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Dec 8, 2021 · Gorgeous drone footage and up-close images of romanticized van life could only be improved by Hubbard Street royalty Jacqueline Burnett and Elliot Hammans dancing to an original score by indie rock...
- Lauren Warnecke
- Footwork
- Cha-Cha Slide
- Chicago-Style Stepping/Steppin’
- Polka Hop
Footwork is at once a style of a music and a style of dance, and they’ve gone hand-in-hand since their creation on the West Side. Footwork evolved out of house music and the genre’s solo dancers. One dance move that came out of the West Side in the ’80s is called the Holy Ghost, and it’s designed to look like the dancer was overcome with the spirit...
Born in Englewood, the Cha-Cha Slide wasn’t supposed to be a dance phenomenon at all. It was created by DJ Casper as a fitness routine. Casper’s nephew worked at Bally’s Total Fitness and wanted something new to teach in 1999, according to WTTW. He asked DJ Casper to come up with something, and the stomp, hop and cha-cha of the Cha-Cha Slide was th...
If you like romantic music and the South Side, you’re already deep into the origin story of Steppin’. The dance style emerged in the ’70s, pioneered by Black Chicagoans on the South Side who were already dancing to a style called The Bop. The Bop, popular in the ’40s and ’50s, featured a pair of dancers gliding around the floor like they’re ballroo...
During and after World War II, surges in Polish immigration to Chicago led to the formation of the Polish Broadway in the 1950s. It was a stretch along West Division Street — most notably in the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods — with a high concentration of Polish residents. Polka bars dotted the street, full of live music and dancing. From ...
May 20, 2024 · 35 Dance jobs available in Chicago, IL on Indeed.com. Apply to Dance Instructor, Faculty, Director of Events and more!
May 25, 2023 · Read ahead for a guide on today’s top dancers in Chicago, the impact they’re making, and where you can follow them. One of these dancers turned heads at the Red Bull Dance Your Style...
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Jan 21, 2022 · Announced Friday, 2022 is officially the Year of Chicago Dance, a citywide, yearlong initiative led by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE).
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