Joffrey Academy

The Joffrey Academy Trainees are a versatile and talented group of young dancers who come from all over the world to study at the prestigious Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet. Under the guidance of the Joffrey’s Artistic Director Ashley C. Wheater and Academy Artistic Directors Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik, Joffrey Academy Trainees have the opportunity to travel nationally and internationally to showcase their extraordinary talents and present unique, challenging choreography. This passionate group of aspiring professional dancers has performed with The Joffrey Ballet, shared the stage with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra, toured to Guatemala to participate in the Chopin Bicentennial Festival, and held leading roles in the Joffrey Academy productions of Nutcracker Suite and Sleeping Beauty.