Illinois
Chicago Swing Dance Society
The University of Chicago.
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
A lot of information on dancing ballroom/dancesport information available on
their website. They also include a
list of places to dance
swing in Chicago. For anyone interested in any kind of dancing in the Greater
Chicago area, this would be a good place to start.
Midwestern United States Imperial Club
Dances and classes. Hotline: 618-463-2405. (near St. Louis, MO)
WIndy Hop
Chicago's Swing Dance Resource
Ballroom Chicago offers information on ballroom dancing in the Chicago area.
(area code) 217 Dancing has information on general dancing in the central Illinois area.
Southern Illinois is near Missouri.
Chicago Rebels Swing Dance Club
Contact information: 847-382-0285.
Dances on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays at the Centre at North Park,
10040 W. Addison, Franklin Park. The dances on the first Saturdays have more Hustle,
while the dances on the third Saturdays have more WCS.
Willowbrook Ballroom
6000-foot ballroom with different kinds of dancing throughout
the week. For more information, call 708-839-1000.
Big City Swing
1012 W. Randolph Street, Chicago. 312-243-0700.
Swing dancing on the first Friday of the month.
West Coast Wednesdays
at Galway's, 12045 Roosevelt Road (just off I-294), Elmhurst.
For more information, contact them at 708-609-6030.
Chicago Dance Ballroom
Regularly scheduled swing classes and swing dance parties on the 1st Friday
of every month. The dances being at 7 pm with a lesson at 7:30 pm. Admission
is $10, $8 for students with ID. For more information, write to
Bob Urbon at 773-267-3411.
The Dance Academy
5721 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. Check their schedule for swing dance classes.
Julie Dale Center
Group and private ballroom classes.
For more information, contact Julie
Dale at 815-718-1814.
Big City Swing
1012 W. Randolph Street, Chicago. 312-243-0700. Group classes, private lessons and workshops.
| Note:
The information on this page is provided mostly by the local venues, bands,
and dancers. This webpage is part of a larger website run by someone who
is focused on swing dancing in Boston, Massachusetts and it
is provided as a convenience to readers who might be interested
in looking for possible dance venues in Illinois. However, I do
not live there and do not have the time or money to call every venue
regularly for updates (I don't make money off dancing). With that in
mind, I suggest calling up the dance venues to confirm their dance
events. Please write to
dancenet@havetodance.com with any new information that you'd like
to share and please review this website's
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Chicago Dance Lessons
Ballroom and latin dance lessons for parties, weddings, social events, and competitions
in multiple metro Chicago locations. 630-806-8740.
The Jim Markum Swing Band
Central Illinois
Bopology
Chicago swing and wedding band specializing
in Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and jump blues.For more information, contact
Steve Ragusi.
Gina Knight Orchestra
7-piece bluesy swing band out of Chicago.
Speak Easy Swing
Chicago based 10-12 piece band playing Duke
Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, etc.
Ron Mills Orchestra
Chicago area. For more information, contact
Ron Mills at 815-356-7080 or
write to 6600 Deerwood Drive, Crystal Lake, IL 60012-1739.