events
joel hall - dance champion
Co-Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus Joel Hall has been named a Dance Champion by Dance/USA!
joel hall masterclass
Joel Hall teaches his signature Breathing Jazz Floor WERKQ on Friday, June 20.
william gill masterclass: modern (horton-based)
Join Artistic Director William Gill for a two-hour masterclass based on the Modern practices of Lester Horton.
masterclass: ballet with lucas segovia
Artistic Director of Rockford Dance Company and award-winning Ballet dancer Lucas Segovia will lead a Masterclass in Ballet technique on Sunday, July 13.
masterclass: west african dance
Join Chicago’s iconic Muntu Dance Theatre and Sekou Conde for a two-hour masterclass in West African rhythms and dance. Experience the percussive beat that epitomizes African movement.
community class - budgeting and goals
Joel Hall Dancers & Center hosts Chase Bank for a FREE one-hour financial literacy session in Budgeting and Goal setting.
zumba! with ruben zapata
Ruben Zapata brings the energy and FUN of Zumba to Joel Hall! May the 4th be with you as you move, sweat, and smile in this one-hour Community Class!
masterclass: bharatanatyam
Kiran Rajagopalan leads a two-hour masterclass in the Classical Indian Bharatanatyam technique
masterclass: belly dancing
Ashorina Safire, co-founder of the Safire Belly Dancers, leads a two-hour masterclass in this iconic Middle Eastern idiom.
youth classes - spring 2025
YOUTH CLASSES ARE BACK! Get your kids involved and moving this Spring as Joel Hall Dancers & Center brings back its beloved Youth Dance Classes.
Ages 3 - 17 can get on their leg with us!
woman's WERKQ
Nina Simone - with Joel Hall flair! Rehearsal Director & First Company Dancer Heather Zimny leads a one-hour FREE Community Class.
spring break dance camp (ages 2-17)
Keep your kids active and busy this Spring Break with Joel Hall Dancers & Center! Our Spring Break Dance Camp offers three days of classes, friendship, and FUN for ages 2 - 17!
masterclass with tracey franklin
Chicagoan Tracey Franklin comes to Joel Hall Dancers & Center on March 15 to lead a masterclass in Modern (Horton-based) technique!
flavors 2025
Flavors is BACK! On Sunday, March 9 at 3 PM we are thrilled to present Chicago’s outstanding young dancers from Chicago Public School and Chicago Park District programs, neighborhood schools, and Chicago’s beloved professioanl companies.
mindfulness yoga - a free community event
Celebrate Black History Month and the 51st Anniversary of Joel Hall Dancers & Center with a community-building moment of reflection and meditation.
A $15 suggested donation supports the class and mission of Joel Hall Dancers & Center to “awaken the dancer in everyone’s soul!”
winter 2025 schedule
Start off the new year with a NEW CLASS! Brand new classes begin January 6. Use code JINGLE25 for 30% in-person classes!
jingle january - 30% off
NEW YEAR, NEW EXPERIENCES! Do something you haven’t done before and get into the dance studio. Save 30% on our in-person classes with code JINGLE25 when you register. Lots of options are available - check ‘em out now! - and get on your leg with us!
new class alert: in-person ballet with joan
Join Joan every Saturday from 4 PM - 5:15 for an open-level Ballet class that will keep your skills sharp and powerful!
HIGH FIVE for HIGH IMPACT
It’s Giving Tuesday! From now until Wednesday, November 4, give us a High Five to keep the WERKQ werkqing and the joy moving!
new class alert: in-person ballet with joan
Join Joan every Saturday from 4 PM - 5:15 for an open-level Ballet class that will keep your skills sharp and powerful!
william gill jazz masterclass
Celebrate Will’s birthday with him on the dance floor! You’ve asked for it, so we’re making it happen: a celebratory Jazz Masterclass with Will Gill!
joel hall day
Celebrate the man and the WERKQ that distinguishes Joel Hall Dancers & Center from other studios and companies in Chicago!
embrace the joy
We have had an amazing 2024 - filled with new leadership, a new home, our REFOCUS celebration of 50 years - and now we need our community to help us make 2025 even stronger!
Embrace the joy this season of giving brings and support JHDC. Take a class, donate, volunteer. Visit our giving page to see the ways you can help us awaken the dancer in everyone’s soul!
new class alert: in-person ballet with joan
Join Joan every Saturday from 4 PM - 5:15 for an open-level Ballet class that will keep your skills sharp and powerful!
new class alert: in-person ballet with joan
Join Joan every Saturday from 4 PM - 5:15 for an open-level Ballet class that will keep your skills sharp and powerful!
mindfulness yoga
Focus on your calm and inner peace, unplugged from the news and November bustle with us. This FREE one-hour community event will be a great way to meet and relax with the JHDC community.
50% off for our NEWHOME
It’s a special! 50% off all in-person classes from November 4 - 10 so you can awaken the dancer in your soul as the holiday season approaches!
new class alert: in-person ballet with joan
Join Joan every Saturday from 4 PM - 5:15 for an open-level Ballet class that will keep your skills sharp and powerful!
joel hall masterclass @ dance africa chicago
The Joel Hall Dancers proudly join the companies of Dance Africa Chicago for the performance of Rebirth on October 26 at Kennedy King College, and classes at Sizemore Academy on October 27.
joel hall dancers @ dance africa chicago
The Joel Hall Dancers proudly join the companies of Dance Africa Chicago for the performance of Rebirth on October 26 at Kennedy King College, and classes at Sizemore Academy on October 27.
community thriller flash mob
It's baa-aaaack: our Thriller Halloween Class & Flash Mob! Join Melissa Metro for an hour of classic Thriller moves - and then make your neighbor's night!
new fall schedule
We have NEW CLASSES lanching October 15! We’re adding SEVEN new classes to our Fall Schedule to keep you on your leg this holiday season.
joel hall dancers @ chicago live!
Joel Hall Dancers bring the iconic El Gato Negro to Navy Pier! Join us and some of the brightest and best of the city at Chicago Live!
community urban jazz
First Company member Melissa Metro leads a FREE class in our new home, part of the activities around Chicago Live! at Navy Pier - and our 50th anniversary!
refocus: 50 years of the joel hall dancers
Join the Joel Hall Dancers as we celebrate FIFTY years of WERKQ. Refocus celebrates the inspiring and genre-defining Urban Jazz dance that is the legacy - and future - of Joel Hall Dancers & Center.