SummerDance in the Parks

Enjoy some dancing around town!!

Humboldt Park Boat House

1359 N. Sacramento Ave.

312.742.7549 (Field House)

Lessons: 6-7 pm    Live music: 7-9 pm

June 23

Mambo Mike (Salsa, Cha- Cha lesson)

Willie Gomez con Cache Orchestra (Salsa, Cha-Cha, Mambo music)

DJ Henry Knowles Part of the Latin Street Salsa Congreso 2010

July 21

AfriCaribe (Puerto Rican Bomba lesson)

Bombazo: AfriCaribe, Grupo Yuba & Nuestro Tambó (Afro-Puerto Rican Jam Session)

August 11

Miguel Mendez (Mambo, Cha-Cha lesson)

CALJE Salsa featuring Papo Santiago and Nythia Martinez (Salsa, Latin Jazz music)

Athletic Field Park

3546 W. Addison Street

773.478.2889 (Field House)

Lessons: 6-7 pm    Live music: 7-9 pm

July 7

MayIHaveThisDance.com (Salsa, Merengue lesson)

Angel d’Cuba (Traditional and Contemporary Afro- Cuban music)

July 28

Margot McGraw-Toppen & Riley Wimes, Jr. (Jitterbug lesson)

The Boilermaker Jazz Band (Authentic Swing and Jazz music)

August 18

Ethnic Dance Chicago (Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, and Bulgarian Dance: Kolo, Drmesh, Oro, Horo, and Racheniza lesson)

Krilich Brothers Tamburitza Orchestra (Balkan Folk Dance music)

Jackson Park 63rd Street Beach

6300 S. Lake Shore Drive

773.256.0903 (Field House)

Lessons: 6-7 pm    Live music: 7-9 pm

July 14

Miguel Mendez (Salsa, Merengue lesson)

Orquesta Ponson: Tribute to Classic Salsera Vocalists (Salsa music)

August 4

Dawud Shareef & Lura Satterfield (Chicago Bop lesson)

Chicago Catz (R&B, Soul, and Funk music)

August 25

MayIHaveThisDance.com (Swing lesson)

New Millennium Swing Collective (Big Band music)

Navy Pier Beer Garden

600 E. Grand Avenue

312.595.PIER (7437)

Lessons: 6-6:45 pm    Live music: 7:30-10 pm    Fireworks: 9:30 pm

July 14

Majestic Gents (Chicago Steppin’ lesson)

The Nu Blu Band (R&B, Steppin’ music)

August 11

Tommye Giacchino & Gregory Day (Swing lesson)

Lesley Byers & The Jazz Cats (Swingin’ Jazz music)