Palatine Dance Program offers free open house

Palatine Park District’s Dance Program will offer a free open house event for children ages 5 and older with their parents from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Community Center, 250 E. Wood St., Palatine.

For more than 25 years, the Palatine Park District has been offering top-rated dance instruction with affordable prices. Training students from ages 5 through adult, the Palatine Dance Program continues to turn out some of the most well-rounded dancers with experience in ballet, jazz, tap, modern, lyrical, contemporary, pointe and hip-hop.

While the open house is free, registration is required using code 2529-2. Registration can be completed online at www.palatineparks.org or in person at Community Center, Falcon Park Recreation Center or Birchwood Recreation Center.

Several free dance workshops will be offered during the open house, including ballet for ages 5 to 7, jazz for ages 5 to 7, hip-hop for ages 8 and older, and ballet for ages 8 and older. The dance staff and teachers will also be holding a shoe sizing event and sale during the open house.

For details, palatinedance@gmail.com.

For information on Palatine dance classes, see pages 30-31 of the Palatine Park District fall catalog, visit www.palatineparks.org, or contact Carol Lange, Cultural Arts coordinator, at (847) 496-6237 or clange@palatineparks.org.

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