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The Joffrey Ballet's Exelon Strobel Step-Up Program is a rigorous scholarship program offered to promising high school students within The Joffrey's Education & Community Engagement (ECE) Programs. Named in honor of former Joffrey Board Chair Pamela B. Strobel and long-time supporter Exelon Corporation, the group was founded in 2006 to help the most advanced ECE students develop their dance skills while providing performance opportunities to showcase their talents. The group has performed at Millennium Park, Daley Plaza, Dance Chicago, Looptopia, the Chase Auditorium, and presented an outreach workshop for youths at La Rabida Children's Hospital. With the opportunities afforded to them through the Exelon Strobel Step-Up Program, it is our hope that these dedicated students grow and advance both personally and professionally while their dance careers blossom before our eyes. The Exelon Strobel Step-Up Program is generously sponsored by Exelon Corporation, with additional support provided by the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.