Blog
From news you need to know each month, to behind-the-scenes access, Hubbard Street's blog offers both our monthly newsletters as well as original content giving exciting insight into all aspects of Chicago's international destination for dance!
meet the youth faculty: julie chapnick
September 13, 2019
It’s a brand new year of dance classes in Hubbard Street’s Youth Dance Program and we are taking some time to get to know that renowned faculty! Meet Julie Chapnick, who teaches many of our Intermediate and Advanced youth dance classes. Get to know Julie’s background, and what classes you can find her teaching this fall.
Patience & Progress: in conversation with rena butler
September 4, 2019
We couldn’t be more excited for our very own company dancer Rena Butler for her most recent achievement as a 2019 Princess Grace Award Winner for Choreography. Rena shared with us what it means to her to win the award and how she’s grown as a dancer and a person over the past few years.
Baby & Me: A New Class for Newborns
August 26, 2019
Having a new baby in the house can be quite the challenge, but Hubbard Street is here to help make the first 12 months a fun and exciting time for bonding! Our new Baby and Me classes will offer a variety of benefits for both kids and adults! We caught up with instructor and mom herself Anne Kasdorf to find out more about these exciting new classes.
Older Blog Posts
August 22, 2019 Everybody Dance: Expanding Our Adaptive Dance Programs
August 27, 2019 Baby & Me: A New Class for Newborns
July 1, 2019 A Day in the Life of a Development Intern
July 11, 2019 Dancing In Virtual Space: Talking Tech with Alysia Johnson
July 18, 2019 Always Energetic: Getting to Know our Youth/Education Intern
May 13, 2019 In Conversation: A Picture of You Falling
May 1, 2019 In Conversation: The Other You
April 10, 2019 Spotlight on Ethan Kirschbaum
April 2, 2019 Summer Camp Staff Picks
February 28, 2019 From the Spring Series Choreographers
February 21, 2019 Spotlight on Briute
February 14, 2019 Love on the Dance Floor
January 31, 2019 Getting to Know LCDS Work Studies
January 16, 2019 A Day in the Life of an HS Pro Dancer
January 9, 2019 Audition Tips
December 19, 2018 #WhyIDance
December 12, 2018 Choosing the Best Class for YOU at Hubbard Street
December 4, 2018 More on the Music of danc(e)volve
November 28, 2018 From the Choreographer: Alice Klock
November 20, 2018 From the Choreographer: Florian Lochner
November 14, 2018 From the Choreographer: Rena Butler
November 6, 2018 Spotlight on Lighting Supervisor Kaili Story
October 17, 2018 Tour Essentials
October 7, 2018 From the Faculty: The Benefits of Early Childhood Dance
September 26, 2018 From the Choreographers: Lil Buck and Jon Boogz
September 19, 2018 Behind the Curtain: Fall Series Costume Design
September 12, 2018 Behind the Curtain: Fall Series Inspiration
September 5, 2018 From the Faculty: Importance of Different Dance Techniques
August 29, 2018 Summer Tour by the Numbers
August 22, 2018 Three Cheers for Third Coast Percussion
August 15, 2018 Back to Class Tips and Tricks
August 8, 2018 A Day in the Life: Marketing & Communications Intern
August 1, 2018 Everything you need to know for Youth Open House
July 25, 2018 Youth Faculty Profile: John Cartwright
July 13, 2018 Day in the Life: Hubbard Street Wardrobe Technician
June 14, 2018 Summer Bod Goals: Achieved
May 23, 2018 From the Dancers: Thoughts on the Summer Series
May 16, 2018 Understudying for Ohad
May 3, 2018 Adaptive Dance at Hubbard Street
March 27, 2018 School Residency Profile - Aldridge Elementary
March 20, 2018 A Timeline of Alejandro Cerrudo's Work
March 15, 2018 Inside the Studio with Alejandro Cerrudo
February 21, 2018 Audition Tips from Glenn Edgerton
February 14, 2018 Dancing with a Significant Other