Dance classes in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) is a nonprofit tap and percussive dance organization, founded by Lane Alexander and now in its 35th year, based at the Mayfair Arts Center at 8701 S Bennett Ave on Chicago's South Side. Its mission is to present rhythm culture through performance, education and community development in service of great art, social reconciliation and economic justice, centring American Tap alongside African, Native American, Indian, Mexican Folkloric, Irish Step and other rhythm-centric traditions. Core programs include Rhythm World, its long-running summer tap festival and intensive, now in its 36th edition; year-round dance and music classes at the Mayfair Arts Center; the Stomping Grounds and Stone Soup Rhythms performance series; We All Got Rhythm school residencies; and a tap scholarship fund. CHRP is a member of Dance/USA and the Percussive Arts Society and also awards the JUBA! Award.
NCCAkron and MoBBallet has announced the Dancing Lab: MoBBallet Writing Workshop, gathering eight dance writers and editors in Akron, OH to examine the evolving role of dance criticism and storytelling.
Chicago Human Rhythm Project will close its STOMPING GROUNDS series at the DuSable Black History Museum with a National Tap Dance Day concert honoring Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson and the centennials of Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
Thanks to an $792K award from the Chicago Department of Planning and Development, bolstered by more than $350K in private funds, Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) will make critical improvements and expand its community cultural center, the Mayfair Arts Center (MAC), to support arts education…
CHICAGO HUMAN RHYTHM PROJECT has announced a holiday show featuring a blend of tap dance and live jazz.
The Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) has announced its upcoming 2024-25 season, a dramatic exploration of tap and percussive dance through an blistering array of events and initiatives including Holiday Rhythms, We All Got Rhythm, Rhythm World's 35th anniversary, Stomping Grounds and economic…
Navy Pier has announced the return of its free performing arts festival 'Chicago Live!,' slated for Saturday, Sept.
The Weidner Philharmonic announces its 2024/2025 concert series with tickets for the four-concert series available starting Friday, July 26.
See Chicago Dance has announced its 2024 Gala Community Celebration, highlighting honorees and event details.
The Ravinia Festival has revealed its complete 2024 summer lineup.
Chicago Human Rhythm Project to present 35th Anniversary presentation of Holiday Rhythms.
The Joyce presents 'Dancing with Glass: The Piano Etudes' featuring Lucinda Childs, Justin Peck, Chanon Judston, Leonardo Sandova, and more.
Celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Chicago's Fine Arts Building with a free concert in the renovated Studebaker Theater and other exciting arts programs.
Chicago's historic Fine Arts Building (410 S.
Chicago Human Rhythm Project's 33nd Annual International Festival of American Tap presents performances, education programs and CHRP's annual Gala 'Jubalee' at five venues around Chicago featuring generations of celebrated artists from around the globe directed by CHRP Artistic Director, Jumaane…
On Saturday, September 9, the Joan W.
