SUMMER SESSIONS
Session 1:
June 14th - July 10th
Primary:
Tuition $340 - Deposit $0
Intermediate:
Tuition $2,040 - Deposit $300
Advanced:
Tuition $2,448 - Deposit $500
Session 2: Jult 12th - August 8th
Primary:
Tuition $340 - Deposit $0
Intermediate:
Tuition $2,040 - Deposit $300
Advanced:
Tuition $2,448 - Deposit $500
COMMUNITY SUPPORT - THE PEOPLE FOR THE CHILDREN YOUTH SUPPORT FUND
FAUBOURG THEATRE "DIVERSITY INCLUSION & CULTURAL INTEGRATION" PHILOSOPHY IS APPLIED THROUGH OUR FREE BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS, MADE AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN LIVING IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR SPONSORS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE ABLE TO BRING TO THE STAGE THEATRE PERFORMANCES, FESTIVITIES, INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS, DANCE AND ART COMPETITIONS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND MENTORSHIP TO OUR YOUTH IN NEED. VISIT OUR YOUTH SUPPORT PROGRAMS FUND HERE!

OPENING HORIZONS TO CHILDREN IN NEED !
THE LITERACY THROUGH THE ARTS FOUNDATION
SPONSORING CHILDREN INTO FAUBOURG THEATRE ART AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS. TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE FINANCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND/OR ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGED, UTILIZING AN UNIQUE FUSION OF ARTS AND EDUCATION CURRICULUM - APPLY HERE!
OUR FREE YOUTH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS CALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT... - NOW MORE THAN EVER, TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH ARTS AND EDUCATION!
OUR DEPARTMENTS
WHAT WE OFFER

OUR WORK
EXPONENTIAL TRANSFORMATION OF BODY & MIND - FAUBOURG THEATRE SIGNATURE APPROACH

OUR CHILDREN - OUR PLANET
Integrating and Educating children facing physical, behavioral, and financial challenges in academics, nature, and art

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE
Opening future career opportunities to our students through international workshops, competitions, auditions, and performances

REAL LIFE PREPARATION
Training, Mentoring, and Motivating students to reach their full potential and become the best version of themselves in any professional arena

CREATIVITY EVENTS
Bringing to the community projects and events to stimulate creativity and cultural exchange

FAUBOURG THEATRE COMPANY
Delivering theatre events for students, families, and community to celebrate our children's hard work and dedication, and prepare them for future stages to conquer

YOUTH SUPPORT - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FREE BALLET ARTS, CONTEMPORARY PERFORMING ARTS, NATURE EXPLORATION, AND LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRAMS MADE AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN LIVING IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
FAUBOURG THEATRE COMPETITION WINNERS TO DELIVER EVERY YEAR FOR 30 YEARS AND COUNTING!
AUDITION FOR OUR WINNING "INTERNATIONAL DANCE COMPETITION & COMPANY CASTING" COACHING PROGRAM - APPLY HERE!
OUR FREE YOUTH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS CALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT... - NOW MORE THAN EVER, TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH ARTS AND EDUCATION!
...here to give a Chance to All Children in need...
the human Race will only thrive when all hidden talent is given an Equal Opportunity!!
THE JOSEPH CASEY FOUNDATION
THE PEOPLE FOR THE CHILDREN YOUTH SUPPORT FUND
Faubourg Theatre "Diversity Inclusion & Cultural Integration" philosophy is applied through our Free ballet and contemporary performing arts programs, made available to children living in financial hardship. With the support of our sponsors, families, and the community, we are able to bring to the stage theatre performances, festivities, international workshops, dance and art competitions, financial support, and mentorship to our youth in need. Joseph Casey was a man who believed in equal opportunity, kindness, and the human potential when given a chance.
Faubourg Theatre works with every child who desires to excel and to be heard. Through our Faubourg Theatre Foundations, we have been sponsoring children with emotional, physical, or financial challenges to help them excel in academics, social integration, artistic development, and awareness of self, community, and of our planet. Faubourg Theatre's unique, project-learning, interactive program, Literacy Through the Arts, has developed an after-school and summer curriculum in collaboration with Keeneyville School District 20, the Village Hanover Park, and its business community to make an impact on the future of a community who is no stranger to hardship and needs our active help and engagement, daily. Through our Joseph Casey Foundation, Faubourg Theatre has been able to bring the people to the children and open equal opportunities to students of diverse cultural backgrounds,
by offering free ballet and contemporary programs, and daily work side by side with their more fortunate peers.
We believe that, no matter what the body type or inherent abilities, each individual, through hard work, dedication, God’s grace, and individual attention can build greatness within themselves. The daily challenges and subsequent accomplishments each student encounters throughout the years of training, ultimately become the building blocks of a masterful, confident, and respected individual, ready to surmount the challenges of the future to come...
We believe that through the Arts, we can engage our children in creativity with imagination, achievement with excitement, and give them the tools to build confidence and help them battle the impact of social isolation and the rising levels of child depression.
YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE AND GENEROSITY
- Helps discover the gems in the rough, shape them into the beauty of their inner talent, and present them to all who rejoice in harmony, strength, and confidence...
- Gives a Voice of Freedom to children found in financial need, social and emotional hardship, educational and career challenges!
- Brings out self-esteem and self-belief in a young one's own worth and abilities to shape their own future.
You make it possible for those of lesser fortune to look into a brighter future...
...On behalf of our Students and with all our Gratitude,
THANK YOU!
THE JOSEPH CASEY FOUNDATION
YOUTH SUPPORT FUNDS
BRIDGING CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES
OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE IN SUPPORT OF OUR CHILDREN:
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Faubourg Theatre has found several ways to support those in need:
- Free High Quality Arts and Literacy Instruction
- Full Tuition Performing Arts Financial Scholarship
- Community Support - Family Support & Youth Mentoring
- Subsidized Youth Talent Projects
- Subsidized Art & Community Festivals
- Free Performance Opportunities
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND
PROVIDING GROCERIES, HOME & SCHOOL SUPPLIES, FURNITURE, AND CLOTHING, AS WELL AS YOUTH MENTORING TO UNDEREMPLOYED OR UNEMPLOYED FAMILIES
APPEALING TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO
UNDERSTAND THE GRAVE IMPACT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
AND ISOLATION HAVE ON OUR CHILDREN, AND
WHY ART MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
We are making a difference every day!

APPEALING TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO
UNDERSTAND THE GRAVE IMPACT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
AND ISOLATION HAVE ON OUR CHILDREN, AND
WHY ART MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
"The Love of a child is a true measure of one's worth" ― Anonymous

APPEALING TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO
UNDERSTAND THE GRAVE IMPACT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
AND ISOLATION HAVE ON OUR CHILDREN, AND
WHY ART MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
"A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others” ― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

APPEALING TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO
UNDERSTAND THE GRAVE IMPACT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
AND ISOLATION HAVE ON OUR CHILDREN, AND
WHY ART MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
"A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others” ― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

APPEALING TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO
UNDERSTAND THE GRAVE IMPACT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
AND ISOLATION HAVE ON OUR CHILDREN, AND
WHY ART MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
"Our legacy will always live through the success of those to whom we give. True wealth is that, which we can give with a smile in our hearts." ― Anonymous

PARTNERS & CONTRIBUTORS
DuPage Habitat for Humanity, Christian Education Foundation, Du Page Foundation, CamCraft, Hanover Park, IL, First Eagle Bank, Greenbrook-Tanglewood Homeowners Association, Hanover Park Village and Fire Department, Itasca Bank & Trust, Keeneyville School District 20, Lions Club of Roselle, Living Hope Bible Church of Roselle, Mayor Rodney Craig, Village of Hanover Park, Quartet Digital Printing of Evanston, Roselle Bank and Trust, Round Ground Metals, Inc of Hanover Park, Spavone's Ristorante, Bloomingdale, IL, The Susan Klimaitis Foundation, The Mudd Family Foundation, Village Clerk, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Wickstrom Chevrolet of Roselle, Woodland Windows and Doors, Wintrust Community Bank of Hanover Park









WITH YOUR SUPPORT FAUBOURG THEATRE IMPACTS THE LIVES OF ALL CHILDREN AND UNDER-RESOURCED FAMILIES IN BRIDGING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT FAUBOURG THEATRE IS ABLE TO MENTOR YOUTH, PROCURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, INSTILL A SENSE OF PRIDE IN ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TALENT RECOGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT.
There is always a hill... You can go up or down, but no matter where you are, Art is always there to get you where you want to be...
TESTIMONIALS
INTERVIEWS WITH OUR STUDENTS
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
Faubourg Ballet School Year-Round Class Schedule
ACADEMY ENROLLMENT PROCESS
Step 2. INTERVIEW
You will be contacted via email or by phone to discuss
goals, program expectations, class attendance,& tuition.
Request INTERVIEW Date
Step 3. REGISTRATION
Tuition Information:
Rali@FaubourgTheatre.com
SCHOLARSHIPS
FAUBOURG THEATRE FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIP
THE JOSEPH CASEY MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
AUDITION
REGISTRATION
TESTIMONIALS
INTERVIEWS WITH OUR STUDENTS
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

VIDEO EXHERPTS

FAUBOURG THEATRE PERFORMING COMPANY
Faubourg Theatre Performing Company is conceptualized as a professional, touring, performing arts company, under the directorship of Watmora Casey and Rali Iordanova. The Company is commissioned with holding professional performances, charitable festivals, and voluntary work in support of communities in need. The Performing Company is a vehicle to promote the talent of young aspiring dance artists and fuel its power towards giving back to those in need – such as the under-served children, their families, the children with Autism, the victims of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, the adolescents facing social and emotional challenges. Faubourg Theatre Performing Company is dedicated to serving and bridging the community of the artists and the children in need.
Faubourg Theatre Performing Company opens the door to talents of various kinds – dance, music, poetry, pottery, graphic design, fine arts, sports, athletics, poetry, drama, street sports, crafts of any kind. We represent the culture of the youth today in one meaningful stage presentation, where adaptations of classical ballet, carried on through modern techniques, are now to expand into incorporating a vast scope of modern art, voicing contemporary youth’s mind, emotions, spirit, and creativity.
Faubourg Theatre is designed to operate as a project-based venture, where any fiscal surplus of each venue will be distributed among its members, communities in need, and societies that make a difference in our lives and humanity as a whole. We encourage our Company Members, who believe in Faubourg Theatre Performing Company’s cause, to promote the journey undertaken in each event, so that their work can be rewarded not only with publicity, but also financially and philanthropically. Faubourg Theatre Performing Company is here to engage the creative community of contemporary times and give it voice throughout the United States and Internationally.
COMPETITION COMPANY
Faubourg Theatre Competition Company is a youth company, training under a special program to attain highest standard in technical and artistic abilities. Faubourg Theatre has been developing winning competitive ballet and contemporary dancers for over 30 years and counting. Our students and teachers have received numerous awards and recognitions throughout the years. Faubourg Theatre is regarded by the international dance arts community as one of the top schools for training dance artists for the professional arena. The program opens opportunities for dancers to build their resume, gain international exposure and audition for professional companies and schools throughout the US and abroad.
COMPETITION SKILLS PRE-REQUISITE RECOMMENDATIONS
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Intermediate Level Academy Members:
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Ability to maintain correct posture, turnout, and footwork throughout Barre Work
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Consistency in executing series of 5 clean double en dedans and en dehors simple pirouettes landing in 5th position, while maintaining correct turnout and posture
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Ability to maintain 150 degrees turned out Extension for 4 seconds devant and à la seconde.
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Ability to maintain 90 degrees Arabesque and Attitude, with correct alignment, with turnout in both legs, crossing upper leg behind back, and execute Promenade en dehors and en dedans maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
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Ability to execute 16 single Fouettés, while maintaining turnout and posture
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Demonstration of clean Petit Allégro jumps in Changements, Assemblés, and Petit Jettés, closing in 5th position, with minimum elevation to pointed toes, while maintaining posture and turnout.
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Intermediate-Advanced Level Academy Member:
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Ability to maintain correct posture, turnout, and footwork throughout Barre Work
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Consistency in executing series of 5 clean double en dedans and en dehors simple Pirouettes sur les pointes, landing in 5th position, while maintaining turnout and posture
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Ability to maintain 160 degrees turned out Extension for 8 seconds devant and à la seconde; execute Promenade en dehors, while maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
-
Ability to maintain 90 degrees arabesque and attitude, with correct alignment, with turnout in both legs, crossing upper leg behind back; execute Promenade en dehors and en dedans, and Penché maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
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Consistency in executing series of 5 clean single en dedans and en dehors Grandes Pirouettes en Attitude, Arabesque, and à la Seconde sur les pointes, landing in Plie Allongé, while maintaining turnout and posture
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Ability to execute 32 single Fouettés, while maintaining turnout and posture
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Ability to execute 4 clean Italian Fouettés en dehors and en dedans sur les pointes, while maintaining turnout and posture
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Demonstration of clean Petit Allégro jumps in Entrechat-quatres, Assemblé Battu, and Petit Jetté Battu closing in 5th position, with minimum elevation to pointed toes, while maintaining posture and turnout
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Demonstration of clean Grande Allégro jumps in Saut de Chat, Entrelacé, and Cabriole, at full extension level of elevation, while maintaining posture and turnout
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Advanced Level Academy Member:
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Ability to maintain correct posture, turnout, and footwork Barre Work
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Consistency in executing series of 5 clean triple en dedans and en dehors simple Pirouettes sur les pointes, landing in 5th position, while maintaining turnout and posture
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Ability to maintain 170 degrees turned out Extension for 8 seconds devant and à la seconde, and execute Promenade en dehors and en dedans, while maintaining Extension maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
-
Ability to maintain 110 degrees Arabesque and Attitude, with correct alignment, with turnout in both legs, crossing upper leg behind back; execute Promenade en dehors and en dedans, and Penché maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
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Penché en relevé
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Consistency in executing series of 5 clean double en dedans and en dehors Grandes Pirouettes en Attitude, Arabesque, and à la Seconde sur les pointes, ending en pointes allongé, while maintaining turnout and posture
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Ability to execute 32 single Fouettés sur les pointes, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Ability to execute 8 clean Italian Fouettés en dehors and en dedans sur les pointes, while maintaining turnout and posture
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Demonstration of clean Petit Allégro jumps in Entrechat-six, Assemble Battu, Petit Jetté Battu, and Brisé closing in 5th position, with minimum elevation to pointed toes, while maintaining posture and turnout
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Demonstration of clean Grande Allégro jumps in Saut de Chat, Entrelacé, and Cabriole, at full extension level of elevation, while maintaining posture and turnout
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CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY COMPETITIONS
YAGP
Youth America Grand Prix January 21 - 24, 2021WBC
World Ballet Competition June 2021WBAC
World Ballet Arts Competition October 17 - 20, 2020NYCDA
NYCDA February 12 - 14, 2021Nexstar
Nexstar March 12 - 14, 2021Jump
Jump Dance Convention January 8 - 10, 2021Competitions are by invitation only.
COMPETITION COMPANY APPLICATION PROCESS
Step 1. AUDITION
Step 2. INTERVIEW
You will be contacted via email or by phone to discuss
goals, program expectations, class attendance,& tuition.
Request INTERVIEW Date
Step 3. REGISTRATION
FAUBOURG THEATRE ACADEMY

With decades of training and producing world-class dance artists, Faubourg Theatre has developed its own syllabus utilizing an unique approach to prepare professionals for every style of classical and contemporary ballet. We take pure desire and transform it into a highly trained, resilient, and always outstanding dance artist.
Faubourg Theatre is the place where work and ethic perfection is the norm! We expect no less from our students and are proud to have delivered exceptional dancers for companies such as American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey, National Ballet of Canada, Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Oklahoma Ballet, Ballet West, Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet to name a few.
Each year Faubourg Theatre dancers win numerous dance competition awards and scholarships to world renowned schools such as American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet Academy NY, Houston Ballet, Ballet West, Boston Ballet, Alvin Ailey, The Royal Ballet, Oklahoma Ballet, Miami City Ballet, San Fransisco Ballet, The Harid Conservatory, John Cranko of Stuttgart, Princess Grace Academy of Monaco, and more.
Faubourg Theatre works with every child who desires to excel and to be heard. Through Faubourg Theatre Foundation, we have been sponsoring children with emotional, physical, or financial challenges to help them excel in academics, social integration, artistic development, and awareness of self, community, and of our planet. Faubourg Theatre's unique, project-learning, interactive program, Literacy Through the Arts, has developed an after-school and summer curriculum in collaboration with Keeneyville School District 20, the Village Hanover Park, and its business community to make an impact on the future of a community who is no stranger to hardship and needs our active help and engagement daily.
We believe that, no matter what the body type or inherent abilities, each individual, through hard work, dedication, God’s grace, and individual attention can build greatness within themselves. The daily challenges and subsequent accomplishments each student encounters throughout the years of training, ultimately become the building blocks of a masterful, confident, and respected individual, ready to surmount the challenges of the future to come...
SUMMER SCHEDULES
SUMMER SCHEDULES
Joshua Kiesel
BALLET INSTRUCTOR - KANSAS CITY BALLET
FAUBOURG THEATRE COMPETITION COMPANY
Faubourg Theatre Competition Company is a youth company, training under a special program to attain highest standard in technical and artistic abilities. Faubourg Theatre has been developing winning competitive ballet and contemporary dancers for over 30 years and counting. Our students and teachers have received numerous awards and recognitions throughout the years. Faubourg Theatre is regarded by the international dance arts community as one of the top schools for training dance artists for the professional arena. The program opens opportunities for dancers to build their resume, gain international exposure and audition for professional companies and schools throughout the US and abroad.
COMPETITION SKILLS PRE-REQUISITES
-
-
Intermediate Level Academy Members:
-
Ability to maintain correct posture, turnout, and footwork throughout Barre Work
-
Consistency in executing series of 5 clean double en dedans and en dehors simple pirouettes landing in 5th position, while maintaining correct turnout and posture
-
Ability to maintain 150 degrees turned out Extension for 4 seconds devant and à la seconde.
-
Ability to maintain 90 degrees Arabesque and Attitude, with correct alignment, with turnout in both legs, crossing upper leg behind back, and execute Promenade en dehors and en dedans maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
-
Ability to execute 16 single Fouettés, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Demonstration of clean Petit Allégro jumps in Changements, Assemblés, and Petit Jettés, closing in 5th position, with minimum elevation to pointed toes, while maintaining posture and turnout.
-
-
Intermediate-Advanced Level Academy Member:
-
Ability to maintain correct posture, turnout, and footwork throughout Barre Work
-
Consistency in executing series of 5 clean double en dedans and en dehors simple Pirouettes sur les pointes, landing in 5th position, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Ability to maintain 160 degrees turned out Extension for 8 seconds devant and à la seconde; execute Promenade en dehors, while maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
-
Ability to maintain 90 degrees arabesque and attitude, with correct alignment, with turnout in both legs, crossing upper leg behind back; execute Promenade en dehors and en dedans, and Penché maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
-
Consistency in executing series of 5 clean single en dedans and en dehors Grandes Pirouettes en Attitude, Arabesque, and à la Seconde sur les pointes, landing in Plie Allongé, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Ability to execute 32 single Fouettés, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Ability to execute 4 clean Italian Fouettés en dehors and en dedans sur les pointes, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Demonstration of clean Petit Allégro jumps in Entrechat-quatres, Assemblé Battu, and Petit Jetté Battu closing in 5th position, with minimum elevation to pointed toes, while maintaining posture and turnout
-
Demonstration of clean Grande Allégro jumps in Saut de Chat, Entrelacé, and Cabriole, at full extension level of elevation, while maintaining posture and turnout
-
-
Advanced Level Academy Member:
-
Ability to maintain correct posture, turnout, and footwork Barre Work
-
Consistency in executing series of 5 clean triple en dedans and en dehors simple Pirouettes sur les pointes, landing in 5th position, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Ability to maintain 170 degrees turned out Extension for 8 seconds devant and à la seconde, and execute Promenade en dehors and en dedans, while maintaining Extension maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
-
Ability to maintain 110 degrees Arabesque and Attitude, with correct alignment, with turnout in both legs, crossing upper leg behind back; execute Promenade en dehors and en dedans, and Penché maintaining correct lines, turnout and alignment
-
Penché en relevé
-
Consistency in executing series of 5 clean double en dedans and en dehors Grandes Pirouettes en Attitude, Arabesque, and à la Seconde sur les pointes, ending en pointes allongé, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Ability to execute 32 single Fouettés sur les pointes, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Ability to execute 8 clean Italian Fouettés en dehors and en dedans sur les pointes, while maintaining turnout and posture
-
Demonstration of clean Petit Allégro jumps in Entrechat-six, Assemble Battu, Petit Jetté Battu, and Brisé closing in 5th position, with minimum elevation to pointed toes, while maintaining posture and turnout
- Demonstration of clean Grande Allégro jumps in Saut de Chat, Entrelacé, and Cabriole, at full extension level of elevation, while maintaining posture and turnout
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COMPETITIOS ARE BY INVITATION ONLY!
COMPETITION COMPANY APPLICATION PROCESSSKILLS PRE-REQUISITES
Step 1. AUDITION
Complete the ONLINE AUDITION Form or request IN-CLASS AUDITION
Step 2. INTERVIEW
Request an INTERVIEW Date to discuss goals & program expectations
Step 3. REGISTRATION



Our Mission
To Transform Lives Through Arts and Education
Faubourg Theatre
is DEDICATED to its Students, Families, and Community through a full commitment to talent and creative freedom.
has been PRODUCING professional dancers for the US and international classical and contemporary ballet arenas
for over 25 years.
is an AWARD WINNING school, working with award winning team of teachers, training award winning students.
is COMMITTED to utilizing a targeted custom approach applied to each student, to achieve impeccable results within 4-6 weeks.
empowers each individual VOICE, as much as any majority - develops confident individuals for every professional arena.
SUPPORTS children with autism and children from the under-served layers of our society.
Faubourg Theatre has been dedicating resources towards the educational development and social enhancement of the lives of children in need. In collaboration with local authorities, businesses, and professionals, our the Faubourg Theatre Foundation has developed and extended an original, systematic approach – Literacy Through the Arts, to those children found in special need of support. The methodology utilized has proven successful over the years, per studies and testimonials of school officials and families involved. Faubourg Theatre is on a path of expanding the magnitude of its programs, incorporating a broader range of arts, applied with level of intensity necessary to create a tangible impact on heightening youth academic results measured against standard educational requirements.
We have made it possible for all, who are willing, to give a little and make a real difference in the lives of our most innocent members of society… To make a contribution to our community projects please make your DONATION today!
The Faculty - Behind The Scenes
Watmora Casey
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & FOUNDER
Laura Mudd
PROGRAM DIRECTOR - LITERACY THROUGH THE ARTS
Tatyana Mazur
BALLET MISTRESS

Brian Welsh
IT & VIDEOGRAPHY
Our Values
Children express themselves through the language of the arts
The arts promote strength, resilience, and confidence
In encouragement, disciplined practice and personal accountability

FAUBOURG THEATRE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS PLACING THEIR STAMP ON THE WORLD
AWARDS
YEAR | AWARD | COMPETITION | CATEGORY | CATEGORY | |
2020 | AVA KEILER | TOP 24 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2020 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2020 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2019 | SOFIA HEINRICH | 1ST PLACE | CAREY ROSE WINSKI, IL | OVERALL | |
2019 | DELFINA MAMONE | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2019 | DELFINA MAMONE | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2019 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2019 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2019 | JULIA PANKAU | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2019 | SOFIA HEINRICH | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2019 | SOFIA HEINRICH | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2019 | SOFIA HEINRICH | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2018 | DELFINA MAMONE | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2018 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2018 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2018 | KATERI KOSAR | TOP 24 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2018 | LAYLA PORTER | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2018 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 1ST PLACE | CAREY ROSE WINSKI, IL | OVERALL | |
2018 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 1ST PLACE | PRECISION ARTS, IL | OVERALL | |
2017 | TRINITY SANTORO | 1ST PLACE - GOLD | WORLD BALLET COMPETITION | JUNIOR | OVERALL |
2017 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 1ST PLACE | WBAC CHICAGO, IL | CLASSICAL | |
2017 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 2ND PLACE | WBAC CHICAGO, IL | CONTEMPORARY | |
2017 | RALITZA IORDANOVA | GRAND PRIX | WBAC CHICAGO, IL | CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD | |
2017 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2017 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2017 | GRACE DAVIDSON | TOP 12 | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | SENIOR | PAS DE DEUX - LAS FILLE MAL GARDEE |
2017 | GRACE DAVIDSON | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | PAS DE DEUX - LAS FILLE MAL GARDEE |
2017 | JOSHUA KIESEL | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2017 | TRINITY SANTORO | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2017 | TRINITY SANTORO | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2016 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2016 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 1ST PLACE | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2016 | HOLLY PARADAY | TOP 24 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2016 | KERA FERNSTROM | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2016 | KERA FERNSTROM | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2016 | TRINITY SANTORO | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2016 | TRINITY SANTORO | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2015 | BRIGID WALKER | YOUTH GRAND PRIX | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY |
2015 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2015 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 3RD PLACE | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2015 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 1ST PLACE | THUNDERSTRUCK, IL | OVERALL | |
2015 | ELISABETH ROSE WELSH | 1ST PLACE | PRECISION ARTS, IL | OVERALL | |
2015 | TRINITY SANTORO | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2015 | TRINITY SANTORO | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2015 | TRINITY SANTORO | TOP 12 | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | PRE-COMPETITIVE | OVERALL |
2015 | TRINITY SANTORO | 1ST PLACE - PLATINUM | NYCDA, IL | JUNIOR | OVERALL |
2015 | JASMINE GETZ | 1ST PLACE - PLATINUM | NYCDA, IL | SENIOR | OVERALL |
2015 | WATMORA CASEY & TATYANA MAZUR | OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | ||
2015 | WATMORA CASEY | HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR | HANOVER PARK, IL | ||
2014 | JASMINE GETZ | 1ST PLACE | IDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, POLAND, EU | OVERALL | |
2014 | DIVYA REA | TOP 12 | YAGP PHILADELPHIA, PA | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2014 | DIVYA REA | TOP 12 | YAGP PHILADELPHIA, PA | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2014 | GIOIA ZAPPANI | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2014 | GIOIA ZAPPANI | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2014 | JENNICA BARKER | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2013 | DIVYA REA | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2013 | DIVYA REA | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2013 | GRACE DAVIDSON | TOP 12 | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2013 | LOGAN VELASQUEZ | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2013 | LOGAN VELASQUEZ | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2013 | TIMMORIE FREEMAN | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2012 | ANNA-JULIA IGNATOV | GRAND PRIX | REKLAMA RUSSIAN FESTIVAL | CLASSICAL | |
2012 | ANNA-JULIA IGNATOV | ARTISTRY & PROFESSIONALISM AWARD | REKLAMA RUSSIAN FESTIVAL | CLASSICAL | |
2012 | CELINA LINDLAND | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2012 | CELINA LINDLAND | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2012 | GRACE DAVIDSON | YOUTH GRAND PRIX | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY |
2012 | GRACE DAVIDSON | GRISHKO MODEL SEARCH AWARD | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | SPECIAL AWARD | |
2012 | JESSICA JENKNER | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2012 | KURTIS IRWIN | 2ND PLACE | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2012 | KURTIS IRWIN | 1ST PLACE | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2012 | LAURA ZENG | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2012 | LOGAN VELASQUEZ | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2012 | LOGAN VELASQUEZ | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2012 | MARIEL WEBER | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2012 | RILEY MCMURRAYTOP 12 | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2012 | WATMORA CASEY & TATYANA MAZUR | OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | ||
2011 | ALANNA WAHL | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | ALANNA WAHL | 3RD PLACE | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | ANNA-JULIA IGNATOV | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2011 | CELINA LINDLAND | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2011 | CELINA LINDLAND | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | GRACE DAVIDSON | HOPE AWARD | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | GRACE DAVIDSON | HOPE AWARD | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | HANNAH KULAS | GRAND PRIX | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | HANNAH KULAS | 2ND PLACE | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2011 | LAURA ZENG | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2011 | GRACE DAVIDSON | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PAS DE DEUX - GRAND PAS CLASSIQUE | |
2011 | RAECHEL SPARREO | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | RAECHEL SPARREO | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2011 | REBECCA VERNON | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2011 | REBECCA VERNON | TOP 12 | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | SPENCER DAVIS | 3RD PLACE | YAGP INDIANAPOLIS, IN | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | WATMORA CASEY | OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | ||
2011 | WILLIAM GEARY | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2011 | WILLIAM GEARY | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2010 | RAECHEL SPARREO | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2010 | RAECHEL SPARREO | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2010 | FAUBOURG BALLET | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | ENSEMBLE - SPRING BLOSSOM | |
2010 | DIVYA REA | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2010 | DIVYA REA | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2010 | GRACE DAVIDSON | HOPE AWARD | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | |
2010 | KENNEDY LIGGETT | YOUTH GRAND PRIX | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2010 | LAURA ZENG | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2010 | LAURA ZENG | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2010 | MACKENZI DROZDZ | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2010 | FAUBOURG BALLET | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | ENSEMBLES - MAZURKA | |
2009 | SARAH CHUN | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2009 | ARTHUR STASHAK | TOP 12 | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2009 | ARTHUR STASHAK | TOP 12 | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2009 | ARTHUR STASHAK | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2009 | ARTHUR STASHAK | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2009 | BRIANNA STEINFELDT | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2009 | BRIANNA STEINFELDT | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2009 | DANIELLA SPITELLI | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2009 | HANNAH KULAS | TOP 12 | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2009 | HANNAH KULAS | YOUTH GRAND PRIX | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | |
2009 | FAUBOURG BALLET | TOP 12 | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | ENSEMBLES - PAS DE DEUX - HARLEQUINADE | |
2008 | FAUBOURG BALLET | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PAS DE TROIS | |
2008 | RAECHEL SPARREO | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2008 | SARAH CHUN | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2008 | SARAH CHUN | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2008 | SARAH CHUN | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2008 | FAUBOURG BALLET | OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | ||
2008 | ARTHUR STASHAK | YOUTH GRAND PRIX | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY |
2008 | BIANCA SILVA | 2ND PLACE | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2008 | BRIANNA STEINFELDT | TOP 12 | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2008 | BRIANNA STEINFELDT | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2008 | BRIANNA STEINFELDT | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2008 | CAROLINE BALDWIN | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2008 | FAUBOURG BALLET | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SMALL ENSEMBLES - IN THE AIR TONIGHT | |
2008 | KEELY LYTTON | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2008 | KEELY LYTTON | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2008 | KELSEY VAN TINE | 3RD PLACE | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2008 | KENNEDY LIGGETT | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CLASSICAL |
2008 | LILLYANN NICOLETTA | 3RD PLACE | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2008 | LILLYANN NICOLETTA | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2008 | MONIQUE EVANS | 3RD PLACE | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2008 | MONIQUE EVANS | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2008 | FAUBOURG BALLET | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | ENSEMBLES - NEVER LATE | |
2008 | NICOLE LARSON | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2007 | SARAH CHUN | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2007 | SARAH CHUN | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2007 | FAUBOURG BALLET | OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | ||
2007 | AMANDA HICKEY | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2007 | BIANCA SILVA | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2007 | CAROLINE BALDWIN | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2007 | CAROLINE BALDWIN | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2007 | KATIE MCLAUGHLIN | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2007 | KATIE MCLAUGHLIN | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2007 | KATIE MCLAUGHLIN | TOP 12 | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2007 | KELSEY VAN TINE | 3RD PLACE | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2007 | KELSEY VAN TINE | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2007 | LILLYANN NICOLETTA | 3RD PLACE | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2007 | LILLYANN NICOLETTA | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2007 | FAUBOURG BALLET | 2ND PLACE | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | ENSEMBLES - NATURE'S | |
2007 | NICOLE LARSON | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2006 | VICTORIA PAIGE | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2006 | WATMORA CASEY | OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | ||
2006 | AMANDA HICKEY | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2006 | BRIANNA STEINFELDT | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2006 | CAROLINE BALDWIN | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2006 | CAROLINE BALDWIN | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2006 | KATIE MCLAUGHLIN | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2006 | KATIE MCLAUGHLIN | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2006 | KELSEY VAN TINE | 3RD PLACE | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2006 | KELSEY VAN TINE | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2006 | NICOLE LARSON | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2006 | NICOLE LARSON | TOP 12 | YAGP ORLANDO, FL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2006 | OLIVIA LAFRENZ | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2005 | FAUBOURG BALLET | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | LARGE ENSEMBLES | |
2005 | FAUBOURG BALLET | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SMALL ENSEMBLES | |
2005 | JENNIFER BAUBKUS | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2005 | KALEIGH SCHOCK | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2005 | KATIE MCLAUGHLIN | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2005 | KATIE MCLAUGHLIN | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2005 | KATIE MCLAUGHLIN | 2ND PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2005 | OLIVIA LAFRENZ | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CLASSICAL |
2005 | PAIGE GUINTA | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2004 | ANNA MONTGOMERY | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2004 | OLIVIA LAFRENZ | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | PRE-COMPETITIVE | CONTEMPORARY |
2003 | SARAH DALEY | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2003 | FAUBOURG BALLET | SPECIAL MENTION - JUDGES | YAGP NEW YORK, NY | ENSEMBLE - THE DOLLS | |
2003 | CHELSEA CLOW | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2003 | CHELSEA CLOW | 3RD PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2003 | ELLEN BRIGGS | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | SENIOR | CLASSICAL |
2003 | FAUBOURG BALLET | 1ST PLACE | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | ENSEMBLES - MUSIC BOX | |
2002 | ELLE CARPENTER | TOP 12 | YAGP CHICAGO, IL | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
2002 | LILIANA MUHLBACH | TOP 12 | YAGP DENVER, CO | JUNIOR | CONTEMPORARY |
ACHIEVEMENTS
Caroline Baldwin – Royal Danish Ballet
Riley McMurray – Houston Ballet
Arthur Stashack – Dutch National Ballet
Lanie Smith – San Francisco Ballet
Divya Rea – Kansas City Ballet
Amanda Hickey – Gus Giordano
Katie Maclaughlin – Houston Ballet
Kelsey Vantine – Tennessee Ballet
Rachel Sparreo – Miami City Ballet
Hannah Kulas – The National Ballet of Canada
Sarah Daley – Alvin Ailey
Rachel Skippor – Complexions
Sarah Chun – Joffrey Ballet, Northern Ballet
Brigid Walker – the Royal Ballet
Timmorie Freeman – City Ballet San Diego
Jennie Baubkins – Tennessee Ballet Theatre
Therese Davis – Pennsylvania Ballet
Grace Davidson – Hope Award New York 2011
Joshua Kiesel – Washington Ballet / Colorado Ballet
Braeden Barnes – Nevada Ballet
Will Geary – Cirque du Soleil
Aaron Rogers – the Joffrey Ballet
Kirk Hanning - Pennsylvania Ballet
Kurtis Irwin – Colorado Ballet
Mary Angela Granberry – Freelance
Daniela Spittelli – National Ballet of Portugal / Grand Rapids Ballet
Brianna Steinfeldt – American Ballet Theatre
Callie Shock – Nevada Ballet
Chelsey Claus – Grand Rapids Ballet
Gabrielle Del Rey – Radio City Rockettes




THE PINK DIAMOND FUND
Performing Arts Tuition Scholarships, providing free Ballet and Contemporary Dance Training Programs to qualifying children from diverse cultural backgrounds, living below standard. Annual cost per student - $30,000
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THE NATURAL PEARL 
LITERACY THROUGH THE ARTS
TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH ARTS AND EDUCATION
Faubourg Theatre, in the context of its Community Programs, is part of a large coalition with the Habitat for Humanity, Keeneyville School District 20, The Tanglewood Greenbrook Homeowners Association, and the Hanover Park Village. Faubourg Theatre is thecommunity organization that serves as the catalyst to unearth hidden talent from the under-resourced children of diverse cultural backgrounds, who would benefit academically and behaviorally from our interactive Literacy Through The Arts program. Faubourg Theatre perpetually collaborates with teachers, social workers, and principals to identify individual children across grade levels to be invited into the programming. Our uniquely designed project-based learning program incorporates reading, writing, art, and performances. It is applied in small class setting to allow for personal attention tailored to each individual student's needs. After years of success in improvement of academic performance and behavioral patterns among children with social and economic challenges, we are looking at expanding the Literacy Through The Arts program to a larger number of under-resourced families, whose children often are left behind due to lack of financial resources and opportunities to develop their talent.
"The Love of a child is a true measure of one's worth" ― Anonymous
WHEN EDUCATION IS A CHALLENGE, ART COMES TO BRING IN COMPREHENSION
WHAT WE DO & THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE
Literacy
We provide highest quality literacy instruction, children's literature, mentoring, and professional development. With Faubourg Theatre original unique teaching methodology, we seek to enhance learning focus, motivation, and improved academic and behavioral results.
Over the past 7 years, Faubourg Theatre has been working in close collaboration and partnership with Keeneyville School District 20. We have made our programs available to a community, where 42% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch and where 60% of students are at below average reading levels.
- Literacy Through The Arts – Afterschool Program for the under-served children. Designed in collaboration with the Erikson Institute and implemented by Faubourg Theatre into the educational system of Keeneyville School District 20.
- Bilingual Summer Program – Designed and implemented by Faubourg Theatre to counteract the summer slide.
The two programs use various art forms as a stimulus to proactive voice and creative thinking, paired up with academic instruction in reading, math and social sciences. The methodology is primarily targeted towards children from various backgrounds, with special circumstances, who are struggling academically, and are socially and behaviorally challenged. Through our motivational methods application, school authorities and parents have observed students achieve substantial academic and behavioral improvement. The children we serve are from families with sizable financial difficulties, which limit their ability to afford extracurricular activities for their children, including tutoring or behavioral counselling.
Our Community Programs give an opportunity to those under-resourced families to uncover and develop their children's unique potential. We are looking at expanding the program through increasing affordability of instruction, as well as reach out geographical expansion to low-income children who are in dire need for structured approach to improving their academic performance and social integration, utilizing the arts as a medium for building self-confidence and sense of achievement.
The average annual cost per student is at $7,000. 90% of the LTA operations are financed by external donations, grants, voluntary work, and fundraisers.
Performing Arts Training
We provide highly qualified art instructors teaching co-ordination, discipline, musicality, and stimulating imagination. We promote freedom of expression within a defined structure and timing format, thus strengthening character, confidence, and mind liberation. Faubourg Theatre's Performing Arts Academy Training Program has been progressively developed over the past 30 years. As a ballet and contemporary arts school, we are recognized by the world ballet community as a center for professionalism, which develops highly skilled, disciplined, and capable artists for the professional dance theater arena. Our year-round training focuses on building strong fundamental technique, musicality, artistry, and uncompromised work ethic among our students. To unlock and develop potential, we focus primarily on motivation and conscious planning for the future, thus enabling our students to identify goals and measure achievement. To stimulate creativity, we allocate time for supervised, yet undirected improvisation, choreography opportunity, heart to heart talk and family engagement.
Faubourg Theatre provides a strict training regimen of 3-6 hours a day, 6 days a week, 46 weeks a year, with 2 weeks allocated to intensive workshops. Under the Natural Pearl Community Program, we incorporate children from the under-served layers of society, who are unable to afford the training, and provide them with scholarships to allow their talent development, social integration, and emotional and behavioral well-being.
The average annual cost per student is at $8,500. 90% of Performing Arts operations are funded through external donations, grants, voluntary work, and fundraisers.
Performances
We integrate students of diverse cultural backgrounds and various dance arts training experiences in the production of exciting theater performances and festivals. We give children the chance to celebrate the fruits of their work and share their gift with audiences, performing under magnificent lights, with beautiful decor and beautiful costumes.
Faubourg Theatre holds two major performances each year - a Christmas Show and a Summer Show, as well as community festivities, cultural celebrations, performances for the elderly, in which children from various cultural backgrounds, social status, and training levels work together as one towards a common goal - to bring joy to their families and to celebrate their hard work. Performances bring incredible joy to dancers, a sense of accomplishment, a reward for their work and discipline, an empowerment as agents of celebrity to the community.
The average annual cost per student is $2,000. 90% of the Performances operations are funded by external donations, grants, voluntary work, and fundraisers.
Mentoring
We mentor and guide youth through social and emotional hardship. We motivate them to excel in education and planning for the future. We provide them with further education and career council, and facilitate work placement and community engagement. Annual cost per child - $2,800.
Youth Mentoring Program – Designed to engage youth in productive work, facilitate job placement and higher education related decisions.
- Over the past 9 years, we have been able to actively assist the community youth with channeling their artistic talents, providing them with free performing arts training and space for creating their own performing groups, as well as opportunities to perform.
- We have provided free mentoring to guide youth through their struggles and decisions for the future. We have provided them with jobs within our organization, as employees elsewhere, or as even young entrepreneurs. This way we help their self esteem and engage them in rewarding work as fully functional members of society. We bring hope for the future, based on joy in the present.
This program has been fully funded by Faubourg Theatre volunteers. It involves professionally trained instructors, studio space, temporary housing, stage time, mentoring time to guide them through planning and drive them to job interviews, helping them organize and market their own small entrepreneurship. We work in close collaboration with the Hanover Park Police Department and the Mayor of Hanover Park, IL to assist with crime prevention and resolution. In 2015, our director Mr. Watmora Casey was awarded the Hanover Park award “Humanitarian Of The Year” in honor of his and his organization’s social contribution to the community.
The average annual cost is $2,800 per individual. 100% of this operation has been funded by voluntary work and donations.
HIGHLIGHTS






Fact Sheet: Literacy through the Arts Summer Enrichment and After-school Programs
Information and Highlights:
The after-school and summer programs offer children, literacy education through the arts. This school year, 40 district students participated in after-school programming at Greenbrook and Waterbury Elementary Schools and Spring Wood Middle School.
55 Keeneyville District #20 students registered for the Literacy through the Arts, summer program, up from 25 children last year.
District teachers and Faubourg Theatre teaching artists collaborate to create an integrated literacy-arts based summer and after-school enrichment curriculum aimed to increase reading comprehension, nurture social and emotional learning and engage parents.
90% of students attended consistently throughout the summer. 92% of the families participated in at least one of the family events this summer. 100% of the district’s teachers returned to teach this summer. Children from the literacy program performed in the Faubourg Theatre Summer Show.
The summer program culminated with a community picnic and dance performance by the children.
The majority of summer program participants signed up for our after-school program.
This year, the breadth and depth of our partnerships increased with Habitat for Humanity, The Hanover Park Village, First Eagle Bank, and other local banks, businesses, individuals, community organizations, and churches.
Testimonial: “My child believes in herself. Since my daughter has participated in the program, her self confidence and willingness to participate has soared. She's like another kid.”
Other highlights from this year include: Several advanced dancers in our pre-professional training program earned YAGP awards in classical and contemporary solos, including first place in classical, third place in contemporary, and top 10 in both classical and contemporary from YAGP Semi-finals in Chicago.
Three new Board Members have been added to Faubourg Theatre’s Board of Directors.
Please consider a contribution to: Faubourg Theatre, 1102 E. Lake St., Hanover Park, IL 60133 Attention: Laura Mudd LMudd@FaubourgTheatre.com 847-630-4425
OUR PROGRAMS
Literacy through the Arts After-School Program
Faubourg Theatre collaborates with Keeneyville School District 20 to engage students who are struggling in school and/or at home in the Literacy Through the Arts After-School Program at Greenbrook Elementary School. The program is designed to provide a custom approach to improved academics and social interaction, utilizing the arts as a a roadmap to a student's personality and potential.- Wednesdays 2:30-4:00
Literacy through the Arts Summer Enrichment Program
Faubourg Theatre collaborates with Keeneyville School District 20 to engage students who are struggling in school and/or at home in the Literacy Through the Arts Summer Enrichment Program. This collaboration includes community members, arts and educational organizations, and families to support students to maintain academic gains made during the school year, focusing on reading comprehension, math concepts, and social-emotional growth. The performing arts engage the children to express themselves and their ideas, bridging their development as thoughtful and creative thinkers.
For more information, click here for program details in the invitation letter and register for our program.
Faubourg Theatre + Caribbean Schools Arts Partnership
Our Artistic Director, Watmora Casey and Faubourg Theatre are committed to serving, when possible, the children and families of the Caribbean Islands through arts and education.
We approach this project in several different ways and from various directions.
1. Tropical Storm Relief effort in Dos D'Ane Primary School, Dominica.
We provide books, school supplies and teacher professional development around linguistic validation and enrichment (Creole) through read alouds along with cultural dance rehearsals with the students since Oct. 2015
2. Literacy / Arts Support in Saint Croix, USVI at Juanita Gardine Elementary School.
This is the elementary school Mr. Casey attended as a child and we have an ongoing partnership, supporting the students through school supplies, reading material and art supplies.
3. March 2017 / Staff Professional development arts and education.
Modeling Cultural and linguistic relevant read-aloud and dramatization with elementary school students. Cultural dance lesson with Faubourg Theatre instructor and The Caribbean Dance Company.
Literacy through the Arts Dance Performances
Faubourg Theatre organizes and produces winter and summer dance performances, the Evanston Presbyterian Senior Homes Christmas Show, picnics and festivals. Students participate in the Hanover Park Tree Lighting Ceremony, Hanover Park Village Resource Fair, and more. Faubourg Theatre, with the help of our sponsors, provides free and discounted dance training, choreography, costumes, and tickets for under-resourced students and their families.
PARTNERS & CONTRIBUTORS
DuPage Habitat for Humanity, Christian Education Foundation, Du Page Foundation, CamCraft, Hanover Park, IL, First Eagle Bank, Greenbrook-Tanglewood Homeowners Association, Hanover Park Village and Fire Department, Itasca Bank & Trust, Keeneyville School District 20, Lions Club of Roselle, Living Hope Bible Church of Roselle, Mayor Rodney Craig, Village of Hanover Park, Quartet Digital Printing of Evanston, Roselle Bank and Trust, Round Ground Metals, Inc of Hanover Park, Spavone's Ristorante, Bloomingdale, IL, The Susan Klimaitis Foundation, The Mudd Family Foundation, Village Clerk, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, Wickstrom Chevrolet of Roselle, Woodland Windows and Doors, Wintrust Community Bank of Hanover Park









WITH YOUR SUPPORT FAUBOURG THEATRE IMPACTS THE LIVES OF ALL CHILDREN AND UNDER-RESOURCED FAMILIES IN BRIDGING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT FAUBOURG THEATRE IS ABLE TO MENTOR YOUTH, PROCURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, INSTILL A SENSE OF PRIDE IN ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TALENT RECOGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT.
There is always a hill... You can go up or down, but no matter where you are, Art is always there to get you where you want to be...
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