Patricia Toniolo (left), 76, of Carol Stream, owner of The Turning Point dance studio in Elmwood Park since 1979, leads a tap dance class with Roberta Cortesi of Chicago. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Patricia Toniolo (front), 76, of Carol Stream, owner of The Turning Point dance studio in Elmwood Park, leads a tap dance class last week. Students include (from right) Paula Rossino of Franklin Park, Roberta Cortesi of Chicago, Karin Pietrini of Oak Par

Patricia Toniolo (front), 76, of Carol Stream, owner of The Turning Point dance studio in Elmwood Park, leads a tap dance class last week with students (from left) Regina Thorpe of Glen Ellyn, Connie Henderson-Damon of Oak Park, Karin Pietrini of Oak Park

Karin Pietrini (right) of Oak Park tap dances with Connie Henderson-Damon of Oak Park, Regina Thorpe (left) of Glen Ellyn and Roberta Cortesi of Chicago during class at The Turning Point dance studio in Elmwood Park. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Patricia Toniolo (front), 76, of Carol Stream opened The Turning Point dance studio in Elmwood Park in 1979. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Patricia Toniolo (front), 76, of Carol Stream, owner of The Turning Point dance studio in Elmwood Park since 1979, leads a tap dance class last week for students (from right) Roberta Cortesi of Chicago, Karin Pietrini of Oak Park, Connie Henderson-Damon

Patricia Toniolo (left), 76, of Carol Stream, owner of The Turning Point dance studio in Elmwood Park, leads a tap dance class last week for students (from right) Karin Pietrini of Oak Park, Connie Henderson-Damon of Oak Park, Regina Thorpe of Glen Ellyn