Daniella Santucci of Norridge tells Livia Krupinski, 4, how to keep her balance while walking across the floor with her hands above her head during a tap and creative movement dance class for ages 3 and 4 at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 1
Alexandra Podariu (left), 4, Livia Krupinski, 4, Gianna Pescatore, 3 and Larimar Rivera, 4, work on tap dancing moves during the tap and creative movement dance class at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Gianna Pescatore (from left), 3, Olunia Nowak, 3, Livia Krupinski, 4, and Alexandra Podariu, 4, practice a ballet dance move during the tap and creative movement dance class at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Med
Alexandra Podariu (left), 4, Gianna Pescatore, 3, and Olunia Nowak, 3, put on their tap shoes for the second half of the tap and creative movement dance class at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Girls flex their feet at the beginning of the tap and creative movement dance class for ages 3 and 4 at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Dance Teacher Lizzy Petruzzi of Westchester teaches a ballet move during the tap and creative movement dance class for ages 3 and 4 at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Daniella Santucci (left) of Norridge shows students how to turn during the tap and creative movement dance class for ages 3 and 4 at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Dance Teacher Lizzy Petruzzi of Westchester shows Olunia Nowak, 3, how to place her feet during the tap and creative movement dance class at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Livia Krupinski (center), 4, and Alexa Underwood (left), 3, hang from the practice bar in front of the mirror while waiting for the rest of the class to finish practicing a move across the floor during the tap and creative movement dance class at the Norr
Daniella Santucci of Norridge leads Larimar Rivera, 4, in a dance move across the floor during the creative movement dance class at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Olunia Nowak (center left), 4, Gianna Pescatore (center), 3, and Alexandra Podariu (right), 4, march in a circle in their tap shoes during the tap and creative movement dance class at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Ti
Daniella Santucci (left) of Norridge helps Gianna Pescatore, 3, practice a ballet move across the floor during the tap and creative movement dance class at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Daniella Santucci (left) of Norridge assists instructor Lizzy Petruzzi of Westchester in teaching the tap and creative movement dance class for ages 3 and 4 at the Norridge Park District on Wednesday, Oct. 12. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
The Norridge Park District offers several dance classes each session, including tap, jazz, ballet and hip hop. The youngest class is for children ages 3 to 4, teaching tap and creative movement. They start out the class in ballet shoes doing warm-up exercises and floor …