School of the Chicago Festival Ballet
Member National Honor Society for Dance Arts
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More About VH Dance Center
VH Dance Center is located in Aurora, Illinois where dancers begin instruction as young as 3 years of age. Our school specializes in professional ballet training, while also promoting positive body image and building self esteem. Classes offered include classical ballet as well as multiple other styles of dance to provide a well rounded dance education. Our program is ideal for dancers looking to pursue a professional career in ballet.
Nutcracker Auditions!
🌟 NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS! 🌟
Be part of the holiday magic with Chicago Festival Ballet’s 2025 production of The Nutcracker 🎄✨
📍 Auditions: Sunday, June 15
📍 VH Dance Center – Aurora, IL
🩰 Ages 5–6: 2:00–2:30 PM
🩰 Ages 7–12: 2:30–3:30 PM
🩰 Ages 13–Professional: 3:30–5:00 PM
🎭 Gymnasts & tumblers welcome too!
No experience needed for ages under 7!
Professionals: Please email resume & dance reel to vhballet@vhdancecenter.com
Dancers 7 to 18 will also be considered for the VH Dance Center 2025-26 Competition Team!
🎟️ Perform at the Rialto Square Theatre and (for select cast) with the Danville Symphony Orchestra
💰 Participation includes cast shirt + digital download
🎁 SPECIAL OFFER for new/former students who register for classes too:
✔️ No registration fee
✔️ 15% off your first month of classes
🎯 Pre-registration required!
🔗REGISTER HERE: forms.gle/agSDKFCHtWH8Ybo76
📲 Call/text: 630-527-1052
📩 Email: vhcfb1@gmail.com
We're looking forward to seeing you!
Reserve Your Birthday Party Today!
*Two-hour party; includes 1 hour dance class and 45 minutes for cake & presents.
*Students will present the dance they learned in the last 15 minutes.
*Your choice of ballet, contemporary, jazz or hip hop.
*$180 for 10 children; $10/child for each child over 10 (Max 20)
*Total number children due 5 days before the party.
*$50 deposit due upon booking
*7-day notice required for cancellation. No refund given if less than 7 days but may reschedule.
*Balance due the date of party
*All parents must fill out a waiver and bring to the party. Waiver will be emailed.
*Choose Saturdays 6-8pm, Sundays 1-3 or Sunday 4-6. List your top 3 date/time choices below and we'll contact you to confirm.
STUDIO HOURS
Monday: 10:00 - 7:00pm
Tuesday: 9:30 - 8:30pm
Wednesday: 10:00 - 2:30pm
4:30 - 8:00pm
Thursday 6:00 - 8:30pm
Friday: 10:00 - 7:30pm
Saturday: 9:00 - 2:45pm
Sunday: Closed
Contact Us
4222 Meridian Parkway, Suite 100, Aurora, IL
630-527-1052
Kenneth von Heidecke
1952-2021
Kenneth von Heidecke, founder and chief choreographer of Chicago Festival ballet and School, passed away suddenly on December 11, 2021. Born on December 30, 1952, Von Heidecke began his career as a dancer, working his way through the ranks of many prominent companies. Most significantly, he was hand-chosen by legendary Prima Ballerina Assoluta Maria Tallchief to appear in the 1975 world premiere of George Balanchine’s Orfeo ed Euridice, a ground-breaking moment in his career. Over the years, Tallchief continued to coach Von Heidecke in the Balanchine repertoire and referred to him as her protégé.
Mr. von Heidecke was a brilliant choreographer, and an inspiration to the dance community. He was a renowned choreographer for opera and ballet companies around the world, having choreographed over 60 operas and 80 ballets. His vision and legacy will live on in the many dancers he taught and inspired through the years, and in the many students who continue to study and be inspired at VH Dance Center, which he left to his long-time student and school's director, Rachel Quinn.
To support the education and development of future dancers, and continue his legacy, tax deductible contributions are appreciated, and may be made to the Kenneth von Heidecke Memorial Scholarship fund, through our non-profit 501(c)(3) organization V H Ballet.
