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)
