Chicago SummerDance is back! Feel free to use this schedule to explore the various dance styles that will be highlighted this summer. Join Desueño Dance on August 17 at the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park.
Saturday, August 17, 6:00 – 9:00 PM – SALSA*
*Instruction by Denita/ Desueño Dance, Sarah Najera/ MOMENTA Dance Company (Physically Integrated Salsa)
For the most current information please visit the Chicago Summer Dance website.
http://www.ChicagoSummerDance.com
| Date | Time | Location | Dance Style(s) | Note | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/15/2024 | 11:45am - 3:45pm | Touhy Park, 7348 N. Paulina St. | 11:45pm – Vogue 12:45pm – Hip Hop 1:45pm – Swing 2:45pm – Bhangra | Chicago SummerDance at Taste of Chicago Rogers Park | DJ Nanoos |
| 7/24/2024 | 4:30pm - 7:30pm | Austin Town Hall Park, 5610 W. Lake St. | Theme: Drum Talk: Black Dance Evolution (West African, Steppin, Footwork) 4:30pm – Creative Activities 5:30pm – Instruction by Baba Eric (West African)/ Terrayne Ellis (Footwork) 6-7:30pm – Music by DJ Sirprize Presented in collaboration with Move Me Soul and Front Porch Arts Center | Chicago SummerDance in the Parks | |
| 7/27/2024 | 11:45am - 3:45pm | Marquette Park, 6743 S. Kedzie Ave. | 11:45am – Steppin 12:45pm – Footwork 1:45pm – Afrobeats 2:45pm – Cumbia | Chicago SummerDance at Taste of Chicago Marquette Park | DJ Ca$h Era |
| 7/31/2024 | 4:30pm -7:30pm | Calumet Park, 9801 S. Avenue G | Theme: Afrobeats & Cumbia 4:30pm – Creative Activities 5:30pm – Instruction by Urbanity Dance Chicago 6-7:30pm – Music by ¡ESSO! Afrojam Funkbeat | Chicago SummerDance in the Parks | ¡ESSO! Afrojam Funkbeat |
| 8/7/2024 | 4:30pm - 7:30pm | Green Briar Park, 2650 W. Peterson Ave. | Theme: Kathak Dance and Dabkeh Dance 4:30pm – Creative Activities 5:30pm – Dance instruction working in tandem with music throughout the evening Presented in collaboration with Aao Mil Baithen, a project of SpaceShift Collective | Chicago SummerDance in the Parks | |
| 8/8/2024 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. | CUMBIA | Chicago SummerDance at Spirit of Music Garden | Money Chicha (Psychedelic Cumbia) |
| 8/9/2024 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. | R&B, STEPPIN | Chicago SummerDance at Spirit of Music Garden | Club Crib (R&B, Steppin) |
| 8/10/2024 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. | SWING (LINDY HOP / CHARLESTON) | Chicago SummerDance at Spirit of Music Garden | Shout Section Big Band (Swing) |
| 8/14/2024 | 4:30pm - 7:30pm | Douglass Park, 1401 S. Sacramento Dr. | Theme: Reggae and Salsa 4:30pm – Creative Activities 5:30pm – Instruction by Tyjah and Miguel Mendez 6-7:30pm – Music by DJ Papa G Presented in collaboration with Firehouse Community Arts Center and the National Museum of Mexican Arts | Chicago SummerDance in the Parks | DJ Papa G |
| 8/15/2024 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. | ZYDECO, 2 STEP | Chicago SummerDance at Spirit of Music Garden | Le Travaillant (Zydeco, Cajun) |
| 8/16/2024 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. | LINE DANCE | Chicago SummerDance at Spirit of Music Garden | Music by Shon Roka in collaboration with line dance leaders Fre2Dance (Line Dancing) |
| 8/17/2024 | 11:45am -3:45pm | Pullman Park, 11101 S. Cottage Grove Ave. | 11:45am – Salsa 12:45pm – Shuffle Dance 1:45pm – Reggaeton 2:45pm – Open Dance Party | Chicago SummerDance at Taste of Chicago Pullman | DJ Momami |
| 8/17/2024 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. | SALSA Instruction by Denita/ Desueño Dance, Sarah Najera/ MOMENTA Dance Company (Physically Integrated Salsa) | Chicago SummerDance at Spirit of Music Garden | Flaco Navaja & the Razor Blades (Salsa) |
| 8/21/2024 | 4:30pm - 7:30pm | Davis Square Park, 4430 S. Marshfield Ave. | Theme: Cumbia and House 4:30pm – Creative Activities Prelude to Cumbia Lesson Performance by America Powers Prelude to House Lesson Performance by Free Street Youth 5:30pm – Instruction provided by Free Street Theater 6-7:30pm – music by DJ Karenoid EMCEE: America Powers Presented in collaboration with Free Street Theater and Plant Chicago | Chicago SummerDance in the Parks | DJ Karenoid |
| 8/23/2024 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. | AFROBEAT | Chicago SummerDance at Spirit of Music Garden | Occidental Brothers (Afrobeat, Soukous) |
| 8/24/2024 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Grant Park, 112 E. Balbo Dr. | HOUSE | Chicago SummerDance at Spirit of Music Garden | A Party Called Tribe (House) |
| 9/6/2024 | 11am - 3:45pm | Grant Park (Buckingham Fountain, 301 S. Columbus Dr.) | 11:45pm – Salsa 12:45pm – Hustle 1:45pm – Flamenco 2:45pm – Footwork | Chicago SummerDance Taste of Chicago — Grant Park | Jo-Z |
| 9/7/2024 | 1pm - 4pm | Grant Park (Buckingham Fountain, 301 S. Columbus Dr.) | 1pm – Bachata 2pm – Bhangra 3pm – Afrobeats 4pm – Hip Hop | Chicago SummerDance Taste of Chicago — Grant Park | DJ Miss Bhalla |
| 9/8/2024 | 12pm - 4pm | Grant Park (Buckingham Fountain, 301 S. Columbus Dr.) | 11:45am – Line Dance 12:45pm – KPOP 1:45pm – Regional Mexicano 2:45pm – House | Chicago SummerDance Taste of Chicago — Grant Park | Music by Ranee |
