Participants can learn to samba, salsa, mambo and more at SummerDance in the Parks.
SummerDance provides will provide free dance lessons throughout the summer. The one-hour lessons will be followed by live music and dancing from 7 to 9 p.m.
July 3
Theater on the Lake, 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive
Kid Color: No instruction. Dance music for and from Chicago teens.
July 10
63rd St. Beach house, 6300 S. Lake Shore Drive
Dende & Band: Afro-Brazilian Bloco-Samba Dance music
Dill Costa teaches Brazilian Samba
July 17
Ping Tom Memorial Park, 300 W. 19th St.
El Caobo: Latin music
Mixed Motion Art teaches salsa and mambo
July 24
Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
Nu Blu Band: R&B
Majestic Gents teaches Chicago steppin'
July 31
Humboldt Park Boathouse, 1359 N. Sacramento Ave.
Las Bom Pleneras: Bomba and plena
Ivelisse Diaz of Bombera de Corazon teaches Chicago bop, steppin'
Aug. 7
63rd St. Beach House, 6300 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago Catz: R&B, soul and funk
Dawud Shareef and Lura Satterfield: Chicago bop, steppin'
Aug. 14
Ping Tom Memorial Park, 300 W. 19th St.
Boilermaker Jazz Band: Swing and jazz
Get on the Dance Floor teaches jitterbug
Aug. 21
Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
Carpacho y Su Super Combo: Colombian and salsa music
Latin Rhythms teaches salsa
Aug. 28
Humboldt Park Boathouse, 1359 N. Sacramento Ave.
Angel d'Cuba: Traditional and contemporary Afro-Cuban music
Dance Academy of Salsa teaches mambo and cha cha