Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts

Specialties

Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts is a nonprofit dance education center affiliated with Ballet 5:8, a professional ballet company. It it our joy to serve the greater Chicago area through accessible, high-​quality dance training in an uplifting environment shaped by our Christian faith.

History

Established in 2012.

The nonprofit organization Ballet 5:8 came into being in 2012, founded by Artistic Director Julianna Slager and Executive Director Amy Kozol Sanderson. Before Ballet 5:8, our school had its roots in a small Christian dance studio, founded by Julie Kapenga, that began holding classes in a church Sunday school room in 2006.

Today, Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts has a unique character among dance schools, combining a passion for excellence in the arts with a commitment to encouraging and fostering the development of students spiritually, not just technically and artistically. Though the school’s classes and instructors hold students to a high standard in their dance training, students are able to grow and mature in a safe, supportive, family-​like environment.

Meet the Manager

Julianna S.

Manager

Ballet 5:8’s Artistic Director, Mrs. Julianna Slager, is originally from Spring Arbor, Michigan. Mrs. Slager studied under notable teachers from Ann Arbor Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, the Vaganova Academy and Dance Theater of Harlem. Before becoming the founding Artistic Director of Ballet 5:8 in 2012, Mrs. Slager danced with Greater Lansing Ballet, Ballet Magnificat and worked as a freelance artist, teacher and choreographer in the Chicago area. Mrs. Slager sets the artistic vision for the Ballet 5:8 professional company and regularly choreographs new abstract and narrative works for both the company and Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts. Mrs. Slager is an expert in classical ballet training and teaches in many of the school’s Pre-​Professional Program classes in addition to overseeing the school’s teaching staff.

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