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EXTENSIONS DANCE CENTER

Celebrating Uniqueness Every Day

Committed to Our Craft

My daughter loves going to Extensions, and as a parent when you want the best for your daughter, you seek out the best teachers. The studio is beautiful and everyone there is extremely nice and welcoming. Lizzie MacKenzie is one of THE top choreographers in the Midwest and is an excellent teacher.
– Andrew K. Oak Forest, Ill

Home of Chicago's premier youth dance company

Extensions is for everyone

ALL AGES, ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE

Want the best dance training available, but your child and family are not ready for the company commitment?  Look no further than our youth program! Still the same great faculty and a studio showcase performance at the end of the year, this is a great chance to get challenging, comprehensive dance classes and have fun at the same time.  There is no minimum required class schedule for our youth training program. Contact us for more information!

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2022-2023 schedule of classes

 

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Company Training Program

We provide a warm and inviting environment for young dancers of any age, skill and experience level to come in and study the art form in whatever discipline they choose.  The company experience is available, by audition, for dancers who wish to take their training to an elite level. The lessons young people learn in dance class are applicable, and even of great importance, in all of life’s journeys including, discipline, consistency, hard work and the results that come from follow through and commitment. We pride ourselves on the cultivation of great young artists, but also well rounded human beings who contribute to society in a positive way.  

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Dance Teaches you about Life

Interested in taking class with Chicago’s finest teachers?  Our faculty are hand selected for their extensive teaching and dancing resumes, along with their love for teaching and compassion for young people.  Contact us to set up a trial class!

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We Take Great Pride in Training & Mentoring Our Dancers

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Extensions Dance Center’s 2021-2022  schedule of classes begins on Tuesday September 7th, 2021 and will run through Sunday June 5, 2022.  We offer classes in ballet, jazz, contemporary,  hip hop, tap and more for dancers of all ages and experience levels, including boys and girls as young as 3 years old. Students can participate in classes taught by some of the industry’s top professionals.

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Extensions News

Featured dancer: Fiona Webb

Fiona Webb has been with Extensions since she was 13 and will be graduating this year to go on to…

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Featured dancer Elle Daly
Senior Company member Elle Daly has been with Extensions Dance Company for 9 years and is excited to become a physical therapist in her future!

What dance means to me: "I do not remember my life without dance as it has been a huge part of…

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Schedule of classes 2022-23
Our 2022-23 season of classes includes our strongest faculty to date, and a stellar and diverse class offering to boot.

Registration is open! REGISTER FOR CLASSES HERE: https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=533890        

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It’s #tilttuesday ! “To be yourself in a world It’s #tilttuesday ! “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Reflecting back on the incredible memories and har Reflecting back on the incredible memories and hard work of our amazing artists from Starbound last weekend and excited to see them all shine on the stage again this weekend at Energy!
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Some of our Chicago City Classical Ballet dancers Some of our Chicago City Classical Ballet dancers attended and had a great time @universalballetcompetition a couple of weeks ago. It was our first year attending and WOW!  The talent was incredible and the classes were so fun and enlightening.  Highlights include Bianca, Lincoln & Ava placing in the overalls and Fiona, Bianca & Lincoln receiving multiple scholarships including a full scholarship to The Rock School summer program for Mr. Lincoln! Congratulations, dancers!!
Congratulations to our dancers who attended @artis Congratulations to our dancers who attended @artistssimplyhuman this past weekend!  Incredible and confident performances, lots of fun and inspiration in classes and all of you scholarship finalists!  We are so proud of you!
Some highlights include Technical excellence to @meli.lawler for her solo “Persist” choreographed by @hannaelisabeth , outstanding choreography to @_nicole_noe for her solo “In My Time” choreographed by @itsrickyroo AND  @shayna.sharpe_ , @emgov.8 & @_nicole_noe becoming ASH apprentices!  Also love spending time with Extensionite @sasha.zitser who is traveling as part of the ASH company this year!  Thank you for an amazing weekend @artistssimplyhuman !!! ❤️⭐️
Until next time @nycda ❤️ Some highlights from Until next time @nycda ❤️ Some highlights from our weekend included Mini critics choice: “Alloy” by Lizzie Mackenzie, Teen Critics choice and the highest score of the weekend (.5 from a perfect score at 299.5!!!!). “The Healer” by Lizzie Mackenzie & Jackie Nowicki and Senior critics choice “Finding Your Light” by Imani English.  So many overalls and scholarships to boot and we are so PROUD of our company dancers.  Let’s keep it going, we’re just beginning 💪🏼🔥.
It’s been 2 weeks since NYCDA. We are still fly It’s been 2 weeks since NYCDA.  We are still flying high from the experience and we have been enjoying the constructive and very thoughtful critiques from the competition. Thankyou @nycda!! Wishing our dancers good luck at @artistssimplyhuman and @universalballetcompetition this weekend!  Here are some great shots by @evolvephotovideo from our performances at NYCDA ❤️
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Let your light shine for the world to see! ✨✨. Let your light shine for the world to see! ✨✨. Happy Saturday, friends and fam…Vibes are 🙌🏻🙌🏻
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