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​WINTER SESSION 2025

Winter 2025 Weekly Ballet, Tap & Jazz Classes for kids and adults - Registration Open Now!
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​All classes include age appropriate exercises aimed at increasing agility & strength through uniting movement and dance.
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See below for our full schedule and view our class descriptions!

​"Ms. Rio has been my ballet teacher for many years.
​She tries to bring out the best in each student so that they can reach their full potential."

- Sloan Steinlauf

WINTER 2025 ​WEEKLY DANCE CLASSES

To Register: Click on the name of whichever class you'd like.
All parents welcome to Parents Visiting Week at the end of the session!
All classes taught by Rio Tasia Guillaume unless otherwise noted.
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Click here if you'd like to receive updates!

Intro to Tap & Jazz
(PK4 - 2nd Gr)
St. Juliana School
Edison Park - Chicago, IL
​Taught by Aimee Russon
Last Day to Register: Dec. 20, 2024

Mondays
​3:05-4:00pm

Jan. 13 - Mar. 3
(No class 1/20, 2/17)

​$125

Pre-Ballet
(3 - 5 Years Old)
St. Paul of the Cross School
​Park Ridge, IL

Tuesdays
​2:00-3:00pm

Jan. 7 - Feb. 25

​$165

Pre-Tap
(3 - 5 Years Old)
D63 Family Resource Center
Des Plaines, IL
​Taught by Aimee Russon
Register online or call 847-827-4137

Tuesdays
3:45-4:30pm

Jan. 7 - Feb. 25

$150

Pre-Ballet
(3 - 5 Years Old)
Glenview Park Center
​Glenview, IL

Tuesdays
4:45-5:30pm

Jan. 7 - Feb. 25

​$160 Resident
​$200 Nonresident

Pre-Tap
(3 - 5 Years Old)
​Mary, Seat of Wisdom School
​Park Ridge, IL
​Taught by Aimee Russon

Wednesdays
2:00-3:00pm

Jan. 8 - Feb. 26

$165

Pre-Ballet
(3 - 5 Years Old)
​Mary, Seat of Wisdom School
​Park Ridge, IL

Wednesdays
3:00-3:45pm

Jan. 8 - Feb. 26

$150

Pre-Ballet
(3 - 5 Years Old)
​Interclub Academy of Dance
​Niles, IL

Wednesdays
4:30-5:15pm

Jan. 8 - Feb. 26

$150

Pre-Ballet
(3 - 5 Years Old)
D63 Family Resource Center
Des Plaines, IL
Register online or call 847-827-4137

Thursdays
3:45-4:30pm

Jan. 9 - Feb. 27

$150

Pre-Ballet
(3 - 5 Years Old)
St. Juliana School
Edison Park - Chicago, IL
​Last Day to Register: Dec. 20, 2024

Fridays
​3:05-3:50pm

Jan. 10 - Feb. 28
(No class 1/24, 2/7)

​$110

Primary Ballet
(K - 2nd Gr)
St. Paul of the Cross School
​Park Ridge, IL

Tuesdays
​3:00-4:00pm

Jan. 7 - Feb. 25

​$165

Primary Tap & Jazz
(K - 3rd Gr)
D63 Family Resource Center
Des Plaines, IL
​Taught by Aimee Russon
Register online or call 847-827-4137

Tuesdays
3:00-3:45pm

Jan. 7 - Feb. 25

$150

Primary Ballet
(K - 2nd Gr)​
Glenview Park Center
​Glenview, IL

Tuesdays
5:30-6:30pm

Jan. 7 - Feb. 25

$175 Resident
​$219 Nonresident

Primary Ballet
(K - 3rd Gr)
​Mary, Seat of Wisdom School
​Park Ridge, IL

Wednesdays
2:00-3:00pm

Jan. 8 - Feb. 26

$165

Primary Tap & Jazz
(K - 3rd Gr)
​Mary, Seat of Wisdom School
​Park Ridge, IL
​Taught by Aimee Russon

Wednesdays
3:00-3:45pm

Jan. 8 - Feb. 26

$150

Primary Ballet
(K - 3rd Gr)
D63 Family Resource Center
Des Plaines, IL
​Register online or call 847-827-4137

Thursdays
3:00-3:45pm

Jan. 9 - Feb. 27

$150

Primary Ballet
(K - 2nd Gr)
Interclub Academy of Dance
Niles, IL

Thursdays
5:00-6:00pm

Jan. 9 - Feb. 27

$165

Primary Ballet
(K - 2nd Gr)
St. Juliana School
Edison Park - Chicago, IL
Last Day to Register: Dec. 20, 2024

Fridays
​3:50-4:45pm

Jan. 10 - Feb. 28
(No class 1/24, 2/7)

​$125

Level 1 Ballet
(2nd Gr & Up)
Glenview Park Center
​Glenview, IL

Tuesdays
6:30-7:45pm

Jan. 7 - Feb. 25

$190 Resident
$238 Nonresident

Level 1&2 Ballet
​(3rd Gr & Up)
Interclub Academy of Dance
​Niles, IL

Thursdays
6:00-7:30pm

Jan. 9 - Feb. 27

$205

Level 2 Ballet *
(4th Gr & Up)
Interclub Academy of Dance
​Niles, IL

Saturdays
10:00-11:30am

Jan. 11 - Mar. 1

​$205

Level 2&3 Ballet *
(5th Gr & Up)
Interclub Academy of Dance
​Niles, IL

Wednesdays
5:15-6:45pm

Jan. 8 - Feb. 26

$205

Level 2&3 Ballet with Pre-Pointe *
(5th Gr & Up)
​Niles Family Fitness Center
​Niles, IL
Register online or call 847-588-8400

Fridays
5:15-7:15pm

Jan. 10 - Feb. 28
​(No class 1/24, 2/7)

$215 Member
​$245 Nonmember

Adult Beginner Ballet -
Floor & Barre
Niles Family Fitness Center
​Niles, IL
Register online or call 847-588-8400

Wednesdays
7:15-8:15pm

Winter: Jan. 8 - Feb. 26

Full Session:
​$115 Member / $130 Nonmember
​Single Class:
$20 Member / $25 Nonmember

Adult Beginner Ballet - 
​Center Work
Niles Family Fitness Center
​Niles, IL
Register online or call 847-588-8400

Wednesdays
8:15-8:45pm

Winter: Jan. 8 - Feb. 26

Full Session:
$55 Member / $60 Nonmember
​Single Class:
​$7 Member / $8 Nonmember

Adult Beginner Ballet - 
​Barre & Center
Interclub Academy of Dance
​Niles, IL

Saturdays
11:30am-12:30pm

​Winter: Jan. 11 - Mar. 1

$130

* Students must be pre-approved to attend Level 2, Level 2&3, and Pre-Pointe.
New students 4th grade & up, please contact us for placement.

UNIFORM CODE  |  PROGRAM POLICIES
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PRIVATE Ballet Lessons

Develop the skills in ballet to increase your strength and flexibility, decrease the chance of injury,
​condition for other dance forms, prepare for talent shows and auditions... and more!

Private Ballet Lessons In Person & Online
Contact us for details

CHILDREN's CLASSes

All ballet classes adhere to the American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum, which consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate,
​outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.
Ballet with Ms. Rio levels are designed for most regularly attending students to complete within 2-3 years.

Pre-Ballet 
Students learn the basics of dance classroom etiquette while simultaneously enjoying themselves through balletic creativity. Class includes repetition through musical memory, artistic expression, and storytelling through movement.

Primary Ballet
Students learn to stand with poise, perform movement to defined musical phrases, and become aware of one’s spatial relationship to others. Class includes floor work, center standing, and across-the-floor movements. 

Level 1 Ballet
Students begin working with the ballet barre in order to emphasize technique in posture, turnout, and length of the limbs, in addition to center work. Class includes barre, stretching, and center movements in various patterns.

Level 2 Ballet
Students continue use of working knowledge and basic vocabulary of the previous levels while raising leg extensions and gaining power in turns and jumps. Class follows the classical format of barre, center, adage, pirouettes, and allegro.

Level 3 Ballet
Students of the intermediate to advanced ability continue building on the classical foundation learned in previous levels and become eligible to begin dancing "en pointe”. Class sequences become longer and more complex.

Pre-Pointe
Students learn and practice conditioning exercises to gain the strength and flexibility required to dance en pointe. Class includes floor and barre work, focusing on building the muscles of the lower legs, ankles, and feet.

Pre-Tap
Students learn the basics of tap dance, which is a style that uses specific shoes with taps on the bottom to strike the floor in a percussive way. Class includes exercises to explore rhythm and musicality in a way that is fun and exciting.

Intro and Primary Tap & Jazz
Students learn the basics of tap dance (as in Pre-Tap) as well as jazz, which is a fun, energetic style of dance that incorporates the technique of ballet. Class includes exercises to increase flexibility, build strength, and cultivate body awareness.

ADULT CLASSes

Our adult classes integrate the foundation of ballet technique with modern dance fitness, utilizing traditional practices and aesthetics of classical ballet to serve the beginner dancer. All exercises include modifications and progressions to suit the unique needs of each participant. Ballet attire is welcome, but not necessary.

Adult Beginner Ballet - Floor & Barre
Students learn how to use the muscles in a way to improve posture, lengthen the limbs, and increase agility in a judgement-free zone, where no dance experience is necessary. Class includes a short cardio warm up, floor barre, and standing barre.

Adult Beginner Ballet - Center Work
Students build stamina and balance in the center through using classical ballet technique learned at the barre. Class includes standing stability exercises, across the floor movements, and optional turns and jumps. 

Adult Beginner Ballet - Barre & Center
Students learn classical exercises (as in the descriptions above) through the use of standing barre and center work. No dance experience necessary.

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