3rd Coast Contemporary Dance Program

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 and rehearse with a professional dance company in Chicago. The program is dancer centered, and performance based.​

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2025-26 Season Auditions were held on Saturday January 25th

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You can still audition by video:
1. Make a 1-2 minute recording of yourself improvising, with or without music. Feel free to improvise whatever dance form you feel is your best. Hip hop, contemporary, jazz, tap, ballet, modern, Spanish dance, Classical Indian, West African, and many more forms are all completely acceptable. You can combine dance forms in the video, too.

2. Record your video on your cell phone (or camera or other device). Feel free to record in whatever space you have available: dance studio, living room, backyard, park, alley, etc. No editing required. 

3. After you complete your video, upload it to YouTube, Vimeo or Google, and put the link in the answer box in the Application form.

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Applications for the 25-26 season are due Fri., March 28. You can submit the Application form here.

We will consider applications submitted after the deadline when possible. 

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Program Details
September 2025 to June 2026
Fri., September 12 - Orientation
Mon., September 15 - 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 Winifred Haun, Company artists and CMC artists

• Choreographic mentorship available

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

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

Tuition: $550 per month for 9 months 
Discount available if year is paid in full by September 12

Deposit: $550 due by May 12

Questions? Contact us at winifredhaundance@gmail.com​
 

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