BAC Dancers To Perform At Millennium Park

CHICAGO, IL - Six dancers from the Beverly Arts Center's School of the Arts will perform in the YAS! Fest this Saturday at Millennium Park. Veronica Baugh, Lena Dyckman, Sara Dyckman-Ramos, Virginia Dyckman, Danayla Gamboa and Desirae Gamboa will perform three dance pieces at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the downtown park's Wrigley Square stage, according to a news release from the BAC.

The YAS! Fest is a youth arts showcase that's part of Chicago’s Year of Creative Youth, of which 2018 was designated as by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. It's a citywide celebration of Chicago’s young artists and the mentors who inspire them.

“The Year of Creative Youth provides an incredible opportunity to support the creativity and growth of artistic children across Chicago,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. “This festival is our city’s largest showcase of youth artists, featuring the creative works of hundreds of young people from arts organizations in neighborhoods across the city. We celebrate their talents and the mentors who inspire them.”

The BAC dancers are among hundreds of creative young talents from Chicago cultural organizations and programs citywide who will be performing at several YAS! Fest from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The full schedule of the day's performances can be found here.

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