Chicago SummerDance Festival 2007

Chicago SummerDance Festival

Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden
601 S. Michigan Ave.

The 11th annual, 11-week festival includes one-hour dance lessons followed by live music and dancing.

Lessons and bands:

Saturday, July 21
6 p.m.: Andy Cruz (mambo)
7:30 p.m.: Nabori

Sunday, July 22
4 p.m.: Tina Mangos (smooth swing)
5 p.m.: The Mulligan Mosaics Big Band

Thursday, July 26
6 p.m.: Kimosha P. Murphy (African Diaspora dance)
7:30 p.m.: Occidental Brothers Dance Band International

Friday, July 27
6 p.m.: Miguel Mendez (mambo, cha-cha)
7:30 p.m.: Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble

Saturday, July 28
6 p.m.: Chicago Rebels (hustle, West Coast swing)
7:30 p.m.: Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Big Band

Sunday, July 29
4 p.m.: BallroomChicago.com (tango)
5 p.m.: Steve Cooper Orchestra (ballroom)

Thursday, August 2
6 p.m.: Loren Iniguez (son huasteco, son jarocho, polka, waltz)
7:30 p.m.: Sones de Mexico

Friday, August 3
6 p.m.: Margot McGraw-Toppen and Riley Wimes, Jr. (jitterbug)
7:30 p.m.: The Boilermaker Jazz Band

Saturday, August 4
6 p.m.: Lisa "La Boriqua" (merengue, cumbia, salsa)
7:30 p.m.: Carpacho y Su Super Combo

Sunday, August 5
No programming

Thursday, August 9
6 p.m.: John Parrish (bulgar, freylakhs, honga, hora, sirba)
7:30 p.m.: Chicago Klezmer Ensemble

Friday, August 10
6 p.m.: Latin Rhythms (bachata, cumbia)
7:15 p.m.: Grupo Fantasma

Saturday, August 11
6 p.m.: Chicago Rebels (West Coast swing)
7:30 p.m.: Dennis Keith Band

Sunday, August 12
4 p.m.: Manny Lopez-Marquez (fox trot)
5 p.m.: Bill Porter Orchestra

Thursday, August 16
6 p.m.: Shamila Khetarpal (bhangra)
7:30 p.m.: Funkadesi

Friday, August 17
6 p.m.: Big City Swing (swing, lindy hop)
7:15 p.m.: Lesley Byers & the Jazz Cats

Saturday, August 18
6 p.m.: Manny Lopez-Marquez (bachata)
7:30 p.m.: Charanga Tropical

Sunday, August 19
4 p.m.: Kris and Ela Kasperowicz (rumba)
5 p.m.: Dick Sarlo Orchestra

Thursday, August 23
6 p.m.: Amaniyea Payne (African expression)
7:30 p.m.: Kokolo

Friday, August 24
6 p.m.: Tommye Giacchino and Gregory Day (quickstep)
7:15 p.m.: Nancy Hays and the Romance of Dance Orchestra

Saturday, August 25
6 p.m.: Louie Stallone (Zydeco)
7:30 p.m.: Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie

Sunday, August 26
4 p.m.: BallroomChicago.com (tango)
5 p.m.: Teddy Lee Orchestra

New this year: dance contests from 8:30-10 p.m. Aug. 10 (salsa), Aug. 17 (swing) and Aug. 24 (ballroom); and Chicago SummerDance...On The Move in four neighborhoods: Athletic Field Park, Jackson Park, Humboldt Park and Garfield Park.

Through Aug. 26

Sundays : 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursdays : 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Fridays : 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Saturdays : 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Price: Free. Dance contest sign up: ChicagoSummerDance.org
Produced by: Department of Cultural Affairs
Phone: 312-742-4007