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B2D has been providing dance and music lessons to students and families of the Northwest Suburbs since 2007. Not only are we committed to providing the very best instruction in dance and music for all ages, but we are also committed to serving our community. You will notice Borne2Dance around your neighborhood, continuously finding new ways to engage and excite their students about contributing to their community through food drives, free performances, charitable and social causes, as well as events designed to bring local awareness to the arts. It is our mission to contribute in raising a more conscious generation by way of exposure to all art forms and being active in their communities.
Want to sponsor an upcoming event? Email us at Sponsorship@Borne2Dance.com
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| Jamie Latuszek- Owner/Dance Director |
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Jamie has been dancing for over 23 years and has taught for the last 15. She studied with the Judith Forsberg Studio of Dance from 1988 to 2006. Jamie holds her Grade IV Cecchetti Ballet Student Certification and has taught and participated in many Chicago dance conventions including L.A. Dance Force, Dupree, and the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters. She obtained her Associates in Arts from William Rainey Harper College in the fall of 2005, and her Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Colorado Technical University in 2008. When the opportunity arose Jamie opened Borne2Dance in the fall of 2007 with partner Judy Forsberg. in 2009 Jamie became the sole owner of B2D, later partnering with her husband and music teacher Joe Latuszek.
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| Joe Latuszek- Owner/Music Director |
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Joe began studying and playing drums in 1998 and has been a writer and musician ever since. He studied with Brad Schulater until later turning to independent studies. In 2003 he began playing the guitar before becoming a student of the well known Michael Herndon of infamous local cover band Hit or Miss. Joe began teaching for his first company Inhouse Music in 2006. Approached by then business partners Jamie Bilek and Judy Forsberg, Joe came to teach at Borne2Dance in the fall of 2007. Joe has also taught at The Music Room and for MusicLessons.com Throughout his song writing career, Joe has received airplay on Chicago's very own 93.1 WXRT and received awards from Wisonsin's Whitewater College for songwriting and lyrics. He has written articles for Our Family Magazine and is a major proponent for more music education amongst grade and high school students.
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| Khukci Dela Cruz - Dance Teacher |
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| Khukci (Chucky) Dela Cruz has taken classes in Street (Hip-Hop) and Lyrical Jazz. He teaches B-boying (Break dancing) at Dance ConnXion Studio, and he has been there for 3 years. Khucki is self taught on the B-boying style and has been studying the art form for about six years. He is also a member of Hip Hop Connxion Elite (Professional Hip-Hop Dance Troupe), and they have branches in downtown Chicago, Michigan, and Indiana. They also have two other troupes that can throw down just as hard as their elite troupe those are called Hip Hop Force and Future Force (for ages 14 and younger). The dance troupe Khucki is in represents the WNBA Chicago Sky and performs during the halftime and timeout shows. They also represented Street dancing in the biggest black parade called The Bud Billikin Parade in Chicago. Some of Khucki's performances include: the Midwest Invitational Cheerleading competition where they were guest performers, Chicago Celebration 2007 International Polka Dance where they were guest performers, Arlington Heights Days 2006 & 2007, Buffalo Grove Days 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007; Best of Dance Chicago 2005, 2006 & 2007; Hip Hop Internationals 2006 & 2007 Competition where in 2006 they took 1st and 2nd places in the United States, and 2nd and 4th places in the World with their 2 troupes they took to Los Angeles.
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| Judy Forsberg- Dance Teacher |
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Opening The Judith Forsberg Studio of Dance in 1978, Judy heavily influenced the Palatine dance scene with her expansive knowledge of Cecchetti style ballet, tap, and jazz dancing. She has also worked within several facets of the local dance and gymnastics programs; even working as a ballet instructor for the Palatine High School football team! A member of the Midwest Committee Cecchetti Ballet Council of America, Judy has attended a long list of conventions and competed in several. She's studied with Delores Eller, June Rold, the legendary tap master Jimmy Payne, and the Evanston School of Ballet. She is married to John Forsberg, a retired Palatine firefighter, and they have four children together. They also currently live and reside in Palatine.
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| Charlie Dog - B2D Mascot |
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| Charlie Dog was born in 2006 out on the streets. Jamie and Joe adopted him from a rescue shelter when he was 3 months old. He has since continued to inspire awe in children as they pass through the studio and catch a glimpse of him sleeping on the couch or underneath someone's desk. He is spoiled by over 100 students a week giving him all the hugs, high fives, and pets he could possibly want. Not to mention eating left over snacks in the lobby after the students leave! B2D would not be the same without him!
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