Come on out on July 18 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m to Grant Park in Chicago and get FREE Fox trot dance lessons with Fred Astaire Dance Studio and music by Steve Cooper Orchestra at Chicago SummerDance. 
Each night of the eleven-week festival the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park blossoms into an urban dance space on Thursday through Sunday from June 17 to August 29. Forty-two different live bands swing, waltz, salsa, cha-cha, and more for locals and visitors. Last year over 100,000 people enjoyed the Chicago SummerDance festival, making it the largest festival of its kind in the United States.
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Each night of the eleven-week festival offers an introductory FREE one-hour dance lesson by professional instructors followed by two hours of music and dancing on a 4,600 square-foot, open-air dance floor designed by artist Dan Peterman out of 100% recycled materials. The dance floor is located in the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park, at 601 S. Michigan Avenue. Chicago SummerDance events occur every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening, from 6 to 9:30 pm and on each Sunday afternoon from 4 to 7 pm, weather permitting.
July 18, 2010
4 pm – 5 pm: Fox Trot dance lessons by Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Michigan Ave.
5 pm – 7 pm: live music and dancing featuring the Steve Cooper Orchestra
Location: Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden
601 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
