Pre/Professional
High School 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!”
— Dancer 18yrs

Pre-Professional Intensive

  • July 7 - 25, 2025

  • 7th to 12th Grade

  • 2 Levels

  • Audition Required

  • SUBMIT AUDITION 2/1/25 FOR MOST SCHOLARSHIP MONEY

  • AUDITION REQUIRED - ROLLING SUBMISSIONS - SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

  • Submit video OR enroll for in-person audition spot

    • Acceptance/scholarships are rolling & this Intensive WILL FILL by mid-February

  • Pre-Professional 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 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 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 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.”
— Parent of Dancer 16yrs

Pre-Professional Intensive Levels

  • High Intermediate

  • Advanced

AUDITION OPTIONS

Audition In-Person

  • February 2, 2025

  • 11:00am - 2:00pm

  • Ballet | Jazz | Hip Hop | Contemporary

  • GUS® | Original Gus Giordano Dance School
    5230 N Clark St | Chicago | IL | 60640

  • Enroll early for audition spot - Limited spots available

  • In-Person Audition fee $25

Submit Video Audition

  • Submit video audition by 2/1/25 for most scholarship money

  • 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.”
— Parent of Dancer 15yrs

Pre-Professional Intensive
Rates

$1,800 Enroll for Audition/Submit Video Audition until 2/20/25
$2,100 Enroll/Submit by 4/20/25
$2,400 Enroll/Submit after 5/20/25
Scholarships awarded if funds available - Enroll or submit audition early

Summer 2025 Programs

All programs subject to change