8 Convenient Fun-Filled Family-Friendly Dance
Locations!
Stop watching and
start dancing! Learn today with DanceMates and start dancing tonight in a safe,
friendly, non-intimidating, non-alcoholic, and non-smoking club environment for
all-ages singles and couples! DanceMates dance classes are parties in itself!
Our male to female ratio is almost 1 to 1. Dance Hosts/Hostess are provided
after 1 class session.
DanceMates
will travel to serve your small to large private group lessons! We are 100% outreach!
Call and leave a message at (773) 286-6879 for more information…
(Updated 7/15/2008)
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1st SUNDAY MONTHLY
AFTERNOON DANCE WORKSHOPS AND SOCIALS at HIGH RIDGE YMCA (2424
W. Touhy Ave. Chicago, IL (773) 262-8300)
Relax, have fun, socialize and dance! Master Social Dance
Instructors Norm Viray and Fran Strain co-hosts of the “You Can Dance! With DanceMates”
T.V. show shown every Friday night from 10PM to 10:30PM on Chicago Comcast
Cable Channel 19 will show you how! Swing, Salsa, Merengue, Tango, Reggaeton,
Waltz, Bachata, Cumbia, Rumba, Samba, Polka, Cha Cha Cha and Foxtrot music will
be played to dance the afternoon away! Ice-breakers and “Jack and Jill”
partnering to make meeting new friends easy! All dance levels welcome. Singles
and couples invited. Light refreshments (water, low-cal bottled drinks,
cookies, vegetable/dip plate) served.
PRICE: DANCEMATES
CURRENT TERM ENROLLEES from any of the locations listed below OR ANY CURRENT
YMCA MEMBER: $10 per event date (cash payment only at
the door between 12:45PM to 1:10PM on the event date), ALL OTHERS: $20 per event date (cash payment only at the door between 12:45PM to 1:10PM on
the event date); PARTY TIME ON EACH EVENT DATE LISTED BELOW: 1PM to 4:00PM
For Sunday August 3, 2008 -- (Special Bonus Mini-Workshops: Bachata basics and rolling
turn combinations 1PM to 1:45PM; Merengue basic walks, and “butterfly” combination
turn 2PM to 2:40PM; DanceMates Very Own Merengue Games on 2 Lines 2:45PM to 3:00PM)
August 3, 2008 September
7, 2008 October 5, 2008
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Fridays
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Wright College: 4300 North Narragansett Ave. Chgo, (773) 481-8200 or (773) 481-8914
or (773) 481-8916 You must register
directly in Room A120. Registration
office open from Mondays to Thursdays 9:00am to 7:00pm….No partner required
for all the classes offered at this location! ***100 FREE PARKING SPACES FOR CURRENT DANCE ENROLLEES |
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”Starting September 12,
2008” (Classes below meet for 6 sessions/meetings)…No partner
required for all the dance classes in this location! The most popular
dance location in Chicago every Friday nights
since January of 1996! |
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6:20PM
– 7:20PM |
Mad Hot Waltz,
Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, & Swing – DanceMates-Style Price: $51 for
six sessions/meetings “No partner
necessary” Current enrollees
are having a blast! |
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7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Beginner Sizzling
Salsa, Marvelous Merengue, Breathtaking Cumbia, and Lovely Bachata… Price: $51 for six sessions/meetings “No partner
necessary” Current
enrollees are having a blast! |
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8:40pm - 9:40pm |
Intermediate/Advanced Sizzling Salsa, Marvelous Merengue, Breathtaking Cumbia, Lovely Bachata, and High-Energy Cha-Cha Price: $51 for six sessions/meetings “No partner necessary” Current enrollees are having a blast! |
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Wright College Registration
Begins: NOW!
Attention! Present & Former
City Colleges of Chicago, including Wright College, employees & students,
visit: my.ccc.edu to register
Wright College Classes Begin: September-12-2008
Wright College Registration
Ends: September-9-2008 before 6PM or until all slots
are filled
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Tuesdays
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Irving Park YMCA: 4251 West Irving Park Rd. Chicago, IL (773) 777-7500 “Starting September 9, 2008
No partner required
for all the dance classes in this location!”
Sound-Activated Lighting will be used to
create a nightclub atmosphere! |
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6:30pm
– 7:30pm |
Dancing for
Weddings & Special Occasions (Latin and American Style) Dances to be
covered: Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, and East-Coast Swing Price:
$52 six sessions/meetings |
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7:45pm
– 8:50pm |
Beginner Sizzling
Salsa, Marvelous Merengue, Lovely Bachata, and Cumbia Plus… Price: $52 for six
sessions/meetings CURRENT ENROLLEES ARE HAVING A BLAST! |
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8:55pm
– 9:55pm |
Intermediate/Advanced
Salsa, Marvelous Merengue, Breathtaking Cumbia, Lovely Bachata and Bonus: Cha
Cha Cha Price: $52 for six sessions/meetings CURRENT
ENROLLEES ARE HAVING A BLAST! INTOXICATING AND TOTAL NIGHTCLUB ATMOSPHERE EVEN WITHOUT
THE ALCOHOL! |
Irving Park YMCA Registration
Begins: August-22-2008
Irving Park YMCA Classes Begin:
September-9-2008
Irving
Park YMCA Registration Ends: September-7-2008 before
4PM or until all slots are filled up
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NEW CLASS! High Ridge YMCA: 2424 W. Touhy Ave. Chicago, IL
(773) 262-8300 “ATTENTION
SPONSORS AND GRANTORS!
DANCEMATES EDUCATIONAL ARTS, NFP EXCLUSIVELY PROVIDES YOUTH AND TEENS
DANCE PROGRAMS TO HIGH RIDGE YMCA, IRVING PARK YMCA, AND LEANING TOWER YMCA
COMMUNITIES! TO OPEN THIS POPULAR HIP
HOP FAMILY-FRIENDLY CLASS FOR SEPTEMBER 2008 THRU JULY 2009, FINANCIAL
SUPPORT IS NEEDED.” Please call DANCEMATES EDUCATIONAL ARTS,
NFP at (773) 286-6879 (we screen our calls so please leave a message) |
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6:00PM – 7:00pm |
NEW! FAMILY HIP HOP
EXCLUSIVE HIP
HOP ‘Busta Move’ Learn poppin’, lockin, jukin’ like Nelly, Usher, and
Beyonce. You’ve seen Hip Hop Urban-style street dancing on VH1, MTV and BET,
now learn how to “throw down” on the floor. It’s awesome …and we’ll show you
how to do it! PRICE:
Sliding scale -- based on verified family income (from an IRS-Certified tax transcript) |
High Ridge YMCA Registration
Begins: TBA
High Ridge YMCA Classes Begin: TBA
High Ridge YMCA Registration
Ends: TBA
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Wednesdays
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Harold Washington College: 30 East Lake Street, Chgo, (312) 553-5940 or
(312)553-5941 or (312)553-5948 ”Starting September 10, 2008” NEW AND IMPROVED!
Includes social & party mixers, dance lessons, and dance practice every
class night at a very affordable price! “Sound-activated lighting will be
used to create a dance nightclub atmosphere” Classes held
at the City Colleges of Chicago building located at 226 W. Jackson Blvd. Room
320-321 Chicago, IL (downtown Chicago) |
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6:15pm to 7:45pm |
NEW!
BLAZING Intermediate to Advanced Cha Cha Cha, Cumbia, Bachata, Salsa,
Merengue and on request: Samba Price: $65 six sessions/meetings “No partner
necessary” CURRENT
ENROLLEES ARE HAVING A BLAST |
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8:00pm to 9:30pm |
Dancing
for Weddings and Special Occasions
(Beginners and More than Beginners’ American-Style Waltz, Tango,
Foxtrot, and Rumba and East Coast Swing)
Price: $65 six sessions/meetings “No partner
necessary” CURRENT ENROLLEES ARE HAVING A BLAST! |
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Harold
Washington College Registration Begins: August-1-2008
Attention! Present & Former City Colleges of Chicago, including Harold
Washington College, employees & students, visit: my.ccc.edu to register
Harold
Washington College Classes Begin: September-10-2008
Harold
Washington College Registration Ends: September-6-2008
before 11:30AM or until all slots are filled up
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Thursdays
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LEANING Tower YMCA Niles: 6300 W.
Touhy Ave. Niles, IL (847) 410-5118 or (847) 410-5108 “Starting
September 11, 2008” “No partner necessary to
enroll in any of the classes listed below” ***100 FREE PARKING
SPACES FOR CURRENT DANCE ENROLLEES |
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6:30PM - 7:30PM |
HIP HOP DANCING
FOR ALL-AGES & FAMILY HIP HOP HIP HOP ‘Busta Move’ Learn poppin’, lockin, jukin’ like
Nelly, Usher, and Beyonce. You’ve seen Hip Hop Urban-style street dancing on
VH1, MTV and BET, now learn how to “throw down” on the floor. It’s awesome
…and we’ll show you how to do it! “No partner
necessary” CURRENT ENROLLEES
ARE HAVING FUN! Price: $52 for six
sessions/meetings |
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7:40PM – 8:40PM |
Beginning Salsa,
Merengue, Cumbia, and Bachata “No partner necessary” Price: $52 for six
sessions/meetings CURRENT ENROLLEES
ARE HAVING FUN! |
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8:50PM - 9:50PM |
NEW! BLAZING Intermediate to Advanced Cha Cha
Cha, Cumbia, Bachata, Salsa, and Merengue
“No partner
necessary” CURRENT ENROLLEES ARE HAVING FUN! Price: $52 for six sessions/meetings |
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LEANING
TOWER YMCA NILES Registration Begins: August-15-2008
LEANING
TOWER YMCA NILES Classes Begins: September-11-2008
LEANING
TOWER YMCA NILES Registration Ends: September-6-2008
before 7PM or until all slots are filled up
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Mondays
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Truman College: 1145 West Wilson Ave, Chgo, (773) 907-4440 or 773-907-4441 ”Starting September 8, 2008” No partner
required for all the dance classes in this location! “Sound-activated lighting will be
used to create a dance nightclub atmosphere” |
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6:25pm – 7:25pm |
Dancing
for Weddings and Special Occasions (American-Style Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot,
Rumba/Bolero and East-Coast Swing) Price: $50 for six sessions/meetings CURRENT
ENROLLEES ARE HAVING A BLAST! |
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7:35pm – 8:35pm |
Beginner
Sizzling Salsa, Marvelous Merengue, Lovely Bachata, & Breathtaking
Cumbia Price:
$50 for six sessions/meetings CURRENT ENROLLEES ARE HAVING A BLAST! |
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8:45pm – 9:45pm |
More than Beginners and Nightclub Dancers’ Sizzling Salsa, Marvelous Merengue, Breathtaking Cumbia, Lovely Bachata, and High Energy Cha-Cha Cha Price: $50 for six sessions/meetings CURRENT ENROLLEES ARE HAVING A BLAST! |
Truman Registration Begins: August-1-2008
Attention! Present &
Former City Colleges of Chicago, including Truman College, employees &
students, visit: my.ccc.edu to register
Truman Classes Begin:
SEPTEMBER-8-2008
Truman Registration Ends: September-5-2008
before 5PM or until all slots are filled up
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Saturdays and Sundays
MOSTLY RESERVED FOR PRIVATE
DANCE LESSONS, MAKE UP CLASSES, OR SPECIAL EVENTS & PARTIES. FOR PRIVATES,
PLEASE CALL AND/OR LEAVE A MESSAGE AT (773) 286-6879.
Note: Group, couple and individual privates or special
events must be reserved at least 5 business days in advance, personally arrange to meet any of the
DanceMates choreographer/s and/or dance instructor/s and/or the promoter/s to
sign the DanceMates client and contractor agreement at least 5 days prior to
the day of private or special event, and must make at least a 50% payment
deposit.
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Too busy to attend a group class? Call us at (773) 286-6879 (please leave a
message if we are not there) to inquire about booking a small group private
dance lesson/class for 1 to 4 individuals or for medium to big group private
party or lesson, 5 to 100. Coming alone? No problem! Our dance instructor/s
will practice with you.
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Attention Banquet Halls, Schools, Dance Studios,
Universities, and Clubs or Organizations! Do you have at least 70X60 feet danceable floors, willing to operate most
weekend nights till 11:45PM, and lastly, open for joint venture and total
partnership? If you answer yes, call (773) 286-6879 today for mutually
profitable dance & arts events with DanceMates!
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Norm Viray
and Fran Strain of DanceMates Educational Arts, NFP a.k.a DanceMates.Org, are the
official Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs’ SummerDance 2007 Dance Contest
Judges for August 10 and August 17 of 2007
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Join
us for exciting “All-Ages Dance Lesson, Party, and Social Mixers in one” in all
of the locations listed below. Finest fun-filled quality dance instruction
& socializing at bargain prices... Take
a lesson, start dancing that night! Call DanceMates
directly at (773) 286-6879. Getting Married? Ask about our Bridal "Your First Dance!" special dance package
instruction.
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No heartaches,
no elimination, no competition, no audition, and no wasted entry fees with
DanceMates! It is all about having a great time and being a star performer in
dance class and in the “You Can
Dance with DanceMates” TV show
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DanceMates
will travel to serve your group and private dance lessons or classes! Chicago,
downtown Chicago, Skokie, Franklin Park, Maywood, Schiller Park, Lincolnwood,
Lombard, Villa Park, River Forest, Oak Park, Oak Lawn, Bolingbrook, Deerfield,
Gurnee, Argonne, Rolling Meadows, Riverwoods, Harwood Heights, Norridge, La
Grange, Rosemont, River Grove, Schaumburg, Crystal Lake, Carpentersville,
Glendale Heights, Lansing, Itasca, Elgin, Evanston, Oakbrook, Niles, Elmhurst,
Elmwood Park, Glenview, Palatine, Cary Grove, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines,
Northwest Indiana, Huntley, Bensenville, Woodstock, Joliet, Aurora, Barrington,
Bartlett, Hoffman Estates, Elk Grove Village, Libertyville, Beverly, Crystal
Lake, Bloomingdale, Buffalo Grove, Downers Grove, Naperville, Prospect Heights,
Berwyn, Lake Forest, North Riverside, Arlington Heights, Lake in the Hills,
Blue Island, Dundee, Elmwood, Addison, Algonquin, and other US cities 40 miles
outside Chicago (client pays additional fee for Instructor/s meals,
transportation, and lodging)
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Attention Corporate Foundations and
Individual Donors, we need your help! DanceMates is an IRS certified not-for-profit
501(c)(3) organization since March 11, 2002. Your in-kind and monetary
contributions are tax-deductible and supports our underserved and
underprivileged youth, teens, and seniors arts & dance education and dance
performance programs. We are also open for corporate
sponsorships! Please call (773) 286-6879 today and inquire
how you can help! (we screen our calls, so
please leave a message)
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We offer packaged DJ, Emcee/Host, Dance
Instruction/Demonstration Services, Orquestra/Band, and Videography for private
events such as Weddings, Office Parties, Sweet 16, Quinceaneras, Debut,
Fundraisers etc. BONUS: The option to include your special event on the “You
Can Dance with DanceMates” TV show free of charge! Please call (773) 286-6879
for pricing and information!
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No
introductory pricing! DanceMates’ offer low-priced, highest value (learning 4 dances in 4
to 6 sessions, non-alcoholic party offerings, FREE PARKING MOST LOCATIONS, your free to bring your own non-alcoholic beverages & snacks during
the class) and highest quality & award-winning
group dance instruction since 1993.
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Chicago’s exclusive Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia,
Bachata, Cha Cha Cha, Samba, Swing, Mambo, Tango, Belly Dance, Line Dance, Hip
Hop, Jitterbug, Lindy, Polka, 2 Step, Rumba, Waltz, and Foxtrot Congress and
Summerdance! The world’s best kept secret!
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Dance
with us!...It will change your life!
Class Descriptions:(Classes are on-going,
offered each term. Registration & payment required for each class)
(Beginners and Low Intermediate) Sizzling
Salsa, Marvelous Merengue, Breathtaking Cumbia and Bachata Plus
Singles &
Couples! Have an enjoyable evening learning easy to intricate, lovely patterns
for Salsa, Merengue, Bachata & Cumbia. Norm & Fran Co-Hosts of the TV
show, "You Can Dance! with DanceMates" will show you how to unwind
from your day & have fun in the process. Class outing/s every 8 wks. This
is a blast!
Intermediate
and Advanced Sizzling Salsa, Marvelous Merengue, Bachata, Cha-Cha, & Cumbia
Plus
Singles &
Couples! Learn the secret of intricate patterns made easy. Thrill at
breath-taking turns. Women, you will look and feel gorgeous! Men, become
skilled in effective strong leading. Soon you'll be performing the most
impressive trendy nightclub moves! Join your fellow Dancemates in Chicago and
nearby suburbs hottest non-alcoholic dance club atmosphere once every 4 to 6
weeks. Private alcoholic dance club outings may be setup by a DanceMates dance
instructor. More blast!
East-Coast
Swing! ...and Best of Ballroom-
Singles &
Couples! Everybody''s doing it, can you? You can when you join our East-Coast
Swing class. We'll show you how to move with grace and ease. With our "Easy
Method" dance system everybody learns the elegance of Waltz,
Foxtrot, Swing, Rumba and Tango. The beauty & styling of Ballroom dancing
will intoxicate you! Learn to dance for fun and relaxation! Haven't you always
wanted to learn? Sign up TODAY!
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Attention
Corporate Managers, Business Owners, and Professionals! Attend a dance class
with your employees and peers and unwind after work... It is a great way to
socialize and exercise. Don't delay! Call any of the above locations and group enroll now!
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Dancemates is also
available for individual & group privates, parties, fundraisers and
corporate functions. Call (773) 286-6879 or mailto:dancemates@dancemates.org
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