Happy Season 8, everyone!!

Wow – we are officially back! It feels like just yesterday that we were soaking up the bright lights of the Auditorium Theatre stage and now we are back in the studios of Hyde Park School of Dance preparing for another jam-packed season!

We had a beautiful day on Monday orienting ourselves with the new season’s schedule and handbook followed by a fun picnic down by the water! It’s such a fun tradition to start each year this way – to meet all the new people and to reminisce on when we first met the returning members in the same fashion in years’ past.

All fun and smiles continue on day 2 when we immediately jumped into class and preparing for our Jacob’s Pillow premiere which you will OF COURSE hear so much more about soon! Learning 3 pieces of lengthy repertoire in four days is no easy feat, but who else to do it but South Chicago Dance Theatre?

It’s foam rolling, massages, and epsom salt baths for all of us as we recover from a strenuous and full first week of rehearsal. Through it all, we keep it light-hearted, fun, and enjoyable. I love this company that I consider close friends. They make the hard work fun!

More to come from me on my FIFTH season with you all on the blog. I can’t believe it’s been so long, but it is my biggest pleasure sharing and reflecting on some of our biggest moments together!! Here’s to SEASON 8!

-Kelly Anderson