THURSDAY

THURSDAY, JULY 7
Reggae and Funk)

Dance Lessons: 67 pm Live Music & Dancing: 7:309:30 pm

Dance Lessons: 67 pm Live Music & Dancing: 7:309:30 pm

FRIDAY
(Traditional Cajun Swamp Music)
Louie Stallone

SATURDAY
SATURDAY, JULY 9
Grupo Rebol

Dance Lessons: 67 pm Live Music & Dancing: 7:309:30 pm

SUNDAY

Dance Lessons: 45 pm Live Music & Dancing: 57 pm

FRIDAY, JULY 8
Lost Bayou Ramblers

SUNDAY, JULY 10
New Millennium Swing

Funkadesi (Bollywood, Bhangra, Bollywood Groove

(Colombian Dance Music)

Tierra Colombiana Folkloric

Collective (Big Band Swing)

Tommye Giacchino and

(Bollywood, Bhangra)

(Cajun, Zydeco)

Dance Company (Cumbia, El Mapal)

Gregory Day (Swing)

THURSDAY, JULY 14
Megitza Quartet (Gypsy [Roma]

FRIDAY, JULY 15
Golden Horse Ranch Band Golden Horse Ranch Band

SATURDAY, JULY 16
Angel Melendez &

SUNDAY, JULY 17
Teddy Lee Orchestra

and Carpathian Folk Music)

(Country and Square Dance) (Square and Contra Dancing, Waltz, Polka)

Ethnic Dance Chicago (Polish

The 911 Mambo Orchestra (Mambo Big Band)

Miguel Mendez

(Ballroom) (Rumba)

and Carpathian Basin Dances)

BallroomChicago.com

(Mambo, Cha-Cha)

THURSDAY, JULY 21
Orkestar Sloboda

FRIDAY, JULY 22
Paito Silgado

SATURDAY, JULY 23
The Platinum Band Dawud Shareef

SUNDAY, JULY 24
Alan Gresik Swing Shift

(A Blend of Balkan and International Dance Music)

Ethnic Dance Chicago

(Colombian Folk Music)

Tierra Colombiana Folkloric

(Soul Train Dance Party)

Orchestra (Vintage Ballroom)

Fred Astaire Dance Studio:

(Balkan and International Dances)

Dance Company (Cumbia, Puya)

& Lura Satterfield

(The Bop, Soul Train Line)

Downtown Chicago (Triple, Double and Single Time Swing)

THURSDAY, JULY 28
LOrchestre Super Vitesse

FRIDAY, JULY 29
The Boilermaker

SUNDAY, JULY 31 SATURDAY, JULY 30

Matuto (Northeastern Brazilian Nancy Hays & The Robert

(West African Big Band)

Amaniyea Payne

Jazz Band (Authentic Swing and Jazz)

Margot Toppen &

Benson Orchestra (Ballroom)

Kasper Dance Studio (Waltz)

(African Expressions)

Dance Music) (Forr)

Riley Wimes, Jr. (Jitterbug)

Edilson Lima and Shirley Vieira

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble

CHICAGO SUMMERDANCE HOTLINE:

(Salsa, Merengue, Latin Jazz) Day (Salsa)

312.742.4007 | www.ChicagoSummerDance.org
In the event of inclement weather, lessons and performances are canceled. Check hotline and Twitter for updates. Schedule subject to change.

Tommye Giacchino and Gregory

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
Raul Jaurena & Maria de Buenos

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
Samba Django (Senegalese Fulani

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
Debo Band with special guests Fendika (Traditional Eskista

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
John Burnett Orchestra

Aires Tango Orchestra (Argentine Tango)

Dance Music)

Fendika (Ethio-Funk and Dance Music) Shoulder Dance and other Ethiopian Dance Styles)

(Big Band)

Tango 21 (Argentine Tango)

Kimosha P. Murphy

(Senegalese Dance)

Margot Toppen & Riley Wimes, Jr.

(East Coast Swing)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18
Lamajamal (Middle Eastern

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
Bonne Chance (Cajun) Monica Vachlon

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
Charanga Tropical

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
Willy Torres (Salsa Dura) Lisa La Boriqua (Merengue,

and Balkan Dance Music)

Erika Ochoa

(Cuban Salsa with Strings)

Latin Rhythms (Salsa)

(Middle Eastern Bellydance)

(Cajun Two-Step and Waltz)

Bachata and Salsa)

Part of Latin Street Salsa Congreso 2011.

www.LatinStreetCongreso.com

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
Tangata (Golden Age Tango) American Tango Institute

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
DJ Casper

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
The Hoyle Brothers Jeffrey Cannon

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28
Sam Burckhardt Nonet (Swing) Kasper Dance Studio (Jive)

(Steppin and Slide Music)

DJ Casper

(Honky-Tonk Country) (Honky-Tonk Two-Step)

(Argentine Tango)

(Steppin and Slide Dances)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Sones de Mxico Ensemble

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
De La Buena (Latin Jazz and

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
The Flat Cats (Jump Blues, Swing) Big City Swing

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
The Weiss Brothers (Ballroom) Arthur Murray Dance Center

(Regional Mexican Folk Dance Music)

Lorena Iiguez (Veracruz Folk

Afro-Caribbean Dance Music)

Dancing and Mexican Polkas)

Latin Rhythms (Salsa, Cha-Cha)

(East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop)

(Fox-Trot, Swing)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Grupa Legenda (Balkan Balkanski Igri

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Locos Por Juana

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Outcast Jazz Band

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Steve Cooper Orchestra (Ballroom) Fred Astaire Dance Studio

Traditional Dance Party Music) (Oros, Kolos, oeks, Horos)

(Pan-Latin Cornucopia)
Tierra Colombiana Folkloric Dance

(Big Band Swing)

Company (Cumbia)

MayIHaveThisDance.com (Swing)

Downtown Chicago (Mambo)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Occidental Brothers Dance

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Joaquin Diaz

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Bulgarika with Nikolay Kolev

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Sergent Garcia

Band International (African Soukous, Highlife)

Amaniyea Payne

(Dominican Dance Music)

Latin Rhythms

(Bulgarian Folk)

(Salsa and Reggae)

MayIHaveThisDance.com

(African Expressions)

(Bachata, Merengue)

Balkanski Igri and Ethnic Dance

Chicago (Balkan Dances)

(Salsa)

SPIRIT OF MUSIC GARDEN IN GRANT PARK | 601 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE | WWW.CHICAGOSUMMERDANCE.ORG | 312.742.4007

VERYONE! FREE TO E

CHICAGO SUMMERDANCE IN THE PARKS

In addition to SummerDance events held at the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park, the Chicago Park District hosts FREE Chicago SummerDance events throughout the city on Wednesdays, July 13September 7. Chicago Park District information: 312.742.PLAY (7529) or www.ChicagoParkDistrict.com. DANCE LESSONS: 67 pm | LIVE MUSIC & DANCING: 79 pm

hicago SummerDance presents the most musically diverse lineup ever, including a nostalgic evening celebrating Soul Trains 40th Anniversary on July 23, 2011. Come glide across the newly restored, larger, 100% recycled dance floor designed by Chicago artist Dan Peterman, and check out SummerDance events at Navy Pier and in parks across the city! Celebrate SummerDance throughout the year with official merchandiseincluding T-Shirts, hats and other memorabilia at the SummerDance merchandise booth.

HUMBOLDT PARK BOAT HOUSE

1359 N. Sacramento Avenue 312.742.7549 (Boat House)

PING TOM PARK

300 W. 19th Street 312.746.5962 (Field House) AUGUST 3 67 pm Big City Swing (East Coast Swing) 79 pm Lesley Byers and the Jazz Cats (Swingin Jazz) AUGUST 31 67 pm Big City Swing (Lindy Hop, Jitterbug) 79 pm Thomas Gunther Jazz Band (Classic Swing)

JULY 13 67 pm Lisa La Boriqua (Merengue, Salsa) 79 pm Nabor (Traditional Salsa) AUGUST 10 67 pm Miguel Mendez (Salsa, Cha-Cha) 79 pm Samuel Del Real y su Orquesta (Tropical Salsa, Latin Jazz) SEPTEMBER 7 67 pm AfriCaribe (Puerto Rican Bomba) 79 pm Bombazo: AfriCaribe, Nuestro Tambo, BomPleneras (Afro-Puerto Rican Jam Session)

WWW.CHICAGOSUMMERDANCE.ORG | 312.742.4007
FIND US:
(SummerDance2011) (ChicagoSummerDance) In the event of inclement weather, lessons and performances are canceled. Check hotline and Twitter for updates. Schedule subject to change.

CHICAGO SUMMERDANCE AT NAVY PIER

JACKSON PARK 63RD STREET BEACH

For dancing and the best view of the Piers weekly fireworks on Wednesdays, head to the Navy Pier Beer Garden. Admission is free. 600 E. Grand Avenue 312.595.PIER (7437) www.ChicagosBestBeerGarden.com www.navypier.com Dance Lessons: 5:306:15 pm Live Music: 6:158:30 pm Fireworks: 9:30 pm JULY 13 5:306:15 pm Kimosha P. Murphy (African Diaspora Dance) 6:158:30 pm Ghannata International (African Soukous, Highlife) AUGUST 24 5:306:15 pm Dawud Shareef and Lura Satterfield (Steppin) 6:158:30 pm The Etcetera Band (Steppin)

6300 S. Lake Shore Drive 773.256.0903 (Field House) JULY 20 67 pm Majestic Gents (Chicago Steppin) 79 pm The NuBlu Band (Steppin, R&B) AUGUST 17 67 pm Lisa La Boriqua (Merengue, Bachata and Salsa) 79 pm Joe Rendons Salsa Con Soul (Salsa, Mambo, Cha-Cha)

ATHLETIC FIELD PARK

3546 W. Addison Street 773.478.2889 (Field House)

JULY 27 67 pm MayIHaveThisDance.com (Jitterbug) 79 pm The Boilermaker Jazz Band (Authentic Swing and Jazz) AUGUST 24 67 pm Miguel Mendez (Mambo, Merengue) 79 pm Orquesta La Crema (Hardcore Afro-Puerto Rican Salsa)