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DESCRIPTION: #ChicagoSummerDance The largest annual outdoor live music and
  dancing series in the United States will culminate with an all day-long c
 elebration August 26th at Chicago’s town square\, Millennium Park! The d
 ay will include interactive “citizen dancer” options such as circle da
 nce lessons and the amateur Most Versatile Dancer Contest®\, complimented
  with performances from some of the City’s most inspiring professional t
 roupes\, crews and companies at the Wrigley Square “Dance Village” and
  Jay Pritzker Pavilion. The night will crescendo as professionals\, amateu
 rs\, and patrons alike can all enjoy a house DJ dance party at Cloud Gate.
  The event is FREE and is the FIRST of an annual Chicago dance celebration
 ! FULL SCHEDULE: Dance Village at Wrigley Square 12–6pm In collaboration
  with Audience Architects and SeeChicagoDance\, the Dance Village will hig
 hlight various dance companies with short performances and lessons! Click 
 the link for the full list of companies and times! SummerDance-Off Competi
 tion Finale at Cloud Gate Stage 12–3pm Finalists from the steppin’ and
  footwork neighborhood competitions will battle on the dance floor. The wi
 nners will perform at Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion as part of
  the Mainstage Show later that evening. The steppin’ competition begins 
 at noon until1:30pm\, followed by the footwork competition at 1:30pm until
  3pm. Paul Collins\, Circle Dance Lesson on the Great Lawn\, Jay Pritzker 
 Pavilion 3–4pm This circle dance lesson\, led and DJed by Paul Collins o
 n the Great Lawn of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion\, will encompass Central and
  Eastern European folk dances and will be a family-friendly\, all-ages exp
 erience. SummerDance Competition at the Cloud Gate Stage 4–6pm The Most 
 Versatile Dancer Contest® is an all-style dance competition with May I Ha
 ve This Dance. This is an amateur dance contest where couples must prove t
 hat they know the most dance styles by dancing whatever the emcee announce
 s for 20 to 30 seconds song clips. To stay alive they should be able to da
 nce at least 3 basic steps\, the correct timing\, and clear characteristic
 s of each dance. The winners will be selected after the last couple(s) are
  tapped out and/or have the most cards left. For more information\, or to 
 enter the contest\, click here: Mainstage Show at the Jay Pritzker Pavilio
 n 6:30pm Five professional local dance companies have been commissioned to
  make new works for this event. Featured companies\, all making their Jay 
 Pritzker Pavilion stage debut are Chicago Dance Crash\, Red Clay Dance Com
 pany\, The Era Footwork Crew\, BraveSoul Movement and Move Me Soul. The ev
 ening will also include spotlight dances by the two winners of the SummerD
 ance-Off competitions. House DJ Dance Party at Cloud Gate Stage 8–9:30pm
  After the show\, the audience will be led back out to the Cloud Gate Stag
 e where house Dj Kenny Ray will spin music alongside voguers and other loc
 al dancers\, while attendees dance in front of Cloud Gate. In an effort to
  spread dancing throughout the city\, SummerDance Chicago is the city’s 
 premier dance festival\, bringing communities together in a unique\, urban
  dance space all summer long. Chicagoans can take part in dancing and live
  music every Friday-Sunday\, June 23-September 10\, in the Spirit of Music
  Garden in Grant Park and on Thursdays and Saturdays\, July 13-September 1
 4 in neighborhood parks throughout the city.
DTSTAMP:20260522T130646
LOCATION:Millennium Park
SUMMARY:2017 Chicago SummerDance Celebration
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