3rd Coast Contemporary Dance Program

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The 3rd Coast Contemporary Dance program is a partnership between Winifred Haun & Dancers (WH&D) and Chicago Movement Collective (CMC). It offers experienced dancers a chance to train, rehearse, and perform with a professional dance company in Chicago. The program is dancer centered, and performance based.

The 3rd Coast program also provides opportunities to: understudy and fill future Company Dancer vacancies, and start or expand your connection to the amazing Chicago dance community. Performances are paid, and other Chicago-area opportunities for performing and teaching are available. ​

In person Audition:
was held on Sat., January 31.
Video audition is due by March 28.

You can also Audition by Company Class. For details,
see the Audition Application.
Submit your Video or Company Class request by March 28.

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2026-27 Program Details
September 11, 2026 to May 31, 2027
Fri., September 11 - Orientation
Mon., September 14 - first class & rehearsal
 

Schedule
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
10:00am to 1:30pm

• Program dancers take 4-6 classes, and rehearse 4-6 hours per week with WH&D.

• There will be at least 3 paid opportunities to perform in a professional setting

• There will be regular evaluation sessions with Artistic Director Winifred Haun and Program Director Julia Schaeffer

• Choreographic mentorship and opportunities available

• Dancers train in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Contemporary forms, West African, Hip-Hop, and more 

• 90% of the dancers who have participated in the program have booked professional opportunities with Chicago-based companies and choreographers.
   

Tuition: $550 per month for 9 months ($4950)
Discount available if full year is paid by September 11

Deposit: $550 due by June 1, 2026
Need a scholarship? Questions? Contact us at winifredhaundance@gmail.com

Learn More & Apply
Submit your App by March 28, 2026
 

3rd Coast Contemporary Dance Program
Julia Schaeffer, Program Director
Winifred Haun, Program Adviser​​