazz and ballet. It also offers private camps and clinics including choreography camps and cheer camps.
It provides consulting services as well, including coaching and judging workshops as well as fundraising.
Founded in 1990, DanceWest Ballet offers classes for children (2-9 years old) and adults. Classes for children include creative movement, tap, pre-ballet, ballet and jazz. Adult programming is split into professional and recreational programs. DanceWest Ballet also has a dance company, called the Inside Out Dance Company that produces programs featuring jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, tap, and modern choreography.
Dupage Dance Center has been open since 2002 and offers dance instruction to children, adolescents, adults and seniors. It offers group classes as well as private lessons. Its instructors are trained to teach ballet, jazz, ballroom, tango, salsa and many other types of dance.
Emphasizing its philosophy of learning to dance in a fun and easy way, Sterba's Dancesport offers different types of dance classes, depending on the clients' preference. The studio offers private instruction, social group instruction and personal group instruction for those preparing for a wedding or another type of party. Sterba's also offers "practice parties" on Fridays so those registered for lessons can practice the moves they learned during the week.
Founded in 2003, Illinois Cheer Company seeks to bring quality instruction to Illinois cheerleading through classes, camps, clinics and a company that has competed at an international level. Tryouts and a private evaluation is necessary for those who want to be a part of the company. It also offers a co-ed flight school, which teaches students who wish to learn partner stunt. It offers conditioning training classes such as strength, conditioning and spinning classes.
Focused on improving dance competitors' skills and technique, Co. Dance organizes conventions and competitions. Its teachers are award-winning, experienced dancers, choreographers and directors who have worked with the biggest names in entertainment such as Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Paula Abdul.
Dancers must audition for conventions and competitions and are evaluated by judges. There are separate competition age divisions, ranging from ages five to 21. The company also awards a leadership scholarship.
Bollywood Rhythms provides instruction for Bollywood dance, which is a type of modern Indian dance. This dance style is a combination of Bhangra, Classical Indian and Arab and Indian folk dance. This facility also offers Kathak dance, Tabla and Hindi lessons. Bollywood Rhythms has Carnatic vocal lessons that focus on classical Indian music, as well as art lessons that focus on Madhubani painting.
Founded in 2003, Inspire School of Dance provides various types of dance instruction for its students. They offer summer camps for students ages 2 yrs and older, ranging from beginner's level to mini-intensive and advance intensive. They offer a variety of dance classes for the school year too, varying from ballet to hip hop.
