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