Ballet classes for youth and adults
Year-round · Join any week
Saturday, 3:15–4:15 PM · Mount Prospect
A class that brings together all levels and all ages, from 13 to 113 years old. It is led by choreographer Petur Iliev, a professional dancer and artistic director of the Bulgarica Dance School.
What the class includes
You may have danced for years. Your last class may have been decades ago. You may have never stood at a barre. Whatever your background, there is a place for you here.
An hour in which the body gradually remembers how to move: barre work, center exercises, and diagonal movement.
The combinations are taught in levels, so everyone takes the variation that suits their body today, not the body from twenty years ago and not the body of the person next to them.
Ballet develops core strength, flexibility, posture, and balance at any age and with any physical background. And after a few weeks, another thing comes: the feeling that you carry your body differently outside the studio as well.
Enrollment
No previous experience is required and there is no audition. You can come every week or drop in for single classes whenever your schedule allows.
The first visit is free. Come, try it, and decide afterwards.
Places are limited to 15 to ensure a peaceful atmosphere at the barre and individual attention for everyone.
We offer both individual and semi-individual lessons. For information and registration: admin@bulgarica.org
What to bring
Whatever you can move in. Leggings or fitted activewear, socks, or ballet slippers. No special ballet clothes are required.
The class is open to everyone.
For participants under 18 years of age: an emergency contact phone number is required upon registration.
Prices
Monthly (4 sessions): $80
Single visit: $25
Discounts: $70 a month if you also attend another Bulgarica class · $75 a month for a parent who attends the class together with their child. Discounts cannot be combined.
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Your instructor
Choreographer Petur Iliev, a professional dancer and artistic director of the Bulgarica Dance School.
He is an alumnus of the Bulgarian National School of Music and Dance Art and a bachelor from the National Institute of Choreography. His career began as a soloist in the Philip Kutev State Ensemble in Sofia. Through his Dance It! program, talented dancers have received scholarships to institutions including Pacific Northwest Ballet School and School of Ballet Chicago.
In 2008, he founded the Iliev Dance Art Foundation, supporting numerous educational dance initiatives.
At Bulgarica he leads repertoire and studio programs with a focus on stage presence, style, and authenticity.
Petur Iliev taught ballet and jazz at Purdue University, where he led semester-long courses for students with no prior dance experience.
Part of the „Bulgarica“ Ballet and Jazz Studio“
This class is one of three Saturday classes in Ballet and Jazz Studio Bulgarica in Mount Prospect. See the full schedule, prices and other classes.
- Ballet for children 8-12 years old. — Saturday, 2:00-3:00 PM.
- Jazz Dance for Teens 13-18 y. o. — Saturday, 4:30–5:30 PM.
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