North Shore Dance Center

  • Pre-Dance
  • Ballet, Beginning & Intermediate
  • Ballet Pointe
  • Adult Ballet Classes 
  • Hip Hop
  • Tap & Musical Theater Dance
  • Jazz & Jazz Funk
  • Modern & Lyrical
  • Club Dance / Social Dance for Popular Music
  • Ballroom/Latin
  • NEW! Indo Dance Classes
  • Dance Parties—Call 847-674-2216 for available times & pricing
  • NEW! Take Two Theater (productions for ages 5-15)
  • Drama Camps & Dance Intensives
  • Private Piano / Guitar / Voice Lessons—
    Call 847-674-2216 for available times & pricing
  • Tae Kwon Do

    • Register for Summer Drama Camp Today!
    Call 847-674-2216!

    Congratulations to Our Take One Performance Troupe!

    Take One Is Going to Disney World!

    Our Take One troupe will be dancing at Downtown Disney at Disney World in Orlando this May! Congratulations! And thanks to the 2007-08 group, whose hard work and dedication helped created this opportunity!

    Register for Summer 09!

    Click here for our Summer 2009 Schedule!

    Children & Adults, Beginners & Advanced

    Summer Session
    June 22–Aug. 21, 2009

    Winter/Spring Session
    January 10, 2009–June 8, 2009

    Register Now for Summer 2009 Drama Camps!

    Call, E-Mail, or Come in Today!
    Phone:847-674-2216
    E-Mail: nsdcskokie@aol.com

    Need a Copy of the 2009 Recital Packet?

    Download a PDF of the 2009 NSDC Recital Packet by clicking here!

    New! Sunday Belly Dance Class

    Whether to excercise those stomach muscles or to learn an ancient artform, join our instructor for an hour-long Sunday Belly Dance class. 11:00am–12:00pm. To Register: Call Sagit at 773-931-1663.

    Everyone Is Welcome

    Classes are offered for ages 2 to 99 in Club, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Tap, Latin and Ballroom. North Shore Dance Center gladly accepts transfer students from outside programs. Please call to schedule a time for a free level assessment. Located in Skokie, Illinois, we are easily accessible from the North and Northwest Suburbs in Cook and Lake Counties and have students from Skokie, Evanston, Wilmette, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Glenview, Niles and Des Plaines.

    North Shore Dance Center:
    8401 N. Crawford Ave.
    Skokie, IL 60076
    Arla Faye, Artistic Director

    Monday through Friday:
    4:00pm to 8:00pm
    Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
    Other hours by appointment (Summer hours differ

    )

    Questions? For more information, contact us at nsdcskokie@aol.com.

    Summer Dance Intensives! Register Now for June 16-19!

    Back by popular demand, our Summer Dance Intensives schedule is now available! Click here for more info!

    You Should Dance!

    For 15 years, the North Shore Dance Center has been North Shore Chicago's premier dance center. We feature a full-service fine arts academy, offering training in dance and the related arts to students from preschool through adult. Embracing a philosophy of demonstrating both perfunctory classroom techniques and professional success, NSDC's staff includes advance-degreed instructors who complement their teaching careers with professional work in the dance and dramatic arts industries.

    Many of our current and former students represent North Shore Dance throughout the community, using the skills they have developed with us in roles in area community theater, high school and college acting troupes, professional theater, and national dance ensembles, including Joel Hall Dancers and even the Joffrey Ballet. But most importantly, North Shore Dance Center fosters a love of dance and the arts in even our youngest students.