March 27, 2019
Kristi Andarcia put her graduate schooling on hold to open the Kenwood School of Ballet and has made it her mission to create more affordable and well-rounded dance experiences for young people on the south side. Photo Credit: Kenwood School of Ballet
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SOUTH SIDE BALLET SCHOOL GIVES DANCERS OF COLOR A WELL ROUNDED EXPERIENCES
Back in 2012 when Kristi Andarcia founded the Kenwood School of Ballet, 1100 E. Hyde Park Blvd., she was in the middle of completing a masters degree in occupational therapy. Motivated by her love of teaching ballet and seeing a great need for affordable dance classes on the south side of Chicago, she decided to put her education on hold and open a dance studio.