1 Dance in the Parks (Park District locations) This seasonal company tours neighborhood parks throughout the month, offering free outdoor performances and showcasing hyper-local youth dancers. July 9-27
2 Rhythm World (multiple venues) Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s twenty-ninth annual festival of tap and percussive dance features showcases, workshops and performances by the greatest living hoofers from around the globe. July 22-28
3 SummerDance (Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park) Free series of social dances from swing and blues, to bachata and bomba, all accompanied by live music, is a summer highlight, drawing Chicagoans from every corner of the city to the dance floor in Grant Park. June 27-August 24
4 ROOT: mwanzo wa mwili ni roho (Dovetail Studios) Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre invites conversation around the next iteration of a longterm collaboration between composer and company co-founder Joe Cerqua and choreographer Monique Haley about the African-American experience. July 11
5 DanceChance (Lou Conte Dance Studio) Three choreographers chosen at random have fifteen minutes to show work in progress in an informal setting, with moderated discussion in this open-mic inspired series hosted by DanceWorks Chicago and Lou Conte Dance Studio. July 26
