Pre-Professional
High School & Jr High Intensive
JULY 7 - 25, 2025
AUDITION REQUIRED
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
AGE 12 TO 20 YEARS
Why Choose GUS®?
JAZZ SPECTACULAR ‘24
Rehearsal
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.
“Experience that is truly like no other. GUS teachers and staff were incredibly welcoming and I didn’t want to leave at the end. I LOVED this Intensive!”
Pre-Professional
High School & Jr High Intensive
July 7 - 25, 2025
7th to 12th Grade
2 Levels
Audition Required
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED IF ACCEPTED!
Submit Video Audition - Rolling Submissions - Scholarships Awarded
Acceptance/scholarships are rolling & this Intensive WILL FILL
Pre-Professional High School & Jr High Intensive INCLUDES Ballet Intensive, Leaps & Turns Intensive, Jazz Intensive & JAZZ SPECTACULAR Performance
Classes include Gus Giordano Jazz, Gus Giordano Rep, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Ballet, Modern, Jazz Funk, Musical Theater, Heels, Commercial Jazz
Work with master choreographers & perform 5+ pieces in various styles in JAZZ SPECTACULAR!
Pre-Professional High School & Jr High Intensive prepares YOU for future college programs & professional jobs in any field
Master Faculty - Broadway Performers, Artistic Directors, Commercial Dancers, University Professors & more give you individual feedback in every style
Pre-Professional High School & Jr High Intensive culminates with JAZZ SPECTACULAR performance on July 25, 2025 - Your family will be blown away with all the pieces you perform!
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
Housing costs are sole responsibility of scholarship recipient
Accepted dancers receive contact info for all dancers accepted into program mid-April to arrange roommates
GUS® recommends rooming with others- Save money & form new friendships
GUS® advises dancers on best areas to live & how to commute to GUS®
GUS® is conveniently located by highways, trains & bus routes
Required attire for class, rehearsals & show for Pre-Professional High School & Jr High Intensive emailed by June 7
Dancers must be entering 7th to 12th grade fall 2025
“We couldn’t be happier that our daughter discovered GUS®. My daughter participated in the Pre/Professional Intensive this summer. They teach dance at a very high level, while maintaining strong values and a wonderful sense of good sportsmanship. It’s truly wonderful to see our daughter dancing her heart out each day. The teachers at GUS® have absolutely gone above and beyond and created a learning environment that brings so much joy to my daughter. I am blown away.”
Pre-Professional High School &
Jr High Intensive Levels
High Intermediate
Advanced
AUDITION OPTIONS
Submit Video Audition
Acceptance / Scholarships are rolling & Dance Intensives WILL FILL
Scholarships awarded IF accepted
Video Audition fee $25
“My daughter has been dancing for a very long time…she attended the Pre-Professional Intensive program at GUS in Chicago, and the experience was truly amazing. The GUS faculty offered a variety of techniques and disciplines as well as personal feedback that she needed to push herself to the next level. The special guest instructors added a unique sense of inspiration and professionalism. Thank you Amy and faculty for providing such a high level of quality instruction and experience.”
Pre-Professional High School &
Jr High Intensive Rates
$2,400 Enroll/Submit after 4/20/25
Scholarships awarded if funds available - Enroll or submit audition early
ENROLL NOW | Summer 2025
Audition Required Intensives Below
College/Professional Intensive
Pre-Pro Intensive
Jazz Intensive
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.
