Leaps & Turns Intensive

JULY 14 - 17, 2025

AGE 8 TO 28 YEARS

Why Choose GUS®?

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GUS® is family run, welcoming, professional & iconic!

Gus & Peg Giordano started the school in 1953 and their daughter Amy now leads GUS®

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Leaps & Turns Intensive | Ballet Intensive

Leaps & Turns Intensive

  • July 14 - 17, 2025

  • 1:00pm - 2:30pm

  • 3 Levels

  • Age 8 - 28

Ballet Intensive

  • July 14 - 17, 2025

  • 10:30am - 12:00pm

  • 3 Levels

  • Age 8 - 28

  • Leaps & Turns Intensive is a perfect compliment to Ballet Intensive on same days from 10:30am-12:00pm

  • Perfect your leaps and learn new ones in this fun and challenging Intensive

  • GUS® highly recommends taking Ballet Intensive in the morning before Leaps & Turns. Bring a lunch to eat in park behind GUS® monitored by GUS® staff between the Intensives

  • Turns: focus on your placement to nail triple turns every time!

  • Improve your balance, extension, flexibility, and stamina

  • GUS® has an incredible history of training dancers for every dance genre! Broadway, Rockettes, movies, television, dance companies, cruise ships, master teachers & college professors

  • Intensive location: GUS® | Original Gus Giordano Dance School located in family-friendly Andersonville | 5230 N Clark St | Chicago

  • Dancer must be eight years as of 6/1/25

  • Required attire for Leaps & Turns and Ballet Intensive emailed by June 14

  • Leaps & Turns Intensive and Ballet Intensive will fill - Enroll early for best rate!

  • Ballet Intensive AND Leaps & Turns Intensive are included in your training IF you audition and are accepted for College/Professional Intensive and Pre-Professional Intensive! Click here to audition!

  • Intermediate

  • High Intermediate/Advanced

  • Advanced/Professional

Leaps & Turns | Ballet Levels

“GUS® came highly recommended from our dance teacher in Texas. My daughter and her friends loved both the Ballet and Leaps & Turns Intensive. They loved meeting Gus’ daughter Amy, and we were very impressed that GUS® has been training dancers since 1953!”
— Parent of Dancer 14yrs
“The atmosphere is always upbeat and energetic and makes you very eager and excited to learn. I loved my time at GUS® and would definitely would recommend to others.”
— Dancer 25yrs

$225 | Enroll by 2/20/25
$275 | Enroll by 4/20/25
$300 | Enroll after 5/20/25 if any spots left

Leaps & Turns Intensive
Rates

$225 | Enroll by 2/20/25
$275 | Enroll by 4/20/25
$300 | Enroll after 5/20/25 if any spots left

Ballet Intensive
Rates

Summer 2025 Programs

All programs subject to change