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Boogie Near the Bean at Chicago's Free Winter Dance Festival

Where: Millennium Park [map], Chicago, IL, United States, 60602
February 4, 2010 at 3:55 PM | by | Comments (0)

Chicago is trying to prevent people from hibernating this winter by enticing them to boogie on down at the new Chicago Winter Dance Festival, which debuts this month at Millennium Park. Best of all, you can shake it for free.

Modeled after the city's super-popular SummerDance series, the month-long festival offers an hour of dance lessons and time afterward to work your new skills. But the festival will add another perk by allowing you to show off your moves at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink with skating lessons, ice dancing demonstrations and nighttime themed ice parties.

Skating lessons, available for beginners and intermediates, happen Saturday and Sunday mornings. Check the schedule for specific times. The ice parties go down on Friday and Saturday evenings. We're sure the Michael Jackson tribute/'80s night on February 6 will be a hit—we'd love to see a Cebu Provincial Detention-like Thriller performance on ice—as will the Valentine's Day-appropriate love songs night on February 13.

The dancing portion of the fest will take place at the Pritzker Pavilion. But don't fret about getting frostbite while you bust a move; the stage's glass doors will be shut and the area will be heated. Dance lessons are scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays. Go for the classes with live music. The tango class on February 14 will be hot, with music from Tangata to accompany your sultry dancing. And swing night on February 20 sounds like a rollicking good time, with the Thomas Gunther Trio performing.

Although the events are free, if you plan on skating and don't bring your own skates, you'll have to rent them for $10.

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