Founded in 2001, Local-Motions Inc. is a non-profit organization (501(c)3), dedicated to the promotion of performance arts among school-aged children in Chicago. Providing Performing Arts Instructions in dance, theater, set design, vocal performance, and fine art, which benefit children and youth from ages five to eighteen.

Mailing Address:

3455 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647

New Satellite Location Information:

Sayre Elementary Language Academy
1850 N Newland Ave, Chicago, IL 60707

773.622.3267 or email us at localmotions3@gmail.com

Testimonials

“My first time coming to Local-Motions was June of 2006 and I was fresh out of grammar school. It was the day after graduation when I got a call from a lady named D’Lana O’Neal for an interview through Mayor Daley’s After School Matters program.” … “It has been five years since that day and now I’m the Creative Director. It has been an amazing journey. Local-Motions has helped me develop and mold the talents that I possessed and didn’t know I had. I’ve become a stronger leader, more goal-oriented, a better artist, and so much more. I never think about where I would have been if I hadn’t come to Local-Motions because this is where I belong”. – Sandra Sims, student

“As an educator, artist, author and parent, I’ve experienced the multi-faceted growth of Local Motions from various perspectives. From the first time I met D’lana her passion for nurturing the creative side of youngsters in the community was clear. We share a belief in the intrinsic value of the arts in the development of the whole child.” – Susan A. Friel, Arts Education Consultant

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