Performance Groups

North Shore Dance Center features three award-winning competition-level dance troupes, "Showstoppers" and "Take One". Performance groups are by audition or invitation only. Each dancer works hard in a minimum of four class hours per week. Studies include mandatory ballet as well as troupe work.

Upcoming Performances & Competitions

Annual Dance Company Recital, June 13, 2010 (full-company recital)
Skokie Festival of Cultures, May 22-23, 2010 (Showstoppers, Take One, other groups TBD)
Skokie Public Library, Fri., April 23, 2010, 7pm (free performance) (Take One, Showstoppers, soloists)
KAR Dance Competition, Feb. 26-28 (Showstoppers, soloists)
Evanston Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave., Friday, Feb. 5, 7pm (Showstoppers & Take One)
Weissbourd-Holmes Family Focus Center, 2010 Dewey Ave, Evanston. Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, 7pm (Showstoppers & Take One)
Wilmette Dance Showcase, 4pm & 7pm, Wilmette Recreation Center, January 16, 2010 (Take One)

Schedule Us for Your Event!

In addition to competitions, North Shore Dance Center’s performing groups give back to the local community by staging free performances and benefit events for retirement homes, hospitals, libraries, churches, park districts, schools, and other civic organizations. Our performing groups have also appeared as headliners at festivals, shopping mall events, fundraisers and more! If your group is interested in scheduling a FREE PERFORMANCE featuring our award-winning performing groups, we want to hear from you!

For more information, please contact our Artistic Director, Arla Faye, at 847-674-2216 or e-mail nsdcskokie@aol.com.

Showstoppers

Showstoppers is choreographed and coached by Ruben Zapata. Showstoppers' dancers range in age from 11 to 18. In addition to their many hours of work and performances, Showstoppers competes in multiple competitions each year at the group, duo and solo levels. They have received the KAR Kid All–Star Award and traveled as a group to New York.
Photo by Keith Jones Photography. © 2009.

Take One

Take One is choreographed and coached by Kirsten Markham. Take One members are an average of 9 to 13 years old. This award-winning group specializes in dramatically choreographed routines to music from Broadway’s biggest hit shows and to traditional music that celebrates the American spirit and diversity. In addition to busy performance schedules, the Take One troupe competes at group, duo and solo levels at multiple competitions, bringing home top awards. In May 2009, Take One performed at Disney World. In addition to performing 5 routines for Disney fans, they took part in a behind-the-scenes Disney dance workshop! Congratulations to our Take One performers!

Soloists & Small Groups

Many of our performance group members are also awarding-winning solo and small group performers at national dance competitions. Congratulations go out to our Spring 2009 soloists and small group competitors who brought home top awards from Hall of Fame Dance Competition!