Area dancers invited to audition for Naperville's Élan Dance Company's 2012-2013 season

Dancers ages 9-21 are invited to attend an informational session on Sat., April 14 to learn more about auditions for placement into one of three companies within Naperville's Élan Dance Company for the 2012-2013 season. Auditions will take place on May 15, 2012.

The information session for new, prospective members is scheduled from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on April 14 in Room 205 at the Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, located at 305 W. Jackson Ave. Returning members are invited to attend from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in room 106/107 at the same location.

Élan Dance Company is a pre-professional, regional dance company founded in 1996 by the Naperville Park District. Élan provides dancers an entry point into dance performance, allowing dancers to use movement as an expressive art.

Highlights of Élan's 2011-2012 season included performances at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair, the Fox Valley Showcase, and numerous community venues. The Company's annual Showcase on March 17 featured original choreography in multiple dance genres, including pieces by five Élan Company members.

Élan Dance Company is supported, in part, by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. This grant enables the Company to fund creative choreography by Illinois artists and to extend its performances to include outreach to audiences that otherwise might not experience the art of creative dance.

For more information about auditions or about Élan Dance Company, call Avery Sipla at 630-848-3618 or e-mail asipla@napervilleparks.org. Audition results will be sent by mail.

For more information about the Naperville Park District and its programs and services, please visit http://www.napervilleparks.org.