"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 6 - 12, 2012

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John Burnett Orchestra (big band swing)

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

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

Outcast Jazz Band (big band swing)

Hackney's Palos Park 9550 W 123rd St Palos Park, IL (map)

Show: 8:30pm-10:30pm No Cover

Swing Nights at Fizz (lindy hop, swing dancing)

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

DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $7 ($5 w/Student ID)

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 ($20 minimum required)

Tuesdays Swing! (lindy hop, swing dancing) Galaxie Chicago (lindy hop, swing dancing) Carl Sonny Leyland (boogie woogie piano)

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

Lesson: 8:00pm (boogie woogie) Show: 9:00pm-Midnight $10 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

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 (swing dancing) 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)

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

WDCB Public Radio 90.9 FM (jazz, blues, news) WDCB Winter Gala Fundraiser Dinner & Big Band Dance John Burnett Orchestra (big band swing)

Drury Lane Theatre 100 Drury Ln Oakbrook Terrace, IL (map)

Show: 6:30pm-Midnight Cover: $125 in advance ($100 in advance for Friends of WDCB) reservations required

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

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

Show: 9:00pm-1:00am No Cover

Chicago Blues Angels (blues, rockabilly, r&b)

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

Show: 10:00pm-1:00am 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

CodeBLUE (blues dancing, lindy hop)

Outer Space Studio 1474 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL (map)

Lesson: 8:15pm DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $7 ($5 with Student ID), Lesson: +$3

52nd Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival Dance with: Quebe Sisters Band (americana, country, western swing, vintage style three-part harmony)

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

2:30pm-3:30pm No Cover

Outcast Jazz Band (big band swing)

Willowbrook Ballroom 8900 Archer Ave Willow Springs, IL (map)

Lesson: 7:30pm Show: 8:30pm Cover: $15 ($12 with student ID) dinner packages available: $35/$40/$45 (6:00pm seating, includes dancing)

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

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

Show: 7:30pm-10:00pm No Cover

The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues)

The Palm Court @ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map)

Show: 9:00pm-12:30am No Cover (2 drink minimum encouraged)

Billy Flynn (blues)

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

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

DePaul Swing Society (lindy hop, swing dancing) Sweetheart Swing Ball

John R Cortelyou Commons 2324 N Fremont St Chicago, IL (map)

DJs: 7:00pm-10:00pm Cover: $8 ($5 Students with ID; $3 DePaul Swing Society Members)

the Mix (west coast swing dancing)

Interclub Academy of Dance 7350 N Milwaukee Ave Niles, IL (map)

Lessons: 8:00pm (west coast swing) DJs: 9:00pm-Midnight Cover: $8 (Lesson: +$5)

Lincoln's Birthday

The Recessionaires Dance Club (big band dancing, polka dancing, country dancing) Pre Valentines Dinner Dance Ron Smolen Orchestra (big band)

Sorrento's Village Italian Restaurant 2318 N Mannheim Rd Melrose Park, IL (map)

Dinner: 1:00pm Big Band Dancing: 2:00pm-5:00pm Cover: $35 (reservations suggested)

Leon Redbone (jazz, blues, tin pan alley)

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

Show: 7:00pm Cover: $25 ($20 in advance)

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)