Upcoming
Latin Night at Bell Works Chicagoland
Join us for a fun-filled evening of dance at Bell Works Chicagoland! This event is perfect for anyone looking to learn new moves and meet new people. Our talented instructors will guide you through the steps of Salsa and Bachata. After the workshop, stick around for a dance party where you can practice what you’ve learned and show off your skills.
Wednesday, May 15th 2024
Lesson: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Open Dancing: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
2000 Center Dr, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Plenty of free parking
Past Events
Salsa Dancing at Bellwood Public Library
Wednesday, March 13th at 6:30 PM
600 Bohland Ave, Bellwood, 60104
If you are looking for a fun, healthy activity to add to your lifestyle then join Desueño Dance and let’s get moving. Dance is an excellent way to relieve stress and connect socially through movement. Your Desueño dance instructor will be your guide as you begin learning to dance Salsa –one of the most popular dances in the world.
Rueda De Casino workshops at Dorchester House
Denita Inez is joining an amazing roster of dance programming starting in February at Dorchester Arts + Housing Collaborative for the winter session. These fantastic programs are presented by Rebuild Foundation and Music Moves Chicago!
1st Thursdays: Bomba Workshop with Lauren Brooks
2nd Thursdays: 2nd Line with the Windy City Ramblers
4th Thursdays: Rueda de Casino with Denita Inez
Other Thursdays: Haitian Dance with Daniel Desir
Rueda de Casino workshops will take place on February 22nd and March 28th.
THURSDAYS at 6:30pm! 🗓️ February 1 – April 4 🌍
Always FREE & OPEN to the public!
📍1456 E 70th Street, 60637
Learn Latin Dancing at the Geneva Public Library
Join us as Desueño Dance teaches us beginner steps to popular Latin Dances! Bring your dancing shoes, comfy clothes, and a water bottle!
If you’re looking for a fun and healthy addition to your routine, join Desueño Dance to learn beginner steps for popular dances like Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue. Explore the diverse origins of Salsa, a dance with African, Latin, Caribbean, and Indigenous roots. Then, island-hop to the Dominican Republic for Bachata, which is rapidly gaining popularity worldwide, and Merengue, a party dance that is fun to learn.
Find out more at the Geneva Public Library District website.
Friday, February 2nd at 4:30 PM
227 S 7th St, Geneva, IL 60134
Family Salsa Program at Oak Lawn Public Library
(For families with children ages 4 and up)
Brighten your January by learning salsa! Tickets will be distributed at the Youth Services Desk 15 minutes before the start of the program.
Find out more at the Oak Lawn Public Library website.
Sunday, January 14th at 1:00 PM
9427 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Country Line Dancing at Wilmette Public Library
Fall into Country Line Dancing this autumn with Denita Inez and Desueño Dance at the Wilmette Public Library. Saddle up and two-step your way to a boot-scootin’ good time. Great for beginners. Find out more on the Wilmette Public Library website.
November 3, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Wilmette Public Library
1242 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091
Lincoln Square AppleFest
The Desueño Latin Footwork team is hosting a Latin Dance experience at the Lincoln Square AppleFest. Join us at the Leland Avenue Kidszone for a performance and then dance along with the team afterward.
September 30th 2023
10:00 AM – 10:35 AM
Lincoln Ave & Leland Avenue
Learn to Salsa at Lake Bluff Public Library
September 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM
If you are looking for a fun, healthy activity to add to your lifestyle then join Desueño Dance and learn to dance Salsa, one of the most popular dances in the world. Let’s move and groove together to the beautiful music and dance of Salsa.
Lake Bluff Public Library
123 E. Scranton Ave.
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
Chicago SummerDance at the Taste of Chicago
September 10, 2023 at 3:00 PM – Bachata with Desueño – Buckingham Fountain
Chicago SummerDance at Taste of Chicago
Grant Park (at Buckingham Fountain)
11am DJ and Open Dancing
12pm Steppin’ / Majestic Gents
1pm Eastern European Folk Dance / Ethnic Dance Chicago
2pm Bollywood / Meher Dance Company
3pm Bachata/ Desueño Dance
4pm DJ and Open Dancing
Chicago SummerDance in the Parks — Douglass Park, 1401 S. Sacramento Dr. (at Fieldhouse)
Wednesday, August 23, 4:30–7:30pm
Dance Style: Experience dance history, and learn a variety of styles
- 4:30pm – Creative activities
- 5:30pm – Dance Instruction by Desueño Dance, Tea-Buggz and Chi T from The Firehouse Community Arts Center
- 6pm – Music by Shon Roka of Intel Music Group
Special performance by Christopher “Mad Dog” Thomas and Juke 4 Liberation
Presented in collaboration with The Firehouse Community Arts Center
This event includes American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation.
Wave Wall Moves appearance at Navy Pier
August 5, 2023 at 3:00 PM – Navy Pier
See Chicago Dance is partnering with Navy Pier, for another season of Wave Wall Moves. Dance comes to the Wave Wall Platform across from the iconic Ferris Wheel grand staircase with pop-up performances featuring a rotating roster of dance companies and artists each Saturday throughout the summer. Desueño Dance will be there on Saturday, August 5th at 3 PM to share the joy of dance with a performance and a mini-lesson! Here’s the full Wave Wall schedule.
Juneteenth Block Party at Luther Memorial Church
June 17, 2023 4pm – 6pm – 2500 West Wilson, Chicago
We are celebrating Juneteenth at LMC’s 3rd annual Juneteenth Block Party! There will be food from Soul and Smoke, music by Sharon Irving, and dance with Desueño Dance Company. You will also have an opportunity to shop from black-owned vendors while enjoying face painting, a bounce house, and educational activities for the kids. Admission is free, and a suggested donation of $10 is welcomed.
Learn more about the beautiful vendors that will also have booths at the block party.
Learn Salsa with Desueño Dance!
Deerfield Public Library – January 12th 2023 – 7:00PM
Warm up on a cold winter night and join us for an introduction to Salsa dancing! This is a footwork workshop so no partners are necessary.
We will focus on learning basic steps and movements that will allow students to dance to various Salsa songs. We will teach movements that people will dance individually and not as partners. In Salsa, we call this footwork, shines, or pasitos.
Open Boulevards
Thank you for dancing and celebrating at the first #OpenBoulevards in 2022! Bronzeville’s beautiful Drexel Boulevard was closed to cars and welcomed everyone who walked, biked, and skated!
Sunday, September 18, 2022
11:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Drexel Boulevard between 43rd and 45th Street
Lunchtime Latin Dancing in Downtown Chicago
The Green at 320 is a brand-new beautiful park located at 320 S Canal in downtown Chicago. Park amenities include lawn games, Foosball, Ping-pong, and more. They have activities throughout the week including yoga, photography workshops, live music, and dance!
Join Desueño Dance for performances, demonstrations, mini-lessons, music, and dancing.
Wednesday, August 24 and September 7, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
320 S Canal St., Chicago, IL
Bachata returns to Addison Public Library
Tuesday – August 16th, 2022
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Addison Public Library – 4 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101
If you would enjoy learning more Bachata, Desueño Dance is returning to the Addison Public Library for another Bachata workshop. Sign up for this workshop on the Addison Public Library web
Uptown Rhythm Festival
Denita Inez and Desueño will perform and host a workshop at the Uptown Rhythm Festival.
Saturday – August 6th, 2022
2:30PM – 3:30PM Dance workshop with Denita Inez
6:30PM – 8:30PM Evening Performances
Uptown Rhythm Festival information
Bronzeville Summer Nights
Friday – July 8, 2022
6:00 – 6:30 PM Salsa Lesson with Desueño Dance
Fall in love with Bronzeville during Bronzeville Summer Nights’ 10th anniversary. Join Denita Inez and Desueño Dance for a Salsa Lesson followed by live music from Crosswind, an Afro Latin Jazz and Salsa band.
BRONZEVILLE “CELEBRATING COMMUNITY & COMMERCE” BUSINESS STROLL
5PM-8PM / PERFORMANCES AT 6:30PM
47th & Vincennes Ave
Chicago, IL
Bachata Workshops at Park No. 571
Monday – June 6, 2022
5:30PM – 6:30PM Bachata Footwork
6:30PM – 7:30PM Bachata Partnerwork
Chicago Park District Park No. 571
2828 Eleanor St, Chicago, IL
Free Event in Partnership with Park No. 571(Eleanor Boathouse)
Registration FULL (No Drop-ins)
Salsa and Salsa at Riverside Public Library
Friday – June 3rd, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Riverside Public Library – 1 Burling Road, Riverside, IL 60546
Looking for a fun, healthy activity to add to your lifestyle then let’s learn to dance Salsa with Desueño Dance. Dance is an excellent way to relieve stress and connect socially through movement.
Dance instructor, Denita Inez, will be your guide as you begin learning to dance Salsa –one of the most popular dances in the world. Stay after the lesson to practice your new moves, listen to great music, and eat chips & salsa! Sign up for this event on the Riverside Public Library website.
Jazz Dance at Addison Public Library
Thursday – May 26th, 2022
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Addison Public Library – 4 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101
Jazz dance has a long, beautiful history in the US, and students will learn classic movements to a variety of types of music. Sign up for this workshop on the Addison Public Library web