INASIDE YOUTH TRAINEE PROGRAM

Inaside Chicago Dance's Youth Trainee Program(YTP) offers an amazing opportunity to aspiring dancers selected from across the Chicagoland area. These youth dancers will train for several weeks with the YTP Director, Inaside Artistic Director, Richard A. Smith, and Associate Art. Director, Anne Gollenberg. Along with this remarkable training these dancers will have an original work set on them by the YTP Director. This piece will be the youth dancer's professional debut when they take the stage with Inaside Chicago Dance in their annual benefit concert, "For the Cause" held in the fall.

This year's program brought 13 dancers from Des Plaines, Winnetka, Aurora, Schaumburg, Homewood, Libertyville and more! Because of the great success of YTP Inaside has decided to extend the program to a SECOND SEASON. The spring YTP group will begin in January with training and creating a new peice. They will perform at the Dance For Life Next Generation, Inaside's Choreographic Sponsorship Evening and more! Congratulations to Craig Miller, the new YTP Director.

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PAST YTP DIRECTORS

2008 Cecilia Ferguson-Bell
2007 Josette Salvatore
2006 Olivia Davis

If you would like to set up an audition for the YTP at your studio click here.

GERALDINE M. VITACCA SHOLARSHIP FUND

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» 2007-2008 SCHOLARSHIP FUND DONORS

Gerry Vitacca, mother of Founding Artistic Director Kelly Ann Vitacca, unconditionally supported her daughter's dance aspirations from childhood to university, and throughout her professional career. Gerry cherished Inaside Chicago Dance and its company members, donating to the company from its inception until her recent passing. In her memory, Inaside has established the Geraldine M. Vitacca Scholarship Fund. One scholarship will be awarded annually to a member of the Youth Trainee Program (YTP) who is a graduating high school senior pursuing the art of dance in college. The primary goal is to make aspiring artists⠤reams come true, just as Gerry did for Ms. Kelly Ann Vitacca and Inaside Chicago Dance.

Congratulations to the first recipient of this award, Elena Caruthers!
Elena will be attending Hope College in the fall to study dance and chemistry.
We wish her the best of luck in all her endeavors!