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June 9, 2011

15th Annual Chicago SummerDanceLargest annual outdoor dance series in the United States runs July 7 September 18, 2011

Chicago SummerDance Dance Floor

Benjamin Kelner 312.744.8948, [email protected]

SummerDance debuts a newly renovated dance floor and serves as a venue for World Music Festival:Chicago 2011

For 15 partner-dipping, hip-shaking, foot-stomping, soul-steppin and swingin years, Chicago SummerDancehas brought dancing and live music to Chicagos residents and visitors. In its most spectacular year yet, ChicagoSummerDance offers the most musically diverse lineup in its history and showcases dance styles from allcorners of the globe, including our most popular domestic dance forms. The Chicago Department of CulturalAffairs and Special Events in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture presents the 15th annualChicago SummerDance series. Each Thursday through Sunday from July 7 to September 18, the Spirit of MusicGarden in Grant Park blossoms into a vibrant urban dance space. Last year over 100,000 people enjoyed theChicago SummerDance series, making it the most established and popular dance series of its kind in the UnitedStates.

Each night of the 11-week series offers an introductory one-hour dance lesson by professional instructorsfollowed by two hours of live music and dancing on the 4,900 square-foot, open-air dance floor designed by artistDan Peterman out of 100% recycled materials. The dance floor, titled Chicago Ground Coveris undergoing anexpansion and restoration and will be completely renovated when Chicago SummerDance opens on July 7.

Highlights include a nostalgic evening celebrating Soul Trains 40th Anniversary on July 23; Locos Por Juana onSeptember 9; and events in conjunction with the Chicago Colombian Music Festival on July 9 and 22, the LatinStreet Salsa Congreso on August 17 and 21 and the International American Tango Festival on August 25.

Furthermore, the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park will serve as a venue for both Chicago SummerDance andWorld Music Festival: Chicago, September 16 18. The events will follow the Chicago SummerDance formatwith international dance lessons and concert performances. World Music Festival: Chicago 2011 will take placeSeptember 16 22.

Chicago SummerDance is located in the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park, at 601 S. Michigan Avenue.Events occur every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and on each Sunday afternoon

from 4 to 7 p.m., weather permitting. There will be no events Friday, August 5 Sunday, August 7. Updates andannouncements will be available on Facebook at Chicago SummerDance and on Twitter at SummerDance2011.Weather announcements will be available on the SummerDance Hotline at 312.742.4007. The full program ofevents is available at www.ChicagoSummerDance.org.

In association with the Chicago Park District, live music and dancing will be brought to the Citys manyneighborhoods on various Wednesdays between July 13 and September 7. Chicago parks, including theHumboldt Park Boathouse on July 13, August 10 and September 7; Jackson Park 63rd St Beach on July 20 andAugust 17; Athletic Field Park on July 27 and August 24; and Ping Tom Memorial Park on August 3 and August31, will host the free Chicago SummerDance in the Parks series. Dance lessons run from 6 to 7 p.m. followedby live music and dancing from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is free.

For two special nights, Wednesday, July 13 and Wednesday, August 24, Chicago SummerDance moves the funto the Navy Pier Beer Garden at 600 E. Grand Avenue for Chicago SummerDance at Navy Pier. Professionalsteach dance moves from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. and the live music runs from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. The evenings are

highlighted by Navy Piers Wednesday night fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call312.595.PIER (7437) or visit www.ChicagoBestBeerGarden.com.

Chicago SummerDance is made possible by the generous support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthurFoundation and United, the Official Airline of Chicago SummerDance.

The open-air dance floor for Chicago SummerDance was designed by Chicago artist Dan Peterman out ofrecycled plastic. Titled Chicago Ground Cover, the floor was first installed in 1997 at the original ChicagoSummerDance site in Grant Park along Michigan Avenue at Washington Street (now Millennium Park). Originally2,500 square feet, it was first expanded to 3,500 square feet in 1999, and was then expanded to 4,600 squarefeet. This year, it will be newly renovated and further expanded to 4,900 square-feet to accommodate the

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Ethnic Dance Chicago(Polish and CarpathianBasin Dance lesson)Megitza Quartet (Gypsy(Roma) and CarpathianFolk music)

Golden Horse RanchBand (Square Dancing,Contra Dancing, Waltzand Polka lesson)Golden Horse RanchBand (Country andSquare Dance music)

Miguel Mendez (Mamboand Cha-Cha lesson)Angel Melendez & The911 Mambo Orchestra(Mambo Big Band music)

BallroomChicago.com(Rumba lesson)Teddy Lee Orchestra(Ballroom music)

July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24

Ethnic Dance Chicago(Balkan and InternationalDance lesson)Orkestar Sloboda (Ablend of Balkan andInternational Dancemusic)

Tierra ColombianaFolkloric Dance Company(Cumbia and Puya lesson)Paito Silgado (ColombianFolk music)Part the ChicagoColombian MusicFestival

Dawud Shareef & LuraSatterfield (The Bop andSoul Train Line lesson)The Platinum Band (SoulTrain Dance Party music)Soul Train 40thAnniversary Celebration

Fred Astaire Dance Studio Downtown Chicago(Triple, Double and SingleTime Lesson)Alan Gresik Swing ShiftOrchestra (VintageBallroom music)

July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31

Amaniyea Payne (African

Expressions dancelesson)L'Orchestre SuperVitesse (West African BigBand music)

Margot Toppen & Riley

Wimes, Jr. (Jitterbuglesson)The Boilermaker JazzBand (Authentic Swingand Jazz music)

Edilson Lima and Shirley

Vieira (Forro lesson)Matuto (Brazilian Forromusic)

Kasper Dance Studio

(Waltz lesson)Nancy Hays & The RobertBenson Orchestra(Ballroom music)

August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7

Tommye Giacchino andGregory Day (Salsalesson)Chicago Afro-Latin JazzEnsemble (Salsa,Merengue and Latin Jazz

music)

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ThursdaysLessons: 6-7 p.m.

Live music: 7:30-9:30p.m.

FridaysLessons: 6-7 p.m.

Live music: 7:30-9:30p.m.

SaturdaysLessons: 6-7 p.m.

Live music: 7:30-9:30 p.m.

SundaysLessons: 4-5 p.m.

Live music: 5-7 p.m.


Tango 21 (ArgentineTango lesson)Raul Jaurena & Maria

de Buenos Aires TangoOrchestra (ArgentineTango music)

Kimosha P. Murphy(Senegalese Dancelesson)

Samba Django(Senegalese FulaniDance music)

Fendika (Traditional EskistaShoulder Dance and otherEthiopian Dance Styles

lesson)Debo Band with specialguests Fendika (Ethio-Funk and dance music)

Margot Toppen & RileyWimes, Jr. (East CoastSwing lesson)

John Burnett Orchestra(Big Band music)


Erika Ochoa (MiddleEastern Bellydancelesson)Lamajamal with Jim

Monica Vachlon (CajunTwo-Step and Waltzlesson)BonneChance (Cajun

Latin Rhythms (Salsalesson)Charanga Tropical (CubanSalsa with Strings music)

Lisa "LaBoriqua" (Merengue,Bachata and Salsa lesson)Willy Torres (Salsa Dura


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Chicago SummerDance at the Pier Schedule

Street Beach6300 S. Lake Shore Drive

773.256.0903 (FieldHouse)

Steppin' lesson)The NuBlu Band (Steppinand R&B music)

Boriqua" (Merengue,Bachata and Salsa lesson)Joe Rendons Salsa conSoul (Salsa, Mamba andCha-Cha music)Part of the Latin StreetSalsa Congreso

Wednesdays July 27 August 24

Athletic Field Park3546 W. Addison Street773.478.2889 (FieldHouse)

MayIHaveThisDance.com(Jitterbug lesson)The Boilermaker JazzBand (Authentic Swing andJazz music)

Miguel Mendez (Mamboand Merengue lesson)Orquesta La Crema(Hard-Core and Afro-Puerto Rican Salsa music)

Wednesdays August 3 August 31

Ping Tom MemorialPark300 W. 19th Street312.746.5962

Big City Swing (East CoastSwing lesson)Lesley Byers and the JazzCats (Swingin' Jazz music)

Big City Swing (Lindy Hopand Jitterbug lesson)Thomas Gunther SwingBand (Classic Swing

music)

Lessons: 5:30-6:15 p.m.Live music: 6:15-8:30 p.m.

Fireworks: 9:30 p.m.

Lessons: 5:30-6:15 p.m.Live music: 6:15-8:30 p.m.

Fireworks: 9:30 p.m.

Wednesdays July 13 August 24

Navy Pier Beer Garden600 E. Grand Avenue312.595.PIER (7437)

www.ChicagosBestBeerGarden.com

Kimosha P. Murphy (AfricanDiaspora Dance lesson)Ghannata International (AfricanSoukous and Highlife music)

Dawud Shareef & Lura Satterfield(Steppin' lesson)The Etcetera Band (Steppin'music)


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