Boys Only!

A Scholarship Class in the Summer which is partially supported by the Barrington Area Arts Council, is open to males age 9 - 17. This class is less ballet and more creative movement, helping students gain strength, balance, flexibility, agility, endurance, and spatial awareness. These elements, while key in a dancers training, are also important in an athlete's training or actor's training.

Boys in Sports: Great for building body strength, muscle tone, stamina, balance and coordination. All are physical needs associated with Soccer, Gymnastics, Skating, Baseball, Basketball, Football and Tennis, to name a few.

Boys in Performance: Physically challenging and mentally stimulating, it developes strong physique and posture, as well as confidence. You will learn basics which will be beneficial to any dancer, actor or singer.

Wade Schaaf resides in Omaha where he dances for the Omaha Theater Ballet. In his first season there he performed in Kenneth Oberly’s Dracula, as the Snow King in The Nutcracker, and wielded a sword and dagger as Tybalt in Robin Welch’s Romeo & Juliet. Mr. Schaaf began his training here in Barrington at the Barrington Dance Academy and then went on to retain a BFA in Dance Performance from Northern Illinois University.

For information on the Boys Only! program and other scholarship opportunities for Boys, contact Mary Greco, Artistic Director, or send us an email at info@byde.org.