SummerDance
Chicago’s SummerDance program provides dance lessons in Grant Park’s Spirit of Music Garden. Then you get to strut your new moves to a live band every Thursday through Sunday this summer.
June 12 - Aug 24
Thurs - Sat Lessons from 6 to 7pm, Live music & dancing 7:30 to 9:30pm
Sun Lessons from 4 to 5pm, Live music & dancing 5 to 7pm
June
Thursday, June 12
Plena with AfriCaribe; music by Plena Libre
Friday, June 13
Honky-tonk two-step with The Galaxie; music by The Hoyle Brothers
Saturday, June 14
Jitterbug with Margot McGraw-Toppen and Riley Wimes Jr.; music by George Gee and the Jump, Jivin’ Wailers
Sunday, June 15
Rumba with BallroomChicago.com; music by Steve Cooper Orchestra
Thursday, June 19
Klezmer dances with Steve Weintraub; music by Steve Weintraub and the Maxwell St. Klezmer Dance Orchestra
Friday, June 20
East coast swing with Tommye Giacchino and Gregory Day; music by Swing Nouveau
Saturday, June 21
Salsa with Latin Rhythms; music by Orquesta La Crema
Sunday, June 22
Single-, double- and triple-time swing with Kathy Brown; music by Alan Gresik Swing Swing Shift Orchestra
Thursday, June 26
Orkoi gypsy dance with Calin Orza and Erika Demeter; music by Gazsa Hungarian Folk Band
Friday, June 27
Cajun two-step and waltz with Louie Stallone and Monica Vachlon; music by Jesse Lege and Joel Savoy
Saturday, June 28
Polka, oberek, mazur and waltz with Ethnic Dance Chicago; music by Eddie Blazoncyk’s Versatones
Sunday, June 29
Salsa with Lisa ‘La Boriqua’; music by New Swing Sextet
July
Thursday, July 3
Argentine tango with Tango Eclectique; music by Jose Luis Barreto and Tanguisimo
Friday, July 4
Jitterbug with Big City Swing; music by Spirit of the U.S.O. Jazz Band
Saturday, July 5
Steppin’ with Dawud Shareef and Lura Satterfield; music by The Etcetera Band
Sunday, July 6
Swing with MayIHaveThisDance.com; music by Chicago Grandstand Big Band
Thursday, July 10
Oros, horos, kokos and coceks with Galia Miloucheva-Kuo and John Kuo; music by Slavid Soul Party
Friday, July 11
Cajun two-step and waltz with Robert and Stacy Morrow; music by Lafayette Rhythm Devils
Saturday, July 12
Zydeco with The Galaxie; music by Rosie Ledet and The Zydeco Playboys
Sunday, July 13
American tango with Manny Lopez-Marquez; music by Bill Porter Orchestra
Thursday, July 17
Raks sharki and Turkish roma dances with Khazna Khalil; music by Lamajamal with Jim Stoynoff
Friday, July 18
Kolos, coceks and South Balkan and roma dances with Ethnic Dance Chicago; music by Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar
Saturday, July 19
Argentine tango with Tango 21; music by Orquesta Tipica Imperial
Sunday, July 20
Swing with BallroomChicago.com; music by Teddy Lee Orchestra
Thursday, July 24
Samba with Passistas Samba Dance Group; music by Orquestra de Samba
Friday, July 25
Cha-cha and mambo with Latin Rhythms; music by Angel in the Solar System
Saturday, July 26
East coast swing with Arthur Murray Dance Center; music by The Flat Cats
Sunday, July 27
Samba with Kasper Dance Studio; music by Weiss Brothers Orchestra
Thursday, July 31
New funk and house with Boogie McClarin; music by The Spam All Stars
August
Friday, August 1
East coast swing with Big City Swing; music by The Boilermaker Jazz Band
Saturday, August 2
Salsa with Tommye Giacchino and Gregory Day; music by Grupo Kana
Thursday, August 7
Zapteado with Anabel Tapia; music by Fandanguero
Friday, August 8
Chicago bop with Dawud Shareef and Lura Satterfield; music by Gentlemen of Leisure
Saturday, August 9
Salsa and merengue with Manny Lopez-Marquez; music by Nabori
Sunday, August 10
Jive with Kasper Dance Studio; music by Dick Sarlo Orchestra
Thursday, August 14
African diaspora dance with Kimosha P. Murphy; music by Occidental Brothers Dance Band International
Friday, August 15
Salsa, merengue and bachata with Miguel Mendez and Michael Angelo Mendez; music by Papo Santiago and Orquesta Infraverde
Saturday, August 16
Chicago steppin’ with Majestic Gents; music by The Steve Butler Movement
Sunday, August 17
Cha-cha and waltz with MayIHaveThisDance.com; music by Nancy Hays and The Romance of Dance Orchestra
Thursday, August 21
Soukous with Isaac Katalayi; music by Shiko Mawatu
Friday, August 22
East coast swing with Margot McGraw-Toppen and Riley Wimes Jr.; music by Oucast Jazz Band
Saturday, August 23
Merengue, cha-cha and salsa with Lisa ‘La Boriqua’; music by Angel Melendez: Tribute to Hector Lavoe
Sunday, August 24
Argentine tango with Netza Roldan and Cristina Moreno; music by Trio Garufa
