"This Week In Chicago"

Chicago's Best Dance Calendar

for Swing Dancing, Lindy Hop, Blues Dancing, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk Two Step, & West Coast Swing Dancing

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February 20 - 26, 2012

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Washington's Birthday

John Burnett Orchestra (big band swing)

Andy's Jazz Club 11 E Hubbard St Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10

Swing Nights at Fizz (lindy hop, swing dancing) Jake Sanders Quintet

Fizz Bar and Grill 3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map)

DJs: 9:00pm-10:00pm Live Music & Dancing: 10:00pm-1:00am Cover: $10

Mardi Gras

Yoko Noge and The Jazz Me Blues Band (jazz & blues)

Andy's Jazz Club 11 E Hubbard St Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10

Alan Gresik Trio (1930s, 40s, 50s swinging dance tunes)

TwelveWest 12 W Elm St Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm No Cover (no minimum in the bar area, $20 minimum if seated at a table in the lounge area)

Tuesdays Swing! (lindy hop, swing dancing) Galaxie Chicago (lindy hop, swing dancing)

Black Rock Pub and Kitchen 3614 N Damen Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Lesson: 8:00pm (tandem charleston) DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight $5 donation at the door

Barb City Swing Connection (swing dancing)

The House Cafe 263 E Lincoln Hwy Dekalb, IL (map)

Lesson: 7:00pm DJ: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $5

Shark City Swing (west coast swing dancing)

Shark City 2240 Bloomingdale Rd Glendale Heights, IL (map)

DJs: 8:00pm-12:30am Lesson: 9:30pm (west coast swing) Cover: $7

Swing Night (lindy hop, swing dancing)

Esteban's 1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map)

Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $7

Dance Night

The Red Canary 695 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Lesson: 8:00pm-9:00pm (lindy hop) DJ: 9:00pm-10:30pm No Cover

West Coast Wednesday (west coast swing dancing)

Galway Bar and Grill 12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map)

Lessons: 7:00pm (beg west coast swing), 7:45pm (int west coast swing) DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 (Lessons: +$5 each)

Country Night in Berwyn Honky Tonk Parade Chandelier Swingers (western swing) Scott Lucas & the Married Men

Fitzgerald's Nightclub 6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map)

Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $5

The Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra (big band swing & jazz)

The Green Mill 4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6

The Hoyle Brothers (country, 2-step, western swing)

The Empty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover

The Rhythm Rockets (jazz, rhythm & blues, swing)

CityGate Grille 2020 Calamos Court Naperville, IL (map)

Show: 8:30pm-Midnight No Cover

Sarah and The Tall Boys (blues, country, folk rock)

Honky Tonk BBQ 1213 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 10:00pm-1:00am No Cover

The Lawrence Peters Outfit (country) Cloudbirds

The Hideout 1354 W Wabansia Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 10:00pm-1:00am Cover: $8

The Black Willoughbys (roots music, blues, americana)

The California Clipper 1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover

Chicago Swing Dance Society (lindy hop, swing dancing) Java Jive (lindy hop, swing dancing)

Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E 59th St Chicago, IL (map)

Lesson: 8:00pm-9:00pm DJs: 9:00pm-Midnight No Cover

Bluetopia (blues dancing)

American Tango Institute 325 N Hoyne Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Lesson: 8:00pm-9:00pm (solo blues dance) DJs: 9:00pm-2:00am Cover: $8

Eilen Jewell (country, folk, blues) Sarah and The Tall Boys (blues, country, folk rock)

Fitzgerald's Nightclub 6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map)

Show: 9:00pm Cover: $15

The Modern Sounds (blues, jazz, western swing)

The Smoke Daddy 1804 W Division St Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 9:30pm-Midnight No Cover

Country Doctors (country, roots music)

The California Clipper 1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 10:00pm-2:30am No Cover

Chicago Jitterbug Club (jitterbug, swing dancing)

Elks Lodge (No. 1596) 4428 Midlothian Tpke Crestwood, IL (map)

8:00pm-Midnight Donation: $8 ($5 for members)

Killer Diller Record Hop (jive, jitterbug, stroll, bop)

Three Aces 1321 W Taylor St Chicago, IL (map)

DJs: 10:00pm-3:00am No Cover

John Burnett Orchestra (big band swing)

Fitzgerald's Nightclub 6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map)

Show: 6:00pm-9:30pm Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under with student ID)

Bopology (jazz, swing, jump blues)

Louis Room @ Norris University Center 1999 Campus Dr Evanston, IL (map)

Lessons: 6:30pm (tranky doo), 7:30pm (swing) Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $7 ($5 for NU WildCard holders), Tranky Doo lesson: +$3

The Fat Babies (1920s & 1930s jazz)

Honky Tonk BBQ 1213 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm No Cover

SOS! (Swing On Sundays) (west coast swing dancing)

May I Have This Dance 5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Lesson: 6:00pm (hustle) Lesson: 6:30pm (west coast swing) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only)

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