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WELCOME TO DANCE CHICAGO 2012!
Our 18th season

200+ premieres

250 companies / choreographers

3,000 artists

20 performances

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Dance Chicago 2012-13

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Location: Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 North Southport, Chicago
Mainstage and Studio One performance spaces

Welcome

Dances from the Heart Returns

Valentine's Day, Thursday 2/14/2013 at 7:30 pm

Athenaeum Theatre

Program Info   The 2012 Playbill

Thanks to over 700 for coming!

Ummm .... Complimentary Cuties from Eli's

Athenaeum Theatre

BACK TO OUR HOME

Valentine's Day @ 7:30 pm

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Dance Chicago marked its return to the Athenaeum with a special event for Valentine’s Day. Dances From The Heart featured Dance Chicago stars from the last 15 years, including ballroom champions Tommye Giacchino and Gregory Day. Tommye and Gregory are two-time U. S. Champions and title winners from the World Invitational Exhibition. Also featured were the world champion Trinity Irish Dancers, the Mexican Dance Ensemble, No Mi La Mad, the Chicago Human Rhythm Project's BAM, Full Effect, Extensions, Innervation, Aerial Dance Chicago, Danszloop Chicago, Forum, On Your Toes and Hip Hop ConnXion. This was a magical night of dance with over 150 dancers on stage and 500 in the audience. Welcome back to all our long time supporters and new friends!

Dance Chicago 2011 Reviews:

"If the element of surprise is carbon,

Dance Chicago is a diamond" -

----Time Out Chicago Review

Chicago Tribune Review

 

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Dance Chicago past press      

Dance Chicago 2010

Choreography Awards Announced

Sam Cortez Named Choreographer of the Year

Also - 4dancers article

Sid Smith's Tribune Opening Review

Zachary Whittenburg's Time Out Chicago Review

Sid Smith's Review of Radio Stars

Article: Dance Chicago's founder at 4dancers

   
Opening Weekend Review by Hedy Weiss    
Sid Smith's review of the Choreographers' Showcase    
More Great Press    
   
LAST YEAR:    
See the 2010 Roster    

Dance Slam 2010 COMPLETE ROSTER

2010 DANCE SLAM WINNERS: TOTAL POINTS

2010 DANCE SLAM WINNERS: CHOREOGRAPHY

2010 DANCE SLAM WINNERS: PRODUCTION

2010 DANCE SLAM WINNERS: TECHNIQUE

   

 

 

 



 

 

Dance Chicago 2012 / image by John Kurtz

"Quirky and unpredictable, Dance Chicago endures as a gritty, grass-roots compendium of the area's present dance scene and its possibilities."

                                  - Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune, 10/25/09

1. DANCE CHICAGO PRESENTS

THE ATHENAEUM THEATRE

2936 North Southport Ave, Chicago

Dance Slam 2012

Dance Competition

October 20 or October 27, 2012

2. DANCE CHICAGO PRESENTS

THE ATHENAEUM THEATRE

2936 North Southport Ave, Chicago

Dance Chicago 2012

18th Annual Festival

20 performances October 20 - November 18, 2012

3. DANCE CHICAGO PRESENTS

THE ATHENAEUM THEATRE

2936 North Southport Ave, Chicago

Thursday, February 14, 2013

(Valentine's Day) 7:30 pm

4. Dance Chicago 2012
Dance Slam

Mandel Hall

University of Chicago Campus
October 13, 2012 (Tentative Date)

1131 East 57th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

Dance Slam '11 SHOW ORDER
TOTAL POINTS WINNERS

CHOREOGRAPHY WINNERS

PRODUCTION WINNERS

TECHNIQUE WINNERS

Judges Picks

 

CLIFF DWELLERS ARTS FOUNDATION

DANCE CHICAGO

CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2011

is Billy Siegenfeld

read press release

CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2010

CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2009

The Dance Chicago

Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation

Choreographer of the Year Award

(COTY Award)
2002: Julia Rhoads
2003: Paul Christiano
2004: Lauri Stallings
2005: Eddy Ocampo
2006: Brock Clawson
2007: Eddy Ocampo
2008: Lizzie Mackenzie
2009: Dane Campbell
2010: Sam Cortez
2011: Billy Siegenfeld

 

 



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