Leaps & Turns Intensive
JULY 14 - 17, 2025
AGE 8 TO 28 YEARS
Why Choose GUS®?
Leaps & Ballet 2024
GUS® is family run, welcoming, professional & iconic!
Gus & Peg Giordano started the school in 1953 and their daughter Amy now leads GUS®
Join The Legacy.
“Great atmosphere to learn and grow as a dancer.”
Leaps & Turns Intensive | Ballet Intensive
Both Intensives are closed for most levels - Contact us to inquire if spot is open
Mini Leaps & Turns Intensive
July 14 - 17, 2025
1:00pm - 2:30pm
3 Levels
Age 8 - 28
Mini Ballet Intensive
July 14 - 17, 2025
10:30am - 12:00pm
3 Levels
Age 8 - 28
MINI LEAPS & TURNS INTENSIVE is a perfect compliment to MINI 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!”
“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.”
Leaps & Turns Intensive
Rate
$300 | Enroll if any spots left
Ballet Intensive
Rate
$300 | Enroll if any spots left
ENROLL NOW | Summer 2025
AUDITION | Summer 2025
All programs subject to change
GUS LEGACY FOUNDATION
Gus Legacy Foundation, non-profit, founded in 2017 provides accessible dance programs to underserved youth and young adults to increase their physical and mental health, confidence, and to gain critical skills that last a lifetime.
Gus Legacy Foundation supports dancers in many ways from awarding Jayden Perkins Memorial Scholarships to assisting dancers financially with transportation, housing, attire and training. If you would like to help change a life and support a dancer, click below to learn more.
