Embody Dance Company

Embody Dance Company EMBODY DANCE COLLECTIVE
Elite dance training for everyone, rec to pre-pro!

Home of the award-winning Embody Dance Company 🏆

Embrace Technique • Empower Artistry • Embolden Dancers

MEET THE FACULTY!Embody Dance Collective is proud to have an incredibly talented and experienced faculty who bring passi...
09/15/2026

MEET THE FACULTY!
Embody Dance Collective is proud to have an incredibly talented and experienced faculty who bring passion, expertise, and a genuine love of dance into every class. Our teachers are dedicated to helping each dancer grow in confidence, technique, artistry, and most importantly, their love for movement. 🤍

Today we’d like to introduce you to Embody Founder and Director, JacLyn Allott!

JacLyn graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northern Illinois University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance. She studied ballet, tap, jazz, Horton technique, modern, contemporary, musical theater and improvisation. Her N.I.U. performance roles include Les Sylphides, Swan Lake (Big Swan) and Raymonda (Soloist), along with featured musical theatre roles in Fosse’s Steam Heat and Mexican Breakfast. She also had solo roles in A Joy that Kills, Silly Love Songs and Voices in Light. In 2015, JacLyn was selected to perform Bill T. Jones’ Spent Days Out Yonder. She has also trained with Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, River North Dance Chicago and DanceWorks Chicago, performing works by choreographers including Gus Giordano, Ivan Perez, Adam Burrach, Sherry Zunker, and Becca Lemme.

JacLyn also choreographs throughout the Chicago area. Her piece United We Stand was selected for the American College Dance Association, and she was selected to choreograph for Inaside’s Choreographic Scholarship Event in 2018. In 2025, she received the Outstanding Choreography Award from Universal Ballet Competition for her ballet and contemporary works.

JacLyn began teaching in 2015 and has worked at numerous Chicagoland studios. She holds American Ballet Theatre teaching certification for Levels Pre-Primary through Level 3. In 2024, she received the Outstanding Contemporary Coaching Award from Universal Ballet Competition. In 2025, she joined the faculty at TDA Prep under Preston Miller and Jacqueline Green-Miller of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
JacLyn hopes to instill positivity, work ethic, and passion in her students as young dancers and young individuals.

MEET THE FACULTY!Embody Dance Collective is proud to have an incredibly talented and experienced faculty who bring passi...
09/11/2026

MEET THE FACULTY!
Embody Dance Collective is proud to have an incredibly talented and experienced faculty who bring passion, expertise, and a genuine love of dance into every class. Our teachers are dedicated to helping each dancer grow in confidence, technique, artistry, and most importantly, their love for movement. 🤍

Today we’d like to introduce you to Danielle Keys-Magana!

Danielle is a graduate of the Northern Illinois University Dance Program. Prior to attending Northern Illinois, she studied at the Chicago Academy for the Arts under the direction of Randy Duncan, Natalie Rast, and Guillermo Leyva. Danielle furthered her training at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Throughout her dance career, she has performed at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, The Auditorium Theatre and on WGNTV Chicago. While at Northern Illinois University, she performed in numerous productions, including Art for Life and the Student Choreographic Showcase. She was also selected to represent Northern Illinois University at the American College Dance Festival, where she performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Danielle began teaching and choreographing while in college and has continued to inspire dancers of all ages throughout her career. Her innovative choreography has earned recognition and numerous awards at both regional and national dance competitions. In addition to teaching and choreographing, Danielle served as the Rehearsal Director and resident artist for DanceLoop Chicago, where she helped cultivate creativity, collaboration, and artistic excellence within the dance community.

MEET THE FACULTY!Embody Dance Collective is proud to have an incredibly talented and experienced faculty who bring passi...
09/08/2026

MEET THE FACULTY!
Embody Dance Collective is proud to have an incredibly talented and experienced faculty who bring passion, expertise, and a genuine love of dance into every class. Our teachers are dedicated to helping each dancer grow in confidence, technique, artistry, and most importantly, their love for movement. 🤍

Today we’d like to introduce you to Katisha Muhammad!

Katisha knew from a young age that dance would always be special to her. After a few recreational classes growing up and time on her middle school poms team, she tried out for her high school dance team her senior year - following five years of playing other sports. She went on to study Dance Performance at Northern Illinois University, training under instructors including Randy Newsom, Judy Chitwood, Paula Franz, and Dr. Charles Carter. While there, she choreographed for Rhythm Nation, one of the university’s student-led Hip Hop teams. For over 13 years, Katisha has been a dedicated dance educator specializing in Hip Hop and Jazz Funk. She has choreographed competition teams for the past 9 years and currently serves as Head Coach of a middle school dance team in DeKalb. Katisha also holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and has worked with children for over 25 years - bringing both deep dance expertise and a passion for youth development to everything she does.

MEET THE FACULTY!Embody Dance Collective is proud to have an incredibly talented and experienced faculty who bring passi...
09/02/2026

MEET THE FACULTY!
Embody Dance Collective is proud to have an incredibly talented and experienced faculty who bring passion, expertise, and a genuine love of dance into every class. Our teachers are dedicated to helping each dancer grow in confidence, technique, artistry, and most importantly, their love for movement. 🤍

First off, we’d like to introduce you to Rhonda K. Moore!

Rhonda has been a dance educator for almost 30 years with an extensive background in Modern/Contemporary, Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, and Jazz. She holds a BFA in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. Rhonda is certified in Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT), Rhythm Works Integrative Dance and DiscoverDance Early Childhood Education. Her professional experiences as an educator and choreographer have included positions as Guest Artist for Missouri Valley College, Owner/Artistic Director for Trilogy School of Performing Arts, Content Developer/Editor for DiscoverDance LLC, Company Director for Elite Dance Academy, Dance Coordinator for Steppin’ Out Dance Studio, Artistic Director for A-Factor Dance Company, and Lower School Dance Director for St. Catherine’s School. She has also been an instructor and/or choreographer for various studios in Virginia, Illinois, New York, Wisconsin and Missouri. In addition, Rhonda has been a Head Adjudicator for Edge National Talent since 2012.

Embody Dance Collective is offering 3 days of FREE trial classes this week!Come check out our studio, try a class, meet ...
08/15/2026

Embody Dance Collective is offering 3 days of FREE trial classes this week!

Come check out our studio, try a class, meet our teachers, ask questions, and have fun! Whether you’re new to dance or looking for a new dance home, we’d love to have you join us.

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Ages 3-6 Ballet 10:00am-10:30am
Ages 3-6 Jazz 10:30am-11:00am
Ages 6-8 Jazz 4:30pm-5:15pm
Ages 8-12 Ballet 5:15pm-6:45pm
Ages 8-12 Jazz 6:45pm-7:45pm

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Ages 3-6 Ballet 4:00pm-4:30pm
Ages 6-8 Ballet 4:30pm-5:15pm
Ages 8-12 Contemporary 5:15pm-6:15pm
Ages 12-18 Contemporary 6:15pm-7:15pm
Ages 12-18 Jazz 7:15pm-8:15pm

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Ages 11-18 Ballet 4:30pm-6:00pm

Embody Dance Collective’s Fall Session begins August 24th, with classes in ballet, pointe/pre-pointe, contemporary, jazz...
08/15/2026

Embody Dance Collective’s Fall Session begins August 24th, with classes in ballet, pointe/pre-pointe, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, modern, and more! Open to dancers of all levels.

Come see why Embody dancers have won countless awards and scholarships, and gone on to train at top collegiate and pre-professional programs like Juilliard, School of American Ballet, University of Arizona, Western Michigan, Florida State, and more!

Register at the link in our bio. Questions? [email protected] or (630) 73-DANCE

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1519 East Main Street
Saint Charles, IL
60174

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 9:30pm
Tuesday 11am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 11am - 9:30pm
Thursday 11am - 9:30pm
Friday 11am - 9:30pm
Saturday 11am - 9:30pm

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