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Chicago City Classical Ballet

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Est.2019
Home studio @extensionsdance
Directors @skizziemack &Tatyana Mazur
Elite classical ballet training & coaching
See us at YAGP,UBC,NYCDA +

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A glimpse of our company repertoire—and the magic that comes to life onstage after hours and hours of training, exploration, and rehearsal within our walls.

This video features recent repertoire from all four of our youth companies:

✨ Extensions Dance Company
🩰 Chicago City Classical Ballet
🎶 Chicago Youth Tap Ensemble
🔥 Kidz Movin’ Hip Hop Crew

Extensions Dance is a premier youth dance studio in the Chicagoland area, inspiring the next generation through exceptional training, artistry, and community.

Our alumni have continued their training at some of the nation’s top universities and conservatories, including Juilliard, USC, the University of Arizona, Chapman University, NYU Tisch, and more. Many have gone on to perform with professional dance companies around the world.

Serving young artists ages 2.5–18, Extensions Dance welcomes artists and movers of all types. We celebrate each dancer’s individuality, nurture their creativity, and help them build confidence in the studio, onstage, and beyond.

From their very first steps to pursuing a professional future, every dancer has a place to grow, connect, and shine at Extensions.

#ExtensionsDance #ExtensionsDanceCompany #ChicagoDance #YouthDance #ChicagoCityClassicalBallet ChicagoYouthTapEnsemble KidzMovinHipHopCrew taken in Extensions Dance by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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An excerpt of @channing.e.579 as Kitri from our dress rehearsal yesterday! 😍 by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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4 months ago

These three 🥰 — Avery, Elena, and Selma — on their way to master classes at the YAGP Finals in Houston. ✨
We love the way these girls are so driven to be their very best, while still supporting, loving, and cheering each other on every step of the way. That’s what it’s all about. We couldn’t be more proud of everything these three represent. 🤍. Soak it all up, girls! 🩰 by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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5 months ago

We were so excited to attend our first Ballet championships of America last weekend.

It was such a well organized and unique event-from individual coaching sessions on Friday night, to auditions, master classes, and competition all weekend, we had a blast and LOVED sharing the stage with so many talented young people!

Some highlights include:

✨Best Artistic Performance: Mila for “Fairy Doll Variation”

✨Best Artistic Performance: Izzy for “Born For This”

✨Rising Star: Avery

🌟Pre-Junior
1st overall classical: Mila🥇
3rd overall contemporary: Mila 🥉

🌟Junior
10th overall: Amelia

🌟Pre-Teen
1st overall contemporary: Ava🥇
2nd overall classical: Ava 🥈
2nd overall contemporary: Avery 🥈
5th overall classical: Elena
5th overall contemporary: Elena
9th overall classical: Avery
10th overall contemporary: Tess

🌟Senior
2nd overall Classical: Izzy 🥈
3rd Overall Contemporary: Izzy 🥉 by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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7 months ago

Thank you @yagp for another inspiring weekend in Chicago! Our hearts are full, and we’re excited to carry this inspiration back into the studio. Sharing the stage with such remarkable talent from across the United States is always an honor, and we can’t wait to do it again next time.

🌟Highlights🌟

✨#1 and most important: SO much fun was had and memories were made that will last for the rest of our lives. We love being together, dancing together, supporting each other and building our community at Chicago City Classical Ballet & Extensions Dance together.

✨3rd place overall Large Ensemble
“Protest”
Choreography: Lizzie Mackenzie
Dancers: Amelia, Ava, Avery, Channing, Elena, Ezekiel, Hera, Izzy, Nefeli, Noelle, Selma, Tess

3rd place overall Small Ensemble
“Spell On You”
Choreography: Mike Esperanza
Dancers: Avery, Elena & Selma

Top 12 Pre-Comp Contemporary Solos
Mila with “Inescapable”
Choreography: Lizzie Mackenzie

Top 12 Junior Contemporary Solos
Selma with “Deep Within”
Choreography: Hanna Brictson

Top 12 Senior Contemporary Solos
Ezekiel with “Ominous”
Choreography: Lizzie Mackenzie

❤️❤️❤️❤️ by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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8 months ago

Last weekend at @universalballetcompetition was everything we hoped for and more. Sharing the stage with extraordinary talent from studios across the United States was truly dreamy—and endlessly inspiring.
Congratulations to all of our Chicago City Classical Ballet dancers, who truly shined so brightly both on and off the stage. We are beyond proud of your hard work, artistry, and dedication. 🤍 Some highlights from the weekend:

✨ Mila • 3rd Place – Competitive Primary Classical • 6th Place – Competitive Primary Contemporary (Choreo: @skizziemack)

✨ Ava • 14th Place – Competitive Junior Classical

✨ Competitive Junior Contemporary • Ava – 2nd Place (Choreo: @skizziemack) • Selma – 5th Place (Choreo: @hannabrictson) • Avery – 14th Place (Choreo: @skizziemack) • Elena – 15th Place (Choreo: @skizziemack)

✨ Competitive Junior Duo/Trio • 1st Place – Spell On You (Choreo: @mikeesperanza) • 2nd Place – Units of Measure (Choreo: @skizziemack)

✨ Competitive Senior Duo/Trio • 3rd Place – Push : Pull (Choreo: @skizziemack)

✨ Competitive Ensemble • 2nd Place – Protest (Choreo: @skizziemack)

✨ Selma • 1st Place – Intermediate Junior Classical

✨ Tess • 5th Place – Intermediate Junior Contemporary (Choreo: @skizziemack)

Thank you to all of the faculty at @extensionsdance who work tirelessly to train, mentor, LOVE, and coach our dancers. Your dedication makes all the difference. Keep up the hard work, dancers—we see your consistency, commitment, and passion, and we are so proud of you! ❤️❤️ by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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9 months ago

Toi, Toi, Toi to this beauty as she performs her variations @universalballetcompetition today! We are proud of you @heradancing ⭐️❤️ by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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a year ago

We are so inspired year after year spending time with the incredible faculty and CRAZY talented dancers that attend NYCDA. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to all! Some video highlights above ⬆️ and some convention and comp highlights from both Chicago and Lake Geneva below⬇️:

✨1st overall Senior Duo/Tro “Go” Choreo: Jackie Nowicki

✨1st Overall Teen Duo/Trio “Camino” Choreo: Lizzie Mackenzie

✨Critics Choice Awards:
💕Mini: “Dreamer”Choreo: Lizzie Mackenzie
💕Junior: “Grounds of Empathy” Choreo:Jackie Nowicki
💕Senior: “Tracks” Choreo: Lizzie Mackenzie

✨Mini Class Act Award!!!✨

✨Scholarships:
Marley Steps Summer Intensive
Mia Steps Summer Intensive
Meli Hibbard Street Dance Chicaho

✨Mini outstanding dancers
Kaja, Lia, Calista, Zara

✨Junior Outstanding Dancers
Presley, Noelle, Amelia, Elena, Rose

✨Teen Outstanding dancers
Ava, Meli, Avery, Charmaine, Maya

✨Senior Outstanding Dancers
Marley, Brinley, Izzy, Fiona, Mia, Harper, Libi, Nefeli, Shayna

✨Ballet Scholarship
Fiona & Meli

✨Hip Hop Scholarship
Presley

✨Future Stars
Presley, Kaja, Cadence

✨Intensive Standouts
Mia, Addie, Channing

We ❤️ NYCDA and it was the perfect way to end our competition season. Until next time! ⭐️ taken in Extensions Dance by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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a year ago

Our Chicago City Classical Ballet dancers had a fantastic time at Etoile classical competition this weekend. Thank you @etoiledancecomp for a tremendous experience for these girls, a day filled with learning, performing and camaraderie. We loved our time with you!Our Chicago City Classical Ballet dancers had a fantastic time at Etoile classical competition this weekend. Thank you @etoiledancecomp for a tremendous experience for these girls, a day filled with learning, performing and camaraderie. We loved our time with you!
✨Some highlights include✨

🥇1st place for Teens- Ava Dunaway in Paquita (Classical)
🥈2nd for Teens - Ava Dunaway in Between the Stars (Contemporary)
🏅4th place for Juniors - Amelia Elliott in Raymonda

✨Overall High Score of the competition Ava Classical Variation - Paquita✨

Scholarships:
Boston Ballet School 5 week summer intensive 1/2 scholarship (Ava)
Boston Ballet Junior 2 weeks Summer Intensive scholarship (Amelia)
Acceptance into the Boston ballet summer dance program (Avery)
Accepted into Conervatório Internacional De Ballet E Dança Annarella Sanchez Summer Intensive (Avery)
Automatic placement in Mercyhurst’s Summer Experience (Izzy)
Mercyhurst Summer Dance Experience scholarship and acceptance (Hera)

Congratulations dancers!! Keep working hard and the STARS are the limit! ⭐️ taken in Chicago, Illinois by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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Our incredible Chicago City Classical Ballet Company members are heading back to @universalballetcompetition this weekend and we can’t help but reflect back on all of last year’s successes, while looking forward to seeing them shine on stage this year! We are so proud of each and every one of you! 😍🤩❤️🫶🏻👏🏻✨ @chicagocityclassicalballet
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2 years ago

Congratulations to all of our Chicago City Classical Ballet dancers for their breathtaking performances this weekend at YAGP. We could not have been more proud! Each of you showed up with confidence, camaraderie and intention all weekend long and you performed with grace, courage, authenticity and poise. Congratulations to our ensemble “Praise” choreographed by @skizziemack for their third place large ensemble placement, to our trio “A Wandering Sense Of Self” choreographed by @jackie_nowicki for placing top 12 ensembles and to @avaanna143 for her top 24 solo placement. Congratulations to all of the incredibly talented young people we shared the stage with, you all are a true inspiration to us! taken in Dominican University Performing Arts Center by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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We are so excited for our first competition of the year this weekend @yagp! Good luck everyone! by @chicagocityclassicalballet

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