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🍀Audition for Dance360 Summer 2024 by attending DWC Company Class! $15March dates 💚 Wednesday 3/6💚 Thursday 3/7💚 Friday 3/8💚 Monday 3/11💚 Tuesday 3/12💚Thursday 3/14💚Monday 3/18💚 Wednesday 3/209:30am – 10:45am at @danceworkschicago beautiful home studios @ruthpage Faculty includes DWC Artistic Director Julie Nakagawa @BrianEnosChoreography @noellekayser @michelrodriguezcintraPre-registration required one week before you attend class LINK in bioDance360 Summer 2024 July 22 – August 10 week #1 Dancer Wellness week #2 Dancer's Tool Kitweek #3 ChoreoLabChoose any one, two, or all three weeks! Technique Classes ✨ DWC Repertoire ✨ Seminars ✨ Specialty Classes ✨ New Work Creation ✨ Field Trips ✨ ... See MoreSee Less
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Our commitment is to “Community” not “Company,” the Participatory, rather than the Proprietary. And having chosen this route, we are building a more robust dance community.

DanceWorks Chicago is committed to build a foundation for the individual artistic growth of dancers and choreographers, providing a laboratory from which early career artists propel themselves and the art form to a new level through training, collaboration, mentorship, and performance. Led with integrity by Co-founder and Artistic Director Julie Nakagawa, DanceWorks Chicago fills a niche in the dance ecosystem investing in and shining a spotlight on the individual artists. Dancers are encouraged to explore their technical capability as well as their artistic curiosity in an individualized and deeply personal approach with the goal of nurturing passionate, articulate artists able to make meaningful contributions to the art form. Choreographically, we look to uncover new voices while also embracing opportunities to connect with more established choreographers providing mentorship and perspective for all involved. Welcoming the public to engage with the DanceWorks family to build context around the work of art is both our pleasure and our duty as a good dance citizen.