http://www.chicagofestivals.net/2009-summerdance Come to Grant Park, in the Spirit of Music Garden at 601 S. Michigan to many kinds of music, including swing, salsa, afrobeat, reggae, funk and klezmer at the the 13th annual, 11-week SummerDance festival. Each event includes an hour of professional dance instruction followed by two hours of live music. The festival will take place on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from June 12 through August 24. Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Dance lessons led by professional instructors 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.: Live music and dancing Sunday 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.: Dance lessons led by professional instructors 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Live music and dancing 節目單 Schedule of performers: 6/12 Plena Libre (Afro-Puerto Rican Plena and Bomba) 6/13 The Hoyle Brothers (Honky-Tonk Country) 6/14 George Gee & the Jump, Jivin’ Wailers (NYC Big Band Swing) Margot McGraw-Toppen & Riley Wimes, Jr. (Jitterbug) 6/15 Steve Cooper Orchestra (Ballroom) 6/19 Steve Weintraub & the Maxwell Street Klezmer Dance Orchestra (Jewish) 6/20 Swing Nouveau (High energy ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s jump swing) 6/21 Orquesta La Crema (Hard-core Afro-Puerto Rican Salsa) 6/22 Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra (Vintage big band) 6/26 Gazsa Hungarian Folk band (Authentic Hungarian and Transylvanian Music) 6/27 Jesse Lege & Joel Savoy (Traditional Cajun) 6/28 Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones (Alternative Polka, Waltz) 6/29 New Swing Sextet (Salsa Dura) 7/3 Jose’ Luis Barreto and Tanguisimo (Argentine Tango Orchestra) 7/4 Spirit of the USO Jazz band (Big Band Swing) 7/5 The Etcetera Band (Steppin’) 7/6 Chicago Grandstand Big Band (Big Band) 7/10 Slavic Soul Party! (Balkan Soul Gypsy Funk) 7/11 Lafayette Rhythm Devils (Authentic Cajun Dance Music) 7/12 Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys (Zydeco) 7/13 Bill Porter Orchestra (Big Band) 7/17 Lamajamal with special guest Jim Stoynoff (Turkish and Middle Eartern Belly Dance Music) 7/18 Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar (Balkan Brass Dance Party 7/19 Orquesta Tipica Imperial (Powerful Aplanadora of Tango) 7/20 Teddy Lee Orchestra (Ballroom) 7/24 Orquestra De Samba (Brazilian samba, Choro, Olodum, Marchinha, Barucada) 7/25 Angel in the Soalr System (Traditional & Contemporary Afro-Cuban Music) 7/26 The Flat Cats (Jump Blues, Swing) 7/27 Weiss Brothers Orchestra (Ballroom) 7/31 The Spam All-Stars (Miami’s Electronic Discarga) 8/1 The Boilermaker Jazz Band (Authentic Swing and jazz) 8/2 Grupo Kana (Tropical Salsa) 8/7 Fandanguera (Son Jarocho y Mas) 8/8 Gemtlemen of Leisure (MOwtown, R&B) 8/9 Nabori (Traditional Salsa) 8/10 Dick Sarlo Orchestra (Ballroom) 8/14 Occidental Brothers Dance Band International (African Soukous, Highlife) 8/15 Papo Santtiago & Orquesta Infraverde (Afro-Caribbean, Latin Jazz, Salsa) 8/16 The Steve Butler Movement (Chicago Steppin’) 8/17 Nancy hays & the Romance of Dance Orchestra (Ballroom) 8/21 Shiko Mawatu (Congolese Rumba & Soukous) 8/22 Outcast Jazz Band(Big band Swing) 8/23 Angel Melendez: Tribute to Hector Lavoe (Classic Salsa) 8/24 Trio Garufa (Golden Age and Modern Tango) --

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