Chicago Dance Supply-Dance Shoes and Apparel for Men, Women and Children-Premiering: Kerri Vaile

Meet Kerri Vaile, dancer, recent UW grad and our newest addition to the Chicago Dance Supply ensemble.	On school: I went to UW, Milwaukee and my first year I was actually an accounting major. I started taking all these courses that were in the curriculum for a BFA like improvisation, partnering and many semesters of modern. I started thinking, “I’m taking all these classes, why not get a degree in it?” and I did.
On Aspirations: I’m definitely not a ballerina, I’m too short! I love modern: bare feet, the avant-garde. “Anything can follow anything” is what Merce Cunningham once said I love that…for me dance has always been positive. If I’m having a bad day I dance and all my problems seem to go away. I just put all my problems aside and I just focus on dancing…I want to make it into a company. A modern dance company. I really want to…perform. And then years down the road when I can’t perform, teach. I have [choreographed]. Maybe sometime in the future. I do want to perform though. I love performing.
On Dance in Chicago: You think dance-New York. But the hub of dance is not in New York anymore. Chicago is big. Minneapolis is big. The West Coast is big. Seattle is huge. I didn’t realize moving here that there are so many different smaller companies. I just knew Gus Giordano, Hubbard Street, Joel Hall, the main ones. But there are so many smaller ones. It’s amazing. Zephyr Dance. I did an audition with them. They are amazing. They have interesting movement. Very gestured. I would love to take class with them sometime.	On Public Transportation: The waiting? I never had to do that. I never had to take public transportation. It’s crazy. I don’t like waiting. I live, like, five minutes away from [Chicago Dance Supply] by car and 45 minutes to an hour by “L”. I was thinking about buying a bike but I never rode in city traffic…I’d probably get hit. Ruin my dance career!
On Green Bay Packers: I grew up about a block away from the stadium so you kind of have to be a fan. We had a lot of tailgating parties. I cheer for them but I’m not an avid fan. A lot of my family lives in Missouri and they’re huge, huge fans. I’m really close to my family. I talk to my mom every day.	On Music: Three Doors Down. I saw them in concert three times. Phillip Glass. I love him. All kinds of music except for country. On Food: I’m a very picky eater. Plain cheese pizza, plain hamburgers. I don’t like ketchup or mustard. On Books: [Lately] a lot of self-help books. I just graduated, broke up with my boyfriend, moved here…It’s pretty much like starting over. It’s a huge emotional change. Books seemed to help. [Right now] I have no set plans. Wherever my life leads me that’s where it takes me. I’m glad I’m here. I’m liking it so far. Welcome Kerri! We’re glad you’re here, too!
See Inaside Chicago Dance rehearse Kelly Ann Vitacca's "Memory"
		5301 N. Clark St. Fl.2 Chicago, IL 60640 773.728.5344 leni@chicagodancesupply.com Open Daily