Director

Jennifer Minkin

ARCC Ballet (Art Reaching Children of Chicago) offers dance instruction, performance opportunities and workshops for children and adults. Founded in January 2005, ARCC Ballet has two locations in Bucktown. ARCC Ballet also offers elementary school dance programs throughout the Chicagoland area.

Jennifer Minkin, ARCC Ballet's founder and Program Director, trained with the Ballet Meister of the First Category, Madame Inesse Alexandrov of the Bolshoi Ballet. Jennifer graduated with a BFA from Barat College under the direction of Rory Foster. She was Assistant Artistic Director and ballet instructor for the Ballet Russe School in Skokie, Illinois for four years, and taught ballet at the Art Institute of Chicago.


Jennifer brings the art of dance to children through her love of teaching. Prior to ARCC Ballet, Jennifer created a dance program for over 50 aspiring local children in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood (sponsored by the Chicago Park District). She also served as a volunteer ballet instructor for students at the Jewish Council for Youth Services, located in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.