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Chicago Dance: Local Companies
Author: Katie Hawkey
Chicago's home to over 150 dance companies. All of these Chicago dance companies dance, produce, and choreograph cutting-edge performances year-round. There's the heavy-hitter companies, like The Joffrey Ballet and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago to small- to mid-sized ones producing programs as diverse as the companies themselves. Whether it's jazz, tap, modern, ballet, and hip hop or traditional Irish dance and African rhythms—there's truly something for everyone.
Touring Companies
Chicago also hosts many world-class touring companies who come to dance on downtown stages like the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University or the spectacular Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Guests companies and performers range from the New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and many others. >>more
SeeChicagoDance&Save
Hot Deals offers exclusive discount tickets for some of the hottest performances in town. There are no membership fees and you can sign up by visiting SeeChicagoDance.com. You can also choose to receive the Monthly eNewsletter, filled with fun facts and insider tips, as well weekly discount alerts. >>more
Family-Friendly Performances
Whether you're looking for the perfect holiday delight, like a Nutcracker Ballet or the Radio City Rockettes' Holiday Spectacular, or a sunny summer spectacle, like an outdoor performance in Millennium Park , you will find dozens of family-friendly performances all year long. >>more
Check out places of interest near Chicago Dance: Local Companies:
Chicago Dance
415 W. Huron St.,
Chicago, IL 60654
This general purpose Chicago dance school takes beginners and turns them into competent foxtrotters, waltzers, etc. Classes are fun to take and instructors are open and easy.
