Chicago Dance guides
Chicago Dance: Ballet
The Chicago ballet scene hosts world-famous ballet companies from across the globe and in 1995, Chicago dance acquired one of its own: the Joffrey Ballet. One popular highlight of ballet in Chicago comes every December as performances of the Nutcracker rank high on the list of holiday traditions for many Chicagoans.
Read MoreChicago Dance: Jazz
With its high energy and strong rhythms, jazz dance keeps everyone entertained. Chicago jazz dancers are pushing the limits on this type of dance; it's becoming increasingly contemporary. These companies are looking forward, but traditional jazz dance is their specialty.
Read MoreChicago Dance: Contemporary
Contemporary dance in Chicago is exploding in all directions. Expect anything and everything: small companies, established companies and all those in-between. This category of dance includes everything that is new and inventive in the world of Chicago dance; pushing the limits and cutting-edge movement is on the program.
Read MoreChicago Dance: Where to See It
So many different ways to see dance, leaving the question, where to begin? Dance in Chicago is happening in 100-seat black box theaters and in architectual masterpieces, such as the Auditorium Theater. Here is a guide to some of the places in Chicago where dance tends to frequent the program.
Read MoreChicago Dance: International Dance
Chicago is serving up dance from across the globe. See flamenco dance, Afro-Caribbean dance, Indian dance, Asian dance, Brazilian dance and much more. Many companies focus on keeping a culture alive through their art. That means exciting and unique performances, some traditional and some contemporary, but each with a flair of foreign influence.
Read MoreChicago Dance: Overview
Dancers have been tapping their feet on stages in Chicago for more than a century, first ballet and then onto jazz and contemporary dance. That's a lot of tapping, turning, and change. Many dancers across the city see a something new in the Chicago dance scene; it's moving forward.
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